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Basically I'm planning to push 250+hp per cyl, so they are needed. I've seen .200 pins bend before on similar builds. Bottom line, I don't want to do this twice, so I got the biggest ones you can get at the moment. A little more rotational mass, but that's the price you pay for not bending them!

Trying to get it cleaned up a bit. Cyl #1 had a hg pushed or something in a prior life. Cyls 2 and 3 have shadows once the torque plate was used and the hone brought out the defects. Glad I made the investment to make the block true.

About to do some work!

New shiney .300 wall wrist pins along with ACL race bearings and a new oem head gasket. Thanks Mark at Real Street!

Finally did some voodoo and witchcraft to fill the water jacket. Concrete is in! Half fill is setting up! and Studs/mains are torqued down. Once it sets up, we will check out clearances and get the chips flying.

gosh id like to make one of these one day lol. Maybe the car will be together and ill come click off a 13.50 @ 171. a girl can dream though! Id be open to whatever assuming my car is back in running shape.

She went out with a bang though! In car video... you can hear the bearing clattering and clanging when he pulls back up to the trailer...

Legally you must have a professional hunter accompanying only 2 people at maximum. Also they must be Namibian Citizens. This is the only way to get permits in Namibia.

I am a manufacturing engineer by training. I currently work developing tooling for an automotive company, which makes parts for GM/Ford/Chrysler and their suppliers.

We are using a guy who does it on the regular in WI. He is also helping get the animal skins through customs, so he is a big asset to us as he does it all the time. As I always say, everyone wants to eat the hamburger, not understand where it came from. All our animals were at the end of their peak time and would have only gone downhill from then. We actually were not permitted to shoot 80% of the animals we had a shot at. They only take mature older animals for two reasons: you get a better trophy, and they are not suitable to breed/remain in the wild. My hartebeest was 8 years old, they live to approx. 10 years in the best scenarios. They usually die of sickness or starvation. I had a shot on a Zebra Stallion, however the PH denied me this shot because without the lead stallion, the family group would suffer. Therefore the safety went back on and we continued on with the hunt. When I hunt I am very aware of what I am doing and why I am doing it. I am not there to shoot something that is too young (I had several shots on 2-3 year old Kudu that I would not take) nor do I want an animal to suffer. That is why I spend hours at the range and made sure that whatever I took would not suffer. I also do not wish to not utilize the game. We all were very adamant that we did not want to waste anything, and they proved to us that even things that we normally discard are utilized there. I was very happy to know this. Bottom line, a 300 WSM 180 grain bullet directly to the heart and imploding the lungs meant he did not suffer one bit. I do not feel bad about it in the same way I do not feel bad taking a mature 4-5 year old whitetail here in Ohio. The animal has lived most of its life, and would only suffer/starve/fall prey to brutal predators if left in the wild. 2011: 2012:

Exactly. This happens regardless if people come pay for it or not. The fact is they made a few bucks and got the food as well. In a country that literally has only manual slave labor type jobs for most, this is a hell of a deal. Our trackers were doing this for over 10 years. the PH's were 10 and 15 year veterans. Hunting and tourism is something like 30-40% of their national revenue.

we killed ate and shipped the horns home. if FDA permitted shipping back I would have. However with disease the way it is, it is extremely cost prohibitive to ship, and its difficult to keep it suitable for consumption in transit. We were very happy to feed our trackers, skinners and their families. They only make ~ $150 a month, so the food was very much appreciated. They also appreciated the tips we gave them and the pay they received due to us hunting at the camp. This is their lively hood.

No one wants to know where their hamburger comes from these days. Everything is too PC. I left out the Gnarly photos for that reason alone. Surprised to see these simple shots are so widely offensive

Right. its just that easy! Same way hunters shoot feeding white tail. Its a cake walk. It was a chance to experience culture outside the US. You would get an education there. For example, its still extremely racially divided. things we have in plenty like clean drinking water and food are not a given thing there either. Yes we took some animals, but it was far less wasteful than your butcher shop. We also were able to help employ several people for a week. This is a huge portion of Namibia's gross national product.

We had Gemsbok Lasagna. It was amazing! FDA does not permit you to bring the meat back. Most hunters simply donate the meat to the camps and the camp staff. They eat EVERYTHING. Intestine, Stomach, all the pieces we throw away in the states. Believe me nothing is wasted on these animals! We are permitted the skins skulls, and the horns. Those will be air freighted once they are prepared for shipment (dried) You are extremely under-educated. As much as every one of these animals looks very different from animals here, they are basically like shooting Elk, White tail, and Mule deer. Every animal we took was EXTREMELY common and PLENTIFUL. They literally shoot them daily just to feed people, so its a bonus when they can sell a large trophy animal for over $1000 USD and keep the meat as well. We get the experience of seeing all these animals and eventually the shoulder mounts. As far as not sharing with the public, there is nothing gruesome or difficult in these photos. No gore, no blood, nothing. Unless you are a complete Vegan, your hamburger went through much more trauma and heartache than these animals have. All were at the end of their life span and had lived full lives. (unlike your 2-3 year old beef cow) They were also taken with very large high powered rifles (300 Winchester magnums) They did not suffer in the slightest. Honestly its much more civil than the natural way they usually die. Sick, on the ground, then shredded by predators or scavengers. So a swift rifle shot is a much more pleasant end IMO. Most collapsed on the spot with an instant kill. The furthest ran all of 35 yards, which was surely on adrenaline.

I had a great time on vacation in Sunny Namibia. It was approximately 30 hours of travel one way to get to the other side of the planet. It was exciting to see the animals we only see in Zoo's in the states out in the wild. With the increased wind in August, hunting was tough. I tracked Zebra for 3+ days, but was unsuccessful. We didn't even get a chance to look for a Kudu. I did end up getting a Red hartebeest that I was excited to take! My friend Luke took this nice Gemsbok Bull: My friend Ray also took a Gemsbok Bull the following day: As well as this huge 53+"blue wildebeest the following day: I was fortunate to get this blue wildebeest hunt on video! Finally on the last day, we all hunted in a blind for the last 4 hours of hunting... laughing, joking, and having an amazing time. To our surprise, Impala came in and Matt and Luke were able to take 2 at the same time! All caught on video... including the story after Hope you enjoyed reading about my experience to Namibia!

Finally back from my vacation to Namibia, so its time to return to the rebuild... While I have the motor apart and needing machine work, I am going to fix a few things that needed addressed. One being a partial fill to help keep the block true at high RPM while keeping it streetable: Also got a Torque plate from PRL. I placed an order on Tuesday and got this on Thursday. Super exited and thrilled they were able to turn it around so quickly for me! It is the exact same thickness as the 2j head, so no spacers required. Only torque the head studs to spec and machine away. I will be placing an order to get thicker wall wrist pins and basic rebuild supplies from Real Street in a couple days!

Agreed!

I will still mention no car designed outside of Tokyo has ever made it to production for Toyota. Also so much for "staying true to the inline six heritage"

I have also found they used the off the shelf wrist pins in this rod/piston combo. I cant believe they survived 1100whp!!! Also had minor bearing damage to the mains... I am guessing mostly due to fuel in the oil: Crank is in OK shape.. just needs a light polish ARP studs almost all got lube Oil pump looks OK and my welded timing gear is holding up strong So as for now, going with bigger wrist pins, new ACL rod and main bearings and debating on filling the block some.. haven't decided yet though. To me, I think it will be best to just take this year off and get it all sorted out.

Yeah... one disc is 600+ dollars. lol I hate manuals and will be going to an auto as soon as I hit my goals. Way too much of a pain to deal with BS like this!

Pulled the car apart and found the clutch is damaged -___- Unsure what happened, but leaning toward foreign object damage. In any case, I get to pony up over $600 for a new floater disc.

It will be lowered once on the drag pack with slicks. I have never even bothered adjusting the ride height. I literally eyeballed the shocks and that is where it ended up. You will notice the front is quite high actually. And yes, it will most definitely be making passes.. but probably next year. Time will tell.

Let the Rebuild begin...

Still waiting to see Mark Carlyle on this show. By definition his car is more "street" than anything on there. Such a joke. Also Ozz at SP may make an appearance eventually. He has a nifty 1/4 mile car, but it didn't do much in the 1/8 that they race. I hope he will be upset enough eventually to change his setup just to prove a point. Here is some older dyno footage of his car: