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Sooo...who's going to be the lucky employee that gets to hose the vomit off this ride after every trip? http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/texas/2014/08/29/first-4d-rollercoaster-to-open-in-texas-in-2015/14798027/

That's probably what I'll end up doing. Went to an "urban" used tire store in Cleveland on Wednesday when I was up in the neighborhood for work. Guy was showing me 235/75-15 Goodyear Wranglers for $50-60 a tire: they were nearly down to the wearbands. New sticker on them is $75-$80 on Amazon. F buying used tires

Looking for 2 tires around 195/60-15 or 205/60-15....and 2 tires around 235/75-15. This is for my 1982 Ford F100 2WD which I just lowered, so I'm looking for traction in the rear and normal street tires in the front. Anyone have decent examples laying around? I've been on CL so there are a couple of options but would rather deal with CR first. Thanks!

The unfortunate thing I'm seeing in our society today - more of an effect of the legal/judicial system than anything else - is the pirate mantra of "Dead Men Tell No Tales"; it's better off for one side to eliminate the counterpoint than to argue two differing eyewitness accounts of the same incident in court.

http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/the-akira-motorcycle-is-real-and-we-rode-it-1628305844/1628489925/+damon Not a bike fan, but that's an awesome looking bike. I don't NEED to be a bike fan to know that $11k is a lot for a 600cc cruiser, but should hold it's value pretty well! :thumbup:

I think Joe rightfully "dropped the mic" on this one. PM me if you've got additional information on this tragic accident. Oh, and if you want humor as a coping mechanism:

Welcome to the site! If you're here Saturday morning, go to Columbus Cars and Coffee from 9am-12pm. Shameless plug. Love that Accord coupe...did you paint the white letter tires yourself?

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Blake, not to hijack, but what tires do you have? I'm looking for 2 205/60-15 and 2 235/75-15 for my teeruk. I'm flexible on the front sizes. Got no 17's fo ya

I said it in OBc and I'll say it here... VANOS kicked in, y0!!!1!1

I wandered in here...scared at what's going on, not sure how to get out. http://forums.clubrsx.com/images/smilies/inoutugh.gif

Thanks, everyone! :thumbup: a lurker CR member helped me out big time; let me borrow his Power Brake Bleeder. I appreciate everyone's help!

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1790899&posted=1 Brakes bled! :thumbup: Never felt better. Going to get it aligned tomorrow.

SUCCESS Big thanks to everyone who posted in here. :thumbup::leghump: - I slammed on the brake pedal a bunch of times like a madman (figure if there is something weak/damaged, it'll break. Otherwise, can't hurt) and it built up a little pressure. Hooked up the Power Brake Bleeder, and used my HF pneumatic bleeder nipple, line and catch can at each wheel. At first, I cracked the RL drum and it was very slow and bubbly. I kept the bleeder screw open and railed on the brake pedal a bunch of times (Mark's suggestion, since it's hooked up to a line with fluid in can) and it became firmer. Go back to RL, and fluid and bubbles coming out much better. - Used a "one man brake" process of open, let fluid and bubbles escape, close (with nipple-and-catch-can attached to the bleeder) pumped up pedal, and cracked the lines. I didn't mind the repetition at all, because the fluid in the catch line made me confident I wasn't introducing new air into the system, only releasing fluid and trapped air in the lines. - Did RR, LR drums. Started Cleetus and drove a few feet. Pressed pedal. BRAKES IN REAR. Pedal still spongy... - Jacked up RF, bled caliper. Pedal much firmer, slack in caliper taken up. Repeat for LF caliper. - Started Cleetus and enjoyed the firmest brake pedal I've experienced in one of my tee-ruks for as long as I could remember. My old diesel Chevy Cleetus sprung a leak in the master cylinder/reservoir, and after I repaired it it was always kind of spongy. I must not have bled it properly. These brakes are incredible. - Drove Cleetus to 25, 35, 45mph intervals, stood on the pedals. NO TIRE LOCK, very controlled, firm, and stopped waaaaay shorter than before. Given that the houses in my neighborhood sit on appx 100ft wide lots, I was stopping from 35mph in about half a property line...50ft or less? Anyway. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for the suggestions. I am not an engineer and I sometimes try to "talk" my mind away from a car problem: "No, it can't be something simple! Must be a catastrophic problem!!!1!1" . There must've been a massive amount of trapped air in the master reservoir (ROCKY!) and pumping with the pedal very hard produced enough pressure to jump start the bleeding. It's great to get some great suggestions by awesome guys on CR. Couldn't have done it without you all!!! Getting aligned tomorrow and Cleetus is ready for cruising and more work! :fuckyeah:

No. There's fluid. When I crack the lines from the master reservoir to the prop valve fluid definitely comes out. I'll stomp on it a few times. I worry that when I used a C-clamp to back up original caliper pistons I pushed old brake fluid/water/gunk into prop valve. I did that first, to get old calipers on, and then ended up swapping to new calipers when the bleeder valve broke. No, the lines bled a bit when they were off, but the master cylinder had plenty of fluid. No replacement of MC. If this stumps me a bit tonight, I'll disconnect the MC to see the condition of the brake booster and linkage to pedal. When I had the reservoir lid off, and I pumped the pedal lightly, I could see squirts from the front reservoir fluid level (front brake circuit) If that's the case, Rocky...wouldn't 15psi with a Power Bleeder on the reservoir be enough pressure to start bleeding out the old fluid and air bubbles?

Yes, new calipers. Bleeder valve broke off in one of the calipers so I replaced them. As it sits now, caliper pistons are totally backed off (out of the box) and they wiggle on their brackets. No matter how much I pump the pedals, there is no pressure going to any of the brakes. The thing that totally baffles me is if I pull one of the front brake outlet lines from the prop valve, it's totally dry and no pressure is bled out of the master cylinder....

So after leaving both front brake lines disconnected from the calipers last week when I swapped them out with new calipers, I put the brakes back together on my 1982 Ford F100 and try to bleed the system. Pedal has a little pressure, but goes straight to the floor. Started up truck and drove it a few feet, pressed brakes to the floor, still coasting: absolutely no front/rear brakes. Needed emergency brakes to stop. 1) Tried pumping the pedal, to the floor...no buildup of pressure. 2) Used my HF pneumatic bleeder to suction out air/fluid at the calipers. No luck on either caliper. Have not tried the rear drum brakes, but if fronts don't work no need to do the rears yet. 3) Borrowed Motive Power Bleeder. Got master brake reservoir up to 15psi. Cracked a caliper bleeder. No release of any pressure. Totally removed bleeder from caliper, no pressure release. I cracked a like at the proportioning valve. NO RELEASE OF PRESSURE. I mean, c'mon!!! Nothing?!?! What am I missing here? I can't bleed a dry system with a full reservoir that doesn't want to bleed fluid anywhere...

THanks, David. I actually have that same bleeder...makes quite the hissing noise at 12am However, I couldn't get anything to come out of one of the calipers. I even put Teflon tape on the bleeder valve just to make sure it was a good seal. The brakes in the truck are totally dead. Fluid levels are good, but the pedal goes to the floor with no pressure whatsoever. I figure if I can do a good 30-40psi pressure bleeder things would be better.

Call Chris @ Faust. Great guys.

http://i.imgur.com/5Mzfs1c.jpg http://i.imgur.com/OQgl40s.jpg Somewhere, there's a Farkas saying "I've got the wierdest boner right now..." :no: "Free" Lowering beams ended up needing new tie rod ends, upper and lower ball joints...and brake rotors. Oh yeah, and the bleeder screws siezed and broke off in the caliper, so gimme two of those. Why is Cleetus still in the driveway? Because I was cruising down and tapped the brakes...but my tappy-tappy ended up going all the way to the floor. Absolutely no brakes. Slammed on the emergency brake. Realized this was the end of the shakedown cruise. Will bleed it on Sunday, take it to Noebull to be aligned. HERP DERP front wheel alignment in full effect right meow... 215-75-15 all around and the front tires rub. :fuckyeah:. GONNA HAVE TO DOWNSIZE. Tires coming in the fall...going for 235-75 all-terrain and some 205-60s in the front for dat stinkbug stance doe...

Ugh...sorry you put that much work in the body only to have it be wrecked anyway. Keep up the good work!

I had to get new calipers for Cleetus after the bleeder valves siezed and broke off in the old ones. Bleeding brakes sucks. I'd really like to use a Power Motive-style bleeder that pressurizes the master reservoir. Please help! Can meet you anywhere, or at CC&C tomorrow morning. Thank you!

The great news is that she burned about 25,000 calories trying to walk 50 feet inland. Dat "Undertoe Exercise Program" doe...

I didn't know they made bikinis for whales.

Somewhere there's a Farkas that's saying... CHALLENGE ACCEPTED :fuckyeah: