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We got a case of tequila, a carton of cigarettes and a Motorsport catalogue. WE'RE ON A MISSION FROM GOD! steve77

Not really pictures of me either...just what I like to do when I have a lift in my garage and two Russian-speaking friends over...(there, now the tread has come full circle). And I can make all the phone book jokes I like. I'm 4'10". steve77

Wow, Conrad and Vegemite in the same thread. Some depth here. Slightly above average movie. Well below average book. Vegemite will either kill you or can single-sourcedly support life on several planets. Gav, you need an art consultant. Alan, shouldn't you be sitting on a phone book or something? steve77

Shoulda left it FI....145 at the rear wheels and it runs. Always. steve77

>>>Klink<<<< That's what I was thinking too.... I KNOW NUSH-ING!!!! steve77

Try a local shop that works on Z's--small chance they have some they haven't thrown away. I have a couple down here, but they aren't worth removing from the strut and shipping, and I don't think you want to drive three hours for them.... steve77

"Hey, hold my beer--watch this!" steve77

So, it's official Americans are silly...but seriously, without Thanksgiving, how does the rest of the world know when to buy a tree, put up the lights and start playing effing Christmas music on the radio? Falalalala la la la la steve77

That was right here in Kalifornia. Trying to remember which page I got the video off--I think Buttonwillow. I think one of them MIGHT belong to a member here.... steve77

I knew it would come to this.... That's me in the middle.

Brown sugar...how come you taste so good?

>>>>Thanksgiving represents the beginning of the season where retail businesses throughout the western world satisfy their own greed and money lust by making the general population feel that in order to demonstrate their affection for family and loved ones, they MUST spend large sums of money to purchase the biggest, fastest, newest, most "in fashion" products on the market. It represents the worst parts of modern society. <<<< That was gonna be option #5, I swear. It just wouldn't fit. steve77

It say: "We like put 710 on oil cap but George Bush come kick our arse so put elephant on". I'm done with this thread too....

Stupid American poll

Starting floor pan repair (pretty good sized areas) and frame rail repair directly under possibly this holiday weekend. Should the car be blocked up in the middle or something while the material is removed and welded back in? Could the car 'sag' in the middle while this area is out? Flip side: When the new material is going back in, would it be possible to jack the car up in the middle and build a bit of 'pre-load' arch into the frame? Like truck trailers and laminated beams. Ignorant, inquiring minds want to know! steve77

Let me preface this: I am not a mechanical engineer, nor do I KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT STRUCTURAL METAL. Metal is great because you can weld a gusset over it and be good as new or even stronger. But, addressing the 'repair' and the shop NOT welding anything over/around the hole/stressed area and giving it back to you as a structuraly sound unit, it is interesting to compare to structural wood members (my business). This diatribe is basically worthless because (a) wood and metal are probably quite different in how they fail, ( there is no clearly defined 'bearing point', and © the entire inside of the fender above the structural member is practically a gusset, or 'web'....anyways, all Iknow about is wood and it is Thanksgiving morning and I am bored so what the hell.... In 'unengineered' (natural) structural wood members, you are limited to removing roughly 1/3 of the cross section on horizontal members and 1/2 of the cross section on vertical supporting members. So, rounding things off, if you have a 2"X4" board on edge supporting a ceiling, you can only drill a 1 3/8" hole in it. Translated to the frame rail, I'd say your hole is a bit over that ratio. On engineered wood products, the rules are both stricter and more relaxed because it changes as you approach or depart from the bearing point. Within a certain area close to the bearing point you can make practically NO penetrations but as you move away, the penetrations allowed become larger but there are very close restrictions realted to shape (drilled holes can be much larger than square) and how close you are to the top or bottom edge of a horizontal member. Dead center is the least susceptible to failure, but as you approach the top and bottom edges, the stresses multiply. On engineered members constructed out of natural members (roof trusses) the allowance for penetration is almost nil. Only the tiniest absolutely unavoidable holes can be drilled in the members, and there is a good chance it will be reviewed. There is probably very little of this that translates to metal. Again, weld a plate over it and it is done. Stilll, cosmetically and ethically it will be wrong. steve77

Hey Walter, We have twin cars! steve77

Wow, CTR, I feel so honored. You chose to reply to MY post on your very first post. Welcome! Nice to have ya! steve77

http://www.vararacing.com/Videos/British5.mpg steve77

Stagea! That's it. Sorry. steve77

Pretty popular with the ricers. I don't really know how old of theory this is...perhaps it has been around for ages. This 'multi-ground' thingy--where a half-dozen or more fat ground wires run from the battery off to all over the engine. They bolt to just about anything that doesn't move. Is there any merit in this? steve77

Isn't the Alcantra the Skyline wagon? Something like that.... steve77

I hate to break it to you, but......oh, nevermind. steve77

What is the difference between these two?: Competition Oil Pump (15010-A1115) W/external adjuster above Turbo Oil Pump (15010-S8000) W/external adjuster above Please use 'standard' ZX turbo oil pump as standard for comparison. steve77