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Just to clarify (too many conversations yesterday)...I'm a definite maybe, I'll see Kevin's 90% and raise a point.
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 Unwanted step-children not invited? What if I can borrow a Corvette?
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But they just look like the Auto Meter Sport Comp gauges I use in the Chevelle (which can be had relatively cheaply) stuffed in a piece of folded sheet metal. Not necessarily bad. But if you're serious about this and want to get a little more trick, buy the gauges from Summit. Then bring your Vette down to Virgil's and we'll fashion something out of billet. If the timing is right, Virgil ships to anodizing a couple times a month and we can throw your stuff gratis. You even get your choice of colors, as long as it's black.
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Yeah, it's a Ford. But it's a car for the car guys. I thought you might enjoy.
 This was a fully functional and running car before being put away for college. Hasn't been driven since 2001. It was covered and garaged, but neither run nor maintained. So my task is to go through all the soft goods, fluids, etc and ensure it is roadworthy. A few more pics of it here: Pics in my Facebook album
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Oh, sounds like maybe the old location oh Johnie's Broiler, the site of many a movie location (American History X, The Game, Matchstick Men, Heat, many, many others). Haven't been to Downey in half of forever. Didn't realize they did anything with that site. Nonetheleast, I digress. Beautiful cars! (Edit: Interesting read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnie%27s_Broiler)
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Frisco's Carhop
http://www.friscos.com/
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In Downey, there is an old, 60's-style burger joint called Frisco's (similar to the old Ricky and Ronnies, but smaller). Thought maybe that was the venue. They host a Weds night cruise-in that, for some reason, I am never able to attend.
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coulrophobia {practicing for tonight}
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Not all active, electronic crossovers have time alignment correction circuitry; in fact very few do. Time alignment problems are borne out of transducer location, regardless of filtering method (passive or active) and must be corrected either by "padding" the passive network, or using a DSP in an active system. Or ultimately, correcting speaker placement. Therefore, placement is still crucial. And as I stated before, active crossovers may actually worsen the effects of poor transducer placement. The easy fix is to build a stroked big block, put the top down, and open the exhaust cutouts. It removes the want for time alignment, really. 
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Not sure where your reasoning is here. If anything this is less true with a dedicated amp channel and active crossover. Active crossovers tend to have steeper roll-offs (12, 18, or 24 dB per octave), whereas passive crossovers have more shallow slopes (think 6dB or 12dB/octave) lessening the effects of equidistance. Quote:
Distance between the individual drivers is not nearly as important time-alignment of the sounds coming from each. That is, if the location of the tweeter is equidistant to that of the midrange/midbass, relative to the listening position, the different frequencies should arrive at the ear at the same time, regardless of the distance between each driver. However, since spatially the brain can detect the direction from which sound emanates, it is still best to keep the distances between drivers minimal. To the OP: Tweeters are one piece of audio equipment I will never skimp on. Get a high quality piece with good off-axis response and pair it with midrange or midbass drivers of similar quality and you'll be in aural bliss. In the C5, I installed 1" Dynaudio domes in each door (where one is pointed at my knee, the other pointed toward the passenger's knee) and listening to the system you'd swear the tweeters (and midranges) were mounted up in the dash at the base of the windshield.
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 Get eight more folks and I'll bring the C5.
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The track is available for rentals, but I'll just try to get out earlier next time. Since the track operator originally told me there weren't a lot of participants pre-registered, I pretty much lollygagged getting out there.
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Tune up - check.
Driveshaft safety loop - check. Drag slicks - check.  Safety gear - check. Ice chest - check. Tow vehicle, trailer - check, check. ...off to the races!  . . . . . . . . . . ...or maybe not. Dammit! We trailered the Chevelle ~40 miles out to Barona Drags this morning for their Salute to the Military Day 1/8th Mile Drags. But we got turned away. I talked to the guy who runs the track a couple times this week. He said not enough participants signed up for the scheduled brackets so the track would be open for test-and-tune. So come on out and run what I brung. Well, the place ended up selling out and we got their too late. What and anticlimactic end to my week. Well, the preparations have been made - I'll get this car on the track soon! Stay tuned.
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And I let him turn screws and shit, too. Quote:
Factoring in 20% drivetrain loss, I come up with 425/0.8=531chp. Either way, I was a bit disappointed. I'd have made better numbers with the Holley 850 or even a Demon and a Victor Jr intake. But at least I know how to work on the Eddy carb. I'm too busy to take up carburetor tuning these days. Anyway, I made myself feel better by laying some rubber down Imperial Highway on the way back to the office. After all, I don't drive the Dyno printouts to work everyday. Oh, did I mention there's gonna be a Beatles tribute band?
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This was literally two hours ago.
A few specs: 496cid 10:1 forged rotating assembly, roller valve train, Brodix Race Rite oval ports, RPM Air Gap Intake, Edelbrock Thunder Series 800cfm carb; 2800 stall on a TH400, 3.31 12-bolt I'm going to 1/8th mile drags Saturday (my first ever run), I'll post up those numbers this weekend. That's not my mohawk.  Pulls 2, 6, and 7 (HP & TQ vs MPH). Pull 2 was before tuning. Pull 6 was after tuning running though 3" exhaust and 40-series Flowmasters Pull 7 was after tuning and cut-outs opened right after the header collectors  Pull 5 (HP & TQ vs RPM).  Run 7 was my final pull, we forgot to graph this pull versus RPM. The graph showing vs rpm was pull 5.
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BTW, this car does not have a CLB installed. So Matatk's comment about removing the relay for CLB installation might mean you have a different issue altogether if you have the CLB. Good luck!
Posted on: 2010/4/20 21:40
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It's been a while, and I don't recall exactly how I figured it out. But I encountered this in my brother's (formerly my) C5. There is a relay installed as part of the GM recall (p/n and location varies by model year and revision of recall you had done) that is wired into the circuit such that it sends a signal to the BCM "telling" the BCM that the column is unlocked. This relay is installed electrically in place of the actual column lock and if it fails or starts to fail (as was my case) the BCM will think the column is still locked and will cut the power to the fuel pump.
"Pull key, wait 10 seconds" allows the system to reset itself and try to set the relay to the correct latched/unlatched state. By the way, said vehicle was also a 98 A4. Faulty relay was "installed" (actually tie-wrapped) to the steering column behind the knee bolster. But I've also read that the relay can sometimes be found in the passenger footwell near the fuse panel. Hope this helps.  Nelson V.
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I know a lot of cars - mine included - photograph better than they actually look in real life. But I saw Andy's Vette last night and it looks absolutely fantastic.
If you're anywhere in the continental United States, you must make the road trip out to SoCAL to see it. I believe Andy and Tamiza will serve you some soup or something if you do!
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[Freddie Prinze] Looooking gooooood!!! [/Freddie Prinze]
You bring it out to Suzy's tomorrow?
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The car pretty much looks like this today. Visibly, the only difference is that I have since stolen the Grant woodgrain steering wheel out of my brother's El Camino.   
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Hyd. Roller – 243int/257exh @ .050; 107 lobe separation; .570int./.554exh. lift (10:1 compression, forged rotating stock) Quote:
"Completed" is a relative term. This motor just adds to the latest incarnation of the car. I've posted pics before; I'll have to dig them up later. But the car pretty much still looks the same as it did before I yanked the motor. Quote:
Ordered the new B&M TH400 this morning. Summit says ~5 bus. days to delivery. So might not be ready by next Weds. Quote:
The sound actually has a much deeper note in real life, still menacing, tho. I still haven't brought myself to open the electric cut-outs. Quote:
You should see her go after the tires. She'll attack anything that rolls. I told Virgil and Dawn she probably hates her name, "Ferris", so attacks anything that reminds her.
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Not quite the video I was hoping to post by now.
But pending the arrival of a new transmission, I hope to actually drive this car this weekend. Here's a teaser: Nelson V.
Posted on: 2010/3/16 2:22
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Technically, they clear the rockers. But take a look at the first pic. The adjusting nuts/studs protrude about an inch beyond the top of the arm. No biggie. I got some shiny new polished covers yesterday.
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OK, one more teaser pic. I gotta get back to work now that the sun is peaking out.
(Oops, I forgot to order tall valve covers. My GM Performance covers don't clear the roller rockers. I thought I lucked out when my buddy had these old Holley covers laying around. Too bad, they don't fit either.) 
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I've never done the youtube thing. But I'll give it a go after I get the motor fired up. Quote:
...and the clouds are looming. But I told my boss I'll be back in the office "this week some time." It sure is nice to have a clean plate for a change! Quote:
It would be a blast to try finding out though, eh? Did you believe you'd ever see/hear this beast again? You must have lost at least a little faith by now. Nelson V.
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...I'll be buttoning this up tomorrow and dropping it into my '71 Chevelle Convertible.
  A few numbers: 4.31 bore X 4.25 stroke (496 c.i.d.) 10.0:1 Cam duration 243/257 @ .050; lift .570/.554 int/exh All forged rotating stock. Estimated 607HP / 570 lb.-ft., but I'll be choking it with an Edelbrock Performer 2.0 intake for a few weeks. HP/TQ numbers above are estimated for a Victor Jr. I'm actually considering an RPM Air Gap which (surprisingly to me) should bump those numbers up. Yeah, it's a my daily driver. Nelson V.
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Or, if you happen to have your boat/trailer backed into the driveway such that the bow pulpit just happens to be right next to where you're hoisting your engine, you can also use your anchor rode chain...
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Maybe MS decided to leave that setting off the 120Gb model. I vaguely recall it being there on my old 30Gb Zune. And like I mentioned Wednesday, my software was just updated a couple weeks ago.
All I have under Settings>Music is "shuffle", "repeat", and "Artists." I've looked at all my settings... not there.
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[jealous] Very Cool [/jealous]
[hijack]And I still can't find any settings on my Zune to disable equalization.[/hijack] Nelson V.
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Andy - Happy Birthday!
Brian - Happy Birthday! Nelson V.
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            And as usual, I have fallen victim to the Boeing Car Show Curse. Almost every year when our car show comes around, something happens that prevents me from entering my car. This year, I spun a rod bearing, so my motor is again on the engine stand: 
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Here's a few pics. Enjoy...
                 
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Wait...what?
You've been away? 
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Andy, those looks sweet on your car bro. I almost got TT II's for my car because I didn't want to have to wait for custom-ordered billet wheels (but I lucked out and found just the right set on ebay).
Nelson V. P.S. Oh by the way, I'm not making it out to El Segundo today...
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Hey, I'll go to this event, unless of course I can't make it...
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...Handles like a pig... Thanks to the revised camber curve of aftermarket aluminum spindles (fitted with Baer/C5 brakes and tall ball joints) and adjustable upper control arms, negative camber, and 5* of caster, it now handles like a refined pig, still a pig, nonetheless. I concur with everything else.
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I know it's already been established that Ron is not talking about his laptop. But this had me laughing.
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Updated thread: 8-24-2008
It sure seemed like a whole lot more than two or three weeks, but the mass finally arrived this week. 4.25" Stroke Callies Dragonslayer Crank 4.31" Bore SRP Flatties Compstar H-Beam Rods  Tomorrow the block goes into the shop for machining....  Nelson V.
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 (Oh wait a minute, I stil owe Andy and Bastet measurements for a convertible rear window...  )
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Fusible links, the in-line, wire type - (not the fuse-looking widget Kevin posted) - can be had at some of the chain stores (Auto Zone here in SoCAL). Don't ask the clerk, he'll try to point you to a fuse. But the fusible links are in the electrical section right near the fuses, and just look like a piece of wire in the bubble packs.
I have replaced them in the past without ever finding any apparent short or overload condition that caused the initial failure.
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Sorry I can't do it in one word, but I couldn't leave out affirmative action!
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Call Mark Savitske at scandc.com. He's a dealer for SPC and really knows his stuff. Just be prepared to spend a half hour on the phone. Tell him Nelson V. from Team Chevelle sent you (probaby won't give you any special discount, but it'll earn me brownie points).
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Update 7-31-2008
Didn't get much done last couple weeks except actually making money to pay for my loot. I did do a little wrenching last week, but forgot my camera at my brother's house. So this update is a week late. Hope this will keep your appetites whetted. Here I am tearing into the old rotating stock. OK, yes I am flexing for the camera:  I also did some suspension work. The adjustable, upper control arms were already run before on the car but failed.  The red sleeves are made out of 1" hex aluminum stock. I had some coilovers in the car and I pre-loaded them incorrectly, leading to failure of one coilover, as well as the hex aluminum (see below). So I made new adjusters for the control arms. New stock is 1-1/8" Chrome-Moly. I had them nickel plated because it was free. Also added some Cherry Red Krylon to the previously rusty cross-shafts. (The acrylic blocks in the background are my sidework that are helping to fund the goodies.)  Next on my to-do list... This weekend I intend to finish tearing down the short block so I can send it for boring and decking when the new rotating mass arrives (hopefully next week or so). Also, planning to hang the suspension back onto the frame. Lastly, after much hemming and hawing, I finally ordered the new rotating assembly last week. I got: Callies Dragonslayer Crank with 4.25" stroke Compstar H-beam rods SRP Flat-top pistons Everything forged. Combined with my 115cc combustion chambers in the RaceRite heads, I'm looking at 8.9:1. Very pump gas friendly. Force-feed friendly. Next week, I'll sharpen my pencil and finalize the grind with my camshaft vendor. To be continued....
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Great, you guys would pick another weekend when I'm away to do breakfast!
Oh wait, I'm away every weekends, these days!
Posted on: 2008/7/27 5:12
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