NW WA Meet / BS Thread

That was my foam mold which yes I made. Haven't taken a picture of the final result yet.



I want to try and make some polycarbonate lenses for my Lexus so I can retro. From what I've read, fluted glass is terrible for retroing projectors.

 

Lol, next round. Gotta get gears first. It’s still my daily driver and I put 30k on a year driving all over 3 counties for work. I’m pulling 16 mpg with this set up.

 

I've been running 315/70/17 for two and half years without regear and its fine. I can still cruise at 80 no problem.

 

mine actually gets up and moves pretty good.

 

4:10's and 285 70's are pretty sweet...with a s/c.

 

impressive around town but my highway speed mileage isnt as good. oh effing well.

 

@Usethe2nd here's what it looks like. Still slightly tacky, which I think is the plastic I used to wrap it, then when I took the plastic off after a few minutes and the chemical reaction of the resin/hardner had eaten it and soaked into the resin.


Need to trim and dissolve the foam mold with a gasoline with a trick I learned back in Nam. Gasoline+styrofoam=napalm.
Then see if I can polish this turd. Oooh, yeah it's a turd not an abortion.

 

man, what does your truck weigh? close to 6k#'s here. I don't want to move up a tire size without a regear. 11mpg most of the time and 13mpg if I don't let it down shift going up hill.

 

Take all that bulky gear off; IE:RTT.. You've got a garage now.

Most my truck weighed on the scale at work with all my gear was 5200 and some change.

 

its impressive how every mod adds weight in the end. i have 1 that lost some. sais delete.

 

@bobsuruncle , still have any engine parts? or engine?

 

hey like to keep the RTT on there! Might be using it in Idaho this November. The heavy tires and skid plates aren't helping. I was 5700 coming out of the dump last I remembered. I lost 20 pounds of belly since then though.

 

8lbs per hp brother. nice upgrade.

 

Yeah, kinda. Still have the heads, 06 throttle body, uhm, random engine wiring harness plugs with pigtails, front cover, an automatic plate... That's about it I think. Actually I've got an alternator, and starter too. I'm going to try and re-key the exhaustcam gears for 3° retard.

 

Not nearly that much.

 

i have a set of cam gears. they need the 3* offset cut if you know anyone that wants them.

 

No Bob.
Do it right.
That thing looks like a sea slug.

 

its hard to beat intake runners from Amazon. just machine the pipe for less restriction. coming from a hp whore.

 

I thought of the exact same place. We were both way wrong. And he wasn't very close on the old railroad grade anyway.

Same spot.

I can vouch for that.

I'm fairly certain he actually modeled it after his willy.