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Fair enough (though that doesn't explain why we take in so many decent old Prius cars on trade). That is genuinely fantastic. Well, everybody has their own standards. ;) I apologize I didn't expound on it last night; at the time, I didn't think there was a need. I wish you the best of...

Well, I certainly don't know everything. But if my 18+ years in the car business has taught me anything, it is this: buying a 10-year-old VW with +/- 150,000 miles is a considerable risk. While high mileage cars in general are known to "nickel and dime you" to death, we in the industry often...

As a friend, I would stop you right there and tell you not to look at any Volkswagens. But since you asked, I'll continue. This exact 2005 Jetta was totaled in a collision on 11-17-2013. This incident is listed as a "multiple impact" collision, and it happened at 142,193 miles. Based on...

This is a tuning technique some of us used with our turbo Mopars back when nobody knew how to custom program the ECU. While raising the fuel pressure is a proven method for getting some more fuel to support more power, it was only viable for small power gains. Our turbo cars ran 55 psi...

My interior is visible in the (now corrected) photo on page 1 of this thread. Full disclosure: I have already removed the passenger part of my front bench and replaced it with a Camaro bucket seat. Soon I will do the same thing on the driver's side. :rofl: Yeah, I laughed at those, too.

Here is a $400 '79 Cutlass with an engine knock: http://www.ksl.com/auto/listing/3153613?ad_cid=3# Sure, it needs some work... but it's only $400!

Not mentioned in this thread: I have already swapped a Fox body 8.8 axle into place, and it has a functional limited slip. :cool: This is a clear sign of good parenting. :)

I just went through the whole thread and updated all the IMG tags so they work now. Hmm, what don't you like? I'm sure you'd build this car differently than me; I'm just asking out of curiosity.

Too late--it got scrapped. :( In other news... Friday afternoon, I took a trip through the shop at my work to ask if any of the techs might have long flex-head wrenches. It didn't take long before I found someone who had an entire set. He graciously allowed me to take one home for the...

Yesterday was my weekly day off work. Due to the Mary Ellen Gulch run, I didn't have much time to spend working on the car. But what did happen was a visit from brown Santa, who dropped off a huge, heavy box at my house. One of the nice things about ordering from Summit Racing is they always...

According to the spreadsheet, my assigned passenger is an AP photographer. I can only presume this means he'll have a camera.

Here is the latest from Matt Westrich: Based on that, I'd say don't make waves at work if you don't need to.

TCI EZ-TCU standalone controller. Way back when I first began planning this whole ordeal, my initial idea was to install a Holley Terminator self-learning EFI when I install the engine in the car. I wanted that EFI system rather than another brand simply because it could also control the 4L80E...

Well, gee. Thank you all. I'll do a better job of keeping you all in the loop as things progress from here.

Oh, hey. I haven't been updating this thread because there didn't seem to be very many people interested in this project. Correct. The new engine is mostly assembled and is sitting on an engine stand awaiting installation: About nine days ago (on a Friday afternoon/evening), the stock...

Sure thing. Just give me the following information: -Full name -Vehicle -number of empty seats I'll pass it along to Matt at U4WDA.

I dare say that would be a good idea. Here is a link (I hope it works) to that FB post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/88413042688/permalink/10153976198992689/

Matt Westrich of U4WDA posted this on Facebook last night. For anyone who hasn't seen it, here is a copy-n-paste: Based on that FB thread, a few RME members have already committed to be there... but I am concerned we don't yet have 50 open seats confirmed. Who else can come help us support...

Perhaps, but this is a complete non-issue if you have a ham radio on board. :p I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile almost two years ago. I haven't noticed much difference in my day-to-day usage. Any time I venture "off the beaten path" I will have a ham radio at my disposal, so I've never been...

Along with numerous other people, I have often said Blazing Saddles is a film that Hollywood would never make again, and therefore it's a film you would never again see on the big screen. It turns out I was only half right. Yesterday my brother-in-law mentioned that, in honor of Gene's...