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I just figured out FD = financial disasters 
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kastein posted:Another reason is if they didn't properly compact the fill. If they dug down to level in most areas and had to use some of that to fill in a deeper spot and didn't pack it as tightly as the ground around it is packed (very difficult without a lot of work or one of those vibratory compactors you see on construction sites) then that spot will sink over time and the slab will crack over it if any significant load is placed there. At work this August they cut up and replaced a 30mx30m internal pad that normally has press tools stored on it, total weight around 1500t. When they cut it into sections the middle dropped about 150mm, 20 years of automotive presses thumping away had done a proper job of compacting that the original contractors hadn't.
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Dec 11, 2013 22:37
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I've got to know, how super low exactly?
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Jan 18, 2014 10:45
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Free engine? What a terrible decision to have to make.
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Mar 26, 2014 12:57
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some texas redneck posted:Comedy option (comedy only based on cost, I'm swapping out all the hard to reach bulbs with these in the house): LEDs. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005EHHLD8?cache=3d3c107a2b5fa88a2be01cf2d5d17fa1&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1409314874&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1 Stick these to all the steel work on the roof, run a big rear end 12v transformer 
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Aug 29, 2014 13:23
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I shrink wrapped 5 metres of it to the pole in my teepee, with a remote, Bitchin remote lights when camping.
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Aug 29, 2014 13:37
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Forgive my lack of building knowledge - is that flashing behind the siding and you just nail through both into the wood?
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Aug 30, 2014 11:39
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the spyder posted:God drat it. I just got talked into 5 more projects. Expect idiocy to come as the weather get's colder and wetter. Only doing it to fund the 20B project. Are these organised in sequence with contracts or are 5 terrible neglected heaps going to turn up on the same day and develop new things to do as they progress?
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Nov 6, 2015 18:17
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You are a magician. Never stop posting.
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Jan 30, 2016 09:27
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So are the intake and runners Mazda parts or does the aftermarket provide such pretty professional-looking castings?
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Jan 31, 2016 14:33
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the spyder posted:Well, it needs rotors, new seals, and a housing. Otherwise, yes. So, what? The crank, irons and one housing was good?
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Feb 7, 2016 11:44
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Unless you have a better source hidden away even untested, unknown history, missing parts 13b engines go for at least a grand here. If you have a better source get in touch please 
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Feb 9, 2016 12:59
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mekilljoydammit posted:All depends on what you're going for, really. I mean, an NA 13B can last as long as any other Japanese engine if you take care of its quirks (don't overheat, premix or make sure the oil injection is working). If you put value on having a quirky classic Japanese sports car that can last a good long while, figuring out an engine once and just driving isn't that much of a cost, especially given as how FBs (at least where I'm at) are available cheaply. If you're looking at it in terms of what value some future owner would put on the car, well, I won't try to argue, except to say that fixing up most older cars doesn't make sense either. I don't want to discourage anyone, but over here it's something to bear in mind: spares aren't common or cheap, neither are specialists. Even worse we don't have a glut of V8s hanging around in the yards to replace it with.
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Feb 9, 2016 19:21
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:That's not entirely true - they aren't popping out of every car you see, but there are usually a few in any yard, and a few phone calls can hook you up with any kind. Argh, true. But as you say no aftermarket, and most of those V8s are physically larger than a pushrod small block. Not all, but seriously who chooses a rover V8 these days?
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Feb 9, 2016 20:29
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:Lol, this pic never gets old. I was going to post the first part of that, RX8s under a grand, FDs don't seem to come under 10k regardless of condition. Would the 1UZ physically fit? The LS swaps look snug. Sorry for the derail spyder.
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Feb 10, 2016 10:27
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Too many sharp points and small radii. Check the SVA rules, they're actually pretty clear in most regards. I'm familiarizing myself with them for a project  E: it could be done but it wouldn't look like that
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Feb 10, 2016 10:38
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If you don't mind a lexan hood and bumper you might get close.
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Feb 10, 2016 10:46
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Taling about loving LS swaps when someone is dropping in a 20B. Spyder: triangle wizard Rest of us: less so. UK goons: LS are rarer than rocking horse poo poo, what else is available?
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Feb 10, 2016 13:40
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the spyder posted:What the hell happened in this thread? We got all excited by the 20B and there were no adults to calm us down.
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Feb 11, 2016 15:18
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the spyder posted:I did notice this gem on my Black 93 R1. drat it. It must have been from the toy yard years ago. I'm not sure how I'm going to fix it. A 36" prybar wouldn't touch it. Okay I'm going to look dumb here but what's wrong?
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Feb 12, 2016 21:56
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mekilljoydammit posted:Yikes... at this point I'd just say to hell with it and put a remote filter on - little block in that position to connect the two ports, ideally with gauge ports and an AN fitting to accept oil from the remote filter, boom, done, no PITA oil filter access. the spyder posted:I'll have to do some machining to get the ports to line up and add some external oiling, but it saves me having to run a oil filter relocation kit. That'd be a relocation kit.
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Feb 20, 2016 19:34
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I'm learning so much from this thread. Mostly by bad PO example but still.
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Dec 20, 2016 07:31
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It's what not to do with a rotary.
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Dec 20, 2016 08:13
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the spyder posted:Welp. You're fitting ❤ mufflers to everything now right?
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Apr 8, 2017 08:57
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I lost it at the rear lights that's amazing
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Jul 13, 2017 19:49
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If someone else is doing the editing and post-work that's most of the work. Consider over-dubbing afterwards if you're not happy with narration.
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Dec 14, 2017 19:19
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I only read to see what you bodge, half-rear end or just get wrong. Joke obviously
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Jan 14, 2019 21:55
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Those speaker grills lol. What's the dorky triangular building?
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Feb 4, 2019 07:14
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Some hard plastics take spray vinyl dye very well.
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Jun 23, 2020 21:05
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the spyder posted:I'm going to have to start a go-fund-me if I'm going to get fancy. Christ triangles are expensive
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Jul 20, 2020 14:51
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Guaranteed he backs out after hearing the price tag.
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Dec 9, 2020 13:57
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It wouldn't be the most expensive part of the swap.
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Dec 9, 2020 15:41
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Some good recommendations. You guys watch aging wheels too right?
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Dec 17, 2020 13:15
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So is your own cnc'd billet or partly fabricated?
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Dec 26, 2020 09:49
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A large format 3d printer would let you knock out 'quick'* iterations of a new complete pan, but that's another tool/skills etc. Good idea with the oil cap, yet another thing you need to live with these cars to have noticed. *1mm nozzle, thick layers, low res etc... I'm not suggesting a 3d printer would replace conventional machining at all, just another possible prototyping tool.
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Dec 31, 2020 10:29
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the spyder posted:Found a random supplier offering 3,000 M6 nuts for $86. I didn't believe them, so I ordered a box. This is amazing. 27lb of Yellow Zinc goodness. Is this the FD version of a Scrooge McDuck cosplay?
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Mar 11, 2021 12:04
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I just assume you bought it while waiting for the pictures to upload
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May 26, 2021 06:12
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It would also show every single scratch and dent but if you're prepared to deal with that...
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