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I like the pockets and it’s really for personal

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Picked up some Ray's Engineering Gram Lights on Facebook Marketplace and can't decide what to do with them.

1 is completely f'ed from hitting a pole while drifting. 1 had a small cosmetic chunk in the lip. Other two just have normal curb rash/brake dust surface rust.

Option 1 - Remove tires and flip individually as-is. The sticker/paint aren't in great condition, so prob least ideal scenario.
Option 2 - Remove tires, media blast, touch up lips with dremel/sanding, plasti-dip and then flip individually.
Option 3 - Same as Option 2, but source a matching 4th and sell as set.
Option 4 - Same as Option 2, but keep them because they were stupid cheap and I'd kick myself for not having them down the road for a project.

My instinct when it comes to wheels is Option 2, but given the moderate rarity/unusual factor I doubt a ton of people are looking for these (17x8 - 4x114.3) and could probably unload a set much easier.

I've also been jonesing to get another 240sx (I had 6 in highschool/college) to get into autocross, and these would be a perfect upgrade without having to do a 5-lug swap.

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Picked up some Ray's Engineering Gram Lights on Facebook Marketplace and can't decide what to do with them.

1 is completely f'ed from hitting a pole while drifting. 1 had a small cosmetic chunk in the lip. Other two just have normal curb rash/brake dust surface rust.

Option 1 - Remove tires and flip individually as-is. The sticker/paint aren't in great condition, so prob least ideal scenario.
Option 2 - Remove tires, media blast, touch up lips with dremel/sanding, plasti-dip and then flip individually.
Option 3 - Same as Option 2, but source a matching 4th and sell as set.
Option 4 - Same as Option 2, but keep them because they were stupid cheap and I'd kick myself for not having them down the road for a project.

My instinct when it comes to wheels is Option 2, but given the moderate rarity/unusual factor I doubt a ton of people are looking for these (17x8 - 4x114.3) and could probably unload a set much easier.

I've also been jonesing to get another 240sx (I had 6 in highschool/college) to get into autocross, and these would be a perfect upgrade without having to do a 5-lug swap.

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it’ll be harder to sell individually than a set. If you want turn them into furniture!

get a glass top and boom, table.
 

Thrift Vader

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Picked up some Ray's Engineering Gram Lights on Facebook Marketplace and can't decide what to do with them.

1 is completely f'ed from hitting a pole while drifting. 1 had a small cosmetic chunk in the lip. Other two just have normal curb rash/brake dust surface rust.

Option 1 - Remove tires and flip individually as-is. The sticker/paint aren't in great condition, so prob least ideal scenario.
Option 2 - Remove tires, media blast, touch up lips with dremel/sanding, plasti-dip and then flip individually.
Option 3 - Same as Option 2, but source a matching 4th and sell as set.
Option 4 - Same as Option 2, but keep them because they were stupid cheap and I'd kick myself for not having them down the road for a project.

My instinct when it comes to wheels is Option 2, but given the moderate rarity/unusual factor I doubt a ton of people are looking for these (17x8 - 4x114.3) and could probably unload a set much easier.

I've also been jonesing to get another 240sx (I had 6 in highschool/college) to get into autocross, and these would be a perfect upgrade without having to do a 5-lug swap.

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Got you covered fam. :nodding:

Pair of fronts here.
So it's option 5.
buy those wheels above,
you should be able to get the stickers, and have them all made fresh again if you wanted to. i'm guessing you'd be left with a set of 5 nice period correct looking wheels.
Then buy a 240sx to put them on.
:fonz:
 
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Recent finds, continued...

Nothing available at the moment.

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Not sure whether it's actual elephant, despite the stamp. Still feel bad on that one.

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This is cool and will sit on my desk. Weighted thing on the inside of the lid has a rubber grip, so when you lift it and let the lid close, it spits out a piece of paper.

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Didn't see the stain on the butterfly tie until it was home:

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Confident that's real elephant. A lot of elephant skin that get into the markets of developed companies and countries comes from elephants that die in zoos. It sucks, but almost certainly not poached. Assuming that's the case, It's a lot of Elephant and actually really dope. I only know about this because it's constantly pushed as a pool cue handle, and I've got a lot of experience with pool cues.
 

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Facebook marketplace is so good. All this for £40 locally! Fit frame, federal forks and bars, unknown stem. Great project to get riding again!

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The long thin knife is a sashimi/yanagibi knife, 100% it's Carbon steel, you can tell by the staining/rusting, will require a lot of care and up-keep, very likely single bevel, so you also have to take it to a specialist sharpener. You can double check by seeing if the back is flat, but it's almost exclusively used for cutting sushi/fish

Smaller is standard santoku style, plus a cleaver. Would take some effort to track down the maker, unless you're friendly with a sushi bar, know someone from Japan, are just any typical dedicated weeb. The sushi knife appear to be nice, I couldn't speak to the others unless you need those knives, then I'm sure they'll work. If you're interested, I can sharpen any dull knife you have, just pay for S/H, I love sharpening knives. I can get an Oster scary sharp if you're down with letting me establish a new bevel on a ****** knife. If it's nice or specialty, I will honor the design (obviously).
 

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Sorry, I know this is a repost, but until I find a helper, I shall keep questing for the dope coat I've tracked down :D.

It's a spectacular 6x2 overcoat from a great maker... With a beaver collar. It CANNOT go un-thrifted (and it appears to be my size, which basically doesn't exist!!!)

So...

Thrift brethren near Long Beach, CA: Help a brother out! (Reward!)

I've found an awesome E-thrift on an online classifieds board, but the seller appears totally disinterested in shipping the item. If you proxy and ship it to me, I'll give you $50! (Plus whatever it costs to ship)

PM me.
 

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Picked up some Ray's Engineering Gram Lights on Facebook Marketplace and can't decide what to do with them.

1 is completely f'ed from hitting a pole while drifting. 1 had a small cosmetic chunk in the lip. Other two just have normal curb rash/brake dust surface rust.

Option 1 - Remove tires and flip individually as-is. The sticker/paint aren't in great condition, so prob least ideal scenario.
Option 2 - Remove tires, media blast, touch up lips with dremel/sanding, plasti-dip and then flip individually.
Option 3 - Same as Option 2, but source a matching 4th and sell as set.
Option 4 - Same as Option 2, but keep them because they were stupid cheap and I'd kick myself for not having them down the road for a project.

My instinct when it comes to wheels is Option 2, but given the moderate rarity/unusual factor I doubt a ton of people are looking for these (17x8 - 4x114.3) and could probably unload a set much easier.

I've also been jonesing to get another 240sx (I had 6 in highschool/college) to get into autocross, and these would be a perfect upgrade without having to do a 5-lug swap.

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Those are sick wheels... but this gives me nightmares about refinishing and piecing together a full set of rims.

I redid these work equips and spent a year trying to find another 2 at a decent price (never happened)
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Then I bought 8 of these blitz type 01s to make 1 complete set that still wouldn't balance 100%

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Bottom line... imo it was a huge waste of time for rims that I didn't really like that much. I should have spent that time working and bought the set I really wanted.

Also these basically only would fit 4 lug 240s and a couple other sports cars. If you start doing upgrades and you'll probably go 5 lug anyway. I would just flip them.
 

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