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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 08:12 AM
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sweet! i was about to call you, glad i looked. the other option was under working under a car under a tent sitting in a cul-d-sac tonight.
At the point i was at, all you would have had to do is call me and i woulda been there. I got the halfshaft, but now the sad part i dont even think im going to drive it to the drift event. Its damn cold out there and the vert doesnt hold much heat, it will be ready to ride by tonight so if anyones going to the drfit event and want to take a peek at it let me know, ill be in a big blue F-250 at the drift event.

BTW: thanks jayson, also if anyone needs any TII parts theres a guy in durham that has a butload. Zach, he has complete cars, if you catch him now he has a complete 87. forum name is smoken'
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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so how about g-force tonight? give me a call 647-9824


i promise we wont stand you up tonight jayson
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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well if nothing else, im still down for effing around in the heated garage and telling tales of lore and rotors spun wrong
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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i'm game, i have NOTHING going on tonight...
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 08:53 PM
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well anyone who wants to do SOMETHING..call 687-6199....jayson will host any willing rotary fans
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:42 PM
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i tired calling you a couple times and it said your phone was out of service.

oh well, maybe next weekend.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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the drifting event was awesome, i think i have the 240 syndrome now! I have a 88 vert TII swap with a non boosting, exhaust leaking, manifold cracked, and gasket blown TII motor. In all the overwhelming excitement i forgot about the exhaust leak. When i got the halfshaft and all on it reminded me of the leak. I pulled the turbo and manifold off last night to discover the exhaust manifold gasket is blown and the turbo to manifold gasket was blown out the top. The turbo manifold has a bad crack in it from port to port about 1 inch long. Do yall think it actually warped the exhaust manifold? When i pulled the bolts out 3 out of 4 were finger tight snd the other needed some hammer loving to come loose, the cat was completely plugged when i pulled the motor so i know all that heat was staying in the manifold, i shoulda pulled the turbo and all off while the motor was off the car to check it. ill post some pics of the manifold.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 09:38 AM
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well no pics, i got a new computer for christmas and i dont have the software to shrink them to be able to post them.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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fuggers!
i just tried calling my own phone and it said out of service. damnit! oh well, ill try to get something on for next weekend.
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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I got pics and video, thats fun watching
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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the TII vert is running and boosting, and i cant even drive it out the garage due to the 1 inch thick skating ring mother nature turned my driveway into. I mashed the gas and the boost guage went to 10 pounds of boost, and sounded good. Im so happy and cant even drive it. I ordered a greddy type S B.O.V. thats gonna be here monday so hopefully the snow will be gone and i can go for a test drive.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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anyone else have times on the new track?
23.49x

we should all go sometime.

~brian

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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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such a shame...a brand new set of Blizzaks chilling in my storage shed and no FC to go have fun with.
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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Anyone up for trying to get together tonight?
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 12:38 PM
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anyone recognize the guy on the right passed out on my couch?!
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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A douche and a turd sandwich.

j/k

Out of kerosene so the garage cold as a bitch right now. Guess I'm gonna watch some TV and polish something this evening.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 09:35 AM
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anyone recognize the guy on the right passed out on my couch?!

A real man's apartment always has a fridge next to the couch. Nothing like grabbing a cold beer without having to leave your seat.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 07:32 PM
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hahah funny thing is....me and my gf just moved a dorm fridge right next to the couch and tv....

anyways just wanted to intro myself...just bought a 93 rx black from NC. working on the insurance part of the bit...jesus christ insurance is expensive. But I'd like to get together with some of you guys. I'm actually having a small problem with the rx that I need some recommendations on as to what it is...the car seems fine until i let it idle and cool off...then some smoke comes off the hood. It's a white smoke so I'm guessing it's an oil leak onto the exhaust but i dunno where from...wouldn't mind someone taking a look at it. I'm guessing i need a new gasket of some sort.

but anyways enough whining, feel free to hit me up anytime, 540-449-3442. yeah it's long distance but i'm living in richmond.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 08:27 PM
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Are you sure the smoke is white?

White smoke = coolant (smells sweet)
Blue tinted smoke = oil

Also, what side of the engine bay is the smoke coming from? It could be so many things: leaky oil line by the turbos, leaky oil filter pedestal, etc.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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might be coolant then...checked level sunday and seemed ok. it's definitely white tho. name a time/place I'll meet up with ya and show ya heh...but my coolant buzzer did go off briefly on sunday so coolant was my first guess..but then I checked it. damn I hate having a new car but on the same end...it's damn fun to have one
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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I would meet you somewhere, but I'm in Blacksburg for the semester.

If you are sure it is coolant, then it is probably a leaky coolant line going to/from the turbos. The small leaks are tricky to spot because the coolant burns up so fast on the hot manifold.

Do a search on "turbo coolant line" in the 3rd gen section and I'm sure you'll find some info. You'll probably just end up searching around the engine bay looking for evidence of a leak... fun times
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 07:38 AM
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blacksburg eh? a fellow hokie? I went to tech for a while...actually in a fraternity there. when I venture that way we'll have to meet up. I'm planning around march sometime.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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Where in town are you located Rev? I'm an FC guy but I wouldn't mind taking a look for ya (and scooping out an FD)
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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you be careful of jayson, he'll fix your coolant leak but you'll find missing parts left and right, he'll sell them back to you later at a raised price thats how he makes his cash for the strippers, gospel truth

Greg
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 06:38 PM
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southside...right off jahnke road. work even farther south off jeff davis tho.
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