kirks5oh

i have the BBK cable on my car, with the BBK quadrant. I never installed the firewall adjuster, that i bought. if you didn't switch out the stock clutch cable, you will have to do that, as it stretches out too much, and will not allow the clutch to DISENGAGE--the car will not shift. if you did change out the cable, and the quadrant, you either have it installed incorrectly?, or you haven't adjusted the cable correctly at the clutch fork where the cable hooks into it. because i've been too lazy to install my firewall adjuster, this is how i make my clutch adjustments--underneath the car, i remove the clutch inspection dust boot, and adjust the two jam nuts to give me more or less slack. these jam nuts are not on the stock clutch cable. the stocker requires you to lift up on the clutch pedal to adjust the shitty plastic quadrant, and take up slack in the cable hope this helps

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is it worth it to get the 360 with the larger harddrive, for the avg joe??

build it yourself out of 2X4's--it will be much cheaper, and hold a shit-load. all the storage shelves i see have too much lateral flex to them. if not, check out the gorrilla garage unit by gladiator edit: the garage gorilla unit is not made by gladiator, but will hold up to 1200lbs also, as mentioned below, sam's has a VERY heavy duty shelving unit

i'm not complaining for myself, i'll be in the minority of physicians who never have to worry about money (hopefully), and can live comfortably (not extravagantly). being in the medical career means working your ass off, and CONSTANTLY trying to cover your ass so you don't get sued when someone experiences a recognized complication (post-surgical wound infection, etc). it IS a reality that the average surgeon will be sued AT LEAST twice during their career. and by sued i mean lawsuits that actually go the distance and don't get thrown out immediately. it IS true that many students going into pre-med are 'pretenders', and get weeded out in the first year. but at least 500 out of the 1000 make it to organic chemistry, which cuts the filed in half. just keep in mind there are plenty of physicians out there who drive hyundais and toyotas. kirk

i'd like to take the opportunity to disagree with most of everything quoted above. 1st off, medical school is not easy to get into. most people go through college not knowing what it really means to take a difficult classload/work their asses off for grades. where i went to college (miami of ohio) 1000 people in my class started out pre-med. 112 got into med school. so of course a lot of people would trade places with people who get into medical school. that doesn't mean they're capable of doing the job--the same way i could never be a computer programmer. medical residency takes a serious toll on someone (timewise, socially, mentally, financially, and healthwise). so you're damn right i expect to earn a great living having survived through pre-med, busting my ass through med school to get into a good residency, and surviving residency, without getting "weeded out" as we say. and in the end, medicine is not a career, its a lifestyle. when i go home at the end of the day, i'm still on call and you're flat out wrong when you say few college grads earn over $100k in their careers

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i hear you. but keep in mind the average dentist makes much more than the average doctor. i'm not arguing for those making $300k, only for the poor bastards that come out having spent their whole life in school, at age 30, and $100k is their maximum salary.

not sure if that was directed at me, cause i don't drive a benz, and i live in hilliard. like i said, i've lived with my decision to go into medicine, and am still happy/positive about MY future in medicine. i've already signed a contract where i will not likely have to pay off a single cent of my med school loans, put money down on 5 acres of lakefront property in wisconsin, and a great signing bonus. but i would consider orthopedic surgery the top 5% of salaries obtainable in medicine--its a hard career to get into. i drive nicer cars than most of the family doctors/pediatricians around, and i'm still in my residency. medical residents are typically limited to 80 hours of work per week, but some programs (like ours) allow moonlighting (working extra time at different hospitals for much more $$--like $75/hr in some instances). so not all of medicine is bad, but the 'golden years' of this career are in the past.

when you look at what the previous generation of doctors made, then $100k is something to scoff at. my brother is just finishing med school, and his loans will be around $200k--and he had some scholarship $$, and OSU is fairly cheap for a med school. i went to med school there about 5 years ago, and my loans are only $140k--so you can see med school is getting much more expensive. when you come out of residency, and have $200k in loans, that's like having an extra mortgage, especially since most people try to pay off their loans in 10 years. picture trying to pay off an extra house, and you will understand $100k isn't shit. also consider we're not talking about people coming fresh out of college. we're talking about people who have been through AT LEAST an additional 7 years of school/training after a traditional 4 year college. these people usually have wives, kids, etc. they're already 7 years behind the typical person who starts their career right out of college. i'm not bitching for myself, but i'm bitching for other physicians. this june, i'll be done with my 5th year of residency, and i have a one year fellowship in hip/knee replacement surgery in tampa, before i go into private practice. i'm lucky enough to have already signed a job contract, and be in a medical career that is still fairly good when it comes to reimbursment

i'm pretty well-aware of how much doctors make. family practice doctors, and pediatricians don't make squat. they have to bust their ass, and see tons of patients per day to make a profit---that is why peoples' doctors visits are 15 minutes or less. imagine going to 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, and 3-5 years of medical residency, and then earning around $100k per year when you get out in private practice. you would have most likely $150-200k in med school loans, a mortgage, car payments, a family, etc.. all the while worrying about people trying to sue the shit out of you, so they can win the "great american lottery". you quickly understand why fewer college students want to go into medicine. if things are the way they are right now, i would NOT recommend my children going into medicine. now nursing, on the other hand, is a great career right now. my wife is a nurse, and i can tell you they make great, great money, for someone coming right out of a 4 year college. they can make $22-25/hr right out of the gate, and then sign 'weekend-only' contracts, where they work weekends, and make $40/hr.

maybe a little bit of an exaggeration, but my dad worked at the ford engine plant #2 in brookpark ohio for 20 years, as high school dropouts swept the floor for 12 hrs a day, and then drove away in lincolns. i'll have to ask him exactly how much they made, but it shocked me.

the only thing wrong with the current health care system is that physicians don't make enough money, period. if medicare and other care providers keep cutting their reimbursment rates for physician services, a crisis will soon occur, and physicians will go on strike----and you thought it was bad when teachers go on strike, and your kids don't go to school for a week. back in the early '80's, surgeons were reimbursed around $5,000 by medicare to perform a total knee/hip replacement on a patient. today, you get about $1200. think about the difference (taking into account inflation), and you'll realize doctors don't get paid shit. some pediatricians barely break $100k per year, still working 60 hours a week. you could make that money sweeping the floors 12 hours a day at a factory. and people think doctors get paid too much--fuck off. edit: 'fuck off' is not directed at the original poster kirk

my guess is lymph nodes, but don't take my word for it--med school is getting further and further away for me.

+1 or come see me, and i'll cut you open. j/k

looks pretty safe.

i thought about that, but how much do you tip a guy for a $750 exhaust system. whatever happened to the $250 i paid for the flowmaster system i bought 10 yrs ago for my '87??

no, the hyundai was either navy or black, i couldn't tell since it was dark out. i introduced myself, shook his hand, and thanked him several times--he never told me his name, and his phone # showed up 'restricted' on our caller i.d.. the whole situation was pretty random--he didn't even have the box with him?? just all the pipes, hardware, mufflers, etc, still in the bubble wrap.

SLP LMII it went on the GTO. my cobra has a MAC 2.5" catback

when my '87 GT was my daily, i would drive it to cleveland twice a month, and it used to go through at least a quart each direction, before i got the new short block. just check the oil each week.

ND could honestly lose every game this year.

it was pretty funny in the end. an overweight-looking guy in his mid-40's, said he had no clue what it was until he saw the instructions. obviously, he was driving a hyundai SUV.

not sure. i'll probably hit up QS&L, since i'll be in the area anyways

got a phone call the other night from some random guy, saying that he has my exhaust system in his garage???? apparently, he had ordered a home gym, with multiple boxes. when he opened a box, and found exhaust parts in it, he looked on the outside of the box, and saw his name and address on the shipping address?? on the inside of the box was the receipt with my name on it. he looked me up via 411, and i had my exhaust system 15 minutes later. props to one honest person.

+1 my car has the stock headers, stock midpipe and cats, stock rear end, stock clutch, full-weight stock interior, and WELL over 500rwhp. if you didn't know any better you'd think the car was stock. it idles glass-smooth, and is VERY quiet. with a better clutch, catless midpipe, and more agressive tune, i could be knocking at 600rwhp. and (knock on wood) i haven't had ONE problem with this car