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Topic: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 8:08 am Subject: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
| Just so ya know, when the tech took a look at the engine, He took it apart to make sure we didn't screw up. he took the rods off, I think took the crank out, but he did more than just take a simple l ... |
Topic: OT - Humor |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 7:44 am Subject: OT - Humor |
| that's great. really funny. I like the Porsche project 9.24 with late night cursing package. |
Topic: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 6:26 am Subject: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
You wrote that you ruined the original engine when you didn't stop driving on it when the warnign light came on.
No, I said the warning light NEVER came on. I kept driving on it because I had class ... |
Topic: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 2:16 am Subject: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
| By the way, the reasoning for my 2 screen names, is because, my computer, and only my computer know my password...I don't. As for having it changed, the same goes for that email address. my computer ... |
Topic: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 2:12 am Subject: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
| I will call the person who checked my work on the rebuild and see about a warrenty...(porsche parts and a Porsche tech = 1 year warrenty...I built it, they checked it, they started it for the first ti ... |
Topic: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 10:56 am Subject: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
good call, I've not yet determined completely the cause, but I'm 99% sure that it's a spun bearing.
The reason we didn't cross-drill the crank last time is because a respectable 944 racing team (a ... |
Topic: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 9:08 am Subject: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
so I'm sooo pissed off and angry at this thing, we've put about 7 grand into it, we got it for 3 grand. I"m thinking that i"m no longer gonna keep dumping money into it.
But, I love the way this ca ... |
Topic: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 8:50 am Subject: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Yeah...Paul, I remember from last time it happened in OCTOBER! I'm soooo not happy right now....evil evil
(btw, i"m not bein an ass to anyone on purpose, sorry if it sounds ass-ish) |
Topic: wheel finishing |
Carnut 280
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Forum: Body and Interior Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 4:34 am Subject: wheel finishing |
| If you media blast the wheels, DO NOT USE SAND! it will ruin the center caps, and screw up the wheels too. it looks like ass when it's done with sand. Use glass beads. they break when the hit the whee ... |
Topic: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 4:26 am Subject: Deja-vu (the bad BAD kind) |
Alright. yesterday, went to second creek. had a blast tryin to keep up with a Mini Cooper S, (which killed me btw) and an 87 carrera, which I could out-corner, but he killed me on the straights.
AN ... |
Topic: 968 Mirror upgrade |
Carnut 280
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Views: 3237
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 4:21 am Subject: 968 Mirror upgrade |
| sweeeeeeet. thanks. |
Topic: Where do you practice? |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 4:18 am Subject: Where do you practice? |
| Alright. 1.7 miles. it's wide. bumpy in two spots (that evil evil hairpin that I hate, and somewhere else) I'm goin there today, in about 3 hours, and it's great. it's about 5 miles from DIA. and it c ... |
Topic: Tranny oil change 77924 |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 2:09 am Subject: Tranny oil change 77924 |
| You will get your best results using a synthetic tranny fluid like Redline or Swepco. In my gearbox, the synchros were complaining but after a few hundred miles with Redline they shifted much better. ... |
Topic: Where do you practice? |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 2:01 am Subject: Where do you practice? |
What track do you practice at (that is if ya race)? and post a picture of the map. Mine, is Second Creek Raceway, in Commerce City, Colorado. and this is the aerial view. it's great fun.
http://www.2 ... |
Topic: suspension |
Carnut 280
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 1:57 am Subject: suspension |
| The rear suspension is a major PITA. Lowering is actually not too bad, but you will need to realign it, as the alignment is affected by the ride height, a bit, as I recall. Then again, after doing the ... |
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