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  1. Project Pras

    in Show Room

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    The car looks amazing love the color. All this cause a guy on a bike hit your fender, lol.

    Yeah - but I got his Erebuni front bumper to match my Erebuni side skirts. Now I just need a rear and I'm complete.

    Scott C.

  2. Nascar Caught Cheating Rant

    in Volvospeed News

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    Growing up my father used to bring me to the modified races in the North East. Geoff Bodine ran modifieds back then and was always winning, but always cheating too. Back then it was mostly added weights to help the corning and gears. It starts at level and goes all the way up. You gotta think too that the racing mentality is win at all costs and their always thinking up something new and pushing the limit (of the rules).

    Scott C.

  3. Fate Of The Silver Evolve Car.

    in Volvospeed News

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    Nah. Gonna have to disagree. Was probably some ping in there wish is heat related but no matter how cool you keep this block it will crack at the tops from either high RPM or high HP. Seen it happen too many times. A few times on vehicles with pretty hard core after market upgrades.

    :unsure: Oh snap!

  17. A Crazy Question, 5 Cyl Iron Block:

    in Member Announcements

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    For this cylinder pack we would need C-C between cylinders, height, inner diameter and wall thickness. That´s all for making a CAD file right?

    /Mike

    Mike - pretty much that is it. I mean, I could just give them a stock block and say "build that". But wouldn't they spec in the existing flaws suchs as skimpy wall thickness, etc.?

    Scott C.

  18. A Crazy Question, 5 Cyl Iron Block:

    in Member Announcements

    Posted · Edited by ultra_runner

    I want one and test it first, not sure it will work and a GB with tons of US guys using a bad solution is not good.

    By the way, how many 800+hp engines are you guys planing? :D

    Can the China guys make one for test? Probably same price as making one here, they only make a lot of each part huh?

    /Mike

    Well, you can get anything in China if you are willing to pay - including one test block! Like I said, if there were specs and 3D models, I can get it quoted. I know two places about 90 mins from Hong Kong that might be able to quote it. They both make blocks/head/cranks for diesel trucks (including Volvo).

    Scott C.

  19. A Crazy Question, 5 Cyl Iron Block:

    in Member Announcements

    Posted

    Mike, I would guess that the cheapest solutions will be companies who outsource plans to China, and there are probably innumerable companies that do that both here and over there...

    Mike - if you can spec the block and have someone provide the 3D CAD model I can get it quoted in China. I run two factories there so I'm there pretty often and have the right contacts. Group buy??? :blink:

    Scott C.

  20. Socal Tries To Do It Better V2 Pictures

    in Member Announcements

    Posted · Edited by ultra_runner

    I will try to repost the same pics as everyone else, but here are a few I snapped today

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    < Pat and Joe supposedly making a "VS" but... you be the judge >

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    < Joe playin' Spiderman >

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    < Driving back to NorCal the mountains were on fire. I was a few miles away >

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    Can someone host the Pat-Burnout video that I took? Email me at ultra_runner-at-yahoo-dot-com.

    Thanks.

    Scott C.

  21. Police I.D. Driver In Fatal Interstate 81 Accident (WGAL.com)

    in Volvospeed News

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    I'm with Legend on this one!

    "Early morning hours" folks. Trucker making cents per mile to feed his family making an all night run... tired in the early AM hours. Dumb blonde walking the shoulder of the highway. BANG. Guy panics and jets home.

    Put yourself in the driver's shoes for a moment. I'd agree that he should have called the police - dumb move not to. But the thoughts of life in prison were probably more overwhelming at the moment.

    Just my two cents. There will probably be rebutal but I'm outta this thread.

    Scott C.

  22. Vendor Announcement

    in Volvospeed News

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    I've come to really enjoy having the "real" vendors as part of the forum. In an effort to quell the spammers... let's not make it so tough on the real vendors that they up and leave the board. We'd all lose out if that were to happen.

    Just me 2.5 cents on the matter.

    Scott C.

  24. How Badly To Liberals And Some Dems (boxer) Hate Bush?

    in Political Discussions

    Posted · Edited by ultra_runner

    You seem to think that nothing was done during that time. Carter ordered the military to go in and get them. The mission failed due to a collision of 2 planes on the ground in the dark. No way at that time the American people would have supported a full scale attack on Iran only a few years after pulling out of Vietnam.

    The accident may have caused the push for night vision technology though. It wasn't too many years after that incident that night vision started to show up. Just a guess, but I am sure it fueled the cause.

    There was no mutual defense agreement between the US and Kuwait, unlike Saudi Arabia. Once Iraqi forces crossed the Kuwait / Saudi border, they were free to chase them back all the way to Bagdad.

    Incorrect - read up on the topic and you will find that it failed because the mission was engineered from the top down - the white collars with stars instead of the guys that would be executing the mission. The mission was flawed from the get-go and had a slim chance of success. Did anyone ask the helicopter pilot if he thought desert sand would get in the engines and flame out??? Nope.

    So, democracy should be whatever the conservatives say it is?

    I am not Republican or Democrat. As a conservative you most likely consider me a Democrat because most conservatives see things as black and white; you are either on this side of the fence or that side, there is no other choice.

    I don't like Bush, mostly because he is sinking us deeper into debt and doesn't seem to see a problem with it. When he first took office, the government had an operating surplus, which he decided to use to bolster his support by send a $300 check to every taxpayer in the country. The surplus vanished long before all the checks were sent out.

    Then 9/11 happens. Don't talk bad about GW, he needs our support. Not sure why this is different than any other time, but whatever. He decides to go after Bin Laden. No problem with that, kick his arse. Only the 'no war' types are going to have issue with that.

    Zap - I agree with you on most of the above. Democracy is not a Republican or Democrat thing. I can show you a equal number of dumb Reps as Dems. For me - I'm an American first before politics. I wish our politicians were as well.

    On the point of going after Bin Laden - this was a major f-up. In hind sight, we should have called the Russians who have a bit of unfinished business with Afganistan. Tell them, Hey - I'm coming in with 100K troops from the south, you come in from the North - and we'll meet in the middle. The only thing we didn't do to let BL get away was buy him a first class ticket! Another screw up from the top down.

    Iraq is a different story. He went into Iraq without strong evidence of the WMDs. Obviously, the inteligence was bad. Did he know before invading that it was bad? Who knows. Did we need to go into Iraq and get rid of Hussein? Yes. The problem I have is his plan was faulty. He grossly under estimated the cost of the war. He has no clear exit strategy because he moved to quickly. He probably would have started to lose support if he waited too long before invading. We may get stuck there for another decade before the new Iraqi gonvernment is strong enough to defend itself.

    I don't think UN support for the invasion would have made much of a difference. The US always ends up paying for most of it anyway.

    I'm not even going to argue that point because I basically agree with you on this to an extent. But - in if you were in Bush's shoes, what would YOU have done??? Also - we were going on the evidence of WMD from the previous inspections at that time, plus he had used chemical weapons in the past.

    BUT none of this has anything to do with the POST TOPIC.

    Through all of these, Bush is spending money like there is a surplus, yet operating like a typical Republican by continuing to cut taxes. Where is all of this money coming from? Will I see any benifit from these tax cuts? No, because I am not making 6 figures or more.

    You saying the Dems don't spend??? Give me a break. I love programs like "ebonics" in the school. Again - much of this is off topic to the original post. My only point was the amount of hypocracy that goes on when things get messy - and they are messy.

    So - who is qualified to run in the next election??? Suggestions, Rep - Dem or otherwise??? I cannot think of any!!! Oh wait, Mary Carey might be one of them.

    At this point in American history, the ONLY way to survive this is if Reps and Dems put their Darn agendas to the side and work together as Americans first. We have enough crap going on right now, we don't need to be fighting internal battles as well. THAT is the gist of the topic post.

    Scott C.

  25. How Badly To Liberals And Some Dems (boxer) Hate Bush?

    in Political Discussions

    Posted · Edited by ultra_runner

    I think there is a fine point that most people here are missing.

    Whether Bush was President for the past two terms or not, the President would be in a catch-22. There were terrorist attacks on the US during the Clinton years (just not on American soil) and he did nothing. But he got rave reviews because of the Economy which was a fluke due to the tech/internet boom. So then there was 9-11. If Bush or any other President sat back and did nothing - he would be criticized. If he went to war, initially he would be supported, but eventually criticized. The difference in my mind is... if that President is a Republican he catches crap... if it was a democrat the action would be justified. There seems to be a hyprocrocy in that.

    Also - boys and girls, keep this in mind the following;

    Remember 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days by radical Iranians?

    Remember prior to the 1st Gulf War, US warships had to patrol and escort the Straits of Hormuz to escort international oil tankers (under American flag) through the straits of Hormuz into international waters? Why? Because the Iranians were hitting these tankers with Surface to Surface missiles. If you want more education - I was there in the middle of it.

    Remember Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait - which at that time was a ally of the US? Oh - wait... Iran was once an Ally too.

    Remember the restraint that Colin Powell used in stopping at the Kuwait/Iraq border when Schwartzkoff wanted to continue pushing right on into Iraq?

    Remember Hussein threw Weapons inspectors out of Iraq after they found evidence of chemical and biological weapons development? Remember we said there would be concequences if the team of international weapons inspectors were not allowed back in?

    Remember Hussein used chemical weapons on the Kurds to the North and Darn near killed everyone of them?

    I've not gone on to mention the bombing of a US embassy, a marine barracks and a US destroyer to name a few other events.

    Remember 9-11 came along and we were tired of doing nothing? The problem I see with Democracy is that it is so great that most people have short-term memory loss when it comes to bad things. As long as they have their white picket fences and their Starbucks - life is rosey. The majority of Americans have become a bunch of sheep unaware of what is going on in the world. Oh - and another part about Democracy is you can actually say something about it and not have your family killed and tortured over it. I forgot that part.

    Remember - war it inevitable. It takes Statesmen to avoid war. A utopian global society is an impossible dream - it defies human nature. If you have utopia, there is always someone that will want it all for themselves, thus you have conflict. It takes Statesmen to prevent war, but war is always inevitable. Has been for thousands of years and will be for a thousand more.

    My final words are... do I think Bush is the sharpest knife in the drawer? No way. But in a country as great as the US, look at the limited choices we have during Presidential Campaigns!!! It sux!!! So - we have Bush and he is in a catch-22. They next President will probably get us out of Iraq. Then what. We leave a vacuum and the same Iraqis that are busy killing their own people right now will take over or Iran will invade. Then what, another terrorist state or two?

    So, we're in a catch-22 and the hypocracy from the liberal dems is expected but all out UN-AMERICAN and their actions eat away at the heart of what a democracy should be.

    Don't even get me on the topic of Communism. Has never worked, and never will.

    Peace out!

    Scott C.

    EDIT - DavidClanton (above) had faster fingers than mine! Good on ya David - BZ. I'm buying first round!

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