Sup everyone. What is good y'all?

"EL_ULY" (uly)
04/02/2020 at 10:30 • Filed to: None

420 month is not as fun and full of memes as predicted. Tiger King was epic and deliciously trashy but hype/memes are starting to fade. Crayola-virus memes are also getting old and stale.

Work here exists but has slowed down d ue to the restrictions. I feel so much for those furloughed, at high risk of shutting down or straight up let go.

All these customer EVO cars are just sitting i n “ regular car” work bays. The actual Risi Competizione shop is closed up, full of legends along with the current race car sitting patiently, ready to destroy all!

Our Class iche shop is equally filled with old school legends waiting on Europe to open up again and deliver rare parts.

Our body shop is packed but with limited staff. We’re just trying to get those beasts in perfect shape and on the bumpy roads a gain lol.

As we are now on a rotating/limited staff, I had the day off yesterday and accidentally got a months worth of projects done lol. Woke up at 5am like normal and accomplished literally everything I had on the back burner lolz. All that’s left is genuinely SVENDing the rides. I’m talking clay bar, polish, wax and full interior detail. Will probably get on that on Sunday.

I’ m sure you rad peeps have done this already but when you have a second, check out Live and Let Diecast’s EPIC Drive Tribe page, Instagram and also on Instagram, the mega EPIC LaLDCustoms page.

Other than that, I’m here at work now, willing to chat with my homies. Any questions or thing you wanna talk aboot, let me know.

DISCUSSION (56)

facw > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 10:37

Yo! Still working, though I would not be shocked at a furlough next week.

Know the waiting for parts feeling, I placed an order for some Volvo stuff with Tasca on the 11th, they sent me a message saying something needed to be special ordered and would arrive in 3-5 business days. 10 business days later they sent me an email saying it hadn’t arrived and they had reordered and they would get it in 3-5 business days. We’ll see if that’s the case. Hard to be angry with everything going on right now though.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 10:39

Well, I woke up to find I couldn’t log into a bunch of work websites which sent me into a panic. Turns out they moved some passwords around, so now I’m back in.

Nothing like thinking you’ve been let go for 20 minutes. Great way to start the day.

Also, that Enzo looks tremendous in blue.

Tripper > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 10:40

Hey! Way to do work! I told my wife as we burned through “Tiger King”, “Man, this is great but it and the memes will come and go so quickly. It’s similar to what I dislike about podcasts...I get so invested and the story is so good....but it’s just one story...

Lucky for me, a few weeks ago before all of this noise. I decided that I liked the idea of customizing die casts and bought all of the supplies to customize my own, stripped a bunch of hot wheels and primed them... then moved on to something else. So now I have that to do after I finish the 007 DB5 lego I’m working on. Long story short I’m pumped to hear about the DT page because LaLD Kinja edish was about dead by the time I got interested.

Glad to hear you’re well and employed!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 10:55

What an awesome job! So much cool hardware sitting around. That Enzo looks gorgeous, I’ve always loved those cars.

I’m still working since I work for DoD and am considered essential, but I might be going on injured reserve soon. I’ve been having some lower abdominal pains, and I’m pretty sure I have another hernia (I had one 12 years ago). It’s been rather unpleasant, but I talked to my doc and everyone everywhere is trying to avoid any procedures, surgeries, etc. unless absolutely necessary, so I may be riding this one out for a while.

I made up my mind, I want that Volvo up in PA but now I’m like triple screwed getting it - all the states I have to cross (PA, MD, and VA) are all on lockdown, and now with this hernia thing I’m going to be laying low for a while. Seller said in their ad they could arrange delivery, I haven’t talked to them about it yet, but I may look into that. If they want to take the risk and bring it down to me, might be worth it.

EL_ULY > Tripper
04/02/2020 at 10:55

oh man can’t wait to see those complete. Yeah the DT page is where the party is going and going well

EL_ULY > facw
04/02/2020 at 10:57

oh man, that’s how it seems to be thr oughout the spare parts world at the moment. What items are you waiting for? On the S60 correct?

EL_ULY > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
04/02/2020 at 10:58

oh fuck, I would’ve been shitting bricks! lol

EL_ULY > Snuze: Needs another Swede
04/02/2020 at 11:04

Oh damn, those hernia issues i’ve heard are mega lame. Especially with having to wait because of all the other thin gs going on.

On the C30, did it end up being salvage title?

Svend > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:14

Hi mate.

I’m sitting in front of the TV and computer with a glass of wine on the second of my three nights off, before I have to go back to work for another four nights.

Was going to give Sandy a wash today but may do it tomorrow or next week.

I’ve treated my neighbour to a new taillight cluster for his VW Eos, should come in the next few days.

Bought some medical supplies for some carers as certain things are getting harder to find.

I may treat myself to some car cleaning stuff.

XJDano > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:16

It was a chilly ride into work this morning. But I’m doing the essential.

Kinja'd!!!

Aremmes > Snuze: Needs another Swede
04/02/2020 at 11:19

Dude, let me know if you need help getting the Volvo. You can keep it stored on my driveway or one of my garage bays until things get better.

facw > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:20

Yep, S60. The part they needed is the rubber str u t washer thing ( goes on the stack above the cross nut IIRC ). I could perhaps reuse the existing ones, but my experience has been that the Texas heat is pretty hard on rubber/ plastic parts, so seemed like a good idea to get new ones, and I’m also waiting on upper spring seats as part of the same shipment (they have these in stock, but want to send everything at once).

Snuze: Needs another Swede > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:21

The C30 was Sony1492 and he said the seller never responded. I was looking at a 240 Wagon that needs some love.

I had a right groin hernia back in ‘ 08, this one is on the left, so at least I’ll be symmetrical now! For as bad as it is, the recovery is AWFUL! I was in agony for 2 weeks last time , so I’m really not looking forward to that. But it’s something I gotta get treated because it can cause a lot of problems down the line, including death! But I don’t think I’m at that point yet so I’ll just do my best to ride it out and hopefully I can get it fixed in a few weeks.

Doc ordered me to avoid lifting or strenuous work because it puts a strain on the abdominals and could make it worse. So that puts a halt on all my wrenching and house projects.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Aremmes
04/02/2020 at 11:24

Thank you so much for the offer! I’ll let you know.

EL_ULY > Svend
04/02/2020 at 11:25

Oh ok, doing the 3 on 3 off deal at work. We thought about that here with my other guy but ended with alternation days just to keep our noted less spaced out an guaranteed 2 days off at one point.

Sandy level of clean is what I plan to do lol.

I’ll try not to forget some before and after shots for a cleaning post. It’s been 3-4 months since i’ve washed any car. They are pretty much always indoors which helps but is no excuse. I’ll be receiving some items for cleaning here shortly. Clay bar, tire shine, engine de- greaser and various things.

EL_ULY > XJDano
04/02/2020 at 11:26

hahahah epic plate!!!!!

Aremmes > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:29

Today’s the end of the second week of remote work for me, which coincided with my family and I moving to a new house. Now I have a proper office, but no desk because I got rid of the old janky one and all of the furniture stores are closed, so I have to work in the kitchen. And I really don’t like working from home, but we have no choice — the office was disinfected a couple of days ago and now we’re prohibited from stepping in there for any reason until further notice.

At least our favorite place for molcajetes is still open.

EL_ULY > facw
04/02/2020 at 11:30

Yeah might was well knock those out all at once.

I literally did every si ngle rubber item on the XC90 back in November. All mounts, all suspension components , timing belt and fresh Pirellis . EL_Moose rides like new but I hardly drive it. The Rally Camry is the primary whip.

EL_ULY > Snuze: Needs another Swede
04/02/2020 at 11:33

Oh yeah that’s right the 240. Got yall crossed for a second lol.

Maybe another 240 will come up later man. That or just get it and hold off on wrenching. Get a good parts stock in the mean time

Snuze: Needs another Swede > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:35

I’m sure another one will, there’s always other cars out there. Parts stock is good, what I really need to do is watch body videos and learn how to fix rust! :P

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:35

Crayola-virus.....I LOVE IT! I’m pretty much going through my daily motions as usual, the only differences being online classes, and going for walks and runs outside rather than at Planet Fitness. 924 progress is actually moving ahead as normal, especially with my free time on weekends now.

What I’d love to inquire about is out of engine services. How ma ny of the cars in the first pic need it for the most basic of maintenance?

notsomethingstructural > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:36

they sold enzos in giallo modena? i thought they only came in rosso corsa.

i just googled it (had to) - 8 enzos sold in giallo modena. neato

EL_ULY > Aremmes
04/02/2020 at 11:38

Oh man it was super odd the way it felt yesterday being off from work but not on vacation and the store being open. Like, being purposely non productive. I soooo wanted to be at my desk and help get desperately needed revenue coming in. Kind of like being sent home for disciplinary reasons. We all want to prove are worth if it gets really bad but we can’t do that while being forced to stay home half the week. Not much I can do from home besides forwarding an email every now and then.

Dude, i’m going to get suuuper fat not that I don’ t have anymore project to do lol

EL_ULY > Snuze: Needs another Swede
04/02/2020 at 11:42

Oh man I super suck at any body work stuff lol. I’ll join you. That’s the only side of automotive I don’t know that much about.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:44

I would love to do my remote work from that service centre. I’d probably get nothing done.

Svend > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:49

I’ve a parcel waiting to clear U.S. customs for another OPPO .

I’ll have to send you some too at some point.

EL_ULY > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/02/2020 at 11:54

924 progress is always good, so is getting out for some cardio.

The LaFerrari and that F40 in the corner are in for basic maintenance. F40 is getting full engine reseal. T-belts, seals, orings, gaskets, fluids, injector rebuild, water pump rebuild, engine bay cleaning, the works basically.

LaFerrari is technically scheduled maintenance (oil filter, air filter, pollen filter coolant and drive belt) but in order to do the drive belt on this V12 , you have to remove the rear bonnet entirely and drop the main KERS battery. While doing that, Ferrari puts on a couple serial number coded tamper-proof seals which have to be documented and ordered from Ferrari.

Other cars in that main shop are just waiting on a couple parts to be hopefully released from customs soon.

Aremmes > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 11:58

Yes! There’s a general sense of helplessness when one gets sent home from work, despite any promises of future job security by the employer. I’m glad to still have my job at full capacity, even if I whine about not being at the office.

Weirdly, I have been eating less than before getting sent home, just having two meals a day instead of three. Getting up at 9am on weekdays and 11am on weekends might have something to do with it, though. :D

EL_ULY > notsomethingstructural
04/02/2020 at 11:59

Ah yes, dat triple stage paint, yo!

This one in particular has a full cat- less racing exhaust by Tubi. It’ s as loud as our GTLM/GTE car if not louder.

EL_ULY > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
04/02/2020 at 12:02

hahahaha yup. Th e racing shop is the best place here for eye candy fo sho doe, yo!

EL_ULY > Svend
04/02/2020 at 12:03

kickazz! Our stuff here at work from Italy has been sitting in customs for a while now.

EL_ULY > Aremmes
04/02/2020 at 12:08

hahah fo sho. W hen on a normal scheduled , I don’t really have anything to eat in the morning. Breakfast doesn’t go down right when i’m half asleep. At lunch, it’s just my typical PB&J and regular dinner once home.

Now it was freshly made waffles in the morning , and actual rad lunch and rad dinner. It’s all a plot by my wife, I know it lol

Aremmes > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 12:17

But see, your wife cooks. My wife waves a wad of cash at the restaurant and says "make food nao". :D

Snuze: Needs another Swede > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 12:20

When I was a kid my dad’s friend owned a body shop. We used to hang out there sometimes and I was always amazed at watching those guys do their thing. It’s an art form, I swear. Sometimes it seemed obvious, like “Okay, just hit the backside with a hammer and pop it out” but other times they would pull and tug on other parts of the body panel, and hammer spots that looked fine and suddenly, pop, it was all back to normal.

And that’s just getting the body straight, then you have to paint it. They had an excellent painter at the shop, he did some beautiful work. His project car was a 69 Chevelle that was the most gorgeous blue - the paint looked about 3' thick on it. All I’ve ever done is rattle can shit jobs.

EL_ULY > Aremmes
04/02/2020 at 12:25

lol rad as well though !

Those youtube cook videos help make anyone a pro :]

I have a couple saved we enjoy. Although, s ome seem easy but I still find ways to fuck up or burn lol.

EL_ULY > Snuze: Needs another Swede
04/02/2020 at 12:29

Oh heck yeah man. With the newer cars here, it’s just a matter of replacing the parts damaged. With the other cars and racecars, it’s all that you mentioned but fabricating thing out of carbon fiber and a bunch of rad machines for the frames. Paint is a whole other world too for sure.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 12:42

They had a chassis straightener as well, I swear that thing was magic!

I figured on the newer Ferraris, at least street cars, you just replace the damaged panels as you can’t straighten carbon fiber. Or c an you? D o you like cut and section it and patch it?

Svend > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 12:46

It my still be quite sometime more.

I’m going to put up a post shortly. Take a copy of the lead picture.

EL_ULY > Snuze: Needs another Swede
04/02/2020 at 12:46

nah, for those we just provide the new parts entirely. By the time it get to the chassis, it’s an insurance write off. Heck, even some hits that may seem minor, estimates get to $180-$220k in a quick second on cars 2016 and up especially

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 12:47

My main beef with this post is the F40 sitting there in that picture with its ass up in the air like it’s no big deal, and not you and not a single one of these other damn fools even mentioning it.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD? WTF GUYS. COME ON!

But other than that, carry on :) Thankful to be able to do all my work remotely, and actually am keeping myself busier than usual.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 12:56

Oh, you mean like this?

I live a couple miles from Katie’s and was there that morning when it happened!

Tapas > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 13:19

Just getting by .....I’ve been switched from full time to part time. I’m glad I have a job. Now I have to find things to do with my time.

3 bays?!?!?!?! Good job on the house :)

Man, you have NOO CLUE how jealous I am of your garage!

Svend > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 13:26

Let me know when you’ve copied the lead image on my post.

EL_ULY > Snuze: Needs another Swede
04/02/2020 at 13:38

Front Bonnet $12,343.40

Front bumper (non parking sensors) $10, 150.56

LH mesh $253.44

LH AFS headlight $4,317.20

Plus some very special paint.

EL_ULY > Tapas
04/02/2020 at 13:39

deep and with a restroom haha.

We’ll keep chugging along too my homie

EL_ULY > Svend
04/02/2020 at 13:41

Oh man, she is looking good!

Copied thy email

Svend > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 13:48

Thanks, there’s a few things I want to do, but can’t get enthused about her.

Good man.

Send me an e-mail with where to send stuff and I’ll get it sent.

Let me know what your interested in.

EL_ULY > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
04/02/2020 at 14:07

Kinja'd!!!

Here is a pic from earlier in the year I think. A couple items missing but still not a bad sight

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 14:14

Awesome! Earlier this week saw some photos on instagram about a green F40 in Connecticut with tan seats - that thing looked amazing, so cool to see these cars in unique (factory) colors.

Also this should be labeled NSFWFH.

EL_ULY > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
04/02/2020 at 14:23

lol NSFW FH

using that one

Snuze: Needs another Swede > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 14:30

What’s the labor rate for Ferrari body work? Haha

When this happened I told my buddy who was there with me that I bet it was a $40k job. Looks like I might not have been too far off.

EL_ULY > Snuze: Needs another Swede
04/02/2020 at 14:33

maybe just a hair under $40k for sure for everything

Tapas > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 16:42

Damn!

Chugging along indeed!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 17:04

For sure! I’m down almost 40lbs from last year, and it looks and feels great!

By “full engine reseal”, you mean a rebuild short of removing the crank and pistons right?

The LaFerrari’s tamper seals are like a computer’s or laptop’s haha. And the replacement seals are vin-matched or serialized to each car?

EL_ULY > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
04/02/2020 at 17:55

40lbs! Fuck yeah duuuude kickass!!!!

Reseal like all cam seals, head gaskets, cap/cover gaskets, injector orings and a bunch that sort of stuff.

Some are stickers and some are like metal dog tags with serial numbers. All are ordered and documented with the factory. If you buy one and the seals are torn/sniped off, then a non-authorized shop had been in there messing with the KERS system

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > EL_ULY
04/02/2020 at 21:59

Oh yeah!! Those seals sound like a lotta fun to go through the motions and replace, genuinely. Engine work like that is therapeutic when it’s easily accessible.

Also, very neat, the way Ferrari literally keeps tabs on these cars.