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gregzz4 03-24-2013 06:55 AM

I just finished a 5 hour dishwasher install .... :twised:

Spend $600 on an appliance, and you still have to buy more parts to put it in :surprise:

Anyway, I'm sure glad it's done
I've been handwashing since November

ckmullin 03-24-2013 03:56 PM

Glad you got it plumbed in. Save some good $ from those damn 'installers'. I try to do as much as possible as well! lol

zum14 03-25-2013 01:38 AM

Man I need help....

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps81f3ce2c.jpg

ckmullin 03-25-2013 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zum14 (Post 805389)
Man I need help....

My easy 3 step program!


Step 1: Grab Dr Ho's amazing pain product!!

http://www.drhonow.com




Step 2: Hook up to body as directed:

http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/_img/81-2.jpg




Step 3: Enjoy movie star status with glorious white teeth and endless abs:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/imag...bs-jackman.jpg



PS.....IMPORTANT...don't leave home without your female gawker whacking stick

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/a...s/465088_o.gif


The Grizz 03-25-2013 02:43 AM

So much do to & so little time..........

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...psfa32e721.jpg

sphelps 03-26-2013 12:23 AM

Enough with the polls already

Proteus 03-26-2013 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphelps (Post 805716)
Enough with the polls already

Yup

lastlight 03-26-2013 01:19 AM

i stopped using pohl's xtra actually. found it lightened my sps colours. i've been considering giving it anther shot but i'm not sure. might start a pohl's poll...

ckmullin 03-26-2013 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titus99 (Post 805721)
Yup

I find it annoying that when the poll section is minimized it will not stay minimized after a refresh. Every other section keeps a memory of a setting but the poll.

Aquattro 03-26-2013 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckmullin (Post 805805)
I find it annoying that when the poll section is minimized it will not stay minimized after a refresh. Every other section keeps a memory of a setting but the poll.

Yup, drives me nuts :)

ckmullin 03-26-2013 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 805806)
Yup, drives me nuts :)

It should just be a setting on the admin side of the forum.... :wink:

Aquattro 03-26-2013 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckmullin (Post 805809)
It should just be a setting on the admin side of the forum.... :wink:

Ya, should be. Can't find it. I've been looking for years :)

ckmullin 03-26-2013 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 805810)
Ya, should be. Can't find it. I've been looking for years :)

Give me access and I'll take a look as well. :twised:

fishoholic 03-26-2013 03:35 AM

Dear Mr. Eel.....filefish are friends NOT food!!!!!!:twised:

ckmullin 03-26-2013 03:37 AM

lol

Zoaelite 03-26-2013 09:22 AM

3:30am... Still @ school... Class in 4 and a half hours...

sphelps 03-26-2013 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoaelite (Post 805871)
3:30am... Still @ school... Class in 4 and a half hours...

One day you will look back at this as the good old days

jorjef 03-26-2013 07:01 PM

Designer Clowns are proof that, 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. I find them all attractive in that Frankenstein freak of nature kind of way (nice way of saying damn they are ugly)

kien 03-26-2013 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jorjef (Post 805978)
Designer Clowns are proof that, 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. I find them all attractive in that Frankenstein freak of nature kind of way (nice way of saying damn they are ugly)

Joe: hey Fred, i think I'm going to breed these two clowns and see what happens.

(..two years later)

Fred: OMG!! What in the name of all that is holy is THAT?!? KILL IT!! KILL IT NOW!
Joe: No wait.. what if we called it a beautiful Platinum Picasso? I bet people will buy it!
Fred: ERMAHGERD THAT THING IS HIDEOUS!
Joe: Okay, how about this, it's a "Snowflake" ! That sounds pretty right??
Fred: JOE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!
Joe: :neutral:

jorjef 03-26-2013 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 805989)
Joe: hey Fred, i think I'm going to breed these two clowns and see what happens.

The real reason Fred is so upset is because the attempt made Joe look like a clown... or is it the clowns ended up looking like Joe. Only the super 8 footage knows the truth.

lockrookie 03-26-2013 11:29 PM

Clowns can be painted any way they like and portrayed innocent. Reality is they are devil spawns.

ckmullin 03-27-2013 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lockrookie (Post 806067)
Clowns can be painted any way they like and portrayed innocent. Reality is they are devil spawns.



mmmm...devil spawns

banditpowdercoat 03-27-2013 01:58 AM

<<<<< Is wonderng if he could be a Biocube owner for the bedroom. But is away 3 weeks every 6 So no water changes, only tank sitter to feed every few days.

banditpowdercoat 03-27-2013 02:18 AM

And should I be dosing Randys 3 part? I made a bunch up about 8 mos ago, but have no dosing pumps Only manual dosing.


Ohh the random thoughts I have LOL

lockrookie 03-27-2013 02:31 AM

I can't post most my random thoughts I'd be put in jail.

lastlight 03-27-2013 04:31 PM

man it feels good to be osmolatin' again.

gregzz4 03-29-2013 03:56 AM

Checking the calibration on a pH probe and bust it shaking the RO off .... :sad:

Doesn't read too well with the bulb missing :twised:

gregzz4 03-29-2013 04:04 AM

Oh, here's a better one fer ya

Driving home Tuesday night, going uphill and matt it to make a light
Left turn and hear 'tick tick tick' ... hmm, busted valve spring maybe ?
So I matt it again and 'blap blap blap' goes the exhaust
Whew, at least it's not a head re + re
Continued driving home thinking 'I hope it's not a blown stainless muffler'
Get home and find I blew a collector ... on a Hooker Competition Header !!! Not the gasket, but the actual collector where the 4 downtubes meet the main collector

I guess the 10 years of road salt caught up to me

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow :wink:

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psc5d0ff1c.jpg

ckmullin 03-29-2013 04:08 AM

Will it be a tgif or not!

The Grizz 03-29-2013 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckmullin (Post 806706)
Will it be a tgif or not!

Ah ya!! It's GOOD FRIDAY, a day off for most people.

zum14 03-29-2013 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregzz4 (Post 806703)
Oh, here's a better one fer ya

Driving home Tuesday night, going uphill and matt it to make a light
Left turn and hear 'tick tick tick' ... hmm, busted valve spring maybe ?
So I matt it again and 'blap blap blap' goes the exhaust
Whew, at least it's not a head re + re
Continued driving home thinking 'I hope it's not a blown stainless muffler'
Get home and find I blew a collector ... on a Hooker Competition Header !!! Not the gasket, but the actual collector where the 4 downtubes meet the main collector

I guess the 10 years of road salt caught up to me

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow :wink:

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psc5d0ff1c.jpg


Ok don't get me wrong, headers are great. But all I see is a pipe running over every single mounting bolt and spark plug. Is hooker still building a decent header? What's the flange thickness on them now? I cant say too much though cause there usually the first thing I do on my vehicles too. They obviously don't mess with your air care? I'm dreading the day they bring that up here.

gregzz4 03-29-2013 04:58 AM

I've heard aircare is on the way out, so you probably don't have to worry about it up there

These are replacing the same part# so fit is the same for me
No mods at all :smile:
Just put 'em on and break in the gaskets

There's lots of clearance to get at the bolts with a stubby wrench and a socket here and there, and even though they claim they don't fit angle-plug heads, they work fine on mine

My '78 truck is a heavy half and in 77-78 they eliminated emissions controls on these models for HP issues, so I have piles of room to pass and do so within recommended limits, even with a 355HP crate motor and a 795CFM Q-Jet

The flanges are 5/16" and the ports are raised
I've never had a leak ever from the first set, until they rotted away :wink:

When I install new gaskets on these, I torque down by feel, run the engine to temp and torque again, then go for a hard run, torque again, then torque a last time the next day after they have fully cooled off
After doing this, I've never had a header gasket leak, and I've replaced the gaskets twice on the first set of headers
I use Felpro 1406

I only wish I could have afforded ceramic this time around
These headers are $199 state-side, and $218 here
The ceramics are about $385 state-side, and about $525-50 here :twised:

Some pics of the new headers, and where they're going

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps8f20fd48.jpg

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps6fd8deec.jpg

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psc940cdda.jpg

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P5090003.jpg

zum14 03-29-2013 05:05 AM

That is a clean lookin compartment. Very nice. That a gm crate or you get it built?

gregzz4 03-29-2013 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zum14 (Post 806729)
That is a clean lookin compartment. Very nice. That a gm crate or you get it built?

Thank you. I'm very happy with it
It's a GMPP ZZ4 stock and it's pushing a 700R4 and 10bolt Posi
I blew the pinion gear out the bottom of the housing on a 12bolt 3:08, so I decided to upgrade for mileage and in-city power :wink:

gregzz4 03-29-2013 05:40 AM

I meant to send this to another member recently, so I'll post it here
My old 3:08 had about 200K on 'er and was acting sticky, so I matted it in the city ( to avoid a highway breakdown ) and it exploded during a 1-2 shift @ about 5500RPM with 405ftlbs and about 350HP

BANG !!!!!!!

I heard shrapnel hit parked cars and set off 2 alarms :mrgreen:
Funny thing is, it still rolled 'cause I only sheared the pinion gear shaft

Good ol' chevy power ...

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps4987c50c.jpg

ckmullin 03-29-2013 07:57 AM

impressive blowout

scubadawg 03-29-2013 08:47 AM

[quote=gregzz4;806726]I've heard aircare is on the way out, so you probably don't have to worry about it up there

These are replacing the same part# so fit is the same for me
No mods at all :smile:
Just put 'em on and break in the gaskets

There's lots of clearance to get at the bolts with a stubby wrench and a socket here and there, and even though they claim they don't fit angle-plug heads, they work fine on mine

My '78 truck is a heavy half and in 77-78 they eliminated emissions controls on these models for HP issues, so I have piles of room to pass and do so within recommended limits, even with a 355HP crate motor and a 795CFM Q-Jet

The flanges are 5/16" and the ports are raised
I've never had a leak ever from the first set, until they rotted away :wink:

When I install new gaskets on these, I torque down by feel, run the engine to temp and torque again, then go for a hard run, torque again, then torque a last time the next day after they have fully cooled off
After doing this, I've never had a header gasket leak, and I've replaced the gaskets twice on the first set of headers
I use Felpro 1406

I only wish I could have afforded ceramic this time around
These headers are $199 state-side, and $218 here
The ceramics are about $385 state-side, and about $525-50 here :twised:

Your lucky, If I want aftermarket sport headers, they are 1500.00 + state side for a Porsche, I put 200 cell high flow cats in 3 years ago, keep throwing check engine light, so I had to remap my ecu, which was $700.00, gave me another 20 or so more HP, and different rpm power range:) No more CEL

banditpowdercoat 03-29-2013 01:10 PM

Checked my finances I'm broke. Divorce not even finalized. My fish need to quit bein freeloaders and get a damn job


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Coralgurl 03-29-2013 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregzz4 (Post 806737)
I meant to send this to another member recently, so I'll post it here
My old 3:08 had about 200K on 'er and was acting sticky, so I matted it in the city ( to avoid a highway breakdown ) and it exploded during a 1-2 shift @ about 5500RPM with 405ftlbs and about 350HP

BANG !!!!!!!

I heard shrapnel hit parked cars and set off 2 alarms :mrgreen:
Funny thing is, it still rolled 'cause I only sheared the pinion gear shaft

Good ol' chevy power ...

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps4987c50c.jpg

Ohhhh noooo!!

Playing too hard eh!

Going cruising today around town with like minded folks!! Should be a great day!

fishoholic 03-29-2013 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Grizz (Post 806711)
Ah ya!! It's GOOD FRIDAY, a day off for most people.

+1 :cheer2:


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