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If I was a Chinese engineer I would also come up with an absurd invention called "the straddler" "who wants to ride the straddler?" "I do, I do!"

Found this place when I was considering buying an Odyssey, they have a good amount of information about keeping the infamously weak transmissions alive. http://www.odyclub.com/forums/index.php?s=

Waiting for video of this ^^

Gasoline in microwave?

Also interested, particularly in vip tickets which include paddock passes/parade laps.

3 Geo Metros and a large dirt lot.

Wish it were that simple, the e150 uses a pair of parallel beams and a steering box setup. The beam bushings are a little worn but the main play is in the steering box. I've already adjusted it to the max before it starts binding on center.

Project summary: Van - $very small 3 digit number Repaired ground for power windows/mirrors - $0.10 Replaced battery terminals - free - used b4 passat brass terminals Windshield wiper blades - free - used random bmw blades Soap - $20 Drivers/passengers front seats - used low mileage cargo van seats - $40 Water pump/serpentine belt/coolant/used low mileage radiator - $200 Rear wheel bearing/synth gear oil - $50 Front pads/rotors/whl bearings - $130 Rear spring shackle - $25 5 qts synth 5-30 - $15 oil filter - $5 12 qts mercon V - $60 Trans filter - $15 Valve body gaskets - $3 accumulator pistons - $20 Tow hitch - $50 Total parts bill (if my mental addition is correct) - $633.10 Outstanding work: - steering box very loose - probably replace with used box - front shocks soft - ignore - replace front tires - cheap used or cheap new - clear EGR passages - repair rear outer door handle - tinker - replace ignition cylinder with original key code to match doors - dealer - rear climate control heat always on - replace valve for heater core or install visegrip on hose. - ad stickers to cover peeling paint

Apparently my van was the only conversion which did not include a hitch, finally remedied this on Friday. Some dude from Zanesville hooked me up with a 7500lb rated hitch with hardware for $50 delivered. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4852996357_126d7a335b_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4852997443_b1f3964ab7_b.jpg

You might not be sure about the work but the scirocco is... it's planning some creative and expensive way to break as we speak. I am occasionally up, as you say, at Sawmill. Not driving the scirocco though... too miserable.

Sell you that thing for a dollar.

Ya, ya. Someone sent me a link to the original video: http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Amazing+Horse/ and despite my drunken condition I was prudent enough to search before committing repostery. Amazing horse is not as funny with hangover.

Thought this needed a bump...

Looks like a toad, love it.

At least we still have Uranus....

Set of four all season michelins with inner shoulder wear from a toe issue. No cords showing yet but it's getting close. $50 for the set or trades for other half broken items. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4840397801_874dd671bd_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/4841008878_d7ccb99244_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4841008244_444013d0f7_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/4840395189_c506c4fa9b_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4841006548_cda5a77a4c_b.jpg

Last night I performed the 'J-mod' on the van's 4r70w, this involved enlarging several holes in the valve body separator plate and removing one of the 1-2 shift accumulator springs. The idea behind the j-mod is the same as any auto transmission shift kit; quicker more positive shifts to prolong transmission life. The work was easy but messy, I hate messy. I also replaced the 2-3 shift accumulator piston since the seals were worn causing an extremely late 2-3 upshift. Took me about three hours to complete the work, the transmission is now shifting great aside from a sledgehammer 1-2 shift thanks to the spring I removed. I'll have to drop the pan to re-install the spring, I don't know why people recommend that as part of the mod since it causes an abusively hard shift. Info on j-mod: http://www.crownvic.net/tech/4R70Wnotes.pdf http://www.tccoa.com/articles/tranny/shiftybusiness.html http://www.tccoa.com/articles/tranny/transmission/ The old shift accumulator pistons and the 1-2 spring which I'll need to re-install. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4840190809_9c960e3fab_b.jpg

Thought this was going to be about paying for sex.

I was there... in my hangover ninja gear.

Whorse House? Trade you my beat ass Centras for those reps... elliptical wheels are good for reducing back pain.

Cadillac, do it. http://www.automopedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/1976-Cadillac-Eldorado-Dukes-Hazzard-BR-BH-1280x960.jpg

Here's the card: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16814150264

It's a GX270, it's been sitting for over a year, I don't remember if it had any lights. I ran it briefly as a hackintosh before it refused to power up.

It's that card but with 256mb instead of 512

Looks amazing, it's tiny too. Want.