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The draft has consumed all football fans over the last three days, but two fantasy-relevant trades went down Friday while everyone's eyes were focused on Radio City Music Hall.
The Jets sent a fourth-round pick to the Saints for running back Chris Ivory , and the Browns acquired Davone Bess from the Dolphins. To finish that deal, the Browns and Dolphins swapped fourth-round picks, the Browns sent a fifth-round pick to Miami, and Miami sent a seventh-round pick the other way.
Both players also inked new deals with their new team. Ivory signed a three-year contract worth $10 million, and Bess signed a three-year extension through 2016.
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Ivory becomes the Jets' top running back right away. He was always productive in limited action with the Saints, averaging more than five yards per carry from 2010-12; now he gets the big chance to shine that he deserves. He doesn't catch the ball, which will limit his field time, but he is a violent runner who can handle a lot of work. This isn't like Eddie Lacy going to the Packers or Montee Ball going to Denver; defenses will plan to stop the Jets' run game first, but if the carries are there, Ivory can be an RB2. Mike Goodson , who was signed during the offseason, probably falls back into his more familiar role as a third-down back.
Bess supplants David Nelson as the Browns' top slot receiver. Bess gives Brandon Weeden another outlet, and he might eat into Greg Little 's production on those intermediate routes, but he shouldn't be on your draft radar.


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Arsenal return to Premier League action on Sunday with a trip to West Ham United. The Gunners will be looking for an immediate return to winning ways after the disappointment of conceding a late winner against AZ Alkmaar.
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert huddled last week with air activists for the first time since the start of this harsh winter smog season and the barrage of flak aimed at leaders because of it.
While the meeting was "productive" by all accounts, it also highlighted the ongoing tension between the Herbert administration and his critics demanding action on air pollution as both sides emerged with different takes on their encounter.
It was the Republican governor himself, speaking to reporters the day after the meeting, who remarked on the activists' style.
He complimented the approach of those who requested the meeting Cherise Udell, of Utah Moms for Clean Air; Terry Marasco, of the Utah Clean Air Alliance; and Carl Ingwell, organizer of the Gov. Herbert, We Can't Breathe campaign for outlining an action plan that includes immediate and long-term strategies for combating the cruddy air.
"It was productive," Herbert said, "because they came and approached it with a respectful way of saying, 'We have a point of view. We know others have a different point of view on what the solutions are.' "
He added that the trio "apologized for some of their colleagues because of their lack of professionalism and their kind-of rude approach."
Herbert was flanked at Wednesday's meeting by his environmental adviser, Alan Matheson, Divison of Air Quality Director Bryce Bird and Department of Environmental Quality Director Amanda Smith all of them advocates for the state's UCAIR voluntary clean-air effort. And his remarks echoed comments Smith made in January when she told environmental activists that their tone has been an obstacle to political action.
Udell sounded surprised by what Herbert said to reporters about rude behavior and denied there was any apology. She did say she was struck by the governor's warmth and receptiveness.
Still, she pointed out, activists protest.
"We've tried the super-polite approach," she said. "We've tried being super cooperative, but we will only do this for so long. It's only because we made some noise that we got the meeting."
Activists not at last week's meeting sparked much of the uproar, backed by thousands of angry Utahns who are fed up with what they perceive as inaction.
After more than three weeks of high-pollution days choking northern Utah this winter, 8,644 people signed a petition last month demanding that Herbert act. Protesters gathered at the Capitol steps three times. During one of the rallies, the so-called Cough-In, state troopers barred a coffin prop from entering Herbert's waiting room where organizers staged a sit-in.
Udell noted that, as activists see it, it's "rude" for state leaders to accept air so polluted that schoolchildren can't go outside for recess and about 2 million Utahns suffer from otherwise-avoidable smog-related health effects.
Some groups, such as Breathe Utah, have kept their distance from the rallies and have worked with lawmakers to craft pollution-related legislation. But it hasn't gone far.
Still, all sides agree action is needed. The activists who attended Wednesday's meeting took up Herbert's invitation to offer solutions. They are polishing a 50-page plan that includes short- and long-term strategies to clear the skies.
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As one of the first True Native Waterfowl resting Refuges in the Northwest , has been drained this year ,with No pumps
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- Parsley sprigs
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- In a small bowl, combine first four ingredients. Spread on bread; place on a baking sheet.
- Broil 4 in. from the heat until golden and bubbly, about 1-2 minutes. Garnish with parsley and olives. Serve immediately. Yield: 2 cups spread.
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cod piece. Cheers
Ive just resently started my fett outfit and didnt
no about this site. Question 1 whats the best material
to use for armour and hows the best way to create the
cod piece. Cheers
Welcome on board. You can make the armour using templates available from this board (wizardofflight), I've seen some guys making the armour from cardboard, foam board, fibreglass or ABS plastic. It really depends on how skilled you are with making your own props. Have a search around and you'll find loads of info and tips.
Good luck and have fun
Welcome aboard! And yeah, what Daz said. By the way, you may want to remove that picture from the banner area of your posts. I'm pretty sure it violates the COC with regard to inappropriate material.
Oops how did that get there. Cheers for that its noted and
removed.I,ll have to keep looking around at pictures etc
for the cod piece. Thanks.
Do a search for "trash can" armor also. AFettfullofdollars, has a great thread on making armor, based on Wizard of Flight's templates, out of plastic Sterilite trash cans. "for sale" signs from Home Depot, etc are a good material. Check out SD68's helmet build for reference. Honus does impressive work with foamboard, cardboard and chipboard.
I would suggest using the SEARCH function on any given subject: jumpsuit material, armor templates, painting tips and colors most anything. There are also stickies on most sections that address common questions related to that section.
One of the best things someone ever said on this board, I think it was Jedibrain, was:
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Hi Fettzilla,
Welcome to the TDH! Everyone else stated it pretty well. You should be able to find everything you could possibly need to know here.
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Since the invasion of Iraq began five years ago, a continuing debate has raged over failure of President Bush to attend funerals of those who died or to allow photographs of returning dead soldiers. Following is a letter that appeared in the Stars & Stripes of April 15, 2008. We print the letter without editorial comment.
The writer of "Stripes did dissenters bidding"(a letter appearing in the April 1 issue which condemned publishing photos of dead soldiers) needs to get his priorities straight. To say that Stipes was "disgusting" for publishing a photo of a dead soldier's helmet and rifle along with the report of the 4,000th Iraq war casualty, and that "body counting is what the liberal press does to inflict this country with dissent, discouragement,, shame, etc…" was un-American.
The writer is wearing horse blinders. Whether his right-wing "control the media mentality" likes it or not, here is the fact: As of March 25, 4,000 great Americans gave their lives for our country, in Iraq, and as of April 8, 17 more have been added to the list.
Every day, Americans need to be reminded of this. But, it seems that more and more Americans, such as the writer and especially the right-wing media network(Fox) are concerned more with what Barack Obama's pastor says in church than with how many brave Americans are dying for their country and for the cause of protecting freedom in Iraq.
The front-page reporting by the Stripes of the 4,000th casualty on March 25 reminded the rest of America of the courage and sacrifice these servicemembers and their families gave in the cause of freedom, and not of dissent, discouragement and shame, as the writer stated.
In the March 25 edition, Stripes did a superb job of reminding Americans that it wasn't important what John said, Hilalry said, Barack said on that day. What was important that day and every day, is to remember the 4,017 great Ameicans who died in this war and to not forget the 160,000 plus who are still fighting for freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan.
if we had it all censored, as the writer would prefer, this war would look very sweet and rosy.
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One of the primary objectives of the Beethoven Center, from the time it opened in 1985, was the development of a comprehensive online bibliography for Beethoven. The main source for the project was the Center's rapidly growing collection of books, early printed scores, and journal articles. Supplementing these sources was information compiled from bibliographies and catalog records from other libraries and databases. Among these was a large file of library catalog records for Beethoven books and articles compiled by the defunct Michigan Beethoven Society. Projects that reviewed the accuracy and level of description in these catalogs and bibliographies led to the development of a plan for collecting and analyzing bibliographic data. Two fundamental decisions regarding the plan of work emerged from these surveys:
- all bibliographic and subject data would be determined by first hand examination of the literature;
- a controlled vocabulary of specialized subject terms derived from the Beethoven literature would be created. To assist with the development of a Beethoven vocabulary, Dr. Elaine Svenonius, an expert on thesaurus construction at UCLA, was hired as a consultant.
In October 1990, the Beethoven Bibliography Database project officially began with a grant from the California State Library for online cataloging of the Center's collection. Database design was the next step the following year. At that time, options for producing Internet-based bibliographic databases were limited. Among the possibilities explored were using commercial vendors such as Dialog or consortia such as the Research Libraries Group for database design and access. These options were rejected due to the expense involved and inflexibility of these databases and their creators. Instead, the Center and the university library negotiated with Innovative Interfaces, a leading developer of library catalog systems, to create a specialized reference database. The Beethoven Gateway first became available in 1993 through the Telnet protocol and was then upgraded to a web interface when that became the norm for library catalogs.
From 1993 to the present, development of the database has been made possible through a series of grants and private donations, beginning with an award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Much progress was made from 1996-2000 thanks to funding by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Among the major milestones during that period were the publication of the first edition Beethoven Bibliography Database User's Guide and Thesaurus (now available online) and the development of an indexing manual. In 2003, the university library signed a new contract with Innovative Interfaces that upgraded the online catalog to their powerful Millennium software. Under this contract, the Beethoven Center completed a significant redesign of the search interface for the database at no additional cost.
With the downturn of the national economy in 2000, the Packard Foundation had to greatly reduce grants to humanities projects. Since then, lacking major funding, the Center continued the project on a minimal level with the help of volunteers. By June 2008, the database included approximately16,500 bibliographic records for books, articles, and dissertations about Beethoven, as well as published manuscript sources, first and early editions of Beethoven's music, and original manuscripts located in the United States. Some of these records need to be enhanced and another 3,500 references remain to be added.
In 2009, the project name changed from Beethoven Bibliography Database to Beethoven Gateway, to better reflect its function as a portal to information on Beethoven. Once the goal of 20,000 bibliographic records is reached, the Beethoven Gateway will contain fully indexed records for all core Beethoven literature from music publications as well as more obscure research publications from music and other fields and selected manuscript sources. It will become a truly comprehensive bibliography, providing a gateway to the full range of intellectual inquiry and exploration of Beethoven's creativity and its global impact on music and non-music fields. The Beethoven Gateway will then eliminate the need to use other bibliographic tools to identify Beethoven literature on both broad and narrowly focused topics.
The Beethoven Center will continue to maintain the database, adding new publications as they appear, and providing access to other formats of materials. Already underway is a project to include the sound recordings, videos, and art materials in the Beethoven Center's collection. When possible, the Beethoven Gateway will provide links to full text of books and articles as they become freely available on the web.
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It's a small world after all. Turns out that a PowerPoint being trotted out by House Republicans to undermine the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill was apparently created by none other than dirty fuel giant Peabody Energy.
Grist broke this hilarious story by burrowing into the PowerPoint file properties, revealing the "author" was Peabody CEO Greg Boyce and their communications services manager Chris Taylor was listed as the file "manager."
As if Republican clean energy opponents needed another hit to their already battered credibility, it seems the fossil fuel industry is now even writing their talking points for them.
The PowerPoint and related teleconference event was apparently intended to ""highlight how the Democrats' National Energy Tax will make it more expensive for rural Americans to fertilize the crops, put fuel in the tractor and food on the table."
Such scare tactics are now in high rotation on the Hill as the battle heats up for the energy future of America. Separate bills in the House and Senate are being assailed by vested interests in the powerful carbon lobby, as evidenced by this latest incredible fiasco.
Fossil fuel-friendly members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee have so-far blocked a meaningful renewable energy standard, instead insisting on massive increases in offshore drilling and loan guarantees for a gas pipeline in Alaska.
"This bill's renewable standard is so pitiful that it wouldn't require any new renewable energy development beyond business as usual," warned Marchant Wentworth, a clean-energy advocate at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
In fact, the draft Senate bill is now so bad it could actually be worse than no law at all.
According to Wentworth, "if any states adopted the loopholes and exemptions in this bill, it could reduce the amount of renewable energy development we expect under existing state policies"
The political fear mongering focuses on the fiction that a low carbon future will be bad for consumers and the economy. In fact, exactly the opposite is true.
A recent study by the Consumer Federation of America – hardly a strong advocate of higher prices - found that a national renewable energy standard (RES) of 25% would save U.S. consumers $200 billion a year in differed energy costs by 2030.
Another report concluded such a clean energy requirement, which has proved an enormous boon to the California economy, would add 850,000 jobs in fifteen years to the beleaguered US manufacturing sector.
Another investigation showed the renewable sector in the last decade grew 250% faster than the rest of the economy - even before the massive investment of public dollars towards clean energy.
"Study after study tells us that a robust renewable electricity standard requiring utilities to get a quarter of their electricity from sources like the wind and sun would create jobs and save ratepayers money," said Wentworth.
Instead the whopper being circulated on Capitol Hill - apparently cribbed from Big Coal - is that strong requirements for renewable energy would be bad for business. Of course that depends on whose business you are talking about…
Peabody is the largest private sector coal company in the world with reserves in 2006 of 10.2 billion tons of unextracted coal. It is little wonder why they might oppose shifting to a clean energy future.
While this fight is far from over, the Senate bill has already been watered down to an RES of only 15% by 2021. Some lawmakers are vowing to do even more damage as the bill moves out of Committee.
Makes you wonder who they are really working for…
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conflict of interest
sure the corporate guys are watching their back pockets - but it doesn't automatically follow that their points are wrong. Maybe this tax will hurt the rural folks.
But the back pocket thing is the real story. Study after study may suggest green energy is an econmomic winner, but big coal companies aren't jumping on board and yet they would love to switch horses and be the good guys for a change by phasing out coal and phasing in green energy.
The minute it starts to make econmomic sense, they'll be all over it - which is why I think the studies are flawed. The big energy corps think so. I think so too.
Jim Eager replied on Permalink
Of course you do, Rick,
Carl Szczerski replied on Permalink
Agreed, its free to pollute
Jim Eager replied on Permalink
Exactly, my point, Carl.
Prices Are Going Up Anyway Because Higher Oil Prices
GingerLadySlipper replied on Permalink
Yes, their lines are fed to them
Waxman Markey bill
And,of course, this law simply means that as US demand for US-made coal and petroleum-based fuels declines, those US fuels will continue to be manufactured for export to developing nation markets. This means a massive shift in trade patterns. While the US is a large net crude oil importer, US refineries actually produce about 10% more finished petroleum products than the US market consumes at this time. When the US refineries start exporting more refined product made under the CO2 exemption, global GHGs will go up, not down.
This is exactly how US cap and trade worked for the leaded gasoline phase out. US domestic sales of leaded fuel was largely phased out by 1988. But US refiners exported leaded fuel to Asian markets through 1995.
It might also be worth noting that Norway's refineries are already exempted from Norway's cap under the EU ETS. And the UK, Dutch, French, German and Swedish national action plans freely allocate 100% of the CO2 quota that their domestic refiners require to discharge GHGs on a business as usual basis through 2012. In Sweden, oil refineries are also exempt from ALL energy taxes (including duties, excise tax, CO2 tax, SO2 tax and NOx tax). Most EU nations have announced they will likley continue the practice of allowing domestic oil refineries to discharge GHGs on a "business as usual basis" through 2020. This is why BP holds an EU CO2 allowance surplus and accurately states that no shareholder risk derives from the EU CO2 cap, even though GHGs from BP's European operations increased almost 23% between 2005 and the end of 2007. (source: BP's 2008 filing at the Carbon Disclosure Porject).
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speaking of credibility
As it turns out the EPA has a little problem with credibility. The recent exposure of the supression of a memo from one of their top researchers, which questions the science being used to justify the alarmism of climate change, brings to the forefront the truth about climate change, it's more a matter of politics than science.
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justthefacts - a Peabody COAL TROLL?
As it turns out the attack on EPA has a BIG problem with credibility. The recent ALLEGATIONS of supression of a memo from one of their ECONOMISTS, which reveals the DISTORTED science being used to UNDERMINE the science of climate change, brings to the forefront the truth about AGW DENIAL, it's more a matter of politics and PSEUDO-science.
This flurry of the BOGUSPHERE also reveals the interconnections between THINKTANKS, DENIALISTS and the VESTED INTERESTS.


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|First of all I want to thank everyone for their help. It finally started the ground wire was the issue after looking at carefully it was melted right at the connection. It also cause the neutral switch to go bad. I ran a new ground wire and bypass the neutral switch and it started right up. Thanks again to everyone
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As stated eariler your main ground cable should go directly from the neg battery post to the engine block, if it isn't you need to fix it so that it is. There should be a smaller wire 8 to 10 gauge, that goes from the neg post to the fender, two woven bare straps that go from the intake manifold to the rear fire wall, and a 8-10 gauge wire that goes from the passenger fender, by the heater box, to the frame.
it sounds like you have the posts on your starter crossed up some how. The pos battery cable should hook directly to the large stud on the starter solenoid, and a bare woven strap goes from the other stud on the solenoid to the starter motor....... that woven strap is not a ground, it is what supplies the voltage to the starter motor when the solenoid engages.
the two smaller wire...... the purple wire goes to the "S" terminal and supplies the solenoid pwr to engage etc..... The other wire Yell or off wht, goes to the pos post on the coil and provides a full 12 volts to the coil to aid in starting
If you reverse the two smaller wires when you turn the key to start you are sending a full 12 volts to the coil and nothing to engage the starter, since the other side of the coil is connected to a ground, after the windings get a full charge and the dizzy isn't spinning because the car won't start, there isn't anywhere for the coil to dump etc...... and could cause wierd things to happen etc.....
verify that you have the wires routed correctly.
x2 on the bad ground cable.
If your ground cable has an additional smaller #10 wire that connects from the battery to the chassis that wire will attempt to carry the power through the chassis and ground strap on the engine. That could be causing the wacky stuff you are seeing.
Also, check the ground straps from the body to the frame.
|weekend warrior
|I got a power probe that tells me how much voltage I got. The strap that's screwed on the fire wall and then connects to the block. I just bought a remote starter so ill try that. It's just weird that when I turn that ignition switch to start position I lose power. To get it back I have to disconnect the battery and connect back.
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I'm not understanding your last post...... My ground strap gets voltage.
What are you calling a ground strap?
How are you determining that it's getting voltage?
3rd test:
Take the jumper wire you hooked to the "S" terminal on the solenoid (and hooked to the purple wire at the NSS) and touch it to the pos post of the battery, the starter should spin.
If it doesn't spin, you have a bad ground cable (should be run from the neg post on the battery to the engine block) or
a bad pos cable (should be run from the pos post on the battery to the large stud on the starter solenoid)
|weekend warrior
|When I turn the key to start my ground strap have battery voltage
|weekend warrior
|The battery is new so is the starter and the ignition switch. I'm a weekend warrior but I did check the basics
easy first
"All my grounds get power" What does that mean?
Start with the easy stuff.
Is the battery in good condition and fully charged?
Are the ground cable and hot cable from the battery to the engine in good condition and the connections are clean? Remove, clean and reconnect.
Also, even though a cable looks ok it could still be the problem. Happens all the time.
|weekend warrior
|Still no luck I ran a wire from the solenoid to the ignition switch purple and still no luck
|weekend warrior
|Thanks ill try that today
|EOD Guy
|Your fusable link, I don't know for sure, should be located on the driver's side, radiator support, factory splice. Find your external regulator and the horn relay. There should be a large red wire coming from the battery side, over to the factory splice, at the splice it splits into the horn relay feed via a short piece of orange wire (slightly smaller than the red wire) that orange wire is the fusable link.
|weekend warrior
|That's the funny part when I turn the key all the way I loose my headlights then I have to remove the battery cable then everything works again til I turn the key. Any way you would know we're the fusible like would be
|richard stewart 3rd
Do you have headlights? If so check the fusible links.
|weekend warrior
|Try the two purples and nothing just checked the purple wire to the ignition switch and my power probe shows ground not power
|EOD Guy
Did you check the fuse?
Here's what I'd do........
Find the Netural Safety Switch, it should be located at the bottom end of the steering column, should have a Blu/green, green and two purple wires coming out of it. The green ones are for your backup lamp and the purple ones are the NSS. Put a jumper between the two purple wires and see if it turns over if it does it's the NSS. If it doesn't turn over check to see if you have 12 volts on the purple wire leading to the ing switch, if you don't have 12 volts, it might the ing switch or the wire powering the ing switch (check the fuse)
Test 2:
Make sure the car is in park and the emer brake is on, take a screwdriver and be very careful, touch it to the large stud on the starter (The one that the battery cable is hooked to) and the "S" terminal on the starter (should be a purple wire hooked to it).
If the engine turns over, it's not the starter. Then use a multimeter and check for continuity between the "S" terminal end of the wire and Netural safety switch. if no continuity......... check the firewall bulkhead connector for corrosion etc...... if that doesn't fix it, run a new, temp jumper wire from the "S" terminal on the starter to the eng (not the switch side) side of the NSS. If it works with the temp wire you need to replace the purple wire from the "S" terminal on the starter to the NSS.
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FLORENCE, Colo. - Friends of Caleb Medley said Monday that he is showing signs of improvement after being shot in the face during the movie theater massacre in Aurora.
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West said that as Medley continues to fight for his life, he's about to become a new dad. Medley's wife, Katie, gave birth to the couple's first child on Tuesday morning. They named the baby boy Hugo.
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It may or may not be a simple task. It's not possible to say if 50 year old seat covers will be in that good of shape unless I could see them up close and personal. My perspective would be a little different than yours. Can you post pictures?
Send them to me and I will do the job for you. Send me a PM if you're interested.
Upholstery shop recommendation in Chicago Area
I need to have some new old stock seat covers for a 1962 Studebaker "modified" a little. Basically because the exact covers that I need aren't all available (they are a combination of three different vinyls with a fabric seating insert), I need to have fabric from one surplus cover sewn into the area where there are vinyl inserts on the other covers to make the front seat covers match the orignal as well as the NOS rear seat covers. These are 50 year old vinyl and fabric but in excellent condition, but as you can tell, are hard to get NOS. I will install the covers myself as I've done this many times. I just need someone to remove the vinyl inserts and replace them with the fabric. Looks to me to be a simple task since they are just square inserts on the front seat backs (split bench). But I don't want some hack to screw these up, They took me a year to find.
I'm in the NW suburbs of Chicago and have never used an upholstery shop. I've called a few and they all say "no problem". I kinda see that as a problem since they don't even really ask any questions. If I had an industrial sewing machine I could do it myself.
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For standard street brakes, I prefer Autozone duralast branded lifetime brakes, but I found Advance Auto Wearever to be good too. The lifetime warranty for wearout is impressive and saved me a lot over 20 yrs. Their better line of rotors at both places are good. Just don't get the cheapest ones because the metallurgy is inferior. The cheapest one's rust terribly and get hot sports from hard braking heat. The hot spots soon lead to surface cracks or warpage that requires replacement. I've had rotors crack in half. The semi-metallic premuims are probably a little better for hard braking than the ceramics, but they will wear rotors more and produce more dust. Believe me, I have some experience with brakes after going thru hundreds of sets of various brands on street and track.
For plugs on normally aspirated, I prefer Autolite or Motorcraft iridium or full platinums because they last 100k mi. However they drop electrodes quick in racing apps, even N/A. The Denso iridium is good too. I surely wouldn't be running short-lived copper plugs on a daily driver that does not see much severe duty use. Copper plugs belong in lawn mowers, race cars and forced induction apps.
For suspension, I would stick with Ford Motorsport for factory lifecycle and bang for buck. You can pay a lot more for equivalent lifespan in another brand. I haven't researched other good brands specific to the Focus, but bilstein and koni are good if they cover your application. I like Koni's lifetime warranty for street racing apps....they honor it!!
For calibration-sensitive parts like O2 sensors, EGR and such, stick with Ford OEM to avoid issues. The aftermarket is a potshoot except for specific instances where the community of experts knows otherwise and provides consistent recommendation for a particular part#. The OEM easily specifies a dozen diferent part#'s with tiny differences where the aftermarket offers just one with a "compromise" calibration that can lead to issues that are tough to troubleshoot like surging, bad gas mileage, hard start, rough idle etc.
|Bosch plugs also suck, and a Napa DPFE sensor was also junk. Other than that I havent had any issues with aftermarket parts.
Do the copper Autolites really make that much of a difference? Especially on a semi stock N/A car?
K&N intake for sure.
The FS Werks Stealth exhaust system is a wonderful little daily driver/slight sporty setup. It has a nice purr, but isn't a blaring little Cherrybomb at highway speeds.
|In this case NGKs suck lol. Go with autolite copper plugs
Pull the air box resonator. put in a K&N drop in filter (and or upgrade to a Stock SVT air intake box with a K&N drop in filter.
Suspension go with a Ford Racing Performance Package... basically is the SVT suspension.
Their are lots of stickies that talk about what all you can do to mod and how to do it. Their are also lots of build threads to see what people have done and are doing.
What are you looking at trying to do for the car? want it to be fast in a straight line? want it to be a zippy little car that jumps in and out of traffic? How much are you wanting to put into the car?
Any product that the sponsors of this site sell are good brands.
What are the recommended brands for the Focus?
Right off the bat:
'04 Focus ZX5 2.0L w/ ~179k. (auto)
About me:
This is my first Ford and it was purchased about 6 months ago after my '94 Saturn SL decided to throw one of the shocks north through the wheel well. ('caused by swerving around a semi tire in the middle of the freeway.) I purchased the Focus because the price was good, it was owned by an anal retentive doctor, and fully maintained by Briarwood Ford in Saline, MI.
(As of right now I am talking w/ them to see if they will release the car's full service records to me as all of that information is under the original owners name.)
The point of the post:
Now, I know Saturn SLs and Nissan Zs like the back of my hand, but being my first Ford I thought I'd ask folks opinions regarding default brands/parts to either buy or plain out stay away from.
As of now my plan is to do the brakes, then the plugs, and then finally suspension. All in all, what are the default "go-to" good brands for the Focus? Any brands to stay away from 'cause they suck? (Example: Almost everyone always suggested nothing, but NGKs for the plugs.)
In addition, are there any little mods that absolutely have to be done?
The car is just a daily driver, so I am not worried about things like lowering kits, but think of it like I was a close friend, I had the money and told you to pick everything out for my stock car, what would you do?
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Here is a link from our last mallard hunt last year. South Dakota got a huge snow storm this day. There was 2" on the ground by the time we were picking up. You can't tell much in the video but you will see the blowing snow in the pics at the end of the vid. Enjoy!
Mallard White Out


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Thanks Brian, that's why I mentioned doing body work in the quarters on this Nova...The reason I remember the Camaro so well is because I refused to do the body work in the quarters on that car until the rear rails where checked and sure enough they where out. I was flat rate at the time and who was going to pay for me to do the body work twice and the frame guy and I got into it real hard, he was screaming, yelling and swearing at me to all ends, I just remember smiling at him saying "just check it"...I think the frame guy in that shop remembers too. LOL
I didn't know about a previous discussion (or forgot about it) going over wheel base and what not so I was a little surprised to hear that's all.
Just a word of advice for the OP (and this is sincere advice), when you post, looking for help the best thing you can do to get good information for yourself, is to post all the information you have about your vehicle. The people here trying to help you can't see the vehicle and are giving advice based on the information given.
The OP should be P.O.ed at his "Body Guy".
Here's a pic of the dr side door, notice the gaps at the top and no gap at the bottom.I did alot of work on the dr side firewall I pulled it myself, not knowing the pillar was pushed in,now it fairly close.As for the subframe mount on the car also did alot of work so I would have more adjustment.When I first install the subframe I used the pass. side to go by because it seemed.The rear frame gage hole are right under the rear seat pan which show no damage at all.I took measurement of the rear but I've forgotten the measurements.I'm going to try and measure the rear again.I'm thinking like you guys I have more work ahead of me.Something I didn't mention was the both mounting holes in the radiator support,right and left are off like in the pic.As far as the dr door I've got it under control I'm going to do just a bit more to make it fit better and leave it alone.
Measure the door openings too. The windshield pillar has some funkies to it! What the hell did this thing hit? The sub frame is back on that drivers side, you need to find some other parts to measure from so you confirm numbers.
The quarters having been replaced without knowing what structural damage there is from the hit makes the situation more difficult and...What kind of work did you do to get "more adjustment" from your sub-frame? Things appear to be adding up as to why the front sheet metal doesn't line up.
When restoring a vehicle, certain procedures need to be followed, (You don't install the windshield wipers without a windshield being in first, I'm sorry if that sounds obvious but it's a fact and I'm not trying to be nasty), even more so on a Uni-body car like your Nova where you don't have a 1 piece frame and in effect, the body becomes part of the frame. Couple that with it being involved in an accident prior to the restoration.
This might help everybody involved and yourself...do you have pictures of the car the day you bought it or just before you started restoring it, all in one piece with smashed fenders and all so we can see what we are dealing with prior? Right now with the information coming in slowly and us not being there it's very difficult.
Yep, EVERYTHING needs to be checked now. Like the mounts on the body for the sub frame, are they square? How about from the rear mounts back to some control points in the rear, are they square?
As mentioned earlier, are the door openings square?
Here's some pics of the car right after I purchased the car, I had no idea it had been wreaked.I started with the floor pans and toe boards first then the pass. side quarter, moving on to the driver side quarter ,the only evidence of any damage was a small patch panel and some bondo on the dr.side not that bad.As for the work done on the car side of the subframe mount all I did was make the hole larger where I would have more adjustment also did the same to the dr side of the subframe mount.All I'm looking for is a happy medium up front because the sub frame has to be straight so the front bump doesn't hit either side.
Took some more measurements of the rear.
j. 75 3/8
n.64 11/16 driver side 64 13/16 pass sid
Again thank for the help.
Don't know if this has any relevance to what you are trying to do, but I'll throw out a couple things that I noticed pretty quick. (I am a 68-72 Nova Guru after all...haha )
The rear bumper (to me) appears to sit up too high on the tailights (wacked in the rear at some point?)
The two front fenders are twisted upwards. The "eyebrow molding" should be level across the top and a straight line across the front of the hood.
Very good call Andy, my suspicion has always been rear end damage. It could very well be that the damage hadn't been addressed in the previous build of this car. The headlight eyebrow may have been rolled to make the molding mate up to the Fiberglass hood, not sure it's a picture, but we do know that the front sub-frame had damage.
I'm not a frame guy, meaning I don't do frames on a consistent basis, but...
In Nova1958's last post there are more measurements, measurements without a tram gauge get you relatively close, and relatively is not close enough especially when your "O" & "J" measurement is out 3/16 of an inch. 3/16th of an inch in the rear can be over an inch on the front when your lining your subframe up to the rear frame rails.
Now we find out that the floor and toe pans have been replaced, in post #7 it says " The only new sheet metal is pass.front fender,both rear quarters,everything else is factory". The car was on a rotisserie, is it here that the floor pans where welded in, where they welded in one at a time or all cut out and welded in together? Holes where enlarged to accommodate better front sub-frame adjustment, the list gets longer and with every addition, many more variables.
I'm thinking that someone has been given information to get them to this point. If Nova1958 is asking for information now, I think he probably asked for it before and the initial information was wrong. I'm looking at the body of work required to get it right and I need to think some more...?
As I've been saying thanks to all for the replies good and bad,but if I listed everything that I've done to this car I'd be typing for awhile.This is an 3 year old project I'm sorry for for not listing everything.All I'm asking is it possible to take what I have and work with it to get it close,I'm not looking for perfect it's not going to be a show car just week end cruiser so I need advise,drawings anything that will help.See I learned something today I didn't know that being out 3/16 would transform into so much at the other end, that's the help I need.
Check out the thread below, it's not mine but this is what I did to line everything up.
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Ok, stop and think about this, the rad support needs to be square with the body first and foremost. If you open the hood and cross measure from a control point on the rad support, the hood bumpers are often used for this. Measure from that on the left side to the top fender bolt at the cowl (I think those have a bolt that goes straight down into the cowl) on the right side. Then do the same thing across the other way, if it's square, then move the sub frame forward on the left side until the holes line up at the rad support, now MAKE the frame bolt in there. That is what we are talking about, and then you can work on minor fitting of the panels like any other car. But FIRST that sub frame has to sit under the car square with the upper body.
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novafreek6872 (11-29-2012)
Thats some great tips Brian. NOVA, I really enjoyed the video in that thread you linked of the Firebird subframe install... VERY GOOD STUFF
Well Nova 1958, by your last post I can tell you are a patient man and I thank you for that. I looked at your link and it seems to me that "69LT1Nova" gave you good advice there...You should be able to get a fit and finish of gaps and alignment that you may be able to live with. Follow what MARTINSR. just suggested, you can never cross measure enough from constant points...Please understand that anyone who has posted here has only had your best interest at heart and we are trying to help you with the information we are given...I understand that it would take you days to type everything you have done to the car.
You may need to get your front sub-frame square to the body and not the rear frame rails, correct me if I'm wrong Brian , but, the rear rails being what they are and where they are they aren't moving. If you follow all procedures that GM used with jigs and locator pins your car will not come together the way it looked in 1972 when it rolled off the assembly line...even GM used the locator pins as a guide and not a do all end all, but, they where working with new undamaged frame and body components.
Again, follow what Brian has posted and God willing you will get closer to a satisfactory fit for your Nova. Building a car from the frame up should be just that, starting with the frame and moving upwards, just like building a house. I currently have several projects for customers, one is a 1930 Model A 4 door and am converting it into a 1/4 ton truck. This involved cutting the back half of the car off, removing the rear doors section and welding the remaining back of the car to the front giving the vehicle a cab. The first thing that needed to be done was to get the frame and all mounting points in there proper place with numerous mock ups. Then I began the reassembly process, taking many measurements along the way...on a uni-body such as your Nova it's even more important as your not working with a full frame.
I thank you for your patience, I don't know if I've helped at all and do understand what you are going through. The hardest thing to fix is the thing that somebody else already has tried to fix. Please keep us informed, I'm learning as well and I sincerely wish you success in this project.
Best to you.
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I'm having a very hard time finding a Canadian supplier for wild rice seed or Japanese millet. Anyone be able to point me in the right direction for where to buy some?
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