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    2022 Calendars - Request for 818 photos

    Its time to start working on the 2022 Calendars!

    Attachment 151672

    And yes, you read the graphic correctly. This will be my last year doing the Factory Five Calendars.

    As many of you know, I do these with no profit margin (and by that I mean ZERO). I do this as a hobby and because I like the community and hope to build a FFR car someday, and would like to give back preemptively. Every year, I allow for a certain amount of calendars to get lost or damaged in the mail. For whatever reason (mostly to do with postal volumes, I suspect), 2021 saw me replacing FIVE TIMES as many calendars, at a substatial cost. I just can't sustain that. Add to that some job and time constraints, and it was just getting to be too much. So my wife and I agreed that this would be my last hurrah.

    As in years past, please make your photos HIGH RESOLUTION -- AT LEAST 3200 Pixels wide. 4x3 landscape ratio does best. Throw in some close ups of your engine bay, interior, and whatever you are most proud of on your build.

    As for information, please include your name, FFR car number (e.g. Roadster #4500), and any other info on the car or build that you would like to share. (Engine/trans combo, HP and torque numbers, etc).

    If you have a favourite automotive quote, please include it with your info. If not, I have a list.


    Send photos either
    via email to [email protected] (files can be large, this will take several emails)

    or send a link to a DropBox account with your files in it. JPEG files please. I had a nightmare time getting some of the Apple formats to work!


    Taz

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    Hey guys,

    Has anyone been able to reach him since about Aug 5th?
    Frank
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    Build Completed Winter 2021

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    Hey all!


    Sorry for the radio silence. I had to have surgery on a kidney in Aug, and between that, then fighting with my short term disability benefits provider, then with OHS to try to get back to work, well you get the idea.


    I'm back and going to have to hammer hard to get this done. So far I have only ONE 818 submission. Need 12 more! Last chance to be in a calendar. Try to have pics to me in the next week or 10 days max if this is going to fly this year.


    submissions to [email protected]

    MINIMUM PHOTO SIZE is 3000 pixels wide, landscape orientation

    I know its a big file... a dropbox link works best


    Thanks

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    You have been rebuilt!

    Joke aside I hope everything went well and we appreciate this last effort for your best calendar ever, the 2022 version.
    Frank
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    Go-karted Aug 5, 2016 - Then May 19+21, 2017
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    Build time before being driveable on Sep 27, 2019: over 6000h
    Build Completed Winter 2021

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    Hey Taz. Really grateful for your calendars these last two years. Sad to see your effort here come to a close, but completely understand your decision.
    I only wish our car were far enough along to warrant inclusion in the final installment. Thanks again for putting these together.

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    Hey Fletch it doesn’t have to be pretty….a “in progress “ picture will be a cool one to have….and you can always say …yep that’s mine in the calendar ….or any other builders in here

    Jet….who’s with me my???

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    BRIAN!

    You have to listen to Jet. You will be on that last calendar, we want you there. How 'bout a picture of your roller with LOTS LOTS of sand in it? Now THAT'S something!

    All in all, whichever pictures you provide, I beg you to be on that calendar. In the first year or 2 he started this mine wasn't done, or I didn't have "good" pix ready yet. Well I regret never showing the car as a roller, I was waiting for cool color scheme and everything, but in the end we've got a lot more awesome stuff going inside the fiberglass body vs the body itself.

    Besides, imagine the great souvenir for your son to keep for the many years to come. Last calendar and his build would be on it. Later he could tell his gf and kids "hey, I built this and it's on display on a calendar!"



    Quote Originally Posted by Jetfuel View Post
    who’s with me my???
    I AM!!
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    Build Completed Winter 2021

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    You know it IS a builders' calendar, right?
    I've done "in progress" shots many times before, I think its a nice reminder of where these cars come from.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    How 'bout a picture of your roller with LOTS LOTS of sand in it? Now THAT'S something!
    ...Besides, imagine the great souvenir for your son to keep for the many years to come. Last calendar and his build would be on it. Later he could tell his gf and kids "hey, I built this and it's on display on a calendar!"
    The first part made me laugh. The second part convinced me. Thanks Frank.
    Taz, I'll send some choice pics in a day or two.

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    I just don't have any good high res photos

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    Quote Originally Posted by Newkitguy View Post
    I just don't have any good high res photos
    Set your phone to hi-res. I can do some pretty cool stuff with photoshop... just saying
    818 Jach s.jpg
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    And Jet... seems to me you had a pretty photogenic car....

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    Thanks Taz…working on it��
    Trying to gather some other guys

    Jet

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    You have a whole set of pictures of mine if you want to re-run me one month.

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    Four 818 submissions. FOUR!!

    I guess the demand for a calendar isn't there.

    If I get another 4 submissions in the next day or two, I can still do it, but its not looking good.

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    Sent you an email with the most recent I had for consideration, please feel free to edit as needed.

    No aero bits ie rear Wing front splitter and canards
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    With my 3 crazy grandkids!
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    Taz,
    How about Art Quillen's car?
    My wife took these pics while Art and I were at dinner during a visit last month.
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    Jet - hit Mechie up - maybe we could get three in one shot? But that only covers one month...

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    Just did

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    Taz dont know if you need another roadster but like any excuse to share a pic20210424_140752.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by aquillen View Post
    Jet - hit Mechie up - maybe we could get three in one shot? But that only covers one month...
    Well, considering my car doesn't run right now we'd have to push it wherever we go. lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ponymedic View Post
    Taz dont know if you need another roadster but like any excuse to share a pic20210424_140752.jpg
    Yeah, liking that shot...
    Roadsters are almost full, but I can fit this one in

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    Thanks Taz I will put the package together and get it to you by tomorrow

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    We've got enough 818 submissions to make the calendar a go. I could still use a few more, though. (Looking at you, Art Q!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taz Rules View Post
    We've got enough 818 submissions to make the calendar a go. I could still use a few more, though. (Looking at you, Art Q!)
    Will see what I have already shot that is nice - get back by tomorrow night.

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    I will try to get Adam's Rotary on that last ever calendar.
    Frank
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    Calendars are at the printer...
    see ordering thread

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    Placed an order for 2 of the 818 calendars.

    Also sent a request to you if you can do the collage you designed for me as a poster?

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    Quote Originally Posted by biknman View Post
    Placed an order for 2 of the 818 calendars.

    Also sent a request to you if you can do the collage you designed for me as a poster?

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    Dave
    2022 818 Potter small.jpg
    Looked back through my emails and couln't find the poster request. Odd that. In any case, the answer is yes. I've done several posters for guys over the years. You have my email, we can talk about it no problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taz Rules View Post
    Looked back through my emails and couln't find the poster request. Odd that. In any case, the answer is yes. I've done several posters for guys over the years. You have my email, we can talk about it no problem.
    will send you a PM with my email basically same as my forum ID biknman
    thanks
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