RocketRob

Wow. What a bad azz picture!

Maximum95

You do indeed need to bust them out! I know exactly what you mean, all of my camera images get processed through Lightroom. Over the years I have developed my own preset, once I apply that each image just needs minor additional touch up. Can't wait to see some of yours when you get the camera going.

I get that. I was shooting on a Canon 5D Mark II (2008) up until I got the R6. The low light/high ISO performance is incredible compared to my old camera! Either way, you should get some photos with the D600!

If that's the only thing I accomplish on the forum, I would be proud to say I did! That being said, new phones do an amazing job. I appreciate you checking out my photos along the way, and yes I will keep them coming!

Maximum95

I do agree, Nick's car looks great.

As far as I know he is on 325s. They are the BFG G-Force Comp 2, they always look pretty fat when mounted. He did also tell me it's 20mm spacers on all wheels.

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You're spot on, Nick is using 20mm spacers on all corners of the silver Grand Sport. He told me there is no rubbing, but I can't say how he drives it. I agree, it's a good look!

Thank you for the compliment, more photos to come. There's probably gonna be wayyyy more photos than actual "build"... but that's just me.

No joke, excellent rolling shot!

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First wash! It took me a while to get to that point, but the car was pretty clean and I had only quick detailed it once until now. But, we had beautiful weather a couple weeks ago so I finally got to it. The hood, fenders, roof and hatch were pretty rough. They were in need of a good clay bar cleansing. Whatever was on the paint was black. Maybe a previous owner followed too close on a freshly paved road? Who knows. I'm not ready to get down on a full polish yet, so this felt like a productive first wash.



Oil change was up next, so I took the car for a little spin to warm it up. The Target parking garage has pretty good lighting. Cell phone pics, forgive me!!

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Okay this time I actually used the QuickJacks to do some work! I did the first oil change since taking ownership, as well as changing the transmission oil and brake fluid. I have to say, the QuickJacks are one of the best garage purchases to date!

I'm almost to 30k miles and I would like to change all the fluids by the time that rolls around, considering that they've been in there for 12 years. I just ordered a replacement high pressure power steering line too. I've seen that's a common problem and mine has a decent leak.



After that I spent some time scrubbing the rear diffuser, and gave it a coat of trim dressing. I also spent some time polishing the exhaust tips. Man, it looks great!

C5 4me

I Really need to give my GrandSport some rear end love like you did!

DaveInColumbus

Great pic. The S2000 is one of the greatest roadsters ever made, and if you've never driven one on something really twisty like Tail of the Dragon, you're missing out. I currently own a Z06 and the S2000 is every bit as thrilling to drive, and more visceral, when the roads gets curvy.

Maximum95

Yes you do be sure to share some photos when you do!

I did get to drive that S2000 quite a bit, but not as much as I would have liked to. As far as small, 4 cylinder roadsters go, it's probably the best of them. The power level was great!

Maximum95

I had a bobsmachine.com catch can left over from the part out on my last car, and I really wanted to put it to good use. So, I took some time to figure out a setup for the LS3. A trip to the local speed shop for some fittings and heat shield, and this is the result.

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I had been waiting for an opportunity to take the Corvette to the road course. So, earlier this month I attended a practice session for the time attack. I had been to our road course many times before, but never in a Corvette. It was a great opportunity to get familiar with the limits of the car.

And, what an amazing car it is! It took a couple traction control engagements and tire pressure adjustments to get comfortable, but I had an amazing time. Several people hopped in for ride alongs, and they loved the Corvette too. I didn't take too many photos myself, but some other folks were kind enough to send me some photos of the GS on track.





Here is an aerial of Suika Circuit in Albuquerque. This is from last year, the track has a had a ton of work put in recently, and has also been resurfaced.

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Another day... another photo op! There was a little brake dust on the wheels after the track. So after a quick wheel cleaning and some tire shine, she's ready to strike a pose.

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And some more...

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So, I originally started shopping for Quickjacks for the Corvette. However, in my search it was recommended by a friend that I go for the 7k model. Well, I'm glad I did. I had to service our 2012 Tahoe, so it was time to give it a shot on the Quickjacks. So for anyone interested, here is our 2012 Tahoe PPV on the 7000TL Quickjacks. They lifted it with ease!

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My next maintenance/repair item was the high pressure power steering line. Browsing through the forum, it seems to be a common C6 issue. While I was in there, I did a new air filter and both belts. Here is a photo of the new & old line.



The old one was held to the steering rack with a plastic clip. The new one (GM 15903240) has a metal bracket that installs on the front subframe with a bolt (GM 11609989). Let's see how long this one lasts!



After taking the car to the track, the right side tires were worn significantly greater than the left. There are 10 left turns and 4 right turns. There's another practice session in a couple weeks, so I swapped tires side to side.

Maximum95

I added a cabin air filter (ACD CF1131C) to my shopping list when I was getting the power steering parts. Well, when I pulled the previous one it was just shoved in there! If you have not replaced the cabin air filter on a C6, keep in mind that it curves up when installed. You can see in my second photo. I found it was necessary to unhook the ventilation lines from the oil tank, and give the cabin filter a little pre-bending to make it slide in easily.

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Since I had several parts removed from the engine bay, I took the opportunity to clean all of the plastics and give them some shine.

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I stopped at our local cars & coffee this weekend. I met some Corvette folks, and even spotted another Crystal Red Grand Sport. This one is a 2011 3LT, manual transmission with a Callaway supercharger. Laziness prevailed so I only snapped a cell phone pic.

Maximum95

I had to service the Mustang this weekend. According to my wife, I just look for excuses to put cars on the Quickjacks I mean... how could I resist? Anyway, I'm just very happy with the fact that they've worked very well on all of our cars so far. I have no doubt they will lift the '97 Town Car with ease also. Really the last "test" will be lifting the hearse, I'll be sure to share a photo of that when the time comes.

lilcuda

Nice! Glad to see you're not afraid to get your Vette out on track! They really are incredible machines. I did two track days last fall and plan to get a few more in this year.