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I love Future Weapon! That was big fun; thanks for posting!
Round 9, 62,800 on my first try. :toothy8:
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As long as your tires aren't really old I wouldn't fret about it. You don't need tread depth, you need stiction. Brake pads, what kind, both front & rear?, SS brake lines, fluid type? alignment? Oh, and I have an automatic,?
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Here's some pics of ours. No We didn't get to Newport for that event. Mike and Ellen.
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I'll try to keep this thread going with current discount codes for Rockauto. If you haven't ordered parts there yet, I suggest you give it a shot, prices are hard to beat and they actually carry some higher quality stuff than your local parts store.
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Wow... Brad made it... it only took the equivlent of a 2x4 to the back of your head... as for CC......i'll simply kick his scrawny little ass, light-loafed guys with titles are my favorite pickens 
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There are a bunch of steps in the FSM before you get to here, right? I'm not positive, not having a MAF car. I think there many more MAFs replaced than there are bad MAFs. Many more ECMs, too. I have heard of subbing one on the car from either another Corvette, or even an F body. Maybe a friend has... I agree that there are many replaced that shouldn't but I've also seen many other steps taken (per FSM) when the problem turns out to be the MAF. They're touchy things, throwing codes when they shouldn't and not throwing codes when they should ...
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Looks awesome! Makes me want to get out there myself. I want to autocross so bad I can taste it, but that track looks even more fun than autocross. Pictures are great too! 
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Wow... Brad made it... it only took the equivlent of a 2x4 to the back of your head...
 and don't pick on CC... he has power now... and that's scary enough as it is, but as a pit bull, he is rather handy to have around. 
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I have to fix some perpetual power steering issues, but other than that I'm good to go. Car was blowing PS fluid all over the place last trip out. What's going on? I thought that was fixed ...
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Surround sound, baby.... Surround sound! I agree!
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As long as your tires aren't really old I wouldn't fret about it. You don't need tread depth, you need stiction.
I think I'll be heading there in April for the full infield course. I don't have the schedule handy. Is your car ready otherwise? Where are you located? I have to fix some perpetual power steering issues, but other than that I'm good to go. Car was blowing PS fluid all over the place last trip out.
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Looking good!
Are you going to keep the originals or sell them? I'm not looking for another set - I'm just wondering ...
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Hi Guys this is my first post to this great web Site.
I Have a 1990 Vert. I would like to service my tranny by dropping the pan. Are there any useful hints or tricks in doing this due to the X brace under the Verts? Thanking you in advance for any help. Mark
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The talk about Bullet and the best car chase kicked of a random thought. I think one of the best scenes in any movie was the foot chase at the beginning of Octapussy. The double O agent dressed as a clown running for all he's worth, wounded, past the point of complete exhaustion, but he won't quit until his mission is complete. He makes it into the British embasy and then it's as if his mind tells his body it's ok to die now. I loved that scene.
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WELL HOT DIGGITY GOD-DAMN! I finally made it over here, thanks to the invite from bogus, cuisinartvette and tobijohn! Hey Man 
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Hell, I might even crack open a beer before noon. Remember, it's 5:00pm somewhere.
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Welcome aboard Brad
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BTW, the only Pink Panther movie that didn't have "Pink Panther" in the title was the first one. It was entitled "A Shot in the Dark" and is every bit as hilarious as the others. "A Shot in the Dark" was the second Pink Panther movie, 1964. "The Pink Panther" was released in 1963. While we're talking about Peter Sellers don't forget "Dr. Strangelove". Two of my favorites: "Bullitt" possibly the best car chase on film (even though it is a Mustang) "Once Upon a Time in the West" the king of the spaghetti westerns. Henry Fonda as a psychopathic hired gun.
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... Uh Brad, wrong emoticon. I thnk this is the one you want:
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I love the look!!!! However, don't dis on the Kumho's. They may be cheaper, but they are a VERY good tire.
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WELL HOT DIGGITY GOD-DAMN! I finally made it over here, thanks to the invite from bogus, cuisinartvette and tobijohn!
dudes, i'm touched (you knew that, LOL)....thanks for even mentioning my name :thumbleft: i got rolled off the CF 6 times, the last i was permanently banned right at christmas time but requested a return because i like the PR&C section so much. i love to shoot my mouth off and get under the skin anyway, its great to be at a new place. i will always be me, a useless twisted prick, and i thank all for caring enough to have me join in the jerk-off party that is corvette. no matter how i come across, i love you guys!  hey centralcoaster -- kiss my ass! :tongue:
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sweet look! I love the colour.
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serious "blast" from the past.
At one point, there was a transmission and entire model chassis available for that engine kit. I cannot imagine what the chassis kit must be worth today.
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It's been raining off and on all day... right now, it's chilly and very wet outside.
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I don't think so. It seems to make the steering more responsive and I like that.
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Isn't it BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm saving up for synthetic lawn in the front yard and a putting green in the back, tired of mowing and watering.
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Off and on all day long and expected to Rain thru Sun! What do you do when it rains It's been snowing here for a week. Usually the snow stays up on the mountain. Hell, on tv I just saw I5 closed in Bakersfield for snow!!!
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Dam that looks nice, looks like you keep her in good shape. Do the poly bushings give you a stiff bumpy ride?
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Here's some pics of ours. did you goto loyalty days last year, i talked to someone that had an early red C4, i had a silver/grey 84 couple heres the before shot  after shot 
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[quote]I have found the magic car. It's called "application specific." I have four of them; One to race, one to tow, one to drive to work in the summer and one to drive to work in the winter. None of them are good in any of the other aspects and none of them are particularly valuable, but they're all great cars. :withstupid] Even if it won't tow, you gotta keep the 69, maybe hotrod it a little, it's a classic. I had a 77 Chev van that I bought new and put 350,000 miles on. It wouldn't tow for chit, even the truck crate motor wouldn't pull that well up the mountains or any grade, like 45mph. 10 mpg towing I bought a 2000, 2 wheel dr, Silverado 5.3 vortec with 65,000 on it for $12k Assume motor, runs 60 mph on the mountain with a 4,000 lb. trailer and gets 16 mpg towing. Yep, a pain to work on but, its never been in a shop and at 120,000 something finally wore out, front wheel brg,.
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I have loved those wheels since the first day I layed eyes on them. Looks outstanding
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I've been threatening to get my ass out there, hopefully it'll be this year. I need to get some $$$$ together for tires and stuff first. Let me know if I can ride along next time you go, I'd sure like to get the feel of it.
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When on CF, I was talking to PeteK about a converter. I then got a PM from fuddle, telling me that I should buy a brand name converter, not a converter from a private seller. I thought that was pretty tacky and turned me off to them no matter how good their converter might be. I ended up buying a used TCS converter. It has a 12" back and a 9.5" front. Kind of wierd looking but the idea is that the kevlar lockup clutch is bigger than a 9.5" therefore works better and lasts longer, but the front is 9.5" so the weight is down and performance is good. It doesn't feel like stock but it is very driveable. I wouldn't want it if I were worried about gas mileage tho as mine went down with the new converter. Of course my foot got a little heavier at the same time! The main difference between myself and Fuddle is I never tried to sell converters. They needed to sell them to eat. I sold them based on request. They were a forum sponsor, and I was not, so I respected them. I was lucky. I stumbed upon an anal retentave, small, family owned shop that built converters. Every time they built me a performance converter, their peckers got hard. They enjoyed doing them that much. I sold a few based on inquities, and it spread through word of mouth. I guess what I am trying to say is there is no such thing as a PeteK converter. Only a PeteK box with someone else's converter. Everyone who bought one knew this. If I had to buy one other than my guy's, it would be a converter from Andre at Edge. To my knowledge, no one had been unhappy with a converter I sold them. I have sold 3 converters to guys who pulled out their Fuddle to install mine.
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Is there a tutorial on the replacement of the rar wheel bearings on a 96 C-4? I'll be installing new tapered bearing soon, thanks to Jr RifleCoach. Mine are howling when I go through a hard right turns. As a side note I've seen dialectric "U" joins for my C-4???? and prices from$25.00 to $65.00? What do you recommend for "U" joints?
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Glad it's Thursday - the end of the work week. It was a rather strange week. Had Mon off for a holiday; in training Tues and Weds (which was rather excruciating); in the office on Thurs; and off tomorrow. Not a bad week altogether.
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Hmm. I wonder how much load those rods can possibly see? Lighter is better if I can get away with it.
A grade 8 bolt is good for about 120,000 psi in tension at the thread root. But they'll fail in tension at about 23,200 psi under fatigue. Grade 5 bolts are good for about 18,600 psi under fatigue. Looks like they usually snap at the first engaged thread. After 6 or 7 threads, the rest don't carry any load at all. Of course they're preloaded too. Overtightening them reduces how much load the link can carry. Hard to find info about thread strength. If they're in an aluminum link, the threads may strip first.
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It made my weekend free. It caused the cancellation of the PSCA race at The Strip in Las Vegas. So I'll just relax.
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I don't mind the rain. I just wish it wouldn't rain during morning and evening rush hours. There's plenty of time in the middle of the day and overnight to rain.
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Yup, rained out of work again .Guess Ill get some more work done on the 67...We DO need the rain even though Im sick of it.
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Hey DaleD! Yeah I guess you're right. I have to drive up to the local mountains to get snow. I don't mind a little rain, just not day in and day out.
Posted on: 2008/1/25 2:27
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