Hey guys,

Pulled the trigger on the LG B7a OLED and now need to unload one of the other two i have. First one to go is it.

First is a 55in Samsung  - Model # is UN55HU6840. Bought it two years ago and had worked perfectly as my primary TV. 4K image is very sharp and it does a pretty good job with blur considering it's a 60Hz set. Upconvert for 1080P is very good.  On ebay it's going for $499 - so asking $350 from MM plus shipping. review

The second is a 42in LG  - Model # is 42LB5800. Bought three years ago and has worked perfectly, bedroom TV. One of the best 1080P images I've owned, it probably does better for sports and gaming, lag is negligible. Can't find pricing but think $200 plus shipping is fair.  rtings review

Realize it's a bit of along shot, considering the shipping aspect, but figured I'd throw it out there.

Life is too short to drive a Toyota Corolla. Trying to keep the budget to 5g or less; this will be a 3rd car, and I likely won't keep it for much over a year or 2.

Wants

1. 300+ hp. 400+ preferrred
2. RWD or AWD
3. Large. 5 series sized or greater
4. 4 doors
5. Not a basket case. I don't want to drop thousands of work into it as soon as I purchase it. I am willing to do one major mechanical repair (new engine, new transmission) if the body and interior are in good shape, I just don't want to do major engine work + new wheels + new tires + body work + refurbish the interior. Body + Interior condition > mechanical condition.
6. I would prefer something German or American. 
7. Traditional automatic (not DCT or similar.) Manual is OK too depending on the car. No DCT or anything similar.
8. 1998 or older, or if newer, something that can be put through a MD state inspection within 30 days. If newer than 1998, the car can't have any engine swaps / removed emissions or similar, and must be in very good shape.
9. Value for the money. I am trying to be in and out of this car for as little as possible over a 1 or 2 year period. Ease of resale and maintenance costs do factor into this.

I don't drive very much at the moment, so overall reliability is not a terrible concern so far as I can reasonably put 5-10k miles on the car over a couple of years. So far I have looked at a 1998 Jaguar XJR and 1998 BMW 750il, and both were basket cases that would have needed another 5g worth of parts right away for them to be semi functional.

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Cars I have been looking for

BMW 540i w/ M-Sport appearance
BMW 750il
Jaguar XJR
Mercedes W140 S500 / S600
Audi A8 / S8 (only recently, not very familiar with these, and am not super hot on the VAG)

I'm gonna copy RJ here and post up my winter project, a Honda CB360 I picked up two years ago but have done nothing with minus take it apart. 

I've always wanted a little "grocery getter" project and love CB's quite a bit. the 350/360 are always fan favorites since they're light and the motors are tiny so fairly easy to work on. I think the difference between the 360 and the 350 are minimal really; the 360 replaced the 350 in '74 to combat some other options from Yamaha and Suzuki, including a slightly larger engine. 

This was a craigslist find and at 300 bucks it was almost too hard to say no to. I was sans truck and trailer at the time so Dad and I got a uhaul, and some ramps and pulled this out of an older couple's shed in Waynesboro. It's amazing how heavy a little bike like this is when it's tires are dryrotted and flat and you're pushing it up a hill in wet grass. 

Here she is after purchase. 11k on the clock, clean and clear title and motor turns over just fine. Rust everywhere but frame is straight. This one was decked out with all the options: Highwaybars, luggage rack and a comically massive windshield. 

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I tried to fix some of the spot rust on the exhaust with the Alumimum foil and water trick. It helped but... Imma need new exhaust. 

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I got myself a motorcycle lift and decided to go ahead and strip it down. I've been cataloguing all my parts and have gotten to the point where it needs a new everything, but eh. It's a project, sort of the point. 

This picture was 1.5 years ago I think? Chrzan still lived with me and we had a cool set up with his Aprilia and my CB900f (that I shoulda never sold, damn it). 

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It's gutted now, everything is off. I'm working out how to get the triple tree off since it's cracked on the left hand side and I'm going to upgrade to something different anyways. The crown nut uses a special honda socket (of course) but I hear a cheap autozone 30mm socket with a few well placed dremel notches can take care of it fairly easily. 

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Current state is the motor is out of the frame and wheels and forks are off. I'm going to spruce the frame up and paint it. I was thinking of powder coating it but I'm thinking that may make it too heavy. 

Goals on the bike? I'm going to do a modern front and rear end from some crashed out bikes I can find in a salvage yard. Still working on what to do with the triple adapter I'll need. Both of those will solve my issues with brakes and wheels, assuming the wheels are straight. I'm not doing anything crazy like r6; I'm going to see if I can source some 250's since wheels and tires should be much lighter.  Also need to continue to de-rustify the original gas tank. I've it it with a few solutions of the baking soda/vinegar soaks but I'm still seeing a lot of surface rust inside. It's better than it sounding like a maraca before with all the rusty shaking around in it. 

I'll do a K&N lunch box or pod intake and of course clean the carbs and such. I got new allen head screws to put in all the covers on the motor. After I verify the motor is okay and should work fine after carbs, I'm gonna figure out how to do the classic cafe single seat pan. I also want to use the original side covers that has the 360 logo on it for a little storage space that I think would be kind of neat. The tail cowling may or may not include some sort of curved finished hardwood using a technique I learned from helping a dude build a sail boat in his basement while in college.

Apparently the D’s in Tri Delt don’t stand for the dynamic daughter drivers of JMU because I had a nice surprise coming home the other night. Minding my own business in the right lane as a Ford Escape starts edging into my lane. Look to my right, no road due to construction...great. Lay on horn for 5 seconds and try to slow down but she still manages to trap me in and side swipe the car. My very first car accident :’)

At first I thought it was only cosmetic but after looking closer, it seems like the LR quater panned is slightly deformed. I am planning on dropping it off at Chantilly Auto Body on Thursday when I leave for AZ to hopefully have it done when I get home.

My question to everyone is two fold. Firstly, does anyone have good or bad experience with this shop? It was recommend to me by my personal shop as well as who Sterling BMW goes through for repairs. I was also recommend to Terry’s Auto Body by a friend’s small dealership but seems like a smaller operation, which I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing. Also both shops are State Farm approved which makes it really easy for insurance to cover everything under her fault.

Secondly, feel free to share your stories of other dumb drivers on the road and what happened with your aftermath. Never really hear about these things but I’m sure it’s happened.

Skip to 9:00.  So Matt Farah who does the One Take series shot a video of the Civic Type-R out at Gridlife in Atlanta.  In this little sequence he passed three cars without a point by, which were in the process of passing another car.  So, if you were head instructor or race director what would your call be here?



On r/cars Farah said: 

Quote:Haha yeah someone complained about that pass but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, and I needed to make a video so I made a move.

Hey everyone! Trying to get the car ready for Summit in November and this is one of the last weekends I have to do it. If it's ready, it's ready, if not, I can finish it up over the summer. Jake Lind and I will be doing stuff to the car, but I wouldn't mind some help or people to drink beer and heckle me. 

I have:
Shocks, Springs, new top hats for the front
Sway bar links
Poly Trailing Arm Bushings
Drive side trailing arm
Rotors and Hawk HPS pads with some nice fluid
Possibly hunt down and replace some PS and oil leaks.
If I have time, tear some of the interior out to hunt down the short that is blowing fuse 23 and leaving me without any dash lights or my right side running lights. 
I'm also possibly going to pull the trigger on some stainless brake lines, but we'll see.

I think I can hopefully knock it out in a weekend barring anything insane. The exhaust is brand new as of like last month, so it'll come off no problem and provide access to stuff. I have tons of tools and a decent garage so we should be ready to go. Let me know if you want to stop by and hang out and I'll shoot you my address. We live at the corner of route 28 and 7 in Sterling.

Hey guys its time again for our annual apparel order. If you want anything not listed we can probably get it so just ask. 

We had a discussion at the last meeting about trying to get some higher quality shirts this time around so the prices for the t shirts may change by a few dollars.

Post up what you want and I'll get you added to the order spreadsheet.



OK final prices are going to be below I'll add the missing ones once I get them

1/4 zip - $28
Embroidered hoodie - $20
Screen Printed hoodie (min 12) - $25   
polo - $17
beanie - $10
Flex fit hat - $20
Sweat pants - $25
T-shirt - $15
Rain jacket -


Paypal & Venmo accepted. Include name & size at least
paypal : madisonmotorsports@gmail.com
venmo : Madison-motorsports

Hey all! I'm a freshman engineering student, going to concentrate in Mechanical and Brewery engineering. My goal is to create alternate biofuels for high performance applications, like E85.

I own a 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport, and a 2004 Acura TL.

Jeep Cherokee:

4.0L I6/AX-15 5 Speed
5" of lift
33" Super Swamper TSLs
Sway bar disconnects
Stage 2 clutch
Straight pipe side exit exhaust
50" LED light bar and LED pods
Front and rear bumpers I welded myself
Warn 9000 winch
H4 conversion headlights
Full LED interior
CURT Roof rack
Axles rebuilt front and rear
Limb risers


Mods to come:
F+R Aussie lockers and 4.56 gearing
Ford 9" Rear and D44 front full width axles
Hybrid roll cage
5.3 LS or 4BT Cummins swap
Boat side rockers
Atlas twin stick transfer case
Weld-on beadlocks
37" tires
Long arm kit

Acura TL:

3.2L J Series V6/5AT
Painted stock Enkei Wheels
Mid muffler delete
Full LED Interior
2 12" Kicker Comp-R's

Mods to come:
Resonator delete
35% tint
Roof spoiler
Trunk lid spoiler
Pre-cat deletes
J-pipe
Summer tires
TE37 Style White or Gunmetal wheels
Painted valve cover
Deep purple wrap

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I am working on upgrading to a small enclosed which means this trailer must go. I bought it from a friend three years ago (jeez) and it's been passed around NASA Mid-Atlantic before that. At least three of us have owned it and it's towed a Foxbody, BMWs and Minis with ease. I've pulled it with a GMT800 Yukon, newish F150 and now newish Range Rover and it's smooth sailing on all counts.

Basics:

• 2006 Dively EconoTrailer
  
• 18' closed deck
  
• Steel construction
  
• 3500 lb axles with 7k lb GVWR
  
• All-LED lighting
  
• Low-ish fenders (at least they seem that way, I can open my E36 door no problem)
  
• White steel wheels including one spare
  
• Stake pockets on the sides/front - you can use 2x4's and build sides easily. I used to have plywood side panels but had to pitch them in my last move. Helpful for moving mulch, furniture, etc.
  
• Breakaway box/system
  

• Tires replaced January 2017 - I believe they are Carlisle Sport Trail LH but can check this weekend. I've replaced tires every two years as insurance, never had a blowout (knocks furiously on wood). The spare tire was replaced when I bought the trailer in Spring 2015.
  
• Brakes replaced January 2017
  
• Shackles replaced January 2017 - they had ovaled out and were causing alignment issues, everything is straight now
  
• Wheel bearings repacked January 2017
  
• Wiring repaired as issues come up, have had zero problems the last couple of years. Replaced the main 7-pin plug/harness at the nose of the trailer as the original developed some sort of internal kink/short causing intermittent connections
  
• I resprayed the whole trailer when I bought it, with black Rustoleum. It looks fine for being a basic steel trailer that my BMW has leaked all over.
  

2007 SV650
Mileage at Purchase: 11,5xx 
Current Mileage: 21,xxx

Maintenance and Mods:

• New NGK spark plugs - Completed 10/15/17 @ 11,8xx
  
• New OEM air filter - Completed 10/15/17 @ 11,8xx
  
• "Ram Mount" style phone mount with USB charger - Completed 10/15/17 @ 11,8xx
  
• Brake fluid flush and refill - Completed 10/21/17 @ 11,9xx
  
• F/R Bridgestone Battlax BT023 - Completed 10/21/17 @ 11,9xx
  
• Delkevic SS70 Slip-on exhaust - Completed 12/20/17 @ 12,xxx
  
• R6 Throttle tube - Completed 12/28/17 @ 12,1xx
  
• Oil change and filter - Completed 11/4/17 @ 12,5xx
  
• Galfer HH Sintered F/R Pds - Completed 3/10/18 @ 15,7xx
  
• MotionPro Clutch Cable - Completed 3/10/18 @ 15,7xx (Includes Clutch Adjustment)
  
• Oil Change and filter - Completed 3/29/18 @ 15,9xx
  
• Oil change and filter - Completed  8/24/18 @ 19,000
  
• DID chain and sprocket (15/47) - Complete 8/24/18 @ 19,000 (Includes clutch adjustment)
  
• SV Racing adjustable rear plates - Complete 8/26/18 @ 19,xxx
  
• F/R Michelin Pilot Road 5s - Complete 10/26/18 @ 19,xxx
  
• GSXR Front End Swap - Complete 12/18 @ 20,xxx
  
• Fork Rebuild (dust seals & oil) - Complete 12/26/18 @ 20,xxx
  
• LED Turn Signals - Complete 1/2/19 @ 20,xxx
  
• Coolant change to SuperCool - Complete 3/16/19 @ 21,xxx