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It would.I could post up some pic of something dirty and rusty ,with a whole bunch of OMG welds holding it all together if it makes you feel any better....
Build Thread 1978 Mercury Cyclone. The pig is in the pen.
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You would do that for me?I could post up some pic of something dirty and rusty ,with a whole bunch of OMG welds holding it all together if it makes you feel any better....
Aww, that's sweet but it would have to catch fire and blow up to really give me pleasure.
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Today I spoke with the machine shop. The block decked clean w/ only a .010 cut. Adding that 10 to the 10 that came off the head means I need a head gasket thicker than stock by .020. Or, in Japanee terms,...I need a .071 thick 2jzgte head gasket. My stock thickness piece that I’ve had since October is .051. AND...Since I’ve had it since October, my window to return it w/o penalty has slammed shut. They’ll take it back, but not without charging me 40.00 to do that. So, today I lost 40 on a 156.00 cost head gasket. To add salt to the open wound( or lacquer thinner, brake clean, or any of a dozen other chemicals that burn like hell when applied to a cut)...A .071 thick head gasket is few and far between,...costing an additional 25 bucks over what the stock thickness gasket costs.
Now while 25 bucks isn’t dick in the grand scheme of things here, the fact that I’ve already spent 156, only got 116, and now am having to spend 175 to get a new one seems more like an 80 dollar difference to me..
I’ve been butt angered again by the Binford BA-151 15 hp gas powered Butt reamer.
Now while 25 bucks isn’t dick in the grand scheme of things here, the fact that I’ve already spent 156, only got 116, and now am having to spend 175 to get a new one seems more like an 80 dollar difference to me..
I’ve been butt angered again by the Binford BA-151 15 hp gas powered Butt reamer.
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All in the name of being different, kind sir. The bleeding will stop eventually. Rather than pouring any of those chemicals into your wound, try slopping mud on it.
Then get back to work and let’s see this thing come together.
That is, unless you’re thinking of converting it over to a Mustang II front suspension while the engine is out. Then you have a lot more cutting and welding to do...
Then get back to work and let’s see this thing come together.
That is, unless you’re thinking of converting it over to a Mustang II front suspension while the engine is out. Then you have a lot more cutting and welding to do...
A measuring tape... Some tubular mounts... TZZzzt TZZtt tac measure... Weld sum stuff....
This is what happens every time I plan to go to Tashi Station with my friends to pick up some power inverters.
This is what happens every time I plan to go to Tashi Station with my friends to pick up some power inverters.
It’s off day. Too many commitments to people on Saturday made this the only day I was gonna have off if I intended to take one.
This will be the 4th year at BMW, with last year being my first full year as a salesman here. The year before that I only worked 9 months, having converted over from a BMW Genius ( product specialist) in March.
I don’t mind the job despite the retail hours. Had I known that this job was this good back in ‘12 when I had my financial meltdown, and had to sell the red car because of it......I’d have been working here long ago.
Instead of Working at Carmax as a service advisor for 2 years. Then working for a friend in the AV business for 6 months. Before going back into my own business for 18 months. Only to be forced back out by the fact that my knees were disintegrating.
The irony here is that when I announced my intention to convert from Genius to Salesman, a couple here dogged me for that choice. ( something about going from “ a job title with a degree of integrity, to one of the lowest rungs on the ladder“...aka pond scum.)
I’m here to proclaim it then: The ”Pond Scum” that work as BMW salesmen make a really good living. At least by most standards.
I was #4 out of 14 last year, with 6 of the salesmen having been in the business for 10 years or more.
The wage at the #4 slot just tagged 6 figures. And that doesn’t include the money that comes as perks directly from BMW, that’s now building the Tooge.
Uhh...I’ll take “ Pond Scum for 100000 Alex”.
Now I know this looks like a brag, and it is,....but it’s only directed towards a couple of people,..although I doubt they pay attention anymore
“Oh how the mighty have fallen....Car Salesman. The most despised profession going. By far the most un-trusted profession going. I thought you were better than that. Have you actually looked into what will be required of you to do this "job". Ask any person off of the street what they think of a car salesman, and that is how you will be viewed. I hope you can live with that. I would not. Good Lord, you have far far better skills than to sink to this level of debauchery. Yikes.”
I am better than that.
For the rest,....I’m cutting up the Monster today...
What dreams may come......
This will be the 4th year at BMW, with last year being my first full year as a salesman here. The year before that I only worked 9 months, having converted over from a BMW Genius ( product specialist) in March.
I don’t mind the job despite the retail hours. Had I known that this job was this good back in ‘12 when I had my financial meltdown, and had to sell the red car because of it......I’d have been working here long ago.
Instead of Working at Carmax as a service advisor for 2 years. Then working for a friend in the AV business for 6 months. Before going back into my own business for 18 months. Only to be forced back out by the fact that my knees were disintegrating.
The irony here is that when I announced my intention to convert from Genius to Salesman, a couple here dogged me for that choice. ( something about going from “ a job title with a degree of integrity, to one of the lowest rungs on the ladder“...aka pond scum.)
I’m here to proclaim it then: The ”Pond Scum” that work as BMW salesmen make a really good living. At least by most standards.
I was #4 out of 14 last year, with 6 of the salesmen having been in the business for 10 years or more.
The wage at the #4 slot just tagged 6 figures. And that doesn’t include the money that comes as perks directly from BMW, that’s now building the Tooge.
Uhh...I’ll take “ Pond Scum for 100000 Alex”.
Now I know this looks like a brag, and it is,....but it’s only directed towards a couple of people,..although I doubt they pay attention anymore
“Oh how the mighty have fallen....Car Salesman. The most despised profession going. By far the most un-trusted profession going. I thought you were better than that. Have you actually looked into what will be required of you to do this "job". Ask any person off of the street what they think of a car salesman, and that is how you will be viewed. I hope you can live with that. I would not. Good Lord, you have far far better skills than to sink to this level of debauchery. Yikes.”
I am better than that.
For the rest,....I’m cutting up the Monster today...
What dreams may come......
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It's always good to have a job that you like that pays a good wage, don't matter what rung that is on the work ladder. 
It's always good to have a job that you like that pays a good wage, don't matter what rung that is on the work ladder.
That's the key there IMO. Who cares what other's say as long as you like what you do.
Isn't pond scum up and coming?
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Heck there even making paint out of it now.
Techs at BMW make 60-80 on average. Several are being paid 35.00+ for each billed hour, and some of them are billing a stupid amount of hours. I think there are 2-3 making well over 100k.I'm at almost 5yrs with Carmax....6 figures sounds real good to me....but I hate humans and my hands are too dirty to sell BMWs
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Mike,
Did you run the numbers on compression ratio in a calculator to see if you milling really matters? If your that worried take .010-20 off the tops of pistons? Might be cheaper?
Did you run the numbers on compression ratio in a calculator to see if you milling really matters? If your that worried take .010-20 off the tops of pistons? Might be cheaper?
So, this about that.
The radiator up front is oriented incorrectly, now that the 2j is the engine. MOF, a Chevrolet inlet/outlet config is what I really need. Knowing that, the plan this morning was to consider using old radiator as a heat exchanger mounted in the rear to cool the water for the intercooler.
It never made it off the floor where it was sitting. The thing is just too freakin huge to consider using it for that purpose.
That has me rekindling the old dual radiator setup that was in the car when it first came out. Whether or not those little pieces of crap will be capable of cooling the water after it starts to heat soak will remain to be seen. This time around, I’m gonna seal them under a removable floor, and they’ll have to pull surrounding air out from under the car. I guess we’ll see if this stays at V1, or if I have to change it.
The dilemma is how to route the water..Do I split the water to both radiators, and then combine the the outlet that will go to the front mounted intercooler, or do I daisy-chain the two of them together, and put water in one end, and let it go through both before it routes to the intercooler?
Clearly, that sent the old tank into the scrap yard pile..The intent is to put a 15-17 gal fuel cell parallel across the rear of the remaining space in the trunk. there are several Chinee versions out there, and this is what I’ll probably end up with.
Im gonna have to cut it open and mount the Aeromotive 340 LPH pump that was in the old tank, and change out the Chevy impedance sender for the ford one that also was in my tank, but the price is right, and I can make it fit nicely between the frame rails.
The fuel cell will have till wait till payday though...Along with everything else.
The radiator up front is oriented incorrectly, now that the 2j is the engine. MOF, a Chevrolet inlet/outlet config is what I really need. Knowing that, the plan this morning was to consider using old radiator as a heat exchanger mounted in the rear to cool the water for the intercooler.
It never made it off the floor where it was sitting. The thing is just too freakin huge to consider using it for that purpose.
That has me rekindling the old dual radiator setup that was in the car when it first came out. Whether or not those little pieces of crap will be capable of cooling the water after it starts to heat soak will remain to be seen. This time around, I’m gonna seal them under a removable floor, and they’ll have to pull surrounding air out from under the car. I guess we’ll see if this stays at V1, or if I have to change it.
The dilemma is how to route the water..Do I split the water to both radiators, and then combine the the outlet that will go to the front mounted intercooler, or do I daisy-chain the two of them together, and put water in one end, and let it go through both before it routes to the intercooler?
Clearly, that sent the old tank into the scrap yard pile..The intent is to put a 15-17 gal fuel cell parallel across the rear of the remaining space in the trunk. there are several Chinee versions out there, and this is what I’ll probably end up with.
Im gonna have to cut it open and mount the Aeromotive 340 LPH pump that was in the old tank, and change out the Chevy impedance sender for the ford one that also was in my tank, but the price is right, and I can make it fit nicely between the frame rails.
The fuel cell will have till wait till payday though...Along with everything else.
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