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Yes, I made the horrible mistake of trying to clean the focusing screen in my SLR camera, a Canon T3i (600d). I am (as I'm sure you have guessed by now) new to SLR cameras. As the it is now there are several particles on the focusing screen and the auto focus points are a little blurry. The red light up dots are a bit dim and blurry too. I was hoping for advice on what to do (I would prefer not to leave it like this).
I found where I can purchase a new focusing screen online for about $14 US (I live in the US) which, to me sounds pretty reasonable. I searched for instructions on how to replace a focusing screen and came up with mixed results. Do you think that I should steer clear of doing this myself or is it a possibility? If it is a possibility do they have to be aligned precisely or anything? Or will the new one simply fit perfectly into the slot where the old one came out?
I feel really bad that I made such a stupid mistake (don't fix it if it's not broken, right?). Your advise is much appreciated, Thanks!
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"The education that I received at Lake Superior State University has opened many doors for me. I have worked with Firefighters and Paramedics for over thirty years as a co-worker, educator, and student. I have been very blessed in my life to have these opportunities. I truly believe that education is the cornerstone of everyone's career and LSSU provides the best.
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Discussion in 'February 2007' started by Dlev59, Feb 6, 2007.
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Quick player notes: Billups: excellent defense... good patience in setting up the offense Hamilton: made good decisions but largely invisible Prince: excellent defense... played as a finisher instead of trying to do anything in the halfcourt... weak rebounding Wallace: good game Webber: good game Hunter: pretty good game Maxiell-Delfino-McDyess: sucked... found ways to miss completely uncontested layups and wide-open jumpshots... not much doing on defense either... at least Dice and Delfino rebounded, which Maxiell is still incapable of doing Minutes high but considering how awful the bench looked, that's not so bad... good win.
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So take that Phil Jackson and your mind games with the Pistons. The Lakers looked like a bottom feeder team today and they actually have a record that is similiar to the Pistons. So the Lakers are starting to disintegrate and what's going on with Brian Cook and the coaching staff? I would offer up Nazr Mohammed and a 2nd round draft pick for Brian Cook, he's a solid player with a nice shooting touch for a big man. The Pistons are starting to round into shape and if they continue to play like a team with really great D, nice passing and unselfish play they are going to be going deep into the playoffs. Chauncey only 6 points tonight, that's pretty amazing it seems he was involved with a lot more scoring than that. Hey Delfino does not suck he brings high energy and he missed a dunk near the end of the game but he wasn't blowing his layups. Maxiell just needs more playing time he's not a seasoned vet or anything and Flip needs to let him play through his mistakes. We need the Brahma for the playoffs.
Pistons were solidly in control for almost the entire game. Kobe somehow had 8 turnovers, which was partly good defense, but also partly some bizarre bonehead plays where he just dropped the ball or dribbled it off his foot. Lakers had 18 turnovers overall, and the Pistons repeatedly took advantage on the fastbreak. The halfcourt ball movement was mostly terrific: 28 assists on 35 field goals, and only 7 turnovers. Balanced attack from the starters, with Tay getting 20 pts, Sheed and CWebb 18 each, and Rip 16. Chauncey scored just 6, but he had 9 assists to only one turnover.
Another no contest game like the last the last two. Pistons lead from start to finish winning every quarter and stretch the lead out to 20 midway through the 4th quarter. They beat them in the paint, in fast point buckets, and just ran them out of the gym. Kobe scored 18 points, but took only 13 shots because he had trouble getting the to the rim with ball since he had 8 turnovers. Billups picked his pocket 4 times and he dished out 9 assists. The front court was great tonight with Sheed and Cwebb scoring 18 points apiece and each had a double-double. Tay scored 20 and once again is the leading scorer vs the lakers . Bottom line is it looks like our defense is starting to take shape, but still need someone who can fill Hunters shoes at the PG. Not much left to say>>Great win>>Raptors next
Ok, I am reading a lot of stuff about the game, and nobody is really mentioning the truly complete game Webber just turned in. A double double with several assists. Although at first glance it does not seem like it, we just saw Webbers best game as a Piston. Quietly as can be. Yeah, if he had made some free throws it could have been even better, but he put up some serious numbers tonight. Sheed went inside a lot in this one, with pretty good results. And made some threes, and rebounded. And defended. What a blessing to have this guy on the team. Prince scored 20, a lot of fast break points, including his usual dunk on a alley oop pass from Rip. And a triple. Defense? Hey, we are talking about Prince. He always plays fine D, why ask. Rip did not score a whole lot, or did he. Kind of hard to tell with him just blending in with this very balanced scoring attack we have now. I think someone mentioned he had 16 or 18 points. CB played great D, stripping Kobe repeatedly, maybe five times for the game. Just because he did not score hardly does not mean he did not help on O. He had the plays setup quickly, the job of a point guard. Hunter played a lot, both as the backup shooting gaurd-where he did ok, and at backup point-where he hurt the team pretty bad. Good D, but no way he should be out there running the point. Delfino knocked down a triple to end the first half, and had a fairly spactacular dunk on a fast break-on onother Hamilton assist. Fine D as always. Coaching wise, Delfino played most of the 2nd and a decent stretch in the 4th quarter. In other words, Saunders did not cut him out of the game in the 2nd half. I always like that. JMAX did about nothing. He only played in the 2nd quarter, and not a whole lot. Here, well, at least he played, but this game, whether we win or lose, is not as important as developing the bench. We need more of Maxiell, and we need him to try playing small forward some. Dyess hit an outside shot and an inside shot. Not much else. No Dale Davis. Flip is going back to last years pattern, leaving Dale Davis out of things. Bad decision. Chris Webber does not need to be getting this many minutes. Dyess does not have to play every game heavy minutes. Develop the bench Flip. The playoffs are just around the corner. A nine man rotation. But only 8 of them would help in a series vs. Miami or SA. Not enough. And if Flip won't trust JMAX, make that 7 players. What he cops an attitude on Delfino again? Everyone keep an eye on Saunders. Things could go very well for the Pistons; lets hope Flip does not muck it up. Other than the minutes Hunter had at point guard in this game, the Pistons pretty much rocked. A bit of a lull to start the 3rd quarter and thats it for any stalling of our offense from our starters. Webber remained in the game pretty much out of momentum. He got fouled and had to shoot free throws, and Flip used that point to bring back in several bench players. Flip still could have brought Webber out a minute later, but I am not going to fret about one minute. This game was not won yet until the last few minutes of the game. With 4 minutes to go, we were up 14-thats not a lock in the NBA. We scored the next 6 from there and then the bench players came back in. Nine of 11 wins now with Webber starting. And Webber's scoring is becoming just expected. His passing is no longer surprising his teammates and the assist numbers are going up. He looks stronger and stronger on D as he shakes off the rust from playing so little this season before he came here. Dumars made one great choice to bring him aboard. GO PISTONS!!!!!
Keep milking Webber in this new offense. If it isn't new, it sure doesn't look like the old one. The league will now have to adjust. Can they? We have 5 major scorers now (no superstar) but with five it truly is hard to stop everyone especially with movement. Tay can get open now. Sheed can post when he wants to because everyone has to pay attention to Webber. When Kobe was up on Chauncey, it might have meant bad news before. We don't necessarily need Chauncey to score--not every game. Looks good. I am going to start scouting Miami now. No comment on that second unit.
I am loving the ball movement we have had these last few games! 32 against the celtics and 28 tonight against the Lakers its nice to have easy baskets. 1 example from tonights game prince handed the ball off to webber in the post cut to the basket and got the ball right back a beautifull give and go in the post! I gotta think if we can keep playing the way we are right now we roll the east. Imo this was exactly what Joe had in mind bringing in Chris. Webber has really opened the floor up for the other guys. Rip is getting at least 3 or 4 easy layups a game and so is Tay. I am getting hyped for the spurs next week.
Great win. Pistons really have the Lakers with the zone. Great win on national tv.
some of u guys are too hard on delfino... he had a great game for a bench guy imho... I esp liked his "No free chili foul" earlier in the game.. that was nice... he played unselfishly as usal.. hit most of his shots and finnished on the break.. his d was good too.. what do u expect from him 15pts 7 rbs and 5 assists a night? I dont think so.. not with the minutes he plays.. hes not forcing anything.. thats why he doesnt shoot much and thats why he doesnt score much take away the garbage time stuff that doesnt mean anything and delf was 2-5 fg and 1-3 on 3's not fantastic but certainly respectable
Very good game. But enough recaps already. How bout the "interview' that Sager did with "Mayce webber". Did u see it?This old guy with gray hair is doing the interview while the subtitle reads "Mayce Webber" the whole time. So, here's that nutball sager calling the guy MAY_CEE on three occasions and the guy is just talking on. Now, Ive known the Webber family since Chris was 9 so Im yelling at the Tv "THATS NOT MR. WEBBER!!" three or 4 times. Then the guy says something like " we've been watching him play since he was a kid" and now I'm tripping. "Why would Mayce talk like that?" And then Sager says "Thank you May-CEE" and the guy walks off and I'm like "Since when was his name pronounced MAY-CEE"?. And how did he get so old and so gray? Ten minutes later, here omes back that idiot Sager with THE REAL Mr. Webber. And I'm Like "sheeeeeeeeeeeesh".... Number 2.....What was up with 84 playing the last three minutes. Did Flip get so punked by DD that he was afraid to tell him to go in? Or is Nazr on the trading block ..TO THE LAKERS FOR BRIAN COOK and Flip was told not to play him?....HMMMMMM
It looked like a Better Basketball video the way we are running the offense now. It's a clinic. No wasted motion. It appears as if we are going half speed and just getting the easiest baskets. I mean Rip only took 4 shots outside of the paint tonight. But Jeez, stealing the ball from Kobe at least 8 times is the best thing I've seen this year in the NBA. We are officially inside his kitchen. He doesn't know whether to be a ball hog or totally withdraw when he plays us. Tay is just long enough to make him uncomfortable. He has trouble drawing fouls on Tay with the pump fakes. The one thing that the announcers said tonight that I really had to think about, was their comment about how the Pistons' defense has improved because of our new found offensive efficiency and how it allows us to set up our defense a higher % of the time. It's so obvious now that I think about it. Webber is not a great defender, but he makes our defense better throughout the course of a game. Eureka.
Safe to say CWebb ain't regretin' not signing with the Minnesota Lakers (they should be called the Pacifics)
Only got to check out the highlights on nba.com... noticed that we had the regular rip to prince alley on the fast break. Another play that i spotted was the webber behind the back to prince for the jam under the basket. Will this also be a regular highlight i wonder? Great win by the Pistons and looking forward to more great games.
I am so glad to see the pistons playing with enthusiasm and patience. Huge change in production since the arrival of CWebb. I am also beginning to see more energy and the guys on the floor salivating and taking full advantage of CWebb's passing skills. I still think that Joe will make a trade or two before the deadline.
Only problem with the game is Flip turning Maxiell into the new HVC.
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Adoption has so many sides to it, and has touched so many people's lives. It's become a huge part of family life these days. In 2001, there were 1.5 million adopted children in the United States; by the time the results of the 2010 census are reviewed, that number could be 2 million or more!
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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter Issue 431 2014-04-16
Table of Contents
- 1. Qmap Available on Fish
- 2. Merger Announcement
- 3. Alex St. John Lecture Online
- 4. Allinea Webinar
- 5. Upcoming Training
- 6. Emacs, Vi, and Bash
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A publication of the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center.
1 Qmap Available on Fish
For users accessing the ARSC Cray XK6m-200 system (fish) and are awaiting their favorite queue visualization tool available on the ARSC Penguin cluster (pacman), we recently installed the qmap utility on fish. The qmap utility is similar to the xtnodestat command but is more colorful and provides a few more options for manipulating output.
fish3 ~ $ qmap --help qmap [-c] [-h] [-j r|q] [-m] [-p] [-q] [-r] [-s] [-u username] -c include comments in the "Notes" section. This may indicate why a job is not starting. -h show this help dialog. -j [r|q] (r) displays a table of running jobs. (q) displays a table of queued jobs. -m inactivates the node map display. -p prints only the node map display. -r lists the resources (queues), their current work load, and status. -u <username> displays a list of the given user's jobs. To select several users at one time, type the following: qmap -u <username> -u <username> -u <username> If no <username> is specified, the current user's jobs will be displayed. Find a bug? Email email@example.com. Thanks!
If you experience any problems running qmap, please submit a user support request.
2 Merger Announcement
A March 2014 article in the UAF Cornerstone announced the merger of ARSC into the UAF Geophysical Institute.
The Arctic Region Supercomputing Center is now a part of the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
ARSC's 21 employees, supercomputers and mass data storage devices now constitute another of the GI's operational facilities. Faculty, staff and students at ARSC will use the GI's administrative services, such as its business office and human resources, for their day-to-day business functions. These changes will streamline operations behind the scenes, but ARSC customers shouldn't notice any differences.
"We see them as a perfect fit to the GI's research mission of discoveries from the center of the Earth to the outer reaches of space," said Bob McCoy, GI director. "Over the coming months, I anticipate many opportunities for GI researchers and ARSC to work together more closely than we have, and, ultimately, we hope to strengthen collaborations between ARSC and the whole university."
The full article is available at uafcornerstone.net.
3 Alex St. John Lecture Online
Those who missed the recent lecture from Alex St. John, titled "The Rise of the Personal Supercomputer and the Latest from the Front Lines of CUDA", can view the recording on YouTube. The lecture took place on April 14 in IARC 501 and was hosted by UAF eLearning and Distance Education.
4 Allinea Webinar
We have arranged a Webinar with Beau Paisley from Allinea, to learn
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I did measure up the port opening of the exhaust port and it measures 1.4" wide and 1.35" height. So it's smaller than my 1.5/8" headers. So that shouldn't be a problem or what ???
I needto measure up the port size of the head and then the opening of these headers. Will post the results here when i'm finished !
But i did ran it like this with the low compression and small roller cam and it did just fine i think, wasn't laying off anywhere in the powerband and spun very quickly and easily to 7000 rpm's
But i agree with you they might be bigger these headers. Maybe 1.3/4" headers should do the trick !
|Im really curious as to how well this combo of 235 cc heads and 1 5/8 headers is going to work?Im using 1 7/8 headers and only 227 cc heads
|Yes hopefully this thing will be pretty fast as i would like to run in the 10's on next season !
Thank you for all your advice sir. I will contact some cam company's / grinders during next week and then i'll let you know how things work out.
I remember that with the small street roller cam, 2400 stall holeshot converter and 4.10 gears it would go through the traps at 5700-5800 rpm at 117-118 mp/h. It was slow of the line but still i found that it would finish the first gear at 6500 rpm shifts very quickly. 60 ft times were only at flat 2.0 seconds. Hopefully i will do better with my new high stall converter.
Thanks again !
I like this budget solution for the fuel system, as it's set up now i'we got one 6 gallon cell in the trunk and one Holley Blue pump that pumps through 1/2" line into Holley fuel pressure regulator that has two 3/8" lines that go to the Carburetor. Would this system compensate for the dual Carter set up on the motor alone ?
How high do you think i need to spin a motor like this ?
I think it's almost sold ! I have to look around here for a combo like this !
But tell me what do you think about my rear gear selection, on or off the nitrous ?
Thanks for your advice sir. I do have a couple of questions though !
What do you think about my gear ratio ? Should i lower them gears or just try it out as is ?
This cam seem's huge for my compression atleast bigger than what i had in mind,, but i take your advice on it sir !
As well as i like the looks of a Tunnel Ram i think i will stick to the Victor intake for now. Because this time the money goes into rebuild this engine and purchase a nitrous system and bigger fuel system along with the new transmission and converter.
Thanks again !
Ok here it goes the complete run down..
Block -GM 4bolt mains #3970010
Crankshaft - GM cast #3932-442 3.48" stroke
Connecting Rods - GM x-type with ARP bolts and polished beams.
Pistons - Probe flat top -4cc VMS75 forged 10.5:1 compression
Heads - 235cc pro topline, 2.08"/1.6" valves 64cc cnc chambers
Intake - Edelbrock Super Victor #2925
Carburetor - Holley HP 950 cfm
Headers - 1.5/8" long tube w. 18" collector extensions (thought they were 1.3/4" but I'm wrong)
Ignition - MSD Pro Billet distributor with locked timing and 6AL
Car weight is 2900 lbs race ready and has following parts.
Th350 (now w. T-brake) and 5500 stall 8" converter.
GM 12 bolt with 4.10 gears and spool.
Tires are 29.5"x13.5"x15" slicks.
I'm also thinking about running a small nitrous kit next season, 150-200 HP nos cheater kit
So it would be a strong combo with 10.25-10.5:1 compression ratio and the #12-769 cam with the Victor intake. Where should this engine make it's peak power ? Just thinking if my 4.10 gears are good enough for this moderate combo!
As stated above this particular engine with a Performer dual plane intake and only 8.75:1 compression ratio ran 118 mp/h in the 1/4. But now i like to go faster !!!
I like this plan, except that this engine must run on 93 oct pump fuel so i belive 12.5:1 compression is out of the question. I also would like to use flat top piston in this engine, or at least with as small dome as possible. Camshaft will ofcourse be solid roller. Just haven't decided if i should go with wilder one then this i have now... Everything else is pretty much sorted out though !
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Pistons and rods for sbc 350 ?
With more compression (12.5:1) it will have more cylinder pressure to make more power. Then going with a larger camshaft (mechanical roller) is addition power. The Super Victor will be ideal for your race engine. Don't skimp it's time to play.
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Thank you for your answer Bogie. As you may not have noticed i'we decided that this engine is just going back to my strip car, but with some modifications. Last time it was together it had stock bottom end with aprox 9:1 compression ratio, the comp cams street roller cam #12-769. Heads are and will be 235cc RHS with 2.08"/1.6" valves, the intake was regular Edelbrock Performer. It has 850 cfm holley hp carb and pro billet msd dissy with 6al ignition box. So as you answered my question really well for offroading. Does a drag race engine take the same abuse as you mentioned above or is the abuse different regarding pistons and rods ?
As the engine was above it ran 118 mp/h in the 1/4 mile at nearly 3000 lbs. But now i want more compression along with maybe bigger camshaft. Also i'm going to put a single plane Victor intake on the engine now.
If those assumptions are good, I certainly wouldn't use hypereutectic pistons and rebuilt stock rods. This kind of usage drives on a better rod and a forged piston, however it doesn't need to be a 2618 alloy take me racing piston; the high silicon types of VMS 75 or 4032 alloy offer high strength, though not as much as 2618, but with better in-bore dimensional stability. Given your climate I think that the high silicon alloy will be better as it can be run with a tighter skirt clearance when cold, where the 2618 has to be warmed up to get the proper clearance and if shock loaded before that happens they risk cracking a skirt especially with piston that have no pin offset as these allow the piston to snap over hard as the thrust loading changes direction. The high silcon alloy's tighter fit and especially if combined with an offset pin keeps you out of this area of potential damage to the piston and provides a more stable ring alignment which is better for oil control and power output. I'd run a gapless second ring set on this like the Total Seal or Childs and Albert.
For a rod that perfoms way up scale from what it costs the SCAT 6 inch (also in 5.7), floating pin part number SCR6A7 is one tough customer. It has several features I really like in a high RPM engine in that it uses cap screws to retain the cap, 7/16ths ARP in this case and it has a centered strap section on the cap to beef it up so it doesn't distort from the jerk loads at high RPM when the piston is pulled down on the intake stroke. In addition, toward reinforcing this problem the cap locates into the shank with dowel pins which help react the resulting pinch loads from the jerk down, also, the interface boss is extended outboard of the fastener which enlarges the pinch load reaction platform to also help keep the cap from both side loading the capscrews and from bending the cap to where it pinches the rod bearing inward at the cap to shank interface. This is the sequence that is the start of the most common rod failure. As the piston is jerked down the bore at high RPM, the cap wants to stretch in the center. This causes the interface at the shank to bend open on the bearing side and close outboard of the bolt. This wants to bend the bolt and push the bearing edge into the rod journal. When this happens, the oil wedge is wiped out, the bearing overheats grabbing the journal then it spins in the rod's big end bore. When all this finally seizes the rod gets ripped apart just above the big end. The design of this SCAT rod provides as much resistance to this initiating event as you can put into a rod. you've got to look upscale to Crower and Lunati rods to find a comprable design. For some close up pictures of this thing follow the link White Performance Detail Description This is a lot of rod for the money.
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Hey folks,
I didn't see this discussed in our archives, so apologies if this is old news.
Traditionally we see Fett's ammo pouch belt as a row of 8 leather pouches in a row, worn in front. This may be the case at times and it may have been changed over time and who knows? It's difficult to get a good detail shot of the belt area because he usually has his rifle in the way.
I don't own a belt so my question is, do the pouches move? Can they be slid along the belt or are they permanently affixed? **If they can be slid into different positions please let me know and we can kill this thread immediately**
If you have the Action Figure Archive, pg. 28 has 3 pictures from the ESB plainly showing the ammo pouches split in half, with 4 on each side, leaving about a 1/2 foot of belt in the middle.
The ROTJ seems to be the solid 8 in a row, and so does the Pre-Pro suit.
My sincere apologies, but I don't have a scanner, can't find a pic online, and haven't got the ref cd either. If someone can scan the lower left picture on pg. 28 of the action figure archive, that would be GREAT.
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I've lost interest in modeling a full suit of clone armor, so I'm releasing the .obj file of the arms that I've done. These are NOT accurate by the way, but close enough to fool the casual observer. I used pics of skip's clone armor that he was working on as references as well as pics from various armor kits and trooping pics. This armor is very low-poly and most parts were modeled symmetrically so the right forearm and left forearm are identical as well as the biceps. I'm not assigning any usage license on this file, so break it up, use it in game mods, or whatever. This is free for anyone, anywhere, for anything.
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I agree the darn thing looks great!
On the panhard bar weld, what I am curious about is it was only 3/16th or so short, so you welded up that gap using the nails, how did you arrive at that distance? Did you measure from the rear housing flanges over to the frame or center line centering the rear axle housing in the frame and this is how you have determined the length of the panhard bar was off that 3/16th inch?
Because is that is the case and you did this without weight of the body on the frame as Randy pointed out the panhard bar is going to effectively "lengthen" when the additional weight pushes the frame down and the panhard bar goes up in the arc. If you determined that length at this point, when the additional weight is put on the frame that bar is going to be too long, probably just about exactly what you have lengthened it!
Now, that tiny amount isn't much to worry about it, but as Randy also pointed out the weld may not be that great after grinding so maybe you want to re-think that measurement? I nice butt weld with a beveled edge may be a better choice.
no offense taken by me.. We just want you to build a safe and to build it as right as you can the first time around.. I think your doing a great job and only pointed out what I see... I seen people run short panhard bars and get away with it with no problems... What you have to keep in mine with a panhard bar is.. The shorter the bar, The more the rear end will move through the arch.. When it's as long as it can be,, That movement is far less,, Thats all..So longer is better for sure.... And I see you have the stands under the rear end ... That means there is no weight at all on the frame now... So when you put the weight on the frame the panhard bar should be very close to being parallel with the pavement..That's what you want when the weight is on it at ride height..Keep pushing forward..
The only other thing I seen is.. When you welded up you butt on the panhard bar,, You put a slug in the butt and welded over it then grind down the weld... If you didn't weld it hot enough you won't have much weld left after grinding off the cap.... You would have been better off leaving the cap pass on it... The only way I would feel safe by grinding off the cap pass is.. If you wouldn't have used the slug,, And would have just filled the butt with weld,, That way you have 100% weld.. Right now with the slug and grind down cap.. It will be weak...Just my 2 cents..
Keep in mind, this isn't gonna be an autocrosser/racecar/etc. It's pretty much a rat rod that I'm trying to build (hopefully for under $5K) with readily available junkyard/salvage/used parts and my own flawed ingenuity. It's a 1200-1500 lb roadster powered by a turbocharged 4 cyl. Unlike other so called rat rods, I plan to build this car safely.
All opinions are valued and I thank everyone for their feedback!
I was reading all the forums I'm a memeber of.. And I seen where you was asking on another forum about your panhard bar and you posted about what tech told you... See this is where one forum start's fighting with other forums... Tech gave you good advice just like others here.. Maybe we didn't word it like you may have wanted it.... I know I do that sometimes... But you have to look pass that when your on the web showing your work... I have been told my frames will break in half by some... And I didn't take it well either,, But I moved on with it...
Now maybe you didn't like what I said as well,,, But I'm one that will try very hard to bring out the best in you... That's all.. I told you your doing a great job.... Maybe I was ruff in saying the notch was ruff and a little over built.. But That's what Happens when you ask on a forum... You won't like ever answer people post,, But if you think about what is being said and use it to help you,, It will only make YOU better at what you build..
Tech has been around longer then me and you.. He does know about cars.. As far as the other sites.. There is good people on everyone of them,, And i'm also a memeber there..Take what people tell you and work with it..
One thing.. He doesn't have any weight on the frame right now to make the panhard bar go into place... I think it will be right once the weight of the car is all in place..And yes the panhard bar needs to be as long as you can make it.. You can move the bracket over the rear end (center) to right inside the frame rail over the axle on the drivers side..
As far as the pinion changing.. I don't see that happening with the way the bars attach in front and in the back of the rear end..With them long arms, It will not travel that much in the arch to change it..
I think your doing a great job,, The only think I see is, The frame came out great... (And don't take this the wrong way but), The notch is really ruff.. Doesn't look like the same guy did the frame and notch.. I know you still have to clean it up... But it's over built... Other then that.. It's looking good and I can't wait to see the rest..
nice job.. except.. i agree that panhard needs to be horz as possible, not the angle u have pictured.. also the tie rod. when the rear moved it will tilt the nose of the rear down, might get some vibration on that (maybe).. i built a 4 link that way the rear angle stays the same. and MUCH easier to do a 4 wheel alignment when doing the build, u have NO way to adj it. using heim joints solve that..
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The last time I was at a yard I notices several vehicle that have parts that could be used, they looked beefy enough. I'll have to look at your suggestions the next time I go. When splicing tubing I usually try to find a solid bar or , bolt shank to fill the tube and drill some 5/16 holes back a ways to make rosette button welds as well as the circumference, When needing a filler , instead of nails i take a stick rod and hammer it so all the coating comes off, the theory is that the metalurgy is more compatable. MY A roadster project has home made 4 bars that the original builder used toyota tie rods that are about the size of my pinky finger. I have been able to order Dom tubing reasonable priced from a local fabrication shop . I just have to get the wants in so they don't have special shipping, and can be delivered with their regular orders.
|Most of your stuff looks pretty clean, but that Panhard bar is just about the worst case of bad engineering that I've ever seen. The bar needs to be as long as possible, anchored at the very end of the housing on both ends. One mount to the housing end and the other on a bracket off the frame that bolts the bar in the vicinity of the end of the housing tube. The bar mounting points need to be parallel with the pavement with the car at ride height. The bar itself can be twisted up like a pretzel to conform to the available space, as long as the mounting points are parallel with the pavement.
How to mount your rearend using junkyard parts.
Finally got the Maverick 8" rear mounted up in my '27 roadster.
Parts used:
Land Rover Discovery trailing arms - $35 pair.
'87 Subaru coilover shocks - $18 pair.
'01 Kia Sportage trailing arm (panhard bar) - $22.
Salvage yard steel for brackets - 40 cents a pound.
Setup the rear w/3* of pinion angle.
I sandblasted all the parts and then designed some rear brackets and tacked 'em up.
Built the X-member outta 2" square tubing and mounted the front brackets there.
Cut some patterns and made up the lower shock mounts.
Fabbed the upper mounts also.
Made the outer panhard bar brackets and mounted them.
Fabbed the housing brackets.
Now I'm ready to shorten the Kia trailing arm. Cut the end off, then removed 4-3/4".
16 penny nails to the rescue!
Panhard bar all welded up and mounted.
Everything mounted. Just needs to be finish welded.
While I was at it, I swapped tailshafts on my T5. The stock TurboCoupe tranny would have put the shifter into the middle of the Dodge Caravan seat I'm using. I was scouring Pick-N-Pull and low and behold, there sat a '93 Chevy S10 pickup with the motor removed. The T5 was hanging by the driveshaft and emergency brake cable! Couldn't have been easier! I dropped it down and pulled the tailshaft and shifter plate.
Pulled the tailshaft and shifter plate off my TurboCoupe T5.
Note the difference in shifter placement between the 2. TC tailshaft on the left, S10 tailshaft on the right.
Installed the S10 tailshaft and shifter plate. Now the shifter is a solid 7" forward of it's original location.
TC trans w/S10 tailshaft.
TC trans w/original tailshaft.
Next up will be motor mounts, tranny mount and driveshaft hoop. Stay tuned!
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Odwalla Program Lets Fans Donate Trees To Texas State Parks
AUSTIN – Texans don't need to get down and dirty this summer to help plant trees in their state park system. With the ease of a mouse click, visitors can designate a tree to be planted in a Texas State Park through the Odwalla Plant a Tree program, a partnership to support the environment and help with reforestation projects.
From June 1-Aug. 31, each person can plant a tree by visiting the Plant A Tree website and clicking on Texas. Tree donations are free; no contribution is required.
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No one would claim that the US tech market is booming. With Europe still mired in recession and debt problems, US economic growth looking soft, and business and consumer worries about the US government raising tax rates and cutting Federal spending, it is not surprising that businesses and governments are being cautious in their purchases of technology goods and services. But we think the fear is overblown. Forrester's forecast for the US tech market in 2013 and 2014 -- published today as "US Tech Market Outlook For 2013 And 2014: Better Times Ahead" -- projects a 6.2% rise in 2013 and a 6.8% growth in 2014 in US business and government purchases of computer equipment, communications equipment, software, IT consulting and systems integration services, and IT outsourcing. Adding in slow growing telecommunications services pulls growth down to 5.7% in 2013 and 6.1% in 2014. That may not be a boom, but it is certainly not a bust.
While CIOs are cautious in their tech buying -- and in the case of the Federal government, actually cutting back -- that caution has and will show up mostly in reduced spending on computer and communications equipment (with the exception of tablets). CIOs will be most aggressive in software, especially for SaaS apps, analytics, and mobile apps. IT outsourcing will see good growth in 2013 as the result of 2012 selection decisions, while IT consulting and systems integration will come on strong in 2014. Business and government purchases of telecommunications services will continue to grow at a slower rate than the overall tech market.


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Strasbourg, 21.02.2006 – The Council of Europe's expert body on combating racism, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), today released four new reports examining racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Spain. ECRI recognises that positive developments have occurred in all four of these Council of Europe member countries. At the same time, however, the reports detail continuing grounds for concern for the Commission:
In Estonia, the number of stateless people who have obtained Estonian citizenship has been steadily increasing. But Estonia has not developed a consistent policy aimed at bringing the Estonian-speaking and Russian-speaking communities together. Estonia has yet to examine the full extent of the Holocaust in Estonia and to give it its rightful place in the national debate. The Roma community in Estonia is still disproportionately affected by unemployment and discrimination in the field of education.
In Lithuania, the legal framework against racial discrimination has been strengthened by the adoption of the Law on Equal Opportunities. But the provisions in force to counter racist expression, including incitement to racial hatred, which has notably targeted the Jewish, Roma and Chechen communities, have not been adequately applied. Asylum legislation and practice has undergone an important reform which, in spite of positive elements introduced, has diminished refugee protection in several areas. Instances of antisemitism continue to be a cause of concern to ECRI in Lithuania.
In Romania, the authorities have adopted an anti-discrimination law and set up the National Council Against Discrimination, which is the body responsible for applying this law. However, ECRI notes that this legislation has hardly been applied at all as neither public officials nor the general public are aware of its existence. The Roma community continues to be discriminated against in all areas, including the labour market and access to education, public places and decent housing.
In Spain, there has been a recent willingness on the part of the authorities to move from an aliens policy to an immigration and integration policy. However, lack of awareness of issues of racism and racial discrimination across Spanish society affects the institutional response to these phenomena in a negative way. Racial discrimination in a wide range of areas, including employment, housing and access to public places still affects the daily lives of members of ethnic minority groups, including Roma, North Africans, people from sub-Saharan Africa and South Americans. Racial and xenophobic violence still needs to be adequately recognised and countered.
These new reports form part of a third monitoring cycle of Council of Europe member states' laws, policies and practices aimed at combating racism. ECRI's country-specific reports are available in English, French and the national language of the country concerned at http://www.coe.int/ecri. They cover all member states on an equal footing, from the perspective of protecting human rights. They examine whether ECRI's main recommendations from previous reports have been followed and, if so, to what degree of success and effectiveness.


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'The Buffalo Sabres have traded the negotiating rights of defenseman Steve Montador to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a seventh-round draft selection in the 2012 or 2013 Entry Draft.'
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Sabres trade Montador's negotiating rights
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'Gerbe scored 31 points (16+15) in 64 games for the Sabres last season, including 15 goals in Buffalo's final 40 games.'
Sabres and Amerks begin a new era together
'"I don't like to consider this as leaving Portland. It wasn't a necessity to leave Portland; we had a great thing going there. But, it was all about arriving in Rochester," said Pegula. "Our plan is to make this franchise a shining star to develop our players, and we want to have successful teams, obviously."'
Keep an ete on the Sabres when free agency opens
'Five will get you ten, not to mention a beef on weck, that when Brad Richards and his agent Pat Morris open for business on Friday at the offices of Newport Sports in Mississauga, the Sabres will be front and centre with a mega-offer for this year's prized free agent.'
Weinrich will keep a pledge
'Weinrich said Wednesday that while he is still under contract with the Sabres, he will not join the coaching staff of the Rochester Americans next season. "Being an assistant coach and moving to Rochester, I decided I wasn't going to do that," Weinrich said, adding his contract with the Sabres runs through August. "It's now wait and see what else comes up next."'
Power Play: Bucky Gleason plays GM for a Day
'Busting open Pegula's piggy bank makes for an exciting opportunity but a daunting challenge just the same. For the first time in franchise history, anything and everything is possible if the Sabres are aggressive, creative and smart.'
Terry Pegula 'arrives' in Rochester
'"We did this deal with Curt Styres and Lewis Staats. I know they are big supporters of the Sabres, and I consider them my friends now. They were really great in getting this thing done, also. I hope that we'll see each other a lot more in the future."'
GM Darcy Regier discusses Amerks future
'"It makes you appreciate the opportunities that were lost and now are regained," Regier said at the press conference on Wednesday morning that introduced new owner Terry Pegula to the Rochester media. "More than anything else, and I know this is what the people in Rochester wanted, is a commitment from us to have a very competitive hockey team in Rochester."'
Christmas comes early for Regier
'"You have to give, in this case Terry, a tremendous amount of credit because he's opened up the ability for us to focus on unrestricted free agents and given us the resources," Regier said. "It's a small list this year, but knowing that we have the ability to compete for those players with the other teams is tremendous."'
Buffalo Sabres brass in Rochester today
'The NHL executives are expected to explain just why they wanted the AHL franchise back, and how they plan to use the Amerks for both prospect development and Sabres brand enhancement.'
Vanek primed for captaincy
'By last year, Vanek had become one of the most respected voices in the room, someone whose words reverberated and the media gravitated to. Vanek hates losing, and he's not afraid to let everyone know it and shoulder the blame.'
Connolly, McCormick may factor in Sabres' plans
'"We'll continue talking," Regier said Monday. "I'll have a conversation with Cody McCormick's agent, with Tim Connolly's agent, and we'll see where it goes from there."'
Center is Sabres' top priority in free agency
'Assuming he leaves, how do the Sabres replace Connolly? For all the criticism the Baldwinsville native has taken, he produced pretty well before last season, averaging .89 points a game from 2005-10. It's not as simple as letting Connolly go and bringing someone else in, even if owner Terry Pegula and company break the bank or aggressively pursue someone like they did with Regehr.'
Perseverance pays off, as Lieuwen picked in NHL draft
'"There's no easy steps, especially with the ride that I've been on," he said. "Everything's been worked for, and I've had to be patient. I think I'm better because of it."'
Tuesday's Portland Coverage
Portland Pirates sail under a new flag (Portland Press Herald)
Pirates align with Phoenix Coyotes (Portland Daily Sun)
Pirates make Phoenix affiliation official (Maine Hockey Journal)
Maine's Portland Pirates gets new affiliate (AP)
Pirates and Coyotes Announce Affiliation Agreement (PortlandPirates.com)


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"The Shot Heard 'Round The World" Bubba Watson Edition
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In the final round of the 1935 Masters, Gene Sarazen hit "The shot heard 'round the world". The shot was an albatross two on the par-5 15th at Augusta National, which leveled him with the tournament leader. The next day, Gene won a 36-hole playoff over Craig Wood to win his first and only Masters title.
Nearly 80 years later, Louis Oosthuizen found the bottom of the cup in two on the par-5 second hole, which gave him the outright lead in the 2012 Masters. But his albatross was eclipsed by eventual winner Bubba Watson's second shot on the par-4 10th (the second playoff hole). And according to Jack Nicklaus, who may receive the Congressional Gold Medal, it may be the 21st Century equivalent of "The shot heard 'round the world".
"When you're playing a hook it usually takes off," Nicklaus said. "But that ball danced like it had a lot of backspin on it. I saw that ball hit the green and I said, 'Wow.' That was something. Not only did he play the shot, but he played the shot and ended up with control at the end of the shot - which I thought was the amazing part. That will go down as one of the great shots ever played in the game."Jack has been around the fairway a time or two, so for the 18-time major winner to say Bubba's shot was "one of the great shots ever played in the game" means a lot. The only way his shot could have been any better was if it rolled in the cup for an eagle two.
The Back9Network provided a visual of Bubba's incredible shot. If you missed the shot or you just want to see how impressive the shot really was, then click the link above to see the shot link. You won't be disappointed!
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Considering the circumstances, Bubba's shot was incredible! Yes, it was a gap wedge - FROM 167!!! Off of a trampled lie, through the trees, with a 40 yard hook!!! Other than that, it was pretty simple!!!
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I have issue with the line drawn on the tweeted picture. Golf balls don't travel like that. I've never seen a straight line, then a near 90 degree turn, then another straight line. They travel in curves through the air, unless there's wind. For that to happen, bubba would have to have hooked the ball sharply about 70-80 degrees, then the wind would have to blow it straight and slightly to the left, then stop blowing. No way. Regardless, it's a difficult shot. I don't doubt the shot because there's only one way to get it from A to B and he did it!!! I was on the range yesterday and thought for giggles i would try to hit it. I hit a 20-25 yard hook with my 48 (don't have a 52) and got about 15 yards more distance than i normally would. But that was max for me. I couldn't even fathom hitting a bigger hook or longer. There was no room on the clubface it was coming in closed AND from inside to out. I S-worded a lot. that was the good 1. Bubba is a magician....quote me on that. Check him for telepathic abilities.
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I'd say it was probably more like this... i189.photobucket.com/albums/z312/onf22atnight/Ge but again. I can't wrap my mind around how he did it. Perfect contact, perfect face angle, perfect swing angle. I think there's one guy in the world that could ever pull off that shot, and he did it --- in a major.
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I thought I would post and thank everyone for their helpful advice over this summer. I made my move to MA in October from KS and by early December I received my unrestricted LTC A from the State.
Through a kind friend I made at a rod and gun club, I was able to get in on a few good public area hunts for inland puddle ducks and coastal black and sea ducks. Getting involved in a R&G type place I think is a must for transplants to the state in terms of meeting new people and having first-hand experience dealing with the complexities of being a sportsman in MA. One of the greatest things I'm still not used to was how close you actually hunt to residential and beach areas. This is still a total foreign concept to me and probably will be for a while.
This past week, my family from Ohio came to visit and we booked a great sea duck hunt with Capt Jack Golini. He was able to put us on the birds and we had some of the best duck hunts I've ever been on. We took a four man limit of scoters and eiders in just a few short hours. I'm totally preaching to the choir here, but holy crap you need to lead those things by 8-10' to bring them down and then save your third shot to hit them again . This seriously ranked up there with spring conservation snow goose season!
After all this fun, I can't wait for turkey season and striper fishing! Now to find a boat for next season.
Many thanks again everyone for all your helpful advice.


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text: September 12TH I didn't go to church , instead I logged onto the forums and yet again spent the morning reading tear jerking tails of how hunters want the ban on Sunday hunting lifted. Then that Sunday night I went to a church meeting where the preacher was talking to her church flock (two churches)about the need to get people coming to church and becoming a member. Both churches are not getting the money to keep thing up and running. http://www.zetify.com/churches/in/Virginia-Churches This one is saying that Va. has 7,330 churches with 2,740,720 Christians in Virginia. I wonder how many of them are hunters and how many hunters will go hunting instead of church if the Sunday hunting ban is lifted ? I myself will still go to church on most Sundays but if the ban gets removed and we have a weather front to move through my church will be in a blind that day . Any who how I was wondering what y'all think about it all ?


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