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  1. SkinnyG
    I had a similar issue of the fronts locking on my Locost when I was autocrossing it. I tried all sorts of solutions, but the best fix, hands-down, was switching to dual (dissimilar bore) master cylinders and a balance bar. Still keeping a proportioning valve on the rears, the brakes are now beautifully adjustable and I can dial the brakes to do whatever I need them to do. Dual masters and a balance bar were probably the best improvement I made to my Locost.
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    High CO and HC means running rich. The cam could certainly be contributing to this, as could tune. Are you running a catalytic converter? A cat and a good tune might be enough to squeak through.
  3. SkinnyG
    Do you feel it was "Christianity" that did untold damage, or the "people in charge at the time?" What are your thoughts on "western culture," "wealth" and "materialsim" being a contributing factor towards the drop in church attendance?
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    Car Grills

    SkinnyG replied to BruceBowker's topic in Off Topic

    Does the diagonal on the Volvo count?
  5. SkinnyG
    "Local" counts me out. Who's next in line....?
  6. SkinnyG
    How narrow is "narrow"? By "not perfect" are we talking scratches and "use", or are we talking cracks and "defects"?
  7. SkinnyG
    Or maybe you just "finished" the kit this year. And it will be titled as a new construction 1957. Did you keep your receipts?
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    I have a bluetop 4AGE in my Locost 7. If I were to do it over, I would have just bought a JDM blacktop or silvertop and NOT rebuilt mine. It would have been cheaper, and have more power. However, since I am doing this all again, Locost 7 #2 has a Duratec in the shed. Bigger, better, cheaper, easier to replace, and a "current" and thriving aftermarket.
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    I've had GL5 gearlube in a GL4-spec transmission by mistake, it started eating the synchros, but not a shift gate issue. Perhaps it's something else? I can't see the oil doing that....
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    I tried corner-balancing mine to 50/50 cross weights, but I kept locking up the RF wheel on braking (quite a spread between front weights). I later corner-balanced it so the FRONT weights were 50/50, and braking seemed better. But I haven't autocrossed it much since then (2008), or done any further testing.
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    I made my own toe plates for even less. Yes - they work great!
  12. SkinnyG
    Some measurements I wrote down a while back of the 2.0 in my shed. They ~should~ be reasonably accurate. Pan to crank: 9" Crank to top: 17.5" Height: 26.5" Pulley to bellhousing flange: 20" Width @ crank @ front: 13" The 2.3 is for sure taller (but I don't have one to measure).
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    Try lower pressures. On Toyos, I've always found higher pressures let go quicker and are harder to reel back in. Low pressures let go more gradually.
  14. SkinnyG
    If you treat the tires with it, will they stick better in the wet?
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    I have! I bought a set of 20.5x7x13's from him a few years back. No idea how much use they had. They were "as described", and the transaction was fine. I'd do it again. I soaked them with 50% Xylene and 50% Toluene to put some life back in them. Certainly cheap, though, compared to buying slicks new.
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    Got mine today, thanks!
  17. SkinnyG
    Is this one in colour, or black and white?
  18. SkinnyG
    Not the expected list of cars for a 7 owner, I'm sure: 1965 Plymouth Valiant 1971 Ford F-150 1972 Ford Pinto 1974 Ford Pinto V8 1975 Pontiac Astre (Vega clone) V8 1976 Ford Pinto Wagon V8 1977 Honda Civic 1978 Honda Civic 1980 Mazda GLC V6 1985 Pontiac Firefly 1986 Honda Civic 1500S 1986 Toyota Corolla GT-S 1987 Pontiac Firefly (Chevy Sprint clone) V8 1988 Pontiac Firebird 1994 Nissan Pickup 1995 Nissan Sentra (B13) 2006 Lethal Locost
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    All 17 episodes: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCDF294023C062EE1
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    It's not the substances, it's the people. I think we should just ban people.
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    George Burns smoked a wack of cigars and still lived to be 100. Doesn't mean we all can do the same. I'm just saying - based on the clientelle I see everyday, nobody has "improved" with it. And liquor took quite a few of my highschool buddies down back in the day, too.
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    I am a highschool shop teacher, with your typical "shops" clientelle. I have yet to see weed ~improve~ anybody. I ~have~ seen lots of students ruin themselves by it.
  23. SkinnyG
    (edited my question for no future confusion) Call your car a Kit Car for the least hassle.
  24. SkinnyG
    This might be close, a Walker 35144 exhaust insulator for a, '81-90 Landcruiser, or '79-83 Saab 900. They're quite small (and don't last forever). http://www.amazon.com/Walker-35144-Exhaust-Hardware-Insulator/dp/compatibility-chart/B001AXBKCI http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41opJXZCXML._SS500_.jpg
  25. SkinnyG
    How quickly do you have to work before the digital display shuts off?
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