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Did I say "my" laptop? I'm sorry I meant to say er....ah... oh *****.
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Lets change the subject...depressing
On the 91 today I barely had a second to snap a photo 
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Hey look up in the top right corner of your picture! You have a smashed bug on your windshield, yech
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WOW WHAT A COOL CAR! what is that? (obviously porsche, but i cant tell - 550 spyder?)
(why is there always a bug in the pictures in this thread?) :-P |
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550 All I could tell was it wasn't fiberglass. Exhaust didn't appear to be VW based. Older guy driving. I actually pulled along side to nab a better photo and "chat" . All I got was about 5 inches of the front end due to poor aim and traffic stopping in front of me.
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Exhaust cleanout
The exhaust had some oil in inside of it and on the outside.
Gunk is a great degreaser and is water soluable.  Here is some oil pouring out of one of the exhaust tips.  After soaking in Gunk, water washes off any oil residue left remaining.  I flushed the entire exhaust system with gunk and water to fully cleanse the pipes.  
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Exhaust cleanout
By fully flushing the system under pressure, I was able to find three exhaust leaks that I would not have found otherwise.
  Here is the exhaust system fully cleaned.  This is one of the exhaust leaks that I would not have found unless a water test was done. 
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Exhaust cleanout
A close up of one of the potential bad exhaust leaks.
 After determining exactly where the leaks were, I was able to easily gas weld them closed.    The exhaust system is ready for installation. All leaks have been repaired. Last edited by Banning; 08-13-2008 at 08:23 PM.. |
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fantastic
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Here's my new reading light...
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Go to the auto parts store and pick up some high heat paint for that exhaust. The stuff holds up really well and works wonders for $5. Otherwise, it's looking good. Can't wait to hear it run - all the way to redline!  David |
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Hey look in the top right corner of your picture, a bald spot!! I've got one of those!!
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Note the exhaust: It is "One Piece" and cannot be separated. The muffler is actually bolted to the chassis, not to the motor. This was neccessary because at high speed with all the bumps on Mulholland, the Carrera bottoms out occasionally even with RSR Torsion bars. I throw a 20 foot shower of sparks on the big bump in westbound European Straight for example. The sparks come from hitting the flange between the headers and the muffler on asphalt. Hitting the exhaust hard on the pavement made exhaust leaks appear so it was important to first weld the flanges together permanently (no more leaks), and to also fasten the muffler to the body with heavy brackets. This makes the muffler/header system very strong. Strong enough to take severe pounding. This seemed to be the only solution other than adding a heavy skid plate. |
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Looking good Chris!
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Very cool! Where did you get that? My mother's hometown in Northern Italy is where Moretti Beer first started.
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Hey Ray can you join us tomorrow on Mulholland? Brillo would be right at home on Mul, but Rusty would be a huge hit at Bob's.
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I and one of my friends Dwayne are going to meet you guys at Truckstop Friday at 7:00 pm.
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Ignition prep
First thing to do today is do something about those oil lines and half-shafts hanging down. Impossible to work under there until that is taken care of.
 Stainless oil lines are lining the underbody and go to the motor at their appropriate places. Here is the connection to the engine oil cooler. Note the Koni double adjustable shocks. A dial at the bottom and an adjuster at the top of the shock adjusts bounce and rebound, without removal. Nice!  Here is the stainless oil line going to the engine on the driver's side. Line clamps hold the stainless steel oil lines to the transaxle and underbody. 
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