Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: Thumperdart]
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06/04/14 08:36 PM
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Thumper how do you get buy with those Bullet mufflers on the street. That is what I am running on my small block and it is really loud. A deputy sheriff friend of mine said mine was way too loud for the street.
1.33 60 ft,6.21 at 110.59 in the 1/8, pump gas small block,2950lbs,drag radials,mufflers and driven to track ...
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: Thumperdart]
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06/05/14 09:22 AM
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: fullmetaljacket]
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Okay, before they took me away in a straight jacket yesterday, I was able to get this flick out. LOL.
Look at what I found in my Felix the Cats black magic bag of trix. Yes, you've guest it, An exact replica of the wide body jam nut on the starter relay, but in aluminum. The stock steel nut weighed a whopping 0.15 of an ounce. The aluminum nut did not even register itself on the digital oz scale. That's 0.15 of an ounce, which brings me closer to an entire ounce and then that ounce brings me closer to a pound, and those pounds bring me closer to 100 pounds. I'm clearly on my way to 1,600 ounces shaved as they shave my head to go in the coo coo's nest.
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: fullmetaljacket]
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06/06/14 02:38 AM
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Since the rear quarter glass has since long been fixed, there's no reason for their respective tracks to hang around for the ride. Eviction notice indeed. At the tracks cut off point, there needs to be some kind of aluminum bracket to affix the track to the rest of the body and keep it from vibrating all over the place. This is my limit where weight gets cut. Usually weight cut from the doors rear jam and forward is paramount for me.
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: fullmetaljacket]
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06/09/14 01:51 AM
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Ever think about titanium studs and lug nuts? Years ago I picked up some titanium studs that Oldsmobile used on their police cars around 1966 or so. I know they are super light and super strong.
July 19th should be "Drive Like Rockford Day". R.I.P. Jimmie.
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: John Brown]
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06/10/14 02:16 AM
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There is a shop in my area that specializes in surplus metal sheet,rods,tubing, etc. in all alloys. Their most valued stock is Titanium and Aluminum in all grades. I loiter there a lot and usually exit with some thing light weight under my arms. They have been very helpful to my cause. My most important assets are welders. Good experience tig welders are hard to find that will make time to runs welds for you with a passion.
There is one guy here in Brooklyn that will machine most anything for me because he is just as crazy. He owns a water jet cutter and milling machine which he uses for his specialty BMX bikes he builds. His next project is to cut and hone door latch strikers for my car.
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: hemi-itis]
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Anymore weight is my goal in order to hit good numbers with a relatively stock engine. Imagine a well tuned stock 440 375-ish HP in a 2900 lbs package with the right gearing, transmission tricks, convertor and oh,,,, Driver.
Itis, funny you would say that, one day hanging at the Brooklyn Dodges garage with some Chevy dudes arguing about my weight antics when they were classified, a gust of wind came and with the car in neutral, moved a few inches on its own. LOL. They never saw it and I just gently set myself by the rear bumper to keep it from rolling any further till they left. Those were the days before Rollbars and safety equipment got thrown in the mix.
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost..........
[Re: fullmetaljacket]
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06/11/14 09:13 PM
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All 14 trans oil pan bolts look to be almost 5 oz. And these are the small aftermarket 12 point head bolts. Half that with aluminum hex head bolts. A host of flicks coming soon.
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