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    anyone need a carfax?

    i just bought a pick-um-up truck for myself and have some time left on my carfax. post a vin and an e-mail.
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    grandfathers tools, wtf are they??(56k go make a sandwich)

    thought some of you might like to see these and maybe even help me figure out what they are and how to use them. Background: my grandfather was a tool and die maker at NASA for who knows how many years. the grandparents house is packed FULL of all kinds of tools, they are everywhere. Now my...
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    Most awsomest job EVAR!

    Today was my first day at Sonic tools Lp. they make all kinds of carbide tooling for use in CNC machines. I spent today changing out parts, meashuring using some neat device that shines a light on the piece and meashures it by the magnafied shadow it casts, and learning G code. I'm excited, i...
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    teagames battle!!

    here it is. i'm boared as F**k and want to start some friendly cometition. my best time: 1:51.70 best time through the first stage: 13.20 See if you can beat that: http://www.teagames.com/games/tgmotocross2/play.php
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    Well, it finally happened, my DD........

    ....is dead. my 1989 Ford Areostar, 5 speed, manual windows, manual door locks, no tape deck or cd, body rust in a few places, made its last trip on sunday july 23, 2006. i was driving on the highway, sounded alittle weird, couldnt maitain speed up hills. and when i go to hit the nreaks when...
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    hpf clutch disk and stock pp? dumb?

    is anyone running the hpf 6 puck sprung hub disk with a stock pp? would this be a bad idea or would i just be giving up on the 600hp holding ability of the clutch? not be able to hold 600 is not a big deal to me cuz its not likely i will ever see that much power. i'm getting fed up with my...
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    For those who know bolts, what is M6??/is this what i need?

    ok, i'm trying to do the valve cover bolt upgrade. i have found a great place to buy the bolts online because noplace(and i mean noplace) near me sells what i want. what i want is: 316 Stanless steel (not 3/16th stanless with a 10mm hex head and metric thread pitch as one hardware store...
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    drag suspension, stock springs?

    hey everyone. i'm getting close to wrapping it up with motor mods and its time to think about suspention. i'd like opinions and input in this setup. i think i want to set it up for the drag strip. so i want it to be able to squat alot on launch right? so i'm thinking of getting a nice set of...
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    '89 Ford Aerostar, knocking/rattleling/ bad noises

    hey everyone.trying to figgure out this problem with my dd. which is the black sheep of the family driveway. i want to know if its worth fixing or if i should drive it over a clif. Background: my family owns a 89 aerostar. my grandfather bought it new, drove it for 50k miles and then gave it...
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    went to track, good times i think, but.....

    well i just got back from Maryland International Raceway alittle while ago. was one of two mkiii's there. the other was owned by a nice guy my age there with his dad. good car. anyway my best: 60'....2.174 330....6.014 1/8....9.253 MPH....78.04 1000....11.922 1/4....14.188...
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    Mir

    i will be at mir on sat the 18th of this month and maybe be there this upcoming weekend with some friends. would be thrilled if some other mkiii's showed up.
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    DIY hardpipes, assistance please

    so i found these two threads and was delighted. i woke up at 5am today thinking about hardpipes.:icon_bigg http://socalsupras.com/robert/DIY/Hardpipes/index.htm http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=337&highlight=stock+ic+pipes+restrictive what i would like out of his thread...
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    what size magnaflow?

    it's finally time for a catback. i'm going to be getting the 935 diy kit, 3in piping and a high flow cat with a magnaflow muffler(3in inlet and dual 2.5in outlet). however i dont know how long the muffler should be. i meashured the stock mufler at 28inches long, but i read about one person on...
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    replaceing RMS, questions

    first off i already have the tranny out. there is oil everywhere, in the bellhousing, on the fw bolts, the clutch disk, eveywhere. the clutch is a spec stage 2, i put it in this last summer(didnt bother to do the RMS then) Now, i cleaned the fw and pp with break parts cleaner and they came...
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    ? for the welders out there

    ok so the winter project for the supra is going to be the DIY catback kit from suprasport. i have a friend with all the welding equipment and know how who is going to help me out with this. i read in Corky Bell's Maximum Boost that if you weld a flange on the end of a pipe(such as the one that...
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    richmond emissions?

    i hear they dont test emissions in richmond. true? i'm envisioning a catless 3" exaust and egr blockoff plates. going to vcu so i'm a resident most of the year. what would it take to register my car here and would they not test emissions back home in nova? thanks.
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    few pics of my baby

    i hope this works. my first time posing pics. and one from this last winter doing the hg
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    well i'm on my own....finally

    i moved out of the house this morning and into a dorm room at virginia commonwealth university. it's ok, my roomemate seems like a nice guy, kinda a shut in, hasnt left all day. i think we'll get along. so who else went to school this fall? i know i'm not the only one.
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    death whine, 50 trim?

    my stock ct-26 has a large chip on one compressor blade. now it has the death whine in first. so i'm thinking of getting a 50 trim ct from PT. thinking about the 50 trim because i only want mild hp increases and reliabilaty. i searched and found a thread that listed the basic mods that you must...
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    tranny in today! and now.......

    i have a few questions. i put in a spec stage two. but the engagement point is at the same place as my stock clutch. the clutch engages at about 3/4 of the way up the stoke of the pedal. i've read about people putting in a spec stage two and the feel was very different from stock, like a...