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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: gordyzx9r on July 04 2007, 05:59:13 AM
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...so I'm going to CA to see it next week.
I'll be in SoCal for a couple of weeks if anyone is around...let me know.
We are definitely returning to the states in July of '08. But I don't exactly know where we're going yet. Maybe AL or VA, but I'm sure it'll be out east somewhere.
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Where are you stationed at now ???
If you get AL you'll be close to me or Robert and you'll beable to go to Reynolds in Nov.
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umm pass on Va .. the state is going to hell in a hand basket. Might as well change its name to New Massachusetts
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Right now we're living in the ROK. I won't be back stateside until July '08. That puts me in either AL or VA by the end of AUG. Either Ft. Rucker or Ft. Belvoir (I hope...it's still not written in stone yet). I'm more interested in AL, and then hopefully retiring in NC (the western parts) a few years after that.
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Where are you stationed at now ???
If you get AL you'll be close to me or Robert and you'll beable to go to Reynolds in Nov.
what about me? he cant be close to me? lol
anyways rynolds is a great track weather its for BOP events or just friday night runs. hope to see u in 08'. just pray rynolds still hosts the BOP (or "southeast muscle car challenge" as it was called last year) its been thinner and thinner each year it seems to me. :confused;
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We may have to meet up in Reynolds someday.
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ROK...we have flights going thru there...lots of our folks were fighting to get on that trip.
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Right now we're living in the ROK.
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Hope ya end up in Bama.
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hmm, Can't say that I have seen or heard of anything like that in Huntsville. That city is very diverse, considering its primary employer is Red Stone Federal Arsenal, NASA and all the companies that support NASA (Boeing, Lockheed martin and several other aero-space corps. There is also 2 universities there and one college. I would suggest that you visit the place and make your own decision if it has a racism problem or not. IT's a small city with alot to offer.
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Gordy, I'll PM you my phone number in San Diego.
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Nashville is the SHIT!
Knoxville is the SHIT!
Chat sux!
I'd say Memphis would be the most dangerous and racist.
Nash and Knox are fun towns, I've spent several weekends both places and the nightlife is awsome! Knoxville is young at heart with an old town history and feel. Buncha college kids. Cant go wrong.
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Nashville and Knoxville are nice, big cities. Memphis is bad. I just went down there a few months ago to the zoo, which zoo area is nice, but around town it was looking worse then Chicago! (Born and raised in Chicagoland) We live in the Northern Corner of TN which is a College town. Love it down here. Better Winters then Chicago, more warm air, well just damn hot here. Been living here for a year and still love it. Have family and friends following us here, quite funny. Great Schools for the kids. Also a few race tracks in the area which is a plus! :supz:
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I grew up in Joliet, IL. Went to HS in MT. I lived in Clarksville, TN '92-'93 and again in '00 to '04. I love Nashville, and I really like Chatanooga. Maybe we'll relook Huntsville if we're living in AL. I think Redstone is on the BRAC, or at least it usually is in fear of being closed down. Is there an airport there?
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I grew up in Joliet, IL.
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yes, huntsville has its own airport. I don't know if Red Stone is on the Brac list but they are steadily hiring civilians there. Always 2 or 3 high paying jobs availible.
I too really like chatty, as far as I am concerned knoxville sucks for no other reason than the ungodly traffic jams.
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I grew up in Joliet, IL.
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Buick Dealerships in SoCal are freaking ridiculous. My driver's side seat belt retractor stopped retracting. The parts are discontinued so I ordered them from g-body. The SoCal dealer won't install parts that they don't sell.
How hard is it to replace seat belt retractors?
Detailed instructions anyone?
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Basically you have to take out the rear seat and unbolt the belt from the lower
mounting point at the rocker panel. remove the coat hanger and B pillar trim.
then the inner rear quarter panel that contains the arm rest. There is also a
retractor lever that is screwed in from the door jamp area below the vent.
You'll need a special Torx bit for the seat belt mountings.
Snap- On used to call them an FTX 500, but now its something like a T-47.
Its been a while since I've taken any apart...
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Jesus...can't anything on this car be simple.
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I've been in Cali for two days now...so far we've done the zoo, we're planning on doing Sea World tomorrow and Legoland sometime later. Maybe I can sneak away to get a look at the GN tomorrow morning and either get to the spring cleaning and seat belt myself this weekend or hopefully get someone else to do it since I really don't feel like it.
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Basically you have to take out the rear seat and unbolt the belt from the lower
mounting point at the rocker panel. remove the coat hanger and B pillar trim.
then the inner rear quarter panel that contains the arm rest. There is also a
retractor lever that is screwed in from the door jamp area below the vent.
You'll need a special Torx bit for the seat belt mountings.
Snap- On used to call them an FTX 500, but now its something like a T-47.
Its been a while since I've taken any apart...
Or...
You can unscrew the two phillips head screws from the spring release (?); the little black lever inside the door jam about 8" below the vent.
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Yep, sometimes thats all it takes. Good job. :supz:
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Boy, I bet your pretty happy to be in the states huh?
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Boy, I bet your pretty happy to be in the states huh?
lol...you'd think that, but seeing as how I'm only here for like 12 days I really don't have time to do everything I'd like. My dad let the ninja sit for too long so the carbs are all lacquered up now (they are really touchy), and I'll have to have them dipped to get the bike running right again. That'll have to wait until I get back next year this time or I he can manage to have it done. My main concern aside from spending quality family time vacationing here is to see to the GN.
BTW...what are the correct bolts to use with an ATR rear sway bar, I still had the ones installed on it that came with it from ATR and I'm tired of having to tighten them (they're not long enough).