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![]() I'm going to put 200 tread wear tires on it... hook is likely to be a problem in the near future (one of the tires has a flaw in it, so tire changing is going to come sooner rather than later.)
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![]() Brown Santa arrived today
![]() it even came with stickers! ![]() and baffles ![]() of course, the accessories.... like a pickup that can do full flow and a screw in dipstick ![]() now the machinist needs to finish... so 6 years from today and I'll be dialed! |
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![]() I hate spending extra money - but I paid to go to law school, and I've learned far more at far less money spent by my trials, tribulations and successes with cars. Glad I did law school because it affords this learning for me, but I half expect them all to blow - and many do because I start 'cheap'
I knew the head gasket surface was wrong, I also knew I may have hurt the bottom end when the MSD distributor loosened... but learning. And I can't be a complete idiot (parts are missing), but even that.... I'm being copied on many things I do (which we all know that copying is the greatest compliment) - somehow I feel like the Pied Piper with similar results... point is, I may not like the boom but it's still a lot of fun. and I'm still testing things.... my assertion - that chinese make great anvils - in this case, I like the Striker head a lot, but those things are $5,000 EACH.... I put good valves, good springs in the Chinese copy and they seem to be just fine.... they still will need a port but I won't have 4k in them - even with light valves and great springs - best of all, if I put a piston into orbit, it's a $600 aluminum head..... and to be super-clear, I will never, ever waste a part.... I think that people who break rocks in a sandbox are idiots. But if I find its fail point, I'm okay with it. Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; 01-15-2021 at 06:20 AM.. |
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![]() Quote:
hypothetically speaking, that is. I gave my clubs to the nicest pastor I'd ever met. Heard he runs a bar in Sin City now. Coincidence? I think not. In other news, I reached out to OUSCA (Optima challenge) - the 2021 rules say if you have questions, ask. So I asked. Seemed prudent. |
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![]() wiring is my least favorite thing to do... this is why
![]() you know, buddy (the guy I bought this from), if you're still watching this... stop doing crap like this ![]() hiding bare soldered connections under plastic sheathing? seriously?edited you had electrical tape.... ![]() and big surprise, that white wire is the fan wire ... which doesn't work... probably because it burned at some point...smh |
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