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Broke the fender stay on the other front fender today just as I was on the way home from a 50 mile blat with SWMBO. Broke in the exact same spot as the other fender stay did, just next to the hub mount flange. I will fix it like I did the other by inserting a 1/2" steel insert, button welding it in and then, while it is mounted and aligned, welding around the break. Tom

That Sonic Blaster reminds me of a toy air gun I had when I was 5 in 1958. It looked like toilet plunger business end on a pistol grip. The diaphram on the inside was 6" in diameter but the "muzzle was only about 2". It could put out a match also. I should look and see if there is any record of that thing; that was before photography was invented. Here it is. http://www.technovelgy.com/graphics/content07/whamo-air-blaster.jpg Tom

That Sonic Blaster reminds me of a toy air gun I had when I was 5 in 1958. It looked like toilet plunger business end on a pistol grip. The diaphram on the inside was 6" in diameter but the "muzzle was only about 2". It could put out a match also. I should look and see if there is any record of that thing; that was before photography was invented. Tom

My wife joined Mother Against Dyslexia, D.A.M. Tom

We are doing that all over the world with MetalMeets. http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/index.php I've hosted two at my shop. Great learning/teaching/sharing experience.. It's amazing how easily the young kids pick up things. Tom

I'll add my two cents. The flow at any given pressure is regulated by resistance.. Reduce that resistance, ANY resistance, and you will get better flow. One of the ways that manufacturers keep production costs down is to feed the oil into a galley (channel) where it is used along the way by different users. The first user gets oil at full pressure/flow minus any resistance along the way. The second user gets oil minus the resistance to his location plus what the first user used up. And so on. Some engine builders use a feed to the back end of the galley to add additional oil pressure/flow to the bearings that usually see the least. Granted, most parts get all the oil they need in the normal operating RPM band. But who likes to hang around there in this group. Tom

What is a Durance? Never heard of it before. Tom

The Saint? Tom

Noooooooo!!!! Not in an S-1! 8====-( Tom

I think it's paved all the way now, or pretty close to all the way. Would loved to have watched it in the olden days. You know the 80's and 90's. Tom

Eric, Nothing wrong with those numbers at all, and like you stated could be attributed to various causes that are not related to your engine's health. Accurate compression tests should only be done on engines that have been warmed up, with all the spark plugs removed and the throttle body(ies) wide open. With that high of compression, I believe you should be running premium fuel. Tom

Use compressed air to pop them back out a bit, but if it's creased from the vacuum, you'll never get them all the way out. Using rarified air is a common way to reduce the amount of air in your system when you don't have a vent tank or highest point fill tube. Does seem a little high though. 15" of vacuum should have been plenty. Tom

They should take the first 200.00 in profit and hire an 8th grader to check the spelling and grammar on their website BEFORE they host it. "Constant thriving to deepen our research" Oh well. I guess that would be asking too much of a "multi hundred dollar" company. Tom

Ah, well that explains why your cost is high. Historic engine that is rare. Good luck with the rebuild. Tom

All the more reason to use an over the counter production engine in the first place. That's got to hurt to have to pay out that much for a re-build. What engine is it? Tom

"As a design, the machine is rather dated". HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I love the warning label seen in one of the pictures (of the astronaut removing the object) "STBD". Think it stands for "Shut The Back Door!" Or something similar? Tom

Yes, a quart and a half sounds about right, and that looks like an open diff to me also. Tom

It looks like they just rented 6 cops and cars and one good GoPro editor. I wonder what drive train is underneath that skin? Tom

I have one of these on my dash and it works superb for an inside mirror. It takes some getting used to seeing a car to the right of you in a rear view mirror. It always feels like you're going to get run over. http://www.mooreparts.com/8506-AC857852-14/ Tom

If you can somehow attach the ramps to the pickup's tailgate with some sort of hinge assembly and then join the two ramps together with a cross bar just high enough to fit a floor jack under, you could drive up the ramps, jack it up as high as the jack will go, place jack stands underneath the ramps, lower floor jack, place big honkin block of wood on floor jack and repeat. As long as the ramps are secured to the bed or tailgate securely and the cross bar is bolted to the ramps securely, it should be pretty secure, even though I would use a boat winch to pull the car in and out while I steered from NEXT to the car. Tom

Yeah, and look how many cars Caterham sold because of that investment. Tom

AHA! Upon closer examination of the reflection in the glass, the reason he doesn't show the front of the engine is clear. The timing belt is hanging out, evidence of the head having been removed and explaining why no intake and exhaust. No thanks. Tom

Steve, Awesome opportunity you had there. What kind of doors do you have on there? It doesn't look like my S-1 doors. Tom

I didn't know SVT did anything with the Fusion that he mentions in the description. The fact that he doesn't show the front of the engine, the as is clause and shipping to AZ would kill it for me and I wonder why no intake or exhaust headers. I can see him selling the accessories. Tom