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hmm.. mods/admin ... any chance of cleaning up this 23 page thread to shorten things down for new readers?!

powder coat the bottom?! ha I hope you have a big oven to throw the car in!! Out of curiosity, how much was a rental of an industrial size compressor and blaster?!

I used jack-stands.. a jack and 4x4 posts and a engine hoist I would lay a 4x4 post horizontally under the chassis (so drivers to passengers side) jack up the car, mount the stand. Lower the jack, insert another 4x4 post, raise the car, mount the stand, lower the jack, insert another 4x4.. etc. I used an engine hoist attached in the rear to support the car in the event of an emergency.

OOPS! I meant ford focus.. not fusion

I noticed the past few Ford commercials have advertised the "active grille shutters" on the new Ford Focus car. Apparently its a 7% reduction in C/D (drag!)

miata !

oohh my lord. haha awesome

I love the new rules on F1. it makes it exciting.. the use of KERS and the moveable wing is all about strategy. Its not only racing, but resource management.

2010 Ford Focus WRC car

I hate to bring this thread back up when Monzter isn't updating it.. but I was looking at the Monster 2011 Ford Fiesta WRC car... check out the intake plenum!!

Mount the cat in the back of the car.. just like the WRC world rally cars do!!! They mount them in the rear for weight distribution and to prevent damage when the car slams through rocks and dips and jumps. When heated up you get a very cool tail pipe glow and blue flames. take a look around 24 seconds into the video to see what i mean.

Home Depot does weekend events and clinics. Tile, paint, framing, windows and doors, gardening, etc. check out your local home depot or go to homedepot.com and look at times and sign up!

wow nice work!

impact at 2:31 on the video just fyi

haha i love that quote "Anything with wheels or boobs will cost you money"

i closed my eyes and listened to each video individually right after each other.. big difference! thats pretty cool! How is driving the new clutch in traffic? a whole new experience huh?! haha

Ill just share this.. In the aviation industry.. everything is based off "standard conditions" .. The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) recognized the ISA (International Standard Atmosphere) which is 59* F at Sea Level with 14.7 psi (1013.25 hPa)and 0% humidity. These standard conditions yield the best results when rating aircraft performance and data interpretation. In the Army Standard Metro atmosphere, now used only in ballistics, defines sea-level conditions as 29.5275 inHg of pressure (99.9916 kPa), 59°F (15°C), and 78% humidity. In chemistry, the term standard temperature and pressure (abbreviated STP) denotes an exact reference temperature of 0°C (273.15 K) and pressure of 1 atm (defined as 101.325 kPa). These values approximate freezing temperature of water and atmospheric pressure at sea level. Also in chemistry, the term Standard Ambient Temperature and Pressure (abbreviated SATP) denotes a reference temperature of 25°C (298.15 K) and pressure of 100 kPa. Although there are many variations of the definition, the most accepted one is the temperature and pressure where the equilibrium constant for the autoionization of water is 1.0x10-14. For practical uses? I would use the ICAO Aviation standard for ideal conditions.

to be honest.. thats sounds like it could be the water pump.. I know you just got a new one.. but its possible the bearings could be bad.. get a cheap mechanics stethoscope and listen to the water pump on start up

speedhut gauges

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Welp.. i've been gone for a while.. so I figured i would shoot out an update. Im still workin on the shell of my 280z.. i found blasting the chassis with nickel slag is much much much much better then using soda bicarbonate... meanwhile I needed a fun car to drive... a fun cheap reliable car.. Mazda Miata =) Anyway.. here she is. =)

Tony thank you for sharing your knowledge!! I was unaware!

Build the product, have them available for purchase and you will be amazed at how quickly they sell. I can't tell you how many "theoretical" turbo manifold group buys or vendors start threads looking for interest and nothing happens. Make it happen and they will sell.