flyinbrian

This + drunk.

As far as local telcos go, Verizon has openings for outside techs in Delaware, Athens, and Marion. Those would be the closest to Columbus. Union job, usually $27-$30 an hour plus overtime. (Edit)-Once topped out on the pay scale...typically a four to five year progression depending on the contract. You may start anywhere from 6 months from the bottom to 6 months from the top depending on experience/education. Check verizon.com. AT&T and Centurylink are not hiring in your area last I checked or talked to anyone in the companies.

In all seriousness, there is a guy who posts over on OT by the name of DV8 who is a porn photographer/producer. He makes threads of his shoots and stuff all the time. He'd be the guy to ask about the business. I'd say your first move would be relocating to California if getting into the business.

Thought I would share while also attempting to embed a video. I was testing the new MSD 6AL-2 programmable ignition. Next vid I will set the camera on the ground or break out the tripod. http://www.youtube.com/k2KbKX8lvOo

There are no C-clips in a 9" Ford rear. Unbolt the four bolts pictured above by Gearhead and yank an axle to see what you have. It takes no time to do. Being a 2.75 open rear I'd just about bet the farm you have a 28 spline.

According to this link I saved- http://www.kevinstang.com/Ninecase.htm 3CA is the date code. 3=1963, C=March, A=1st week of the month. 2.75 is the ratio. If it had an "L" between the 2 and the 75 the rear would have a trac-loc.

That house is only 18.8 miles from MCIR. I consider that a victory by itself.

The question should be, "Would you absolutely thrash, trash, and abuse this C6 ZO6 for $125?"

This is all I have left. 1984 Laser LTV. Pleasure version Roark Summerford built boat that was designed to race in ModVP back in the day. These boats beat everything they raced back then if the driver could keep the dry side up. The designer of these boats said that anything over 93 was big time danger zone. I've been 84 on GPS with the old 200hp motor. I now have a 240hp Bridgeport on the boat that should easily push it close to 100 with a 30-32 pitch cleaver. A friend of mine in Florida has an all kevlar version that ran 118 on gps with a 300 drag and a 30 pitch prop. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/brianscy/Bathroom%20remodel-Fla/104.jpg I sold the Skater prior to moving out of Florida. Had a 25' Baja Outlaw with a Merc 500HP, Latham steering, BravoXR, etc prior to that. I keep going back to my old Laser though. Love the smell of Klotz!

I agree with this suggestion, especially after considering doing this with my 3/4 ton Chevy and opting to build a 496 gas motor thinking it would be less work. Turns out that it was just as much work. I'd look to the Southern US for a 3/4 ton with no rust. High miles or blown motor/trans. Make sure it's a 3/4 ton with the Hydroboost braking system to save you additional expense and work. Have it hauled up to Ohio and then find a totaled or rusted out 12v Cummins powered Dodge for cheap. I would not bother with a 1/2 ton if doing this swap. In fact, I would not bother with a 1/2 ton truck unless I was building it to be a sport truck and never haul or tow much of anything. FWIW, from my research doing a Cummins swap into a 4x4 GM requires a body lift since the Cummins is so tall. You can find the trans adapter in the junk yard under a FedEx truck if I remember correctly. (EDIT)-I got in late on this thread and only read page one before posting....now I read the entire thread and saw what happened here. http://smiliesftw.com/x/r3es9w4yrz7vplaj5wk2.gif

Out of town last week visiting family and friends in Ohio, so two lost weekends and back at it now. Did a test fit on the headliner and tested the flip down tv. Had to weld up a bracket to bolt to the roof beams that holds the weight of the monitor. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/brianscy/The%20Burb/DSCF1919.jpg I added a factory battery tray for the second battery. Easy bolt-in using the dimples in the sheetmetal left by the factory. The only work was relocating the charcoal canister. I just welded up some 1/2"x1/2" square tubing to act as a spacer on the canister bracket. This pushes the canister away from the tray since it would not fit under it. Can't really see the bracket in the pics. I also put new power steering lines on the truck while I was in there. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/brianscy/The%20Burb/DSCF1921.jpg

I know first hand the outside engineering/expense side of it and your point is good. Explain the other seven countries ahead of us that are not populated as dense as South Korea and Japan. Also, look at how much cheaper bandwidth is. You could also get into how our ISP's are private companies and other countries are government ran, (and monitored/policed/controlled).

Another good read. Has the story that goes with the frustrating charts below. http://www.techeye.net/business/is-google-fibre-just-another-strawman http://www.techeye.net/assets/upload/OramFibre/3_Comparing%20FiOS%20to%20Korea-Japan_2005_600w.gif http://www.techeye.net/assets/upload/OramFibre/2_Global%20average%20speed_600w.jpg

I saw this on my local news here in Virginia. Looks like Richmond, Va thinks they are in the running. They already have FiOS too!!! Greedy bastards. http://www.wtvr.com/videobeta/39513035-86ce-4b8e-b553-3364c52e586c/News/Google-In-Richmond If you read the trade publications, you will see how many cities are drooling over Google's offer. I still think it will end up fizzling out just as their wifi deal did in San Francisco a short while back. Read about the They quote The Wall Street Journal as saying in a city of 500,000, costs may be as much as $1500 per home. Another good read on the lack of details on this project still today- http://www.marketwatch.com/story/googles-fiber-experiment-details-still-scant-2010-03-16 According to the above article, Verizon claims to have already tested 1 Gig per sec to the home on FiOS, but have not yet seen a demand for it. Imagine that monthly rate? 100Gbps by 2030 according to this article. Interesting read on possibilities and what has already been tested. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/the-internet-of-tomorrow-100gbps-to-your-house-by-2030.ars

This is do funny. I was talking to some people in the Charlottesville, Virginia area who also think Google is coming to there town. Brilliant way to drum up some attention Google. And to those who commented on AT&T's approach with U-Verse. I was an engineer for AT&T in Cbus for a while and also believe using copper is a huge mistake. FiOS>all. With that said, AT&T's new strategy is to supply fiber to the home in all NEW neighborhoods. Of course, there is a criteria on dark fibers available to feed the customers and so on, but at least it's a step in the right direction. If the economy was still booming as it was a few years back, Verizon was actually considering moving into competitor territory with FiOS. Especially those areas they border who are densely populated, (i.e., Franklin County, Ohio). Remember, it has been deregulated since 1996. Imagine that, you guys would be all on FiOS by now. It's far more of a reality than this Google nonsense.

I cannot believe they are getting away with that duct. The rear spoiler is in question as well.

I was a member of the Moose when we lived in Ohio. I highly recommend those of you with a boat to go to the lodge at Indian Lake, (past Bellefontaine up 33 east). The lodge is on the water and they have docks for you to tie up your boat. Makes a great spot to eat and have a drink during a day skiing/wakeboarding/boating. Plus it's cheap!

Set. Watching practice on DVR now. Cannot wait...no refueling allowed, Shuey is back, Hamilton/Button teammates, Williams fast at the moment....should be a very interesting season to say the least. I love F1.

PM sent Clay. Update on Burb. The UPS man was good to me today. Got a 6 channel for the mids/highs and the mono amp will power the sub pictured. Would have bought a W7 but it would not fit in the Stealthbox. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/brianscy/The%20Burb/DSCF1877.jpg

If this was a month from now, I would be there visiting family anyway and would gladly help. Have VW exp too. Free bumpage for you is all I can do from Virginia.

I'll ask him this weekend if I see him. If not, I'll see him Monday for sure. In the meantime, I'll take some more pics of it for you on Sunday since it's at my house.

You are in luck, it's available. The 1972 K5 belongs to a friend of mine that loaned it to me when the Ebay dizzy left me stranded in the Burb. He has people looking at it all the time, but either he is asking more than they are willing to pay or they are tire kickers. Either way, I know he is willing to sell it. It is still at my house as he is in no hurry to get it back. He told me to drive it since he has no time for it. I'd love to have it too. Just have enough projects as it is. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/brianscy/The%20Burb/DSCF1790.jpg

The MSD distributor and the LMC shipment came in about the same time. I have to say that LMC did a good job of packing everything and R&L Carriers delivered everything with no hassle/damage. I was afraid of truck shipment from past experiences. I swapped distributors, set the timing and all is well. I noticed after the swap that the knock-off Ebay distributor doesn't even spin freely by hand. It binds up as if the shaft is not straight or there are no bearings inside the thing. Either way, POS. Spend more for the superior made in the USA dizzy. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/brianscy/The%20Burb/DSCF1822.jpg

Since there were no specifics on what the car would be used for and I have already been down the go fast rwd route. I would build this- http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3504/3964362403_1fe5c9bcfa_b.jpg Or this- http://lh6.ggpht.com/__OT3YJ9o9Ao/S2Z0kX8iaaI/AAAAAAAA0b4/_S-Q3077WfU/s912/LAW_8500-1.JPG

I'll believe this when I see it. Columbus or maybe it is the State of Ohio has a fiber ring connecting all of the schools just like Seattle. I engineered a bunch of it in the late 90s/early 2000s. There are tons of rings in Franklin County. The thing is, none of these have the capacity to deal with 1Gb/s X 50K to 500K people. We're talking about 12-24-48, and maybe 72 count fibers. I was part of the Verizon Florida FiOS build a few years back and can tell you first hand that the old rings and little 72 count fibers weren't given a second look when they started talking about HD television and internet. Each house got their own fiber, then it went to hub/cross connect. From there the customer may share bandwidth on a fiber back to the office with up to 31 other customers. Maybe Google or another vendor has discovered another way to do this. I just have not seen it yet. Another thing, the expense of this project is hard to imagine. Especially not already being in the business and having some sort of infrastructure to build on. I cannot see this happening anywhere but a city that owns a ton of poles and /or manholes and duct space. It will almost have to be done entirely aerial where homes are already fed from a pole.