What did you do to your Blackwing today?

[PrimeTime]

Pulled it out of the garage to allow the ac guy to take measurements for my new garage ac system. Then it rained. The first time my car has seen rain since I bought new. Will now have to wash and detail it tomorrow.

Can't have enough reasons to get your hands on her!

 

[Head Hunter]

Went for a drive and hit 500 miles, so ran it to redline . Brake dust is intense on bronze wheels!! Will give it a wash in the morning.

Have your wheels taken off and fully ceramic coated inside and out as well as the calipers. I don’t even see Brake dust on mine

 

[rubberduck]

Used my new AR630TSS and CR Spotless pressure washer setup for the first time. Copied some of the design from Obsessed Garage photos and ordered parts from a variety of sources. The main thing that these systems are missing is a flowmeter. I used a Flomec meter that has flow rate and totalizer to keep track of usage (so I know when my filters are about to go out). A full car wash used 32 gallons. Based on that and my source water TDS of 180, I should get about 10 car washes from the filters. The foam cannon is a MTM PF22.2. The nozzle is an MTM with 4.5 orifice that yields 2.1 gpm with the setup. I may keep the filters on the wheel stand or mount to the wall. I like the idea of keeping them on the wheels as I can take them out of the garage for filter changing.

Next step is to have some plumbing work done in the garage to bring a water line close to the setup.

 

[Head Hunter]

Love that setup! Thanks for sharing details

 

[Steelwing]

Ceramic coat + pressure washer will get rid of 90% of it.

I actually ceramic coated the paint and glass but ran out of ceramic juice, so wasn’t able to do the wheels. Curious if the spray on ceramic coat would be an option for the wheels.

 

[Steelwing]

Have your wheels taken off and fully ceramic coated inside and out as well as the calipers. I don’t even see Brake dust on mine

Ah, that’s a good call! I’ll have to give that a shot.

 

[USARMYTTT]

When are you going to VIR?

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[Dalyons03]

Cadillac accessory badges

 

[Head Hunter]

Hit 500 miles and unlocked the powaah!! finally, and almost hit a bear in Wears Valley on my way to the Foothills Parkway. Thankfully a sheriff was ahead of me and I was only doing 40 at the time vs the 60 I would have been if he wasn’t.

 

[dribs15]

Hit 500 miles and unlocked the powaah!! finally, and almost hit a bear in Wears Valley on my way to the Foothills Parkway. Thankfully a sheriff was ahead of me and I was only doing 40 at the time vs the 60 I would have been if he wasn’t.View attachment 20142

... a real life Smokey and the Bear!

 

[dribs15]

I've been drinking tonight and mixed up smokey the bear with smokey and the bandit

This

Plus this

Apparently equals this (in my mind)

 

[dribs15]

One more drink and I would have posted...

 

[Head Hunter]

Haha, next bourbons on me - had me cracking up

 

[dribs15]

Haha, next bourbons on me - had me cracking up

Vodkas tonight. Woo hoo!

 

[shbox]

Hit 500 miles and unlocked the powaah!! finally, and almost hit a bear in Wears Valley on my way to the Foothills Parkway. Thankfully a sheriff was ahead of me and I was only doing 40 at the time vs the 60 I would have been if he wasn’t.View attachment 20142

Great places to do some driving!

 

[Metal4all6]

Installed the Tapout/Gigs ported throttle body this morning. Took about 2 hours with me going slow and double checking everything.

I probably should have changed the plugs while I was in there since everything was off, but at least I know what to do and could get in there much quicker next time!

Took it for a quick spin and the throttle seems a bit more responsive, but maybe it's just in my head. It was the first time driving it in 3 weeks so I didn't have a good baseline for comparison.

 

[Mike Martz]

I did another track alignment for VIR.

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Could you please move close to me.

 

[Jameson's Viggen]

$125 for this crest from Savage Cadillac. I'm a sucker.

But I don't want any polished/chrome on the outside of the car.

 

[ernsteeng]

I took it out for lunch in 90 degree weather. First time it had been out in days. Air conditioning decided all on its own that it wasn't necessary. The car was wrong. I need to call Cadillac for a service appointment. I'm pushing 1300 miles already. I will use it as the excuse to get the free oil change done.

Picked up the car at the dealer this morning. AC was working fine when I got it. By the time I got home 30 miles later it was not. They replaced the drive belt tensioner which was missing. I'll be heading back to the dealer soon. The oil was changed successfully. At least that is something.

 

[PL69]

Sold the M3 and baught an auto while I wait for a Manual one.