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fab 12/22 in az. There was a lot of political BS to put up with but it was the easiest job I ever had and it had great benefits as well. I would go back if I could.
White's '95 GT "Unicorn"
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Frank.JD.Perez
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I wouldn't lol
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Anyone see an issue with me running a few washers in addition to the 'pinion spacers' that MM suppled with the TA? Each washer/spacer is equal to 1/2* of angle and I only have enough spacers to gain 1* but need 2*
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send it!
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Lined my tail pipes up a few days ago but it still bangs the PHB. The only thing that will fix this is adding muffler hangers.
Got back to tackling my pinion angle issue. It’s easy to take a reading on the balancer but I’m not sure I trust the readings. My original readings were 4.2* and 1.7* (front and back)
This is 4.2* (90 - 85.6) as measured on the balancer itself.
Decided to check the digital angle finder with my protractor, which gave me 3.5*
Then tried again with a straight edge and it gave me 3.9*.
Ok, that’s clear as mud but let’s move to the rear. I’ve added two spacers to each side to add 1* of angle. My initial reading gave me 3.3*.
I tried this again with the straight edge and the reading was 1*. Hmm, I have to remove the driveshaft to get the best reason at the rear end.
Yeah, that ain’t happening today. I put the car on the ground and took it for a spin. It seems to vibrate significantly less above 70 mph and I’ve decided to drive it to work tomorrow.
Got back to tackling my pinion angle issue. It’s easy to take a reading on the balancer but I’m not sure I trust the readings. My original readings were 4.2* and 1.7* (front and back)
This is 4.2* (90 - 85.6) as measured on the balancer itself.
Decided to check the digital angle finder with my protractor, which gave me 3.5*
Then tried again with a straight edge and it gave me 3.9*.
Ok, that’s clear as mud but let’s move to the rear. I’ve added two spacers to each side to add 1* of angle. My initial reading gave me 3.3*.
I tried this again with the straight edge and the reading was 1*. Hmm, I have to remove the driveshaft to get the best reason at the rear end.
Yeah, that ain’t happening today. I put the car on the ground and took it for a spin. It seems to vibrate significantly less above 70 mph and I’ve decided to drive it to work tomorrow.
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Decided to put the car on jack stands last night to address a few tasks today. My intention was to add another degree to my pinion angle, replace the fuel hat seal and install the exhaust clamp/hangers. Started the car, pulled it up on blocks and started to jack the rear by the TA. While I was placing the jack stands, I noticed a few puddles of water and was immediately worried.
My initial search proved inconclusive and I couldn’t find any leaks. Shined the light under the intake and found a significant amount of water. This had me sick! I couldn’t bring myself to chase this further and went inside for the night.
Knowing that something was very wrong, I took my sweet time this morning before I started to dig into the engine. After I worked up the never I started to pull things apart.
It didn’t take me long to find the source of the leak. There is a cracked water passage above the #2 piston. Pulled the dipstick and the oil looked mint. Thank God for that.
For those who know the history, they know why this is so devastating to me and they’d understand why my initial notion was to part the car out.
That just isn’t going to happen!
The plan is to move the rotating assembly to a new block but with 12.5:1 pistons. I have never missed an opportunity to upgrade something in the face of tragedy and this is no exception.
Stay tuned!!
My initial search proved inconclusive and I couldn’t find any leaks. Shined the light under the intake and found a significant amount of water. This had me sick! I couldn’t bring myself to chase this further and went inside for the night.
Knowing that something was very wrong, I took my sweet time this morning before I started to dig into the engine. After I worked up the never I started to pull things apart.
It didn’t take me long to find the source of the leak. There is a cracked water passage above the #2 piston. Pulled the dipstick and the oil looked mint. Thank God for that.
For those who know the history, they know why this is so devastating to me and they’d understand why my initial notion was to part the car out.
That just isn’t going to happen!
The plan is to move the rotating assembly to a new block but with 12.5:1 pistons. I have never missed an opportunity to upgrade something in the face of tragedy and this is no exception.
Stay tuned!!
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When I seen the post on Instagram earlier I was like no fuckin way . Man I feel bad it’s been hurdle after hurdle. I’m sure you’ll come back better then ever
Akurma
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Damn that flat out sucks!
RAU03MACH
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As cold as it has been
When I was doing my start ups before the freeze and snow
I checked all the antifreeze in the vehicles
And made sure good to go
When I was doing my start ups before the freeze and snow
I checked all the antifreeze in the vehicles
And made sure good to go
DKblue98GT
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Well crap! Time to upgrade...
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Well, at least ya know where everything goes....
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dang man, just caught up here. Its always something, i swear that's how life is.
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that sucks man.
sure its not godzilla time?!
sure its not godzilla time?!
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that sucks man.
sure its not godzilla time?!
$3k repair or $45k car
What ever shall I do?
Frank.JD.Perez
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knowing you? 45k car
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Well now when you think of it that way the new godzilla 7.3 is a DEAL!!! This is how you need to sell it to the wife.
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Dammit that sucks. I hope you get it fixed soon man
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It’s safe to say it’ll be a few months due to work constraints.
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