longislandwrx/Insert Cool Nickname Here Build Thread

[C.Plavan]

Get to work!

[Rasmus]

Make like suey and



chop...



chop.

[longislandwrx]

Sick kids for 2 weeks is my first excuse, coupled with the horrors of the holiday season.

The next is I am also waiting for my new heater to come, the garage has just been to cold to get much done. I did run my cooling tubes and drilled and installed MANY rivnuts. I consolidated all my remaining parts to one box and now have plenty of room to work around the car.

Snowblower is tuned up and ready for tomorrow.

fridge is stocked with beer. Sorted all my tools. Installed a new tv and dvd player in the garage... JUST NEED HEAT!

[Mechie3]

The next is I am also waiting for my new heater to come,


Installed a new tv and dvd player in the garage... JUST NEED HEAT!

I was doing wiring in the garage wearing long johns under my pants and 2 sweatshirts sitting next to a small propane tank top heater. I cut myself once or twice and didn't realize it because it was cold.

I saw the $98 32" TV at walmart black friday. I said to my wife "this would be perfect for the garage". She said no.

[metalmaker12]

I here ya, I got some heat but it is still pretty chilly in there

[RM1SepEx]

My garage is insulated but still cold. I need insulated doors, next year's upgrade. I added air for the summer but I have a k1 salamander and 35,000 BTU propane tank top. I can get it tho where it is comfortable... my back issues have delayed my progress.

[flynntuna]

Know what you mean, it's been getting down to the mid 40's overnight and it hasn't got to the mid 70's in weeks

[RM1SepEx]

zero yesterday AM, snowing right now... 36 right now.

[wleehendrick]

Know what you mean, it's been getting down to the mid 40's overnight and it hasn't got to the mid 70's in weeks

Colder than that... We're only a mile and a half from the beach and my Z's windshield was iced over this morning! I haven't owned an ice-scraper since I moved out here over 20 years ago. It's only supposed to get up to 60F today.. Brrrrrr.

[longislandwrx]

Mechie you are a BAMF, when it gets into the 20s here I just can't stay out there that long like I used to. (gone are the days of doing winter oil changes in a tshirt)

Wife already signed off on the new garage door, January that goes in. I insulated the ceiling last winter. With decent seals it should get nice and toasty with the HERO60.

[Canadian818]

-44 last Friday, I was in the garage with a t-shirt on.

So glad I installed a 50,000 btu natural gas heater in October. If any were wondering, -40 Celsius is also -40 Fahrenheit.

[Mechie3]

Mechie you are a BAMF, when it gets into the 20s here I just can't stay out there that long like I used to. (gone are the days of doing winter oil changes in a tshirt)

Wife already signed off on the new garage door, January that goes in. I insulated the ceiling last winter. With decent seals it should get nice and toasty with the HERO60.

:lol: If I'm close enough to the heater it's warm enough. It's radiant heat. If I move to get tools I get cold. It'd be nice to have a big heater, but this one was free to borrow so I'll take it.

[adubbelde]

Know what you mean, it's been getting down to the mid 40's overnight and it hasn't got to the mid 70's in weeks

Poor Baby, it's 2 degrees F here now and going down

[flynntuna]

Poor Baby, it's 2 degrees F here now and going down

I know, had to put away the shorts and start wearing long pants and a jacket to work! Though still in short sleeves by 9am.

[AZPete]

I decided not to join in this thread. I called two friends in Minnesota this morning and got only adult words.

[Aloha818]

This is the reason I'm in Hawaii, 86 degrees! Still happy with A/C and/or a fan.

View from work;

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[metalmaker12]

Wow I want to live there

[wallace18]

82 in Florida today. I don't know how you cold weather guys do it.

[metalmaker12]

82 in Florida today. I don't know how you cold weather guys do it.

You just have to imagine its 85 and clear sky's when it 30 and a blizzard outside

[Silvertop]

Well, I'm pretty happy. I've been chipping away at my garage insulating project for almost two months, and it is now nearing completion, with only about a half dozen between-the-studs fiberglass batts remaining to be installed. They are some of the harder ones to do, because they are behind the workbench, and there is plenty of stuff in the way, including the workbench itself and all the stuff stored on the lower shelf -- plus the pegboard above the workbench which is full of tools. But the recently installed 240 volt 7500 watt electric heater is already getting the job done. We've had subzero (Fahrenheit) temps here in MN the last week or so, but I'm working out there in a T-Shirt. I expect to finish the remaining insulation in the next day or two.

Almost ready to start working on the car! Dang!

[Frank818]

82 in Florida today. I don't know how you cold weather guys do it.

Lucky, 32 around here, which is warm by now, but they forecast temps dropping day after day down to -7F at night Thursday. Ain't no time to work outside I tell ya. Can't wait till the summer, I sure darn hate winter!!!!

[Frank818]

You just have to imagine its 85 and clear sky's when it 30 and a blizzard outside

Good luck! lolll But I second you!

[C.Plavan]

Man..... I get sad when its 50 degrees in my garage. I thought that was cold!

[metalmaker12]

We're getting 4-6 inches of the white **** tonight, and temps dropping to single digits, if I see 40
In my garage that's good, need to insulate

[philly15]

We're getting 4-6 inches of the white **** tonight, and temps dropping to single digits, if I see 40
In my garage that's good, need to insulate

i'm jealous of all you living where it's warm!!

it's well worth the time to insulate, just got my garage done a couple weeks ago. i didn't have mine insulated last winter and it was miserable tearing apart my donor car. was just working out in the garage earlier in shorts and a t-shirt, while it's -17 outside. insulation and propane heaters FTW!

[Xusia]

This is the reason I'm in Hawaii, 86 degrees! Still happy with A/C and/or a fan.

View from work;

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Isn't that pretty much the view from EVERYWHERE in Hawaii?!?

[Bob_n_Cincy]

Subaru practice in cincinnati today

[longislandwrx]

That rent-a-cop probably wouldn't have put up much of a chase!

I'll be doing that this afternoon. The Graspics are installed and ready for duty.

[Frank818]

82 in Florida today. I don't know how you cold weather guys do it.

We swear all the time, it helps getting the frustration out of us and survive another winter.

[wleehendrick]

Subaru practice in cincinnati today

Well, no snow in San Diego today, but freezing temps again overnight, so my summer max performance tires (which I run year round, usually without issues) were cold soaked... and had little more traction than that... Even after a couple miles, they were still greasy and had to catch the rear end a couple times on my drive in to work. That'll wake you up!

[07FIREBLADE]

Well, no snow in San Diego today, but freezing temps again overnight, so my summer max performance tires (which I run year round, usually without issues) were cold soaked... and had little more traction than that... Even after a couple miles, they were still greasy and had to catch the rear end a couple times on my drive in to work. That'll wake you up!

At least you were running 4 wheels. Dead battery this morning meant it was time to bust out the bike to get to my finals today. Lame

[wleehendrick]

At least you were running 4 wheels. Dead battery this morning meant it was time to bust out the bike to get to my finals today. Lame

Brrr...

Last week I noticed my battery wasn't cranking strongly, and sure enough it was on it's last legs. Got $84 credit for the time left on the pro-rated warranty. Good thing I did, since I'm sure it would not have turned over this morning!

P.S. How did longislandwrx's build thread get turned into the "*****-about-the-cold-weather" thread?

[Canadian818]

P.S. How did longislandwrx's build thread get turned into the "*****-about-the-cold-weather" thread?

We got bored with his lack of updates, lol. I've been very amused with what most of you consider "cold."

[Mechie3]

P.S. How did longislandwrx's build thread get turned into the "*****-about-the-cold-weather" thread?

Well, the thread title is "cool Nickname" so it fits with the cool weather.

[wleehendrick]

I've been very amused with what most of you consider "cold."

Hey, I did my under-grad in Rochester, NY... I put my time in and had enough of the lake effects weather! My senior year, we go hit with a massive ice storm and all of Western NY was shut-down; that was right when I was deciding where to go for grad school. Hmm... University of CA, San Diego accepted me? I'm there!

[Xusia]

Lake effect?!? Yeah we have that here too - it's called the [cold] Pacific Ocean!

[BrandonDrums]

Jealous of the people in FL with 82 degrees and jealous of the people up north who are actually getting snow. I live in purgatory AKA North Carolina. It rarely gets cold enough for snow but still gets cold enough to be depressing and uncomfortable.

Rain at 34 degrees SUCKS. Snow actually feels warmer even at 15 degrees. The only bright side to rain at 34 degrees is that a 3 year old set of summer tires doesn't really grip all that well. I can get some pretty awesome throttle on oversteer in the Subie even though I can't do 4 wheel doughnuts and drifts in the parking lot like I wished. If global warming keeps up I'll be opting for my winter tires to be a set of narrow prius low-rolling resistance tires to induce drifts at low speeds like the BRZ. A Subaru driver just wants to drive in low grip conditions every once in a while.



That reminds me, the old Bridgestone RE92's that came on 02-05 WRX's were TERRRRRIBLE in the cold and the wet. I remember doing 4 wheel drifts all the way up cloverleaf onramps back in the day with just the stock 227hp this time of year (in the wet that is). I can't do that with 350whp now hardily....priiiiuuusss tirrreesss. MMMMM

[adubbelde]

We got bored with his lack of updates, lol. I've been very amused with what most of you consider "cold."

Our Neighbors just got home from the birth of their Grandchild in Thompson Manitoba. NOW THAT'S COLD

[ehansen007]

Liking your shifter mod there Long Island. Considering it myself. I bet it helps with wider seats. BTW, are those Tillets you're running?.

[longislandwrx]

Liking your shifter mod there Long Island. Considering it myself. I bet it helps with wider seats. BTW, are those Tillets you're running?.

I haven't decided on seats yet, I was originally going to use Status Rings, but considering the cage proximity and seeing Plavin's and other posts I may opt for something with a full halo.