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the treaty of versailles was the reason that WWII came about. had it not been for the extremely strict snctions we slapped on the germans after WWI' date=' and those nasty war debts, they never would have been in such horrible shape in the early 30s. Had their economy not been so much trash, and their government such a joke, they would not have been receptive to the extremism of hitler. notice that after WWII we were much more careful about the treaty we wrote.
Interestingly enough, ther were several arms limitations treaties that the french knocked down, because the french were so scared of being beat by the germans again. They refused to shrink their own army, and therefore allowed the germans to expand their army.[/quote']
Yes. Had a lot to do with it. In fact, some historians have considered WWII to be a continuation of WWI. One of the reasons for Hitler’s initial popularity was he was one of the first to come out and publicly state "to hell with the treaty of Versailles". And yes, after this war is over we will have the equivalent of the Marshall plan (the Bush plan?) to rebuild rather than beat down Iraq. We have learned from our past mistakes.
However you are missing my point. Weapon inspections and treaty limitations don't work unless they are backed up by something substantial. And trying to placate a mad man carrying a grudge from a past war is a sure fire recipe for greater pain. Saddam is showing the same contempt for the UN restrictions as Hitler did for his restrictions. (I have seen one weapons inspection document where the Germans claimed flame throwers were needed for “vermin control”.) The parallels to WWII are real. Hopefully we won’t make the same mistakes again.
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bang847 wrote
Being that we heavily consider causes and effects.Well put. A+ from me.
ProfessorRog wrote
They should rather be fighting about the precedent we are setting in our position of world superpower.I think this is exactly George W's point. The UN, for many different reasons, was unwilling to act. Iraq has lived under a state of near military occupation for the last 12 years. You can hardly consider them a "sovereign nation" when they are getting bombed on a weekly (if not daily) basis, being told where in their own country they can and can't fly airplanes and living under mandates, enforced by military force, dictating what they can and can't export. Time to $hit or get off the pot.
People arguing for the "status quo" of continued weapon inspections and sanctions seem to forget the above points. The sanctions didn't hurt Saddam, because he has deflected all of the pain to his people. What was the first things rebuilt after the first gulf war? Palaces.
I understand there is great disagreement about our methods. But people need to give us credit for having the courage to try and do what is right. And to think we are some how going to profit financially from this is ludicrous! People need to be honest and look at the whole picture.
Ever hear of the Treaty of Versailles? Did you realize they had weapons inspectors in pre WWII Germany? Ever wonder what the world would be like if the French and British had enforced the treaty with force before the Nazi’s fully gained power and rebuilt their military? How many lives would have been saved? 30 million? 40 million? More?
Ignoring Saddam will not make him go away. As the saying goes, lead, follow or get out of the way. I think the precedent being set is a good one.
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Check all the vacuum lines. Replace anything that even looks old. You can use an unlit propane torch or engine starting fluid to check for vacuum leaks around all the carb and intake parts.
Could be a stuck EGR valve.
The irregular timing and clacking noise are confusing me. You need to track down the source of the noise more carefully. Agree that it could be a worn timing chain. Check for slop in the distributor shaft. Hydraulic lifters will really clack if you are low on oil, but that shouldn't make you run that rough.
Could also be a failing fuel pump. I assume you replaced the fuel filter when you rebuilt the carbs?
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non-symmetrical brackets
You mean as in right vs. left? I bought a set of your brackets from another member but haven't put them on yet. Is it obvious which bracket goes on which side or are they labeled? I haven't looked at your installation instructions in great detail.... maybe I will have to.
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A company called Electromotive makes a coil pack ignition that mates to the opticrap sensor. I think it can even be set up and controlled from the LT1 computer. For some reason I can't connect to external links but try this:
http://www.electromotive-inc.com
Multiple coil ignitions are the way to go (IMO). They give each coil more time to recover between firings. However, as someone pointed out in the past, it is the opticrap sensor that gives people all the problems.
Just another option.
BTW, On a near stock engine I would be suprised if either the accel or MSD ignition will offer any advantage over the the stock electronic ignition in good condition. Other opinions?
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Rotors out of true did it for me. Check the rotor run out as per the service manual.
Could be complicated by worn tie rod ends, worn ball joints, excessive play in the steering rack or steering rack bushings, loose wheel bearings, out of round tires, bad alignment, worn struts. Oh, also check the tire pressure. and check for irregular wear patterns.
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Semper Fi," short for the latin "Semper Fidelis," means "always faithful."
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Tender Loving Blues ( I know most of the words)
Like a Rolling Stone (classic American poetry "If you aint got nothing baby, you got nothing to lose. Your invincible now you've got no secrets, to concealllllll. How does it feel?")
Lay lady lay (I never really liked this one but it is an recognized classic)
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Do a search of ZF6 trannies. They have come up many times before. Hideously expensive and the shifter if a difficult fit in a Z. Even the repair parts are priced out of this world.
One guy accidentially bought one and asked how it could be adapted to his Z. The best advice he got was to sell it to a Corvette restorer for big $$$ and use the money to buy a t56 plus quite a bit more.
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China, Pakistan, India, Iran, North Korea, etc etc. What's the missing link: Oil!!
You forgot a couple of things. With the exception of North Korea, none of these countries has invaded another country. And if you read about North Korea, you will know that the US, as part of a UN coalition, invaded and totally defeated North Korea. It was only after China counter attacked that the 38th parallel was established. North Korea is a terrorist state, one that is so incapable of feeding it's own people they had to recently pass laws banning cannibalism (God's honest fact). It is theorized that the Taepo Dong missile will eventually be able to reach the US, but can't at this time and never will in any kinds of numbers. If it wasn't for a nuclear capable China there would only be one Korea. And no, the North Korean army is so antiquated that the only reason they are a threat is China.
Blood for oil. I don't understand this concept. I guess a simple statement for simple, uninformed minds. The problem is infinitely more complicated than that.
To people that always accuse the US of thinking of it's own interest, I ask you what our motivation was for Kosovo? Oil? Money? Coca Cola? Get real. Why have we kept US troops in South Korea and Germany for the past 60 f'ing years? How effective would South African sanctions have been without US support. And Somalia. What was our self serving goal there?
I think this country, with some notable exceptions, tries to do the right thing. The big problem we have had is determining what is right.
The problem with oil is oil means money and money makes it possible for a mad man to brutalize innocent people. Only a simple minded fool would think otherwise.
There is an old saying emblazed on the Holocaust memorial in the Baltimore inner harbor. It says he who fails to learn from history is condemned to relive it. Giving Czechoslovakia to the Nazi’s sure didn’t buy “Peace in Our Time†nor avoid the holocaust. Attempting to appease some mad man who has been estimated to have killed 2 MILLION of his own people because "he is not a threat to us" is an act of sheer cowardice.
Eventually Saddam's oil money WILL yield him nuclear weapons. Better to deal with it now rather than later.
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Keep the faith. We have a president who takes care of his own. The military is being given everything it needs to do what it was asked to do.
And for the treatment of prisoners, justice will be served once we finish taking the country.
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LOTS of guys have 400 HP with an R200. Going solid axle is overkill IMO and, not to be a purist, takes away from one of the biggest benefits of a Z: a cheap, good handling rear IRS. If you were looking at 700 HP then a solid axle would be a whole nother issue.
On the driveshaft, get a GM driveshaft and have it shortened. The JTR book tells you what yoke will work with the R200. One guy strongly recommended an aluminum shaft. Claims it really cuts down on driveline vibration.
The other item you might want to research is replacing the U joint half shafts with a CV conversion. If you are near stock ride height, them the U joints are fine. But if you have lowered your car by a couple of inches or more, the CV's might be a more bullet proof upgrade.
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Oh man! Deja Vu all over again.
Your screen name wasn't WRXs2Fast4U in another life, was it?
http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=19245&highlight=
Is it me or does this thread sound familiar?
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To me the fore-aft position of the engine is not as important as the weight distribution and whether a T56 shifter is positioned correctly. If the aluminum block LS1 is lighter, than being farther forward might be the correct position anyway.
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Definitly better in the snow. Also allows a lighter, more space efficient car.
As far as better performance? Nahhhh,
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Was meant as a joke, but didn't come off right. Sorry if it offended anyone.
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Are you sure the guy knew he was in a race?
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angle = arctan( drop / driveshaft length) = artan( 1" / 22.5625") = 2.5 degrees
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That exact engine came up before. Look at the guys feedback. Has had more than his share of problems. Looks like he builds them in his garage.
Good price, but buyer beware!!
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Water sucks. About a month ago we got 30 inches of snow. The next weekend a tropical storm comes in and dumps 2 inches of rain on top of the 30 inches of snow. My backyard quickly turned into a slurpee version of Lake Superior.
A few questions:
1) Guess where all the water decided to go?
2) Guess who got to stand in knee deep slush in the middle of a thunderstorm shoveling 3 back yards worth of snow to get the water away from my back door?
3) Guess what it takes to get over mild frostbite?
4) Guess what no insurance companies cover?
5) Guess what I had to pay some criminal carpet cleaner to half way suck 70 gallons of water out of my family room carpet which originally cost $800 installed?
6) Guess who had to move all of my funiture to pull up the wet carpet and dry it out, then put it all back down again?
7) Guess who gets to spend this evening rerouting the sump pump discharge to be further from the back door?
Answers:
1) In my back door.
2) Me and 2 neighbors.
3) A fifth of gin and a bottle of advils.
4) Surface water coming in your back door.
5) $1100.
6) Me.
7) Me, after I get done with my Chiropracter appointment for the back I threw out.
BTW. If you are truely out of the house that much, they sell water cut off valves that automaticaly shut down the house if the water runs continuously for an extened period of time.
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I have thought about it too, but postings on this board have talked me out of it for a daily driver. Apparantly the "chirp chirp chirp" of slow speed turns gets real annoying after awhile. One guy complained about needing a floor jack to ease positioning the car on a trailer. On the plus side, it is the spider gears that are first to blow on an R180, so I would think welding the gears would make the R180 as tough as the R200 without the weight.
I am suprised the search came up blank for you. There are some good threads on this subject with lots of different opinions.
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Just additional speeding tickets and new tires
Interesting info on our leadership and those who oppose them
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What land holdings do we currently have in either South America or the Philippines? We had bases in the Philippines for quite a number of years but gave them back when the lease ran out. The Subic Bay Naval Base is now a FedEX hub and major shipyard thanks to all of the improvements we left in place. What do we currently have in South America besides embassies?