Mass: Thanks :)
I saved/recouped about $8000 out of $31000 it cost me to build.....
(remembering this was back in the 80's and that was a LOT of money)
You roll the dice and take your chances, as I said it could have been MUCH worse for Boosted!
When I was a kid I did a trip to Europe and used to go to the local speedway where once a Month they had Spectator races!
Was always stunned at how badly a street car crumples form even minor shunts! ;)
I'm firmly in the "Make more Money" camp on this Eric!
As you said you don't have the car yet so you can afford to wait and maybe find a better deal as a lot of Mk3 guys are now starting to get serious there will be some killer deals available for their current gear.
In the past I've busted...
Yep could have been worse!
After the accident in the Datto I had
Arrested on scene then again in the Ambulance and then again during surgery.
Broke my Nose
Right Shoulder
Base of my Skull
5 Ribs
Lower Back in 6 places
Collapsed and punctured both lungs
Closed Brain injury...
You need to work out what HP you're shooting for then size pumps from there.
I've ran straight Argon in the Mig before but it's NOT good (Ran out of mix so hooked up the bottle on the Tig to finish the job) Got some freaky Flare action and the welds were a bit ugly.
Mike: If there's Air in the system it will get local hotspots and boil the coolant as it passes creating steam and pressure and that will blow any coolant in the way into the recovery tank.
It's really important with our cars to remove as much of the air as you can.
I use a piece of small...
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