Pop N Wood
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What I have noticed is posting varies pretty predicatably with time of day and day of the week. Monday morning (when people get back to work but still don't feel like working) is the busiest time for posts.
My guess is right now the board is vacant for the same reason my office is empty, vacations.
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My advice is to concentrate on making effective welds and not pretty welds. To evaluate that you need to cut a cross section of the weld and check for even penetration with no undercutting of the base material.
Making the weld look like a stack of quarters will come with time and practice.
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...I do kinda get that feeling that it would cut my finger off in a split second if I ever lost respect for the thing. Might be that the fear also has to do with all of the safety guards falling off too, and the switch being about 2" from the exposed blade...
LOL. Ain't that the truth. My HF drill press has these little rocker switches on the side of the unit down behind something. Half the time I hit the light switch instead of the motor switch. I guess they figure it is just easier to get another chinaman should something go wrong.
I keep meaning to splice a huge off switch in the plug line and mounting that on the front of the press where it belongs.
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Can't you swap the left and right calipers to get the bleeders on top?
The larger MC is practically a requirement to get the larger displacement of fluid for the larger brake calipers. It is not so much I wanted the larger diameter, it is just the smaller MC will run out of volume without it.
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Not sure what you are asking. I thought a "chop saw" was a metal cutting saw.
But I will tell you I use metal cutting blades in a standard $40 Sears hand held circle saw for the majority of my metal cutting. The saw doesn't like it a whole lot. That is why I use a cheap saw for this. Has held up fine for several years now.
You can get the blades at Harbor Freight, Sears, Homers or even WalMart.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47576
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What Cody said. Dont' buy too much wire at one time. It feeds better if it is fresh.
These MIG pliers are nice
Absolutely make sure you get the gas option when you buy the welder. Having a roll of flux core wire is still handy in case you every have to weld outside on a day with even a slight breeze.
For welding gloves I like the kind that come up to the elbows. Homers sells the Campbell Hausfield gloves like this that are extra insulated.
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I have no idea. There were several Lincolns with similar looking fans. They looked very hard to get to also.
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Got a fan out of a Continental. It just slightly wider and about 2 inches taller than the Taurus unit in the pic above. The side rails sit perfectly on the tank unions rather than on the core. Has the same 2 speed motor, but the fan blade diameter is an inch and a half bigger. Matches the JTR core perfectly.
This thing would have been a biatch to get out, but I found one just sitting on the trunk of the car in front of the Continental. As an added bonus, got an aluminum strut bar out of a turbo escort that should work with the Z. Only $27 for both.
Will post a pic next week when the wife gets back from vacation with the camera.
Thanks Mike! Now if you can just move the exit on the passenger side LS1 header back 1 stinking inch so it will work with the stock Corvette style motor mounts. Would have saved me 3 days of welding and grinding in 95° heat.
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When I mounted my compressor in the rafters of my garage, I just hooked a rubber air line to the tank drain and put a blow gun on the other end. Every day or so I actuate the blow gun to drain the condensate, and inbetween the rubber line makes a pretty effective drain tank. All I needed was (I think) a 3/8 NPT barb and a couple of hose clamps.
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The fan/shroud from a Lincoln Mark 8' date=' and 95-98 Ford T-bird will also fit on the radiator pretty well.
It uses a larger fan than the Taurus, and in my opinion, it fits the radiator better than the Taurus fan.
These can be found on ebay, if you want to see what it looks like.[/quote']
Thanks for the tip. Off the Crazy Ray's this morning before it gets too hot.
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The one I got doesn't overlap the tanks by a little bit. It is a full 3-4 inches wider than the one you show. It is wider than the whole radiator.
I am headed back to the pick and pull tomorrow. This time I keep looking until I find one that is the correct width. Ever notice how many more Fords there are in the salvage yards than GM?
BTW, I did get a 2 speed model. Just too damn wide.
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Having read countless JohnC posts about replacing old fasteners or the proper way to prep a piece of metal for a weld, when I am in the garage working on the car I often catch myself asking "I wonder if JohnC would approve of the way I am doing this?" I mean, it is not hard to find people who can tell you how something should be done, but I think it is rare to find someone who can actually back that up like John can.
So I decided to start a poll to see how many people have ever asked themselves "What would JohnC do?"
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Looks like a pretty good vehicle for sliding around corners
http://www.lookatentertainment.com/v/v-1146.htm
A better driver than I am.
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Just make sure your stock grounds are in good shape. Personally I like to minimize wires and other clutter, not add to it.
BTW, beware of any kit that has to warn you to NOT connect the ground wire to the positve battery terminal. And WTH is "JDM" about that kit?
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Went to a pick and pull and got a 2 speed fan from a Taurus for $18.50. Was expecting a perfect fit like DaleMX got in this pic
Instead the fan I got looks to have the exact same motor but the shroud is as wide as the outer tanks of the JTR radiator. Will take major surgery to make it fit.
What did I do wrong? Pulled 2 different fans and they were both this wide. Is there a different year I should be looking at?
BTW, DaleMX is one of my favorite HybridZ members. I have gotten more useful info from his posts and pics.
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Suppose most of you are already aware of this, but thought i would turn the rest of you onto these silver metalic sharpie pens.
These are probably one of the best metal working tools made. Throw away the soap stone and buy a pack or two of these at Homers. The are visible as hell and don't burn off as the cutting wheel works through the steel. I am making some motor mounts, and even my blind old eyes are able to work the cutting wheel along the lines with no trouble.
On the plus side the marks disolve in oil, so they clean up nicely.
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Shoot.. I'd a done her.
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That was the vehicle they used to film the movie "Highway Gang Bang, In da Butt".
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Man I never would have predicted that.
Still frames of the carnage
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This is just an old post. Either the pics have been moved out of his gallery or the links got redirected in one of the many software reconfigurations.
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Hot damn hot damn hot damn.
Everyone stop now because that smiley face bruised ass has us all beat!!!
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Phantom has posted corner weights for his car. Although I would think only the front to back are relavent since suspension changes can bias the port-starboard readings.
Phantom'c car was the development prototype for the JCI system.
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Pinks is supposed to be based on street racing...where there are no rules per se...so if you want to drive with only a thong on' date=' technically that would be allowed.
Yasin[/quote']
Well, hopefully you would have the decency to at least cover the seat with a towel or something first. You know, just in case you lose.
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Sounds like a fun trip. Sure took the Northern route.
One thing you need to understand about western Nebraska is 20 miles is "just down the road a bit". That is why 14 year old kids can get driver licenses to get themselves to school.
And I hear what you say about Wyoming. Add Montana to that same list. My brother and I once drove the length of the state and ended up sleeping in a bean field because every motel we stopped at was already full.
Posted this in zcar.com...
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Which is exactly why you should have pulled completely off the road and stopped to let him pass if need be.
Easy to say and hard to do, believe me I know. But if you want to F with crazy people you are running a serious risk.