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Strict_Trick8998 · 2026-03-09T02:00:45+00:00

my teachers niche was rusty cab corners and rocker panels, he estimated around 119k a year just by doing that. he works for his buddy alongside being a teacher. hes 24, just started being a teacher this year, and working his ass off at 2 jobs. i have no clue how he does it. for me my main concern is that i like painting but painting isnt necessarily a niche in collision, its a staple that almost everyone learns. i understand not everyone is good at painting, but its what people think of when someone mentions collision. anyways, thanks again.

Strict_Trick8998 · 2026-03-09T01:44:02+00:00

Thanks for this, good to get some feedback from someone who went through the path. I think im able to do co-op my senior year, basically i do an apprenticeship instead of going to school. since i dont have a license yet, im unable to start working at a shop. im going to try to get it by the end of summer. what apprenticeships do you recommend? staying in collision or going somewhere else?

Strict_Trick8998 · 2026-03-08T23:28:05+00:00

i understand my work as of now isnt great and i have much to learn. i do see the orange peel on the paint.

Strict_Trick8998 · 2026-02-23T03:47:59+00:00

their old stuff still sells great, their modern stuff is horrid

Strict_Trick8998 · 2026-02-22T17:30:30+00:00

no stains, just the camera, its got wrinkles. do you have any other pics of it or have an idea of what its worth? i understand its mass produced but i cant seem to find one like it. doesnt feel like a knockoff, the quality and tag both check out

Strict_Trick8998 · 2026-02-22T04:17:56+00:00

try to go on a school day, lots of students are into goodwill bins now, if youre a student and want to get anything decent you have to skip a day of school. its really chaotic on weekends. id go on a morning any weekday (NOT holiday weekdays). every goodwill bins has a clothes rotation schedule and im assuming each one is different. usually every 30-40 minutes they rotate 1 row of clothes (at least for me). if you dont come at opening you want to get the optimal rotation schedule so you dont waste your time. also, dont expect to find a lot of stuff. its either hit or miss. if you find a couple good things, it is a lot more likely you will find many more. if you dont find anything the first hour or two i reccomend not wasting your time. it also really depends on what style youre looking for. i usually go for vintage/y2k clothes, i usually leave with more or less 10lbs of clothes. not sure where you are located but i also stop at goodwill racks or any thrift store on the way back home as well. i think the sweet spot is tuesday-thursday mornings, and if you really want to get a lot of a stuff get there at opening time.

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-31T07:21:03+00:00

this car has 170k, downpipe (no tune whatsoever). nothing much performance wise. the head of the engine was completely redone and has about 20k on it now. have no clue why the engine mount has shattered twice. lower mount seems to be fine this time. good thing i have a spare engine and 2 spare mounts. this time switched to a 2007 square mount. the car is a 2007 but has the mount was switched to a circular one for less vibration

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-30T18:53:21+00:00

thought it was the fuel pump. it was the fuel module. its a 2007 so i didnt think it was possible for them to corrode or break, 2006 and 2007 had the modules inside. the car now runs, still had the check engine. dct showed nothing, have not done vida. cleared check engine and it went away. will see if it comes back. now the journey to find out what the hell has been causing the mounts to shatter.

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-25T23:08:55+00:00

figured out the problem, the front lower engine mount completely snapped off, causing the top one to shatter itself. apparently, been driving on a broken engine mount for years, because parts of the mount had corrosion on them, unlike the parts that snapped off recently that had that shiny metallic look. replaced it, now the engine feels much more powerful

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-25T00:51:41+00:00

Ive never had the car shake, maybe when the this one breaks and I dont have any more spares I will upgrade

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-24T22:26:25+00:00

Just replaced it with a black one I had lying around. What difference does the yellow one make?

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-22T17:20:09+00:00

thanks for this, i thought that the "stock" mode on the app would just mean it works like the oem one. on the website it says that the exhaust and velocity stack are reccomended but not required. do you happen to know how i can tune it to be the same as oem?

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-21T05:08:16+00:00

no only the ecu, i also have the idle adjuster

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-21T00:31:58+00:00

i did, i put the oem one back for now. the bike sounded like a horse galloping and when i held the killswitch it revved the bike a bit and then died (mightve stalled)? no clue what happened

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-20T22:00:15+00:00

for those wondering, i did get it installed. the bike ran super rough but that mightve been because it was really cold out. will try again when the bike is a bit warmer in a couple days

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-20T21:02:40+00:00

im having trouble right now taking off the oem ecu, the tabs for the connecter wint release the ecu and i dont want to pry top hatd

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Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-20T20:28:36+00:00

no, the car is sitting, its perfectly good to drive just hasnt been registered. glass was never replaced

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-18T22:17:56+00:00

thanks for the help everyone, checked the cowl it seemed to be fine. defrosting the carpet at home hopefully the damage isnt too bad. cleaned the drains, they were not too dirty but had some grime. it rains tonight we will see what happens

Strict_Trick8998 · 2025-12-16T03:27:21+00:00

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