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  1. Flateric

    HAHAHA! Are only the canadian's laughing at this lunatic?

    God man, he wouldn't make it through a winter here, not a chance. That's the norm here. Freaking funny. http://www.break.com/index/meteorologist-freaks-out-over-blizzard.html
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    Car leaves flames on Road from burnout...how?

    Can someone please explain to me how/why this car leaves burning, flaming peelout marks? http://www.break.com/index/classic-car-peel-out-leaves-flames-on-road-1991769 Alternate youtube link if you prefer, (more trust worthy), but you have to skip to the 6:44 mark of the video to see the...
  3. Flateric

    Eastern medicine...uuummm, TigerBalm....Gerbal-for-bum!

    Thousands of years old but I'm not sure I trust this product! LOL
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    Oh god! I'll never drink again if I live through today thread + Magical cures!

    Those that know me know I don't drink, pretty much EVER! And after last night it's all so painfully clear to me why I felt that way. The toll on ones body is just not worth it. Even if it was worth it, you wouldn't remember what it was that tip the scales making it worth it. Just typing...
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    What was the very first car you ever owned?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nAj2KzJoK8 1984 k-car. Except mine was a four door and a total POS, but it never did die on me ever. Felt like it had all of 23 HP. Make that ground shaken gerbil wheel burning 23 HP!
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    A poem about love! In canada.

    Love is like a snowmobile. Racing across the tundra. Suddenly it flips! Pinning you under it! .... ..... At night the ice weasels come! ... Nom Nom Nom!
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    A little teaser of a 65 vette I was teased with today.

    Oneday it will be mine! Oh yes, just a matter of time........48,000 original miles.
  8. Flateric

    A new mini CNC mill and rebuildingy style) and in the process of building my old one.

    Thought I'd share my current project with a few pics since I have had some people ask. I am currently in the process of rebuilding my old cnc mill (gantry style) and a new mini mill. The mini mill is made from the guts of a dentistry mill I recently got at an auction ($40) and was rated down...
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    You couldn't pay me a million dollors to do this once! EVER!

    OVER 1700 foot free climb to the top with nothing around you at all to feel "grounded" to. Who the hell could do this, try and tell me that just watching this didn't give you a very nervous feeling! Would you, could you, do this for any amount of money? How much money this guy has to be paid...
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    Pics of the 2jz's cam baffles, for the curious.

    Since I have a few extra 2JZ's around as some of you may know I thought I would post up some pics for anyone that has ever wondered what the baffles look like on the inside.
  11. Flateric

    How to stop the dead call I keep getting 43 times today!

    Anyone know of how I can stop this F**king dead line from calling my house phone. When I *69 it I get (111) 111 1111. Called my local phone company and they are apparently powerless to stop the caller. They claim it is a skype or internet caller and they cannot tell where it is coming from and...
  12. Flateric

    Acrylic LEXUS LFA, amazing detail!

    http://www.sub5zero.com/auto-news/tokyo-motor-show-2009-transparent-acrylic-lexus-lfa-scu-fujimoto And I used to be impressed with the acrylic 370z, this is WAY more intracate. Just wow, I want one even if it does run, seriously cool.
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    Any way to make the oil level easier to read from the dipstick? Tricks?

    Is it only me or does anyone else have a damn hard time accurately reading the oil level from the dip stcik? I have the wire type with a "pressed" or "melted" or whatever metal tab on the bottom with a sorta grid pattern on it. Anyone have any tricks for making it easier to read the damn...
  14. Flateric

    Creator of Lexus LFA dies in crash in LFA near the ring?

    Wow, the grandfather of the lexus LFA died while driving a LFA in Germany. This really sucks. Hard to believe. ---------- Post added at 05:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:05 AM ----------...
  15. Flateric

    Here's some pics of the old 2jz, spun bearings.

    Some people wanted me to post some pics of the old 2jz I'm changing out after failure. These pictures of of cylinders 3 and 4 and the oilpan and whats in it. You can very clearly see the bearings are sitting 90 degrees out from where they should be and number 4 has welded itself onto the...
  16. Flateric

    JDM 2jzgte oil sludge pics? Should I keep this motor?

    Ok, just asking if I should hang onto this motor or give it a pass and move onto another. It's compression is 150-150-155-160-155-160. These pics show the condition of the cams and the oily hard sludge I am concerned about, or is this nothing to worry about and I should just give it a good...
  17. Flateric

    Well, took engine to dyno, catastrophic failure.

    I took my car to the dyno last night and my car is done. The only positive result of the evening is that I did develop 300HP at only 8psi. Unfortunately this would be the high of the evening. Car developed massive rod knock and failed all together. Here's the Dyno sheet. It just...
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    Current state of my Valve shims and a question.

    I just checked all my shims on my 2jz and here is the result. Intake 1A - .008 1B - .008 2A - .008 2B - .009 3A - .010 3B - .010 4A - .009 4B - .009 5A - .010 5B - .011 Outofspec? 6A - .010 6B - .010 Exhaust 1A - .010 1B - .0115 2A - .010 2B - .011 3A - .0115 3B - .012...
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    Oil pressure issues when motor is warm only.

    Hey everyone, having a bit of an issue with oil pressure on my swapped 2jz setup. When the motor is cold my oil pressure is great, sitting just below the "4" on the stock guage. The problem is that as the motor warms up my pressure drop completely off to nearly nothing even during revving...
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    Running a motor with NO-head & NO-Oil to destruction! HA!

    These crazy guys run this poor little car (being pushed) with no head on it and have a great time. Have a look, sounds EXACTLY like a sewing machine with no head I think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8JoGKDXJfc Now I think they MAY have a BHG here, but I can't be sure. Thats a Bloawn Away...