Mr3GTP

Sucks, man, that car was beautiful. I think it's Turkey where the hands of a thief are cut off...although in the case of this car theft, castration has more appeal...

Yessir! Agree 100%

Ahhh, Karma!

"Stupid is as stupid does"...Forrest Gump said it best.

Holy shit! I've worked with high-grade commercial explosives, but nothing like that! Of course, I was blasting in quarries, not bringing down airliners or destroying buses.

Thanks again for the offer, and I'll check those places out. I know there's a vendor on the net that specializes in SuperCoupe upgrades. Pulleys from them would be a direct swap. Can't remember the name, I'll try some Googling & see what comes up.

I noticed the AR-15 in that closeup has the 'full auto' conversion. All in all, a very sexy set of pics.

maybe...maybe not

Damn, sweet!

Nah, women belong behind the wheel at the 'tree', waiting on the second yellow! At least my wife does. She knows her place; running a 14.6 to my 14.3!

Similar to the way the electrochromic "auto darkening" rearview mirrors work in our GTPs...at least both of mine have 'em, though the '01 also has the Onstar crap. ...or maybe a better comparison would be an LCD display on a calculator.

Looks pretty, and I appreciate the offer, but the offset looks wrong for my app. I need one that's flat across the face, the one you have would (depending on which way I mounted it) force me to either move the blower toward the rear of the motor, or toward the front, neither of which I have room for. What company supplied that? Iit looks well made; if they make replacements for the T-bird M90, it might be a good source when I start adjusting my boost level. Is it someone local?

That'll buff right out!

It's not the United States of Attorneys, it's Japan. Getting pussyhurt is our national pastime.

Cool, thanks! I would assume the multiple anchors used in the pic are the norm, like a "main" and a "safety" perhaps. I guess the term "zipper" could be slightly humorous, until it happens to you and you're praying your backup holds... As a kid, I read a National Geographic article about a climbing team taking on Half Dome using just stoppers, no pitons at all. I was given the impression that this was not 'standard procedure' at the time ('70s) The photography was incredible, of course, the Yosemite was the closest thing to heaven on earth. Shoulda been a climber..,

She asks all the right questions, no doubt. I think the wife would get a kick out of it, really!

ROFL! A lot of work, but priceless. I'd love to hear it in English, especially the reactions of the victims!

Working the cracks, eh? Do they call those little anchors "chocks"? I've done a little rock climbing (no ropes) years ago, and rappelled a little in the Army, but that looks like a rush. Even climbing 100-200 foot rock walls was cool, but that looks awesome!

Awww...

Looks pretty clean. It appears to be the early "oval" intake port design, the same one I bought for the Tempo. A little mild porting can really wake it up, but it does fairly well out of the box. I'd buy it if I didn't already have one..,

With a built auto, the correct fuel upgrades, and a good tune it could be a fun & reliable car. I agree with the general consensus about the wing, though; it's gotta go. Put it on eBay, some Paul Walker wannabe will snap it up...

Badass. Me want

Sounds tempting...what diameter? I can get away with the 8-groove on the blower, just using the front 6 grooves. But, this blower already has an 'upgraded' pulley on it, so I may need to go larger if it turns out to be spinning the thing too fast. I can cure slippage with an extra idler between the blower & crank, to increase the amount of belt/pulley contact, but if the pulley is too small, I'll have to swap. Unlike the press-on pulley (with a vent-bolt) on my GTP, this one appears to be secured with a nut, possibly keyed. If so, it may be a Magnuson shaft assembly. That would be sweet, because swaps could be done without a puller. I could maybe put a small hole in the inner fender (pending location) that would allow swaps "on the car", which would be a big help in getting the right amount of boost.

Used to be, the blower was electrically engaged in the C230. I really wanted to retain that feature, would've been sweet for a sleeper. Besides, the blower whine is very loud, even at idle. But, the pulley was much too large; the car made only 1/2 pound with it. A bigger crank pulley would just drive everything faster. Besides, not much room for a bigger pulley with the engine sitting wrongways. So, I had to cut it apart, tried progressively smaller ones, till I arrived at the current one. The magnet took up a lot of room, so it had to go, thus the drive clutch is welded solid. That's an Alt pulley from an F150 on there now, hollowed out & welded to the carrier hub. That's after trying a ZZP pulley, having to lathe-bore the hub out, etc.

Well, until I know the bigger one is going to work, I'll hang on to it. The M90 is made for much bigger engines, so it may be overkill. The reasons I want to try it are; It should take (theoretically) less RPM to move a given amount of air, which means less heat buildup, Turning slower = quieter, as the M62 was pretty loud, Gives me some headroom for future boost increases, whereas the M62 wouldn't have gone much further, and; Repair parts (drive couplings, bearings, seals, and different pulleys) are widely available for the M90. This Mercedes-app M62 has an odd input shaft/bearing arrangement, parts likely must come from Benz, such as shims, pulley bearing, and seals. And because of its odd bearing, the pulley that's on it is the smallest she'll take. The pulley rides on a sealed roller (or perhaps double-ball) bearing.