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  1. TurboFreak

    So for the people who remember me, I'm in Afghanistan now

    WOW, its been awhile since i've been on here. whats up supramania?! Finally got some internet here in Kandahar, so i figure id check in and see how the sites been. Here's some pics since i've been here cause I know you all love pics and I always loved to see pictures of different countries...
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    Moving to Kentucky! (Ft. Cambell)

    So the Army's got me going to Kentucky at the end of October. I'll be around for a couple months I hope before I go down range (Afghanistan). Anybody live near there? I'm gonna have some fun with all this cash I've accumulated during 6 months of training and a mk3...haha.
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    Well I leave in 11 days for Army BCT....

    I leave for Army BCT in 11 days at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina! :aigo: And I'm leaving in approx. 12 hours for Mexico for the next week (Yo estoy en México de construir una casa para una semana), so this is one of the last times I'll be on here in a lonnnggg time. So just filling ya in on...
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    If you served in the US military was it a good experience or not?

    Like the title states. If you vote please post what branch you were in and why it was a good experience or why it wasn't. (This thread isn't because I'm doubting my choice in serving. I have no doubt that I will be a better person for it. I just have some opinions about things and...
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    Joined the US Army

    So I'm finally all squared away to ship for BCT. Went through the whole MEPS bullshit and job picking and swearing in. So I'll be shipping to Ft. Jackson on 20090318 for BCT then to Ft. Eustis, VA for 13 weeks to do AIT. I'm going in as an E-3 PFC because of my college credits, so thats pretty...
  6. TurboFreak

    What I drive now...

    32's go on this coming weekend...:sarcasm: (So just imagine 5" larger diameter tires...)
  7. TurboFreak

    Need some opinions about education, jobs, and life in general

    I just wanted to get some other opinions about what I should do in the coming months. (I know ultimately its my decisions and thats what should and will matter but :aigo: this is hard) Summary: I'm 20 and I'm in my 5th semester of college and pretty "burnt out" from it. Story: I went to my...
  8. TurboFreak

    R32 Skyline with a 1J VVTI

    Edit: this isn't my car, it is a friends. Just thought ya'll would like to see a 1JZ in something different. Not really that much to say and I'm feeling lazy... 1JZ out of a '99 Chaser into a 1992 R32 Skyline GT-S. Wiring was "difficult" but pretty much common sense once it got down to it. A...
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    How would YOU get something out that is stuck in your N/A PCV pipe?

    I've got this paper towel stuck in my pcv pipe. I carelessly shoved it down in there with a philips head screwdriver to try and clean it out. Now a wad of it is stuck in it and WILL NOT come out. Things I've tried: -Clothes hanger shoved up there -Water pressurized through it -Paint...
  10. TurboFreak

    Cranks but then suddenly stops.

    Ok I'm realllly scared of the responses I'm going to get but here it goes. Just finished a HG job. Checked everything over then tried to start it. It would crank but would also make another noise. So I redid allll the timing. Everything is for sure TDC this time. (Apparently I didn't check...
  11. TurboFreak

    A couple quick questions regarding HG process...

    1. Replaced the HG with e-gay oem and ARP studs in January. All was good up until the end of May when the car was showing signs of another BHG. So today I finally got the head off and what do I find? No blown headgasket. BUT I used the torque wrench to remove the studs and the studs between 5...
  12. TurboFreak

    Any SCUBA divers?

    Searched didn't see anything about diving. Post places you've been. Experiences. Other stuff pertaining to diving. NAUI Certified I've been to: A couple quarries in PA Mostly training. VERY cold (38*). Full wetsuit required. Went down to about 40ft I think? It got DARK when at...
  13. TurboFreak

    Shudders and bucks when under 3k...

    Ok so I was thinking today about why I hate driving my car. Issue #1: My car slightly shudders and bucks when in 1st and 2nd gear and the rpms are below 3k. (Think stop and go traffic type situation) BTW my car idles at around 600 but its choppy. Maybe a timing issue? (When I did...
  14. TurboFreak

    *Need opinions, insight, comments, etc. Questions about a block.

    So as some of you may or may not know I picked up a 7mgte block last weekend. I got some questions. I'm not tooo familiar with engine internals so bare with me. -Is there any way to check if the block is usable in its current form? -If you all had a block like this in unknown condition, what...
  15. TurboFreak

    Wayyy better than the fake Benz dude IMO...

    Stolen skyline... http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?threadid=212943&perpage=40&highlight=&pagenumber=1
  16. TurboFreak

    Guy trys to convince MD forum he has a MB CLS 55 AMG... Hilarity ensues.

    http://www.mdstreetscene.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15536 He's such a friggin idiot. :nono: EDIT: Well the site is down because we usually have about 100 people AT MOST viewing the forums at one time and now that has doubled, almost tripled. Autoblog got a hold of it and published a...
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    Weirddddd Video. Xavier Renegade Angel

    Some of the weirdest stuff I've ever seen in one video. http://youtube.com/watch?v=sP0xj0fs3rE
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    Think our beaches are crowded? Pics

    Check out Korea's beaches. :aigo:
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    Some new stuff in Dubai. Crazy!

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    Gunman opens fire at NIU. Ugh...

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_re_us/niu_shooting DEKALB, Ill. - DeKalb Police say a gunman who opened fired at Northern Illinois University is dead. Authorities say the gunman started shooting in a lecture hall on Thursday, injuring as many as 15 people as students frantically...