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well, i just got a 69 t/a clone. previous owner claims the engine is a 70 455 h.o. and the casting numbers on the heads verifies that. the stamp on the front of the block says it's a 67 400 ram air block. edelbrock intake, holley carb.
the engine needs to be pulled and gone through. he claimed bottom end noise but i'm hearing top end for sure bottom maybe.
i can't see any actual casting numbers for the block only the stamp on the front passenger side. would those heads bolt on that engine with no modifications? this is the first pontiac i've ever owned and there is less information out there than on old ford stuff or i haven't come across it yet.
how big of a mess could i be in here? not planning on racing the car it'll just be a cruiser. won't be pulling the motor for a few days and it's driving me crazy.
sorry, i'm old and my eyes have really gone down hill. with reading glasses on i see that the stamp is xf not xr. so, it is a '70 455 h.o.
First, you need to sort through the ambiguousness of what you actually have so here is a link to go to that will help you understand and ID your engine.
How to identify your Pontiac engine
Then , once you have your engine size year etc nailed down , we will try to figure out what its doing and go from there.
Hint: the block casting number and the date code is what you want to go by. The engine code on the front tells what horsepower and carb and such that it was built with.Many engine codes are used from year to year and the description changes, so you have to know the date code and block casting number to CORRECTLY ID the engine code.
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according to poniacation.com the xf stamp was only used on the 1970 455. until i get the engine pulled that's all i've got to go on. found another site that went as far as to break it down to the h.o. specifically. i'm going to assume i'm working with a 1970 455 h.o. until i get the engine out. not planning on ordering any parts until i see what's wrong. i was more concerned that i had 455 heads on a 400 block and i didn't know if that was just a "bolt on" modification. thanks for the link, i may be able to get back there with a flashlight and see some of the casting numbers with the engine in.
according to poniacation.com the xf stamp was only used on the 1970 455. until i get the engine pulled that's all i've got to go on. found another site that went as far as to break it down to the h.o. specifically. i'm going to assume i'm working with a 1970 455 h.o. until i get the engine out. not planning on ordering any parts until i see what's wrong. i was more concerned that i had 455 heads on a 400 block and i didn't know if that was just a "bolt on" modification. thanks for the link, i may be able to get back there with a flashlight and see some of the casting numbers with the engine in.
455 heads will have large CC chambers. Bolting them on a 400 will be a performance downgrade.
Fact is stranger than Fiction
XF designation was also used on a 1977 400 180 horsepower and on the 1978 301 Ci 150 horse engine.
Also used on the 1969 428 Ci 370 horsepower, and the 1966 and 1967 -326.
Casting number and date code is very important. Engine codes are not reliable without casting numbers and date codes to correlate by.
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Last edited by LATECH; 09-02-2012 at 05:37 PM.
well, if that's all right i stand corrected. again my question really is that if what i have turns out to be a 400 with 455 heads would that have been a simple "bolt on" change? i know the 455 and 428 have bigger journals than the 400. what about bolt patterns, water channels etc. then what about moving parts? again, i understand that the casting numbers will let me know what exactly is there. for now, i'm just trying to look ahead if it turns out to be a mess and i can't really find very much by doing general searches. if i were checking on differences between windsor blocks there would be a ton of information out there. i thought going into gm stuff would be simple since the sbc is so popular.
350 through 455 heads will interchange on 350-455 blocks. Heads with large valve will be problematic on 350 blocks due to the bore being smaller
causing clearance issues and valve shrouding (350 only)
455 heads have larger chambers so putting them on a 400 would lower compression, causing some loss of performance
I hope you have a 455 as that would be an street motor (lots of power) that could be had with minimal funds
A 400 is a great engine and can be stroked to 462. They can be made to run like a striped *** ape.
Remember a pontiac allready has a 3.75 inch stroke , those chevy guys spend big bucks and time to stroke their 383 motors. 400 poncho is allready there. and has a stronger bottom end. onnecting rods are the weak link, but decent forgings are readily available for very little $$$.
Plenty of stuff around to make the pontiac a real runner. Stick around here, and ask questions.There is lots of help here for you. LA
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Lynn (LATECH) knows his Pontiacs.
If the heads are "64" castings (the only casting on '70 455 "HO" engines), they were quite populaqr to use on 400s , as they drop compression to about 9.2:1, ideal for modern gas.
NOTE: '71 and '72 "HO" engines had round exhaust ports. The '70 did not.
Pontiacs with stock "cast" connecting rods will sound like a "tap" when a rod bearing is knocking. It can be deceiving. When you put your list of parts together, be certain to include new connecting rods (RPM forgings are the best buy, IMO) and a balance job.
To learn more about the ol' Injun, get Jim Hand's "How to Build Max-performance Pontiac V8s" published by SA Designs. Though a bit dated, it is the most current and accurate information available at this time.
yes they are the 64 castings, so they are d ports. i'm pretty confident about what the heads are. it's got anedelbrock torquer intake. that seems right for a 455, builds power up to 5500 rpm.
i was thinking it was a 455 after checking the compression we got a high of 188 and a low of 168. that seems pretty high. stock it should have had 10.25:1 if i remember right. with the valve covers off it turns out a previous owner out roller rockers on it. it sounds like it has a mild cam. just a little lope at idle.
the guy that yanks my engines for me sys the heads look too clean to have 5000 miles on them. he thinks somebody missed something when they built it that hasn't completely broken. the plugs were all clean as well, but the piston top look dirty. i told him to go ahead and yank it.
i'll feel better knowing what's going on from top to bottom anyway. hopefully the crank is good and know cylinder wall are fried (compression makes me think not) new rod and main bearings and lifters might do it wonders. the high compression has me a little worried that they may have faced off the heads. if that's the case i'll have to figure out how much stock was removed. would you definitely have hardened exhaust seat and guides put in?
anyway, i'm hoping it is the 455 it was sold as. thanks that answered a few of the questions i had.
It cannot be emphasized enough: REPLACE THE CONNECTING RODS. Not just the bearings. The cast rods were junk the day they were made, and that was over 40 years ago. For $279, don't "cheap out" on the most important change you can make to the Pontiac. Don't let a shop convince you they'll (cast rods) be "alright". They (shops) make more money rebuilding stock rods with new bolts, than selling GOOD rods. At $20 each for resizing, and $65 for new bolts, you're just about at the same expense as new rods. Be smart.
Cranking compression in the high 160s-low 180s indicates it probably still has flat-top pistons in it, and an original type (if not the "real deal") cam. The solution is to turn a "dish" in the top of the piston about 12-14 CCs. Since you're going to have the pistons off the rods anyway, a good time for that. Rebalance woiuld be called for.
DO NOT install new lifters on a "used" camshaft. It WILL fail. While it used to be a fairly common practice in repair shops, we don't do it anymore due to the changes in oils and metalurgy. Good time to install a new, more modern cam grind, though! We use Comp XE grinds in virtually everything today. Remember, this is NOT a "Chevy", and reacts to input differently than the Chevy. What this means is, pay little heed to complaints about Comp. Leading edge and VERY good. Their solid rollers for street are the s**t... (:-
i picked up a 67 cougar about a year ago that the guy claimed he e-built the engine then just parked it for four years.
he had installed the two front cam bearings wrong he also had a cam with less lift than a stock cam.
i used a comp ex256 and was happy enough with it. it wasn't quite as "lopey" as i would have wanted.
larry should have the motor out today. i'm lucky, i work about 70 hours a week but i'm kind of my own boss. i can get by once he has it out and see what's really going on.
previous owner claims 5000 miles on the build but larry says less. i'm thinking that the "build" may have just been a valve job or something.
from what history i do have on the car it has a 400 tranny from a 76 trans am.
no indication that an aftermarket stall was put in it.
so, what cam would you suggest? i think i've read ex274 is good.
i'm not planning on doing any racing or any burn outs. i'm fine with a stock stall. the engine has a decent lope now and i'd like to keep that sound.
idles around 650 rpm if i remember right and doesn't struggle at a red light.
i'm going to get off topic. coming back home with it i was going what i think was around 70 and truning almost 3000 rpm. supposedly this thing has 293 gears. that doesn't sound right to me. is it just because i'm forgetting it's a 3 speed transmission making me think those rpm's are high?
thanks for the good information. keep it coming. i ordered the book, by the way.
you can tell i posted after i took my ambien last night.
TH400 was dscontinued in F-bodies after '74 because it wouldn't "fit" with the catalyst installed. TH350 (M38) was the trans installed in '76 T/As no matter what engine they came with. If the trans pan is a rectangle with one corner "lopped", it's TH350. If it sorta looks like "Texas", it's TH400 (M40 in a Pontiac).
We use XE262H for the level of engine you describe. XE274H needs at least a 2,400 RPM "stall" and works better with 2,800.
3,000 RPM @ 70 usually means 3.55 gears. If a "big 10 bolt", 3.42s.
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Unfortunately, there seems to be an underprivileged portion of society who have no idea what I am saying and find my answer incredibly arrogant.
Alas, I am torn on whether to purchase yet another woot shirt.
Me too! I kept waiting for the secrets of the universe to open up for me on my birthday this year, but after a while I forgot what I was waiting for.
This shirt reminds me that the answer is nothing without the question.
I maybe the only one but I'm glad they didn't add Marvin to the design. My favorite Marvin is the one from the tv series but most folks would only recognize the movie Marvin and I didn't like his look at all. So I'm just as glad we don't have Marvin or Zaphod or any of the cast in the design.
And.. in for 2. Woot is out to drain my bank account but I'll look great when it happens!
This shirt is 12 days late...
Woot might be getting the hang of Thursdays.
I flolloped when I saw this
I agree this should have come out on Towel Day last week. Also I'm surprised that the first reference to the Original Radio series wasn't until the end of the second page of commits.
I think having an Apple on Eddie is great because Douglas had had every computer they made.
One last thing, Douglas was also took part in writing the movies' screenplay, and if you listened to the radio series and read the books you would be aware that he added, delete and just plan changed many elements of the story. In fact it was the Director of the UK miniseries (1981) that keep Arther in his bathrobe and Douglas like the idea that in the fallowing books Arthur is still in his bathrobe.
I wanted this shirt since I first saw it posted on Threadless. I even created a threadless account, just so I could vote for this design.
Yes, Woot I will purchase one, however I must say the original design on Threadless was much, much better, there were more references to the books and fewer fish.
Also, I will join the ranks of those who feel there should be a Marvin reference.
Now If I could just find that other denial, I've longed for...
Wow, good eye Geoff.
GeoffHayward wrote:"... you cannot afford perfect."
I spy a Ford Prefect hiding in that tee shirt description. Well played Woot, well played.
Now there's a site that knows where its towel is.
pyromosh wrote:
As for the movie, I've seen both the old 70s one and the Mos Def version. Neither referenced anything that I didn't remember from the book (though both left things out).
The Point of View Gun, Humma Kavula, the visit to Vogsphere, and several other plot points were all written into the 2005 movie and don't appear anywhere else. If Douglas could have been more involved with the film I'm sure he would have made a few other changes to keep things fresh.
I own a different shirt with a very similar design. It's by RikkiB, who has had a few designs printed by Woot in the past (some of my favorite shirts, actually). You can find it here:
bpr2 wrote:Why are there whales and dolphins on a fish shirt?!
Um..."So Long and thanks for all the fish" is the last message from the dolphins before they left Earth just before it got blown up. They are just aliens visiting us.
kelleypenic wrote:It isn't a "fish shirt" it is a Hitch Hikers Guide shirt and if you read it you will know the dolphins are leaving the planet and the improbability drive turned a bowl of petunias into a whale... wow, I need to get out more.
When the improbability drive was turned on without a destination programmed, two missiles launched from the surface of the planet Magrathea were turned into a bowl of petunias and a very surprised looking sperm whale.
For those who still don't get the design…
The answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42 (Google it if you don't believe me) and the question is currently unknown. There are many hypothesized questions ("How many roads must a man walk down?", "What do you get when you multiply 6 by 9?", "What's yellow and dangerous?", etc.), but none of these have been confirmed. There is one theory that states that the question and the answer cannot simultaneously exist in the same universe and that if the question is ever discovered that the universe will wink out of existence and be instantly replaced by something even more strange. Another theory states that this has already happened at least once.
Right then, off I go.
Scarabkafer wrote:If this was in almost any other color I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Black shirts dont fare well in a house with cats...
You should get a black cat.
windstirrer wrote:I love this shirt so much, but I find myself searching and scouring the numbers for a pot of petunias!! Where are the petunias falling from the sky!! Where are the suspiciously unsuprised petunias!And there is your pointlessly offended post of the day.
"Oh no, not again." The poor petunias were also sadly lacking from the Existential Whale shirt awhile back - http://shirt.woot.com/offers/existential-whale
this reminds me of my cthulhu shirt i bought here, i understand what it means but nobody else gets it
ginbak wrote:Me too! I kept waiting for the secrets of the universe to open up for me on my birthday this year, but after a while I forgot what I was waiting for.
Make sure you have a PanGalactic Get Together, and drink lots of Ginnan Tonyx
morpheus282 wrote:The Point of View Gun, Humma Kavula, the visit to Vogsphere, and several other plot points were all written into the 2005 movie and don't appear anywhere else. If Douglas could have been more involved with the film I'm sure he would have made a few other changes to keep things fresh.
In many things I heard in written interviews, introductions, even at a live lecture I saw him at, every time Hitchhiker's was done in a different medium (radio, book, game, movie, another movie, etc.) it was changed. No two versions are exactly alike. They all fit some sort of story line, but every story is different.
ThunderThighs wrote:Whoa, worst thing?
Explain which image you mean... the one at the top of this page?
I think he means that clicking the image in the front page used to bring up a nice large art page that we could see the detail of the shirt up close. Now the little pic on the main page is all we get. I kinda miss that feature myself.
I nearly bought it until I realised that all the references are from the film.
Which is the worst version of HHGTTG.
pyromosh wrote:I feel awful for Louisiana, Arkansas, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Tennessee, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
It's been up for almost an hour and no sales from those states.
Clearly they lack culture.
We should start a charity to send them Douglas Adams' books.
We can get get Sally Struthers or some kind of celeb spokesperson.
"For just 30 cents a day, you can sponsor a Nebraskan and bring them the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Won't you make that call?"
*sadface* Not all of us...
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15 weeks ago Woot started switching from American Apparel brand shirts to Anvil brand shirts. Since this change
A) hundreds of hawt gurls have wept tears of shame that womens sizes are now "huge tents with massive neck holes" rather than comprable to what we once sold 10 y/o boys.
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III) in 15 weeks the only shirts to hit 6000 sales on day 1 were all printed 100% on AA blanks.
madecki wrote:This shirt is 12 days late...
A woot shirt is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when it means to
Me Likey.
Wish I could get this shirt, alas it is too big.
Momster, Just buy it. It will make you smile everytime you wear it, even when you turn 43.
This shirt goes well with my license plate.
It would be perfect if it came in YELLOW!
...yes. Those are all things that were in the movie, and not in the book. I was referring to things that were in the book, but NOT the movie.
basharoftheages wrote:The whole landing on Vogsphere part with the fly swatters and having to fill out the forms in that DMV-like place... and that laser gun thing.
I only read the books once, but I'm pretty sure that was all created for the movie. It sure wasn't in the original source - the radio dramas.
lilnursey84 wrote:this reminds me of my cthulhu shirt i bought here, i understand what it means but nobody else gets it
You need to hang around with some cooler people then! If you are referring to the Cthulhu BBQ shirt, I've even see a few random people walking around wearing them.
Granted, a few of them were attending a RIFFTRAX Live at the movies, but STILL!
If you wear this around a baseball fan, be prepared when they ask you what the objects/animals have to do with Jackie Robinson.
In his honor, #42 was retired from professional baseball in 1997. I'm not sure if this applies to other galaxies:
Me too...
dcroe05 wrote:This shirt goes well with my license plate.
You are so cool!
thebiggyle wrote:Thanks for the love, all!
Here's a larger version for your to fulfill your all your perusal desires!
And yes, the bowl of petunias is in the left slope of the 2!
Love! I think the threadless one is pretty cool, as well. Any chance for a large version of that?
Because the dolphins are smarter than us and leave by their own means just before the destruction of the earth. Also author dent hits the improbability drive button which transforms a couple of bikes into a bowl of petunias (agrajag) and a suprised looking sperm whale.
Oh Belgium. I missed out.
OMGOODNES, this is my favorite comment to make when someone asked me a question ( I have a question, me: 42), I find it hilarious, my friends not so much . . .
I total would buy this in a tote bag, so woot people please make it so!
I bet he won an award for designing those fjords.
ste7enl wrote:I bet he won an award for designing those fjords.
Slartibartfast, indeed! In for one (with a bonus because my H.S. crush's football number was also 42! : )
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|It has been many years, but I remember seeing some control arm shafts that were designed to be greased. It seems to me that they were some kind of replacement item. Maybe it was because of squeeking. Hopefully someone that worked on them things regularly can remember the deal with them. I knew a guy that had one of them a few years ago, and don't remember that set-up on his. Then again, his may have been changed.
its definitly a possibility, as they are not the original ball joints, they have nuts and bolts, not rivits.
but that would have to be one of the few things ever modifyed on the car, as its extreemly original.
i have asked some other people, they seem to thing the shaft i showed them was for a chevy truck as well
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|Sounds like the bushings from an old Chevy car or pickup. Think some previous owner may have modified it?
HELP! very stange metal on metal upper bushings on a chevelle, is this factory?
ok, im not the most experianced one around, but i can say iv never seen this, and i cant even find anything resembling it online, so here it goes
i went to replace the upper control arm bushings on my 64 chevelle today, and i thought they looked odd, but i had no idea untill i got into it. your standard upper control arm shaft has to machined ends, with a threaded holt for a bolt, or a threaded end for a nut, usally somthing small like 9/16 or so. the bushings are rubber, with a metal sleeve in the center, covered by a metal tube, usually with a flange. not mine, they have ver large, over one inch hex head peices that have a grease fitting in the center, and have dullish large threads on the outside, and coarser threads on the inside, and they thread onto the control arm, which is threaded and onto the shafe, which is slightly shorter then an average shaft, and has no smooth surface, but big coarse threads. and the whole setup pivots on the inner threads, this is messed!
what do i do? i have a new shaft kit, and this is fine and dandy, but the regualr rubber bushings will not go into the control arm, the hole is too small, and its threaded, if i reamed or drilled the hole to be the right size, it looks like there would be no hole, well, the important part of the hole that sticks out like a tube would be gone, this wouldnt work
are replacement bushings available for this stuff? is this some type of aftermarket junk from the 70's? the control arms looks stock, they have the same grease and rust patterns as the rest of the car. please help!!
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I'm writing you to thank you for a truly inspiring present! I'm a Norwegian veterinarian doing a Phd in virology at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science. I'm a big fan of your podcast and a little while ago my girlfriend apparently contacted you, regarding our three year anniversary and my birthday in December. I don't known if you remember this, but she asked if you could write a little letter to me for this occasion. To my surprise, included in her gift was an envelope marked Columbia University, New York. No technological gadget or other materialistic gift could have beaten this present. Inspiration can't be bought, and I really appreciated that you took the time to write me. You and your crew on TWIV are truly a source of knowledge and motivation. Your podcast has really educated me both in virology and the scientific way of thinking.
In my PhD I'm working on a novel reovirus called Piscine reovirus (PRV). PRV is associated with Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation (HSMI) that is an emerging disease in farmed Atlantic salmon. The virus was actually discovered in 2009/2010 in collaboration between the lab of my supervisor Dr. Espen Rimstad at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science and Dr. Ian Lipkin's lab at Colombia University New York, using high throughput sequencing. Thanks to their work a PhD position later opened up to study this new virus, and that's how I got into virology. I really enjoy the field, and TWIV has made it even more interesting. Thank you, Alan, Rich and Dickson for your superior podcast. Keep up the good work, I hope you are motivated to continue for a long time.
By the way, the temperature in Oslo is -5°C.
Thomas writes:
Dear sirs,
Firstly, happy new year to the entire gang. I look forward to another wonderful year for all 3 podcasts. I hope you reached your 1000 mark for your listener survey and I am excited to see where TWIV goes from here.
My main reason for writing today is in response to some comments made during the year in review TWIV (#164). I believe it was Rich that made the observation that most of the articles that were chosen were somehow implicated in human disease and pathogenesis. He then went on to mention that many of the issues with some of the more controversial stories dealt with the public's knowledge of science and how projects, such as the H5N1 influenza project, are portrayed in the media. (P.S. Thank you Vincent for the articles on the TWIV Facebook page! It helps me to keep on top of the issue without having to search through various sources).
I'm not sure what your experiences in college were. but mine involved that of a small Catholic liberal-arts college in rural NY state. Here we were required to complete the compulsory courses to obtain our B.As, B.Ss, etc. along with the compulsory courses as part of the the liberal arts curriculum. Topics in this curriculum included micro-economics, sociology, sacred texts of various religions, and an intro to science and the scientific process, to name a few. I felt I left the school with a general understanding of many topics to an extent where I am less intimidated by balancing a checkbook, confident in being able to converse and interact with peoples of various religious backgrounds, and obviously an extensive knowledge of science given my studies in biochemistry.
My question to you gentlemen is this: Do you feel that a liberal arts education would help the situation discussed during TWIV where it appears that the general public is just not "competent" in the scientific process and how science actually works? I feel that my introduction to foreign subjects such as micro-economics and religious texts was sufficient for me to feel less ignorant of the material and confident enough to make prudent decisions should I be faced with one concerning such topics. Thus, I would hope that my classmates who were not science majors and were introduced to very basic level scientific concepts and the scientific process would similarly feel more confident in not being lead down the wrong path by media or other sources.
I apologize for the length of the e-mail but I sincerely believe that the liberal-arts education I received was excellent for the reasons I alluded to above and I wonder what your opinions are on the matter. Keep up the great work and all the best in 2012 and many years thereafter.
Mike writes:
Hello TWIVites!
I just recently listed to episode # 164, and was delighted to hear your response to my question. Thank you so much for taking the time to contact your colleague and relay my question to her. I very much appreciated her taking the time to respond, and the depth of her answer. However, the answer left me with yet still more questions. The colleague you mentioned in your response seems to be pursuing a type of therapy that involves using various cellular signaling factors to activate transcription of the viral genome in an otherwise latent cell. Once the viral genes are transcribed and the virus begins to actively replicate, antiretroviral therapy is used to prevent the spread of the virus to uninfected cells while attempting to kill the viral infected cell with another form of anti-viral therapy. Your colleague (Kathleen Collins M.D./Ph.D.) said that the trick to all this is finding a balance between efficacy and toxicity - in other words...kill the bad cells, but leave the good ones alone. I found her answer to be very complete and satisfying to the question that I asked, but now I have a few more...
1.) Is it true that HIV can only infect cells that are positive for the CD4 receptor?
2.) If question #1 is true, does a CD4+ cell infected with HIV express any cellular surface markers that uniquely identify it while not alerting the immune system when it is still in a latent state?
3.) If the answer to question #2 is "yes", would it be possible to engineer a monoclonal antibody that can tag that unique surface receptor?
4.) If the answer to question #3 is "yes", would it then be possible to tag that antibody with yet another antibody that is ferromagnetic? (Or maybe just make the first antibody ferromagnetic)
I recently saw a program on the Discovery channel that showed a recent experiment involving rats and longevity. In this experiment, the researchers used this kind of antibody tagging system to remove senescent cells from the bodies of aging rats. The whole process used a piece of equipment that looked somewhat similar to a dialysis machine. The machine used a magnetic field to pull senescent cells out of the blood as the blood was filtered through by pulling on a ferromagnetic antibody attached to those cells. The blood was then pumped back into the rat. The rat behaved like a much younger rat after that and did not show many of the aging related diseases that other rats who had not undergone this procedure did. I suppose my ultimate question is this...
Could this same process be adapted for HIV, or for any viral infection for that matter where a unique surface protein/glycoprotein (or any other kind of marker) is expressed on the cellular surface?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I will understand if you do not respond due to the length of this email. Also, I would like to thank all of you for what you do. I listen to your podcasts (TWIM, TWIV, and TWIP) on my way to work and it makes the drive go much faster! Please forgive me if this is an ignorant line of question as I am somewhat of a layman - I only have a couple of Bachelor's degrees in science. Once again...thank you!
P.S. Please tell Dickson that I live in the Chicagoland area and will be touring his vertical farm project in the next few weeks!
Eric writes:
Dear Professors,
I am a twiv listener and I enjoy your podcast and trust your judgement.
I recently came across this story. I would appreciate your thoughts. Is there any truth here at all? The story is fairly short. Knowing what the government did to Soldiers in the 1950's I can't reject this out of hand. If this is all just BS, then it needs to be exposed.
Here's a link to the story which I also pasted below.
The linked story also links to a few books; one which has high reviews,
Margot writes:
i've just started listening to you guys [no gals?] and am enjoying it.
here's my question [and i've only listened to a two so far, maybe you've addressed this already]: do viruses have any positive effect on humans? we've discovered so many important roles bacteria play but the only good thing i've heard about viruses is that they have influenced our evolution.
"True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring." MLK


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a place for zinesters - writers and readers
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Define these terms in your own words (or what they mean to you):
Zine: Rather hard to define, but you might try this article: http://www.zinebook.com/resource/wright1.html
Zinester: A bit easier. Someone who makes zines, but I guess, maybe too, somebody who reads them, enthusiastically, habitually, or compulsively.
Distro: A person or group who DISTRIBUTES zines. Many I suppose would deny being a "business", though a few might not mind being so described. Many, but not all zinesters, are anti-profit, anti-business, etc. (I'm a multi-economy libertarian.) I guess they're organized & operated differently, but many are "co-ops" or "collectives".
DIY: An acronym for Do It Yourself. Duh. Hopefully self-explanatory. Personally I think it's sort of a buzzword and honored in the breach more than practiced (by myself included). I'd love to see the "ideal" more deeply explored among zinesters, and in zines, not just web forums.
What sort of content does your zine contain?
My religion, politics, philosophy, entertainment choices & reviews (movies, books, music, zines, documentaries & more), letters of comment, poetry, story & essay submissions (many from prisoners), obscurities, rants, whines, rambles, more things than I can remember at the moment.
How do you make your zine (your methods, your tools)?
Typewriters, pre-Internet wordprocessors, a computer with Word 97, an HP inkjet printer, a ditto machine, copy shop copiers, paper, invisible tape, scissors, staples, old pictures found in old books, encyclopedias & magazines (I photocopy from the books from the books & old magazines first), prisoner art. That's a start.
Why do you make zines, how did you get introduced to zines?
I've had a yen to write and publish since I was a kid and experimented with it long before I knew about zines, or that anybody else did anything similar. I thought it was my own brilliant idea.
My circuitous path to zines started with a "little magazine" called Animals' Agenda, ca. 1983, which led to the libertarian "Nomos". Nomos's ads led me to Southern Libertarian Messenger, and that ad-filled "newspaper" (as Mr. Harllee insisted on call it), led me to Factsheet 5. The rest is pretty much history.
Do you distribute your zine? If so, How do you?
I have distroed my zine through Quimby's, believe it or not, 3 to 5 at a time. They sold very slowly. Quimby's was the only distro that accepted my zine. One told me my zine "didn't sit well on the shelf". That and a few similar responses I got from distros, made me decide not to try too hard in getting accepted by a distro. I "distro" my zines myself through review zines such as Zine World, FS5, Xerography Debt, etc. I also have a circle of zinepals, traders, "the usualers", I keep on my mailing list in a give-and-take fashion. I've gotten comparatively few responses from my Internet ads.
Is there anything you do that makes your zine unique or special from other zines?
No. I really don't think so. All zinesters just express themselves in their own way on what is fun or important to them. That's what I do, and in that way, I'm not really unique at all.
Do you categorize yourself as a zinester? Why or why not?
I call myself a zinester, partly out of convenience, but I also consider myself part of the larger and older self-publishing tradition that goes back to the 19th century, maybe even the middle ages of the Gutenberg press. I'm also an "Ajay" or amateur journalist, and an apa-zinester. (apa: amateur press association).
What do you like to see in other people's zines?
Interests, concerns, enjoyments that reflect my own, intelligently and thoughtfully expressed and explored. I like to see a "sense of community", that for some reason, I just don't *quite* see, as much, on most web forums.
What is a zine's goal?
Depends on the zinester. To inform, discuss, explore. To entertain, to shock, to protest. To create and experiment. To share community with other likeminded (often socially marginal) zinesters. Maybe more.
Tell me about your zine.
I'm lazy. Hope you don't mind if I refer you to my profile page. (Click on picture.)
Any suggestions for my zine or my research project?
Yes. The article I gave a link to above is a must-read, but I think it has a bias toward a more recent self-publishing culture. You might also try "Amatuer Journalism", "Amateur Press Association" and "Little Magazine" on Wikipedia.
I don't want to sound outraged or anything, but I take exception that your college would consider zine culture a "youth culture". I would say the Internet, YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, iPods, iPhones, txtng, etc. are more "youth culture" than zines. Zines are as much, possibly more, a marginal/outcaste "middle-age" culture as/than a youth culture. Zines are yesterday's youth culture, more than today's.
Self-publishing, amateur journalism, fanzines and zines are all part of a continuum spanning generations, based on a love of the printed publication and communication and expression there-through. Men, women, teenagers and kids, young and old, have all contributed to it, and have loved it. It's this larger culture that I feel a part of.


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I hope that everyone enjoys the holidays this weekend with their friends and family and has a great new year!!!


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Volume 22 - Article 6 | Pages 129-158
Estimation of multi-state life table functions and their variability from complex survey data using the SPACE Program
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|bootstrap, health expectancy, multistate life tables, population aging
The multistate life table (MSLT) model is an important demographic method to document life cycle processes. In this study, we present the SPACE (Stochastic Population Analysis for Complex Events) program to estimate MSLT functions and their sampling variability. It has several advantages over other programs, including the use of microsimulation and the bootstrap method to estimate the sampling variability. Simulation enables researchers to analyze a broader array of statistics than the deterministic approach, and may be especially advantageous in investigating distributions of MSLT functions. The bootstrap method takes sample design into account to correct the potential bias in variance estimates.
Author's Affiliation
Liming Cai - National Center for Health Statistics, United States of America
Mark Hayward - University of Texas at Austin, United States of America
Yasuhiko Saito - Nihon University, Japan
James Lubitz - National Center for Health Statistics, United States of America
Aaron Hagedorn - University of Southern California, United States of America
Eileen Crimmins - University of Southern California, United States of America
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Trends in healthy life expectancy in Japan: 1986 - 2004
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Change in the Prevalence of Diseases Among Older Americans: 1984-1994
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Everyone understands intuitively the mechanical concept of stiffness. A baseball bat is stiff; a garden hose is not. Mechanical engineers often pursue enhanced stiffness through the use of composites—materials composed of more than one component, such as the fiberglass used in pole vaulting or the carbon fiber used in some bicycle frames. To make a stiffer composite, it makes perfect sense to use stiffer components. In fact, all mechanical engineers followed that rule, until Roderic Lakes at the University of Wisconsin at Madison started experimenting with so-called negative stiffness.
In general, a material's stiffness creates a force when something tries to deform it. We associate the term with positive stiffness, or things that push back when you try to change their shape. Something with negative stiffness, on the other hand, actually creates a force that amplifies the deformation. As shown in the illustration, you can take a flexible plastic ruler and stand it on end. Push down on the upper end until the ruler bends out to one side. While continuing the downward pressure, use one finger to push against the bulging side of the ruler. As you push harder, the ruler takes an S shape. Keep pushing and, eventually, the ruler pops through and bulges out on the opposite side. That is negative stiffness.
This instability bestowed by negative stiffness makes it seem like a poor feature to add to anything, especially to something that should be stiff, or resist external forces. In fact, when one mechanical engineer, who happens to work with composites, heard about the possibility of using negative stiffness to make something stiffer, he said, "It does not sound very realistic." Such a reaction might be found often, because, as Lakes says, "Nobody has ever really thought that you could do a composite with negative stiffness. So people have had a narrow window on this sort of thing."
Lakes, on the other hand, seeks out the unexpected. "Part of our general theme of research," he said, "is to try to expand the space of possibilities and make materials do what normally people think they shouldn't be able to do." With a twist here and there, he changes how materials perform. Imagine the ruler example again, but glue your pushing finger to it. Now, when the ruler tries to pop through to the other side, it pulls on your finger. But what if your finger pulled back, like a spring? In other words, maybe you can stabilize materials with negative stiffness by attaching them to materials with positive stiffness. That's just what Lakes thought. In describing this, he said, "There's kind of a dance or balance between the positive and negative."
He started attacking this problem from the theoretical side. A variety of mathematical equations calculate the stiffness of a composite, but no one had ever tried using a component with negative stiffness. In the March 26 issue of Physical Review Letters, Lakes published calculations that show that a composite created from parts with positive and negative stiffness could surpass the stiffness of one made entirely with positive stiffness. In fact, Lakes said, "If we were able to stabilize things perfectly, the theory has no limit to the stiffness."
But what about real-world experiments? In the February issue of Philosophical Magazine Letters, Lakes described a series of experiments with silicone tubes that had an outside diameter of 10 millimeters. When he compressed one of these tubes lengthwise, it pushed back, showing positive stiffness. Then he buckled the side of one tube, making it look like a partially crushed soda can. The buckled silicone tube displayed negative stiffness. He made composites from these materials by taking a tube that was 40 millimeters long and then gluing short, non-buckled pieces across the top and bottom, which created an I-shaped composite of three tubes. He applied sinusoidal compressions to the top of the I, and recorded how the structure damped the vibrations. In experiments that included a buckled tube for the upright portion of the I-shaped composite, its maximum damping was orders of magnitude higher than that of composites composed of all positive-stiffness components. The experiments suggested that a composite made of materials with positive and negative stiffness could be very useful in anything subjected to vibration, such as airplane wings.
Lakes also looked at a microscopic system. As described in the March 29 issue of Nature, Lakes and his colleagues created a composite of tin, which has positive stiffness, and vanadium oxide, which has negative stiffness over a range of temperatures. Crystals of vanadium oxide switch between two shapes, much like a flexible ruler. In a composite composed of tin and just one percent vanadium oxide, the peak stiffness increased by about eight percent over pure tin. "That's what's really so counterintuitive," Lakes said. "You really don't need as much negative stiffness as you think."
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'"That game may have been as good as we've played," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We came out, hit three goal posts, had a goal taken away. I thought we skated very well. We spent very little time in our own end. It didn't go in. It's frustrating. That's frustrating."'
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text: Posted February 11, 2013 Well, I think win now mode means.....the 2013, 2014, 2015 window. Tolbert, Williams, Stewart trio don't need to be together in that window if we are serious about winning. Our cap situation is much worse in 2014 than 2013. We need to start adding guys that play.....not watch from the sideline with our money. Before the last season I looked at it the same way but if we had let DWill go we would've been screwed, another #1 type back was great insurance. I feel very very good about Skipper returning and my curiosity has me interested in what he'll do with all the talent along with Shula. I don't think Chud was very good at managing the run game and may have neglected it by having all that money on the bench in Tolbert. Later in the year they started to utilize the backfield pretty well(after Stew went down), hopefully it continues and flourishes. I'd like to keep a strength a strength and not let it go just yet. If they figure out the puzzle (talent vs cap) this offense could be very special and our QB may have a clean jersey for once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Today we have my stock class Phantom for sale/trade. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this marker. I bought it because I thought I would save money playing pump and I came to the realization that pump just isn't for me. PayPal only please, I am verified. I posted this same gun awhile ago and kind of forgot about it. Trying to get rid of it this time. Not interested in trades, just CASH.
Marker: Stock Class CCI Phantom
Condition: 9/10
Color: Black
Upgrades: Dye Sticky Grips, Clear Pump Handle, Silver Trigger Shoe, New 12 Gram Quick Changer (Used a few times)
Known Problems: None at all
Asking Price: 220 OBO
Shipping Options: You choose, you pay
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Location of Item: Fremont, CA
What is Included: The Gun, detent rings, some 10 round tubes
The Gauge
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Let's face it— it can be difficult to live a healthy lifestyle when it's far more convenient to take the quick and easy approach. With fast food restaurants on every street corner, our days being spent sitting at a computer at day jobs, and the busy lives we live, it can seem daunting to embark on a more healthy lifestyle path.
But, believe it or not, there are several quick and easy ways to live a healthier lifestyle without making a huge effort. Check out these useful tips on how to go about doing so.
Packing Lunch
Instead of running out for fast food during the day for lunch, pack your lunch every day. Pack a healthy sandwich or salad with snacks like fruit, yogurt and low sodium pretzels, which are less fattening than potato chips. Be sure to use wheat bread instead of white bread, and add veggies like lettuce, tomatoes and avocado to your sandwich. By avoiding heavy, greasy foods with little nutritional value not only will you get a healthier lunch in, but you will avoid that lackluster, low energy slump you can feel after lunch.
Get Out and Play
When you get home from work, if the weather is nice then forgo sitting in front of the TV and instead take a brisk walk, take the dog to the park, or ride your bicycle. Not only will you burn calories and help build muscle, you'll get some great fresh air which invigorates and rejuvenates you. Take the whole family.
Shop Smart
When at the grocery store, there are some easy tips to keep in mind to make sure you go home with healthier foods. An easy tip to keep in mind is to focus more on the outside aisles of the grocery store. For example, the produce aisle, meat aisles and dairy aisles are all on the perimeter of the store, while the processed foods are in the middle aisles. Processed foods have less nutritional value and are full of preservatives.
Add Some Color and Flavor
An easy tip to keep in mind when grocery shopping, cooking and eating: eat colorful. Nutritional foods are colorful. For example, strawberries, spinach, bell peppers and bananas are all bright in color and chock full of nutrients and anti oxidants. Wheat bread, brown rice and raw sugar are all brown in color as opposed to white bread, white rice and white sugar which are far less healthy.
These are just a few tips on how to live a healthier lifestyle without having to think about it!next article >>


text: Looks like a lot of the people who have Hummers, that's either the H2 or the H3 (and certainly the original HUMMER "H1") have plans to keep their vehicles for some time. We can see that a lot of owners are just getting to the point where they are starting to do major repairs and replacements on their vehicles, as a lot of these vehicles are now getting into the 100k or 200k range. So, if you're a HUMMER owner, how long do you plan on keeping it running and what have you done this far?


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Ah, I loved playing the Oregon Trail. Dying of Dysentry became a game for me...see who in my party would get it first...wait, is that bad?
Nope, not looking it up. Yes, you know what, shirtwoot! writers. But nice boots addition to the 'Raise Dysentery Awareness' series.
CongratsCongrats BootsBoots!!
Needs more peperony and chease.
I particularly like that the shirt is brown, which is both vaguely reminiscent of actual dysentery and useful to wear if you were actually experiencing.
Whenever I played, I named the members of my party people I didn't like.
Made the game much more enjoyable.
Dude, this shirt was MADE for me! I just moved from the Midwest to Portland and all of my friends kept making bad jokes about dysentery.
Uh oh, this shirt worries me that we will have frustration on the forums again. After all the people upset over Mount Rushmore yesterday, does this mean we can expect people from some state other than Oregon claiming to be the state that has more people who have "Died of Dysentery?"
On American Apparel for a buck extra? Sold! If Woot keeps doing the AA thing I'll happily pay extra (and start buying shirts again).
My father actually took us kids on the Oregon Trail for vacation. ( Drove it east to west back roads and all.) Stopped at all the historical markers. Saw wagon ruts that were preserved baked in the mud.
Oh we also vacationed following Lewis & Clarke (except for the canoeing part -- we followed the course by road) , the Mormons, and the Sante Fe Trail. Basically, if there was a trail west we followed it on vacation.
I didn't realize how lucky I was as a kid.
Got to get my dad this shirt for Father's Day !
Growing up in Australia I never got to experience this first hand, but since coming to woot it's been hard to stem the flow...of information. I was talking about the game, not the dysentery. Congrats boots and thanks for furthering my education.
I bought this shirt so hard.
bluejester wrote:Uh oh, this shirt worries me that we will have frustration on the forums again. After all the people upset over Mount Rushmore yesterday, does this mean we can expect people from some state other than Oregon claiming to be the state that has more people who have "Died of Dysentery?"
Lol reaching..
Anyway, great shirt! Might purchase in the afternoon tomorrow.
After reading, "I blazed the Oregon Trail" my subconscious turned the frowny face into a basketball.
I was sold! You had me at Dysentery
I cannot figure out what the second word is... All I know is it starts with a B... ? Is it really "Blazed?" that doesn't sound right.
baybei wrote:Ah, I loved playing the Oregon Trail. Dying of Dysentry became a game for me...see who in my party would get it first...wait, is that bad?
Sounds like Dwarf Fortress to me.
I never did end up playing that one...closest my family had was Amazon Trail.
Yay Boots!
Hey Montana, the Oregon trail did NOT cross through your state.
Hooray for dysentery!!!
In for 1 on American Apparel.
Still mad I missed the 'Don't Judge Me' shirt on American Apparel since I haven't bought a Woot! shirt in over a year because of the switch to that other brand of shirt.
congrats Boots!
Congratulations Boots! Hooray for dysentry!
(it's a what? a fatal bloody pooping disease... well i'm sure the emigrants always said 'someday we'll look back on this and laugh')
Fist daily shirt I have bought for myself in over a year. Thanks for adding the AA option woot.
As somebody that can almost see Register Cliff out my window and is 20 minutes from Fort Laramie, I just might have to get this shirt. If only it had a grave for poor Pepperoni and cheese.
Thanks, everyone! I tried to show my kid the original Oregon Trail today. He was into in for awhile then and all of a sudden I heard some sad music, a scream of "What!?," the slam of the laptop closing and the sound of footsteps stomping away in disgust. ...he must have tried to ford the river. Nooob.
BootsBoots wrote:...he must have tried to ford the river. Nooob.
The funniest woot comment ever!
Congrats x2 Boots x2.
Congrats on the print, Jamie!
Moar gratz for you, Boots!
Yay Boots! Congratulations!!!
I bet that trail Was BLAZING!
Congrats, Boots! This shirt will bring back good memories every time I take it out of my drawer.
I thought blazing a trail meant to mark or create it for the first time.
As far as I recall, none of the Oregon Trail games had you blazing the oregon trail.
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Fast and easy: spread two wedges of Laughing Cow Light cheese on eight whole grain crackers (like Triscuits) and top with salsa.
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For over a decade the United States has sought to develop non-nuclear weapons that could hit distant targets in a short period of time. Debate about this Conventional Prompt Global Strike Program has been dominated by one issue—the possibility that Russia (or another observing state) might mistake one of these weapons for a nuclear weapon and launch a nuclear response. Unfortunately, this narrow focus ignores other, more serious strategic risks as well as strategic benefits. James Acton, author of the recent Carnegie report Silver Bullet: Asking the Right Questions about Conventional Prompt Global Strike?, will discuss these risks and benefits, and analyze the extent to which the risks can be mitigated by unilateral and cooperative approaches.


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Due to an Armed Robbery that just occured on a Florida College Campus, I'm playing this scenario in my head and wondering what the consequences would be.
You have your CCW, and carry your weapon in your glove box... it is in there while you attend class (CCW still doesn't permit carrying at Instituations of Education)...
An individual approaches you at your vehicle, and attempts an armed robbery, You grab your gun and shoot and kill him.
What would the consequences be? Just curious... You obviously broke the law when you carried onto campus, therefore could they charge you for manslaughter or murder, or is it still simply self defense and you have to answer for having a weapon on school grounds?
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If there are still BHG members who can't vote, please send me your TK-ID and your board name. I can get those to Wally who will be able to add you to the list so that you can log in and vote.
Thank you.
I see you are on the BHG forum roster.
Can you see this thread?
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This is a direct link to the voting thread:
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If you can't get in here, let me know. Do either of you ever have issues logging into the Legion forums at all?
Not at all I can see past votes in elections I can get into the forum just fine. My Garrisons stuff comes up and I can see the Det vote results just cant get into that link or the Q&A link Fangs posted up
Okay, I know what the problem is. Redboy3384 can get you the correct access. He has to add you to the special hearing forums. What's your TKID? Either post it here and I can get it to him or you can send it to him yourself.
Vultanna, I sent Ricky your TK ID. Fett 4 Real. What's your's?
It is 4964
My Rav Bralor is 501st approved, but I have never seen anything about any detachments and that link doesnt work.... Sorry its not something I am very familiar with
My ID is TK/BH7334
Hi aprilstorm. I just sent the Legion webmaster your TKID and he'll add you to the list who will be able to see the voting forum. Voting ends in the next few hours though so if you want a chance to have your voice heard, you've got to be quick.
The direct link to the voting poll is:
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Woot! Thank you to Bob or whomever helped me get my access straightened out. I was able to get it in time to read all the responses to the questions (thank you to both candidates) and placed my vote.
Glad I could help. Thank you!
I want to thank Art Andrews and all the members of TDH who saw fit to go out of their way and lend me their support. Due to the support of Art and people like yourselves, I won the election for 501st Bounty Hunters Guild Detachment Leader.
Art, you're a great friend and I appreciate all you did to get the word out for me. I only wish the two groups would have been able to work together like we originally intended. Even though we won't carry through with our original plans for that partnership, I will always do my best to offer that olive branch between the BHG and TDH knowing that it's in everyone's best interest to "play nice" with others rather than pull inwards and exclude. In the end, all I'm concerned with is with helping 501st members build the best Bounty Hunter costumes they can and have some fun along the way.
Thank you all!
The Friends of Art won....I keed I keed.
Congrats Bob!
I think most of you have known me long enough to know that I absolutely despise the political element within the 501st, but that is their way of handling things and in this instance, the voice of the people and their desire for a leader who was open-minded and willing to work with other groups was very loud and clear.
As I said before all of this, we will NOT be pursuing another partnership with the 501st for the foreseeable future, but with Bob and Bill at the reigns, I do believe any latent animosity between our two communities will fade into obscurity. I wish both of them the very best as they have their work cut out for them, but I am glad to know that the BHG couldn't possibly be in better hands.
Yeh, I hope its more friendly and PLEASE make it more visually appealing to the eye. It looks very 1999 in there.
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Glad I could help get you guys the access you needed.
Congrats Bob.


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Well, the MG47 uses existing parts from another gun to convert the AKM. While it is theoretically possible, you would have to make all the parts for the conversion, including the belt.
Also, if ATF decides they don't like the idea of a beltfed 12 guage, all it takes is a ruling and it becomes a Destructive Device.


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Quote: "Sound designer Ben Burtt reveals that Fett made his first live appearance earlier than Empire. According to Burtt, the effects people brought him the costume and asked him to build in a sound effect for personal appearances and such. Burtt designed a "pinging telemetry device sound", which would be the signature sound whenever Fett was in a scene. The sound was mixed in to both films, "but usually it was lost in the music and other sounds," says Burtt, adding that it is most audible in the Empire scene in which Fett is in Slave I pursuing the Millennium Falcon through garbage, and at the end of the new Jabba scene in the Star Wars Special Edition."
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Bandit29 wrote:So this year we had a bunch of birds migrate down to southeastern KY a few times. Scouting just with binos from one of the ramps at the lakes and seen several hundred, maybe 1k or more a couple of times, but they don't stick around long, 1-2 days. We hunted them once, our first time trying divers and small gang rigs. All the birds we saw were in big pods or groups. Our problem is the depth, where the birds normally sit when they show up is deep, deep water like 50' -100'. Have looked at the net rig deals that simulate the way the birds sit here but what or how do you guys suggest setting dekes in this deep of water. We have saw birds in a few shallower parts on the lake but the majority of the birds sit and fly around in the deep parts. Man made lake, steep drops on banks.
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Enterprise typeEdit
The Enterprise (OV-101) was the prototype orbiter for the space shuttle system. The launch system used by the first vessels constructed of this model consisted of an orbiter vehicle, an external liftoff tank, and two rocket boosters. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
The shuttle program used Spacehab as a provider of cargo modules. (Star Trek: Enterprise opening credits)
Admiral Maxwell Forrest kept two models of a space shuttle in his office on Earth. (ENT: "Regeneration")
After Jonathan Archer restored a damaged timeline, a space shuttle lifting off could be seen in the time stream as the timeline realigned itself. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")
A sketch depicting an overhead view of a space shuttle was contained in the library computer aboard the USS Enterprise in 2254. (TOS-R: "The Cage")
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- Enterprise (OV-101) - Starships Enterprise
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- Challenger (OV-099) - Starships Challenger
- Mission insignia for two Challenger missions were displayed in the bar in Bozeman, Montana in 2063. (Star Trek: First Contact)
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- Atlantis (OV-104) - USS Atlantis
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- Endeavour (OV-105) - Starships Endeavour
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For known missions, see Space shuttle missions.
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Optimal Braking Performance from Stock Brakes
A lot of the posts on the forum about brakes revolve around swapping drums for disc brakes at the back and/or going big or going home for the front brakes...
I have a different question - my car doesn't make big power and while I like, sorry LOVE, the brakes on an SVTF - I can't see myself spending tons of money for used brakes and then upgrading wheels and tires for the same purpose. Okay, ST rears would be pretty neat too, but where am I gonna find those things?
Instead, I'd like to set out to optimize my current/stock brakes.
My car is fast approaching 60k miles and front brake rotors still have life in them however they do have significant scratches/scarring on the surface of the rotors. Also, the rear drums still do their work.
I purchased my ride at 40k and 20k miles later, I would like to do a "fix it before it's broke" type thing. Considering the car's previous owner did not keep the most in-depth records of services - I have no way of knowing what has happened with the car wrt brakes.
So - let me hear from you - the town elders, the experts, the naysayers and everyone else on how to optimize the brakes for the best braking performance without upgrading the size of the rotors AND/OR installing a rear disc brake kit.
My car:
2004 D23e MTX
"FRPP kit" = progressive rate springs from ford racing + SVT dampers
K&N FIPK II = love the growl
CFM lower engine mount = never torqued it, still a little play from engine
HID Euro headlights = "I can see clearly now the rain has stopped..."
Autolite 103's (I don't think these are even working any better...)
16" SES wheels shod with Continental DW tires = <3
Blaupunkt :)
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Stock front discs and stock rear drums
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If you don't want to upgrade the size then get the rotors turned so they are nice and smooth with no more grooves/scratches. That's if they have enough thickness left for that. Otherwise new replacement stock rotors would be needed. Then get you some new pads. Same thing for the rear. You could add stainless steel brake lines for $100 to replace the stock rubber ones. Can really help with firmer peddle feel.
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Sorry, My experience with high performance motorcycles show ME (anyway) that smooth rotors do not mean squat.
The grooves in the rotors match the grooves in the brake pads perfectly, and the brakes. grooves or not work just as well.
Same thing for replacing pads, no need to do ANYTHING to a grooved rotor. The brake pads will set to the rotors in a hundred miles.
Some 'experts' excoriate me for this comment, who cares. I know what actually works. I guess mechanics just like the extra money they make on 'fixing' rotors. The ONLY needed thing is rotors should be replaced once they are below the minumum thickness or if they have cracks
Then avoid tire shine like the evil plague it is. Get ANY of that on your brake rotors and the stuff will get into the pads.. If you use a LOT of tire shine, you will basically ruin the pads.
So use tire shine very sparingly, and never spray it directly on tires. Spray it on a cloth to rub on tires, so no overspray get on the rotors.
Then if your brakes are 'dirty' a few high speed stops will clean off the pads.
My favorite activity was to run my SVT up to 130 (on a track) or so and hit the brakes hard. Usually the first time the brakes would start to fade due to gassing stuff off the pads.. After a few runs the fade would disappear. Then my brakes would just work well for months. All the crap had been burned off the pads. Even freeway speeds (with no one else around to endanger) and hit the brakes hard and hold them, slowing from 70 to 30 or so will heat up the brakes and clean off the crud. As I wrote, ususally the first time the brakes will fade fast. that is natural as the gas off the oil and dirt is created. a few times and the brakes will respond much better.. for months/year.
This is 48 years of driving experience.
R.I.P Kona
Wow high performance motorcycles. Know 3 that race professionally that would kinda argue that point. As well as several in autocross and nascar. Don't know of a single person in motorsports that would advocate worn pads and rotors over new. I mentioned resurfacing the rotors/drums and new pads cuz he said the car had 60k and probably no work done.
Your reference to what you did on your svt is not the correct way to bed in new pads exactly. Should never run up to speeds that high and hit the brakes to bed in the pads. Lower speeds like you those on the freeway are more appropriate. And pads depending on brand and material will not always burn off the crud as you said. Sometimes they will glaze over and become slick. Just stating a possibility. A new pad and rotor will perform better than old ones. Has alot to do with heat dissipation and even brake force. Yes some places may try to make money off you when its not totally needed. But he asked to get the most out of stock components without doing a brake swap. What you said realistically addressed nothing. And yes as she mentioned tire shine everywhere don't get it on the rotors or pads cuz it will reduce braking on your first stop. After that it is burnt off.
Do what you want. Only got 43 year of driving experience, 6 years of racing and 2 family members with a combined 22 years pro racing experience. Coulda typed alot more and got into real detail but not going to. Best of luck.
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The stock drum/rotor setup can be improved upon to work almost as good as a four corner disc one does. Both Mintex (AF's) and Porterfield (R4S) make a matching performance pad and shoe combo for most Foci. Naturally, these should be used with fresh rotors and drums. The most popular (and usually affordable) drums and rotors tend to be Centrics although there are others. Always use a fresh fluid (I like Castrol LMA or Valvoline Synthetic for their low moisture absorbing and temperature properties). A set of stainless braided lines (or new stock replacement hoses) will improve and/or restore pedal feel. And remember, tires are what stop a car. All the braking power in the world doesn't mean squat if you don't have good tires.
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How does one know when it's time to change the brakes anyway? I get the feeling that the car is taking longer distances to brake but that is only a feeling and could be due to slightly harder driving.
As I have never done a brake job, how hard is it to do? And the pads/shoes would replace the centric stuff? Where is a good place to buy them?
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Here are some recommendations:
Where to get: Check out the vendors like C-F-M, they will have everything you would need. Also tirerack has good selections.
Brakelines: Rubber degrades over time, so new ones will flex less and improve feel.
Brake fluid: Clean fluid is important, don't need anything fancy, just clean.
Rear drums: Might as well get the drums with new wheel bearings in them.
When to change: I run mine until I'm out of pad in front, never worn through a set of shoes.
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To expand on some of wrc's comments:
Stock/rubber brake lines are under very high pressure. Over time they begin to expand and contract. This translates in the need for more pedal pressure to accomplish the same stopping distance. SS braided lines do not expand or contract resulting in full pressure every time and all the time. They take some time to get used to (modulating pedal pressure) but those that do really like them.
Brake fluid by its chemistry (alcohol based) attracts atmospheric moisture. The moisture mixes with the fluid and when submitted to high temps turns to vapor. Vapor compresses very easily (not what you want for braking efficiency) and results in brake fade (aka a very spongy pedal to no pedal pressure at all). Fluid should be changed every two to three years under normal driving conditions (more often if you live in a high humidity area). If you participate in motorsports it should be changed much more often (sometimes as much as every event or multiple times during an event). Racing fluids while they can operate under much higher temps (without fading) are not always good for daily driving. Some have formulations that attract moisture much more quickly than those sold for normal street driving (i.e DOT type 3 and 4 fluids). As such they require bleeding more frequently.
Brake jobs are fairly straight forward but naturally your life depends on doing it correctly. It's best to have proper guidance if its your first time. The most essential thing I can pass on is to keep everything clean. It's critical to keep greasy fingers of of brake linings as they are impossible to clean if contaminated. Finger prints on drums and rotors (as well as grease on calipers and the braking plates of drum brakes) can be cleaned with special aerosol brake cleaners available at any part store. Do not use carb cleaners etc as these often contain petroleum products.
In addition:
Centric is a VERY large brake component manufacturing company. They make just about everything needed for a proper brake job including pads, shoes, rotors, drums, and more. Their premium rotors have proven to be especially good (and come with e-coated hubs and vent edges to even make them look pretty). They have very low run-out (rotationally very true) which is a sign of a well manufactured product and reduces potential brake shudder problems significantly. I'm currently experimenting with a set of their semi metallic Posi Quiet pads on my Mazda6 and so far so good.
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In your previous post you recommended two other brands for shoes and pads - which combination would be better vs Centric?
So the SS lines would definitely feel different but more or less the same modulation would be required over time?
I checked out C-F-M and as usual they have plenty of items.
Tirerack does not have any brake drums or shoes at this time...
What's the deal with the brake drum stud and/or other items that seem to be important on the drums, clearly I'm not well versed with the way a drum brake works or what is needed...
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by BillLaimbeer, Jun 14, 2012.
He has always been friendly to those kids with no hair too.
Pistons payed for that tatoo. A gift from Joe Dumars, Tom Gores, and the rest of the Pistons management.
An even bigger gift from Dumars, Gores, and Pistons management was paying CV's 2011-12 salary.
That's what I was talking about, I expressed myself badly haha.. "se fue la luz" means "The light goes out" ..
Last tweet from Charlie V was that Pic and: "Gym flow, have a lot on my mind" __________ Look at those ankles.. they look REALLY skinny.. scary skinny!
Is it just me or do you get the feeling that Bucket of Turd is a bit defensive about being called fat. Seems like he feels the need to make sure that the world knows that he's putting his time in at the gym. It seems a bit pathetic to me.
Hoping for Health | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE DETROIT PISTONS oh, how I love these propaganda pieces in which the organization wants to sell players of which no one expects anything any longer. Having the off-season of his live, work-out, focus, and everything and still not getting anything done. Well, getting hot once the race for the playoffs is over and thereby ruining a nice draft position maybe.
I think you can tie this back to his beef with KG a few years ago. The players know what Chuckles is all about and he doesn't like it.
mirror, mirror on the wa...khm, twitter, twitter in the net, who is the tweetiest man on the earth?
Nemo's translation of BOTs quote................................. "Mild work out..........glad I don't have to make a living like you 9 ot 5ers do".....................
I don't really care if Charlie has a lot on his mind, unless it's "how to be a better basketball player." Tweet about that, BOT.
"Hang on, did I drunk text John Calipari my application for the team? Maybe I was cut"
August 22: "Dominican trip cancelled due to weather. :("
"Let's see............long t-shirt.....baggy shorts......skinny legs covered....ok"
Arnie Kander suggested that he try swimming there.
Good idea...build up the ankles for those heavy REM-ridden nights....
How many of these tweets are authentic?
All of the posts that I make are legit. See for yourself: Charlie Villanueva (CV31) on Twitter
Anything that relates to "gym-flow", working out, boxing or powerful messages of inspiration is likely to be authentic.
This dude should have been born in Finland.
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