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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by blueadams, Jun 7, 2013.
I sure like it when our bigs are scoring.
That was a tough loss. Odds are significantly in the Heat's favor at this point I would think.
Both teams have to play game 7. I think that the Spurs are better.
That's why you play for home court.
The Spurs are better coached. The Heat are a far on talent. Thats why its such a good series.
At this stage, the teams no longer need personalized coaching. What they need is breathing room. A separation from the immediacy of frenetic impacts. Good coaches many times take an opposite approach from the main direction. Notice that Spoelstra, in the closing moments, stressed the ultimate backdrop was a channeling of concentration (there was no chart): remain calm and dig in.
The Heat have the best player. The Spurs have the best team.
I think Pop out-thunk himself a little down the stretch in Game 6. You can do all the offense-for-defense situational switching you want, but crunch time in an NBA Finals closeout game, perhaps you're better off keeping your best 5 players on the floor (i.e., Duncan, Parker, etc.).
This is exactly what I've been saying, dude.
Took the Spurs 6 years to get back to the Finals. After 3 years Dumars broke up our team. Wonder If Dumas was in charge of San would he have fired Pop and traded Parker in 2010? Is it just a matter of believing in your guys and sticking with them? Of course the Spurs still have not won a title since 2007.
The fading GTW teams with Flip were consistent in how they fell short in the playoffs. Teams that showed hard on the high pick and roll forced Billups either to give up the ball or pull back and reset wasting valuable time. It became apparent that the whole show ran on Billups' considerable PG skills. Take the ball out of his hands and the timing was off. Rip would have to create instead of catch and shoot. Things stalled on the offensive end but pre-flip, there was the Ben Wallace anchored D to create turnovers or running opportunities. As teams got more second chance points and as we relied more an more on execution and jump shooting to win, our playoff runs became predictable. The Spurs fell short to injury or to some really good teams. We struggled with Milwaukee and a not-yet-ready-for-prime-time, Lebron led Cavs. Duncan will go down as the best power forward of all time. Its apples and oranges. Joe Dumars' biggest failure as a GM isn't Darko, Gordon or Villanueva, its the lack of consistency in the organization. You can't trade a promising guard for a pick like Kawhi Leonard unless you know who you are and where you are going. The team as a whole is still in limbo. Are we 90's retro night? A young team? A business to flip once it turns a profit?
Great post Slippy.
But the Spurs have won two, the Lakers two and the Heat three since the Pistons won their last title in 2004. We were the team that was built to win multiple titles and most of us thought we would get or deserved another up until the time Flip left. We were basically a one and done organization that could not get the one extra player to get us over the hump....Dice or CWebb were not enough and Flipper didn't have it........
I disagree that we were a one-and-done. We were one quarter short of repeating.
Maybe only a couple of plays short.
There'd be no Spurs model if they had the Pistons owners. The Spurs paid the luxury tax at times and have also developed players to add to the team. Keeping one coach was yuge for them also. The Pistons never paid the tax, never added talent and blamed anyone but themselves when things didn't work out. All you'd be hearing out of SA if the Pistons ran things would be what Duncan can't do anymore. Deereeetroit Basketball......
We were one point away from completing the back to back to back in 88, 89 and 90..... In 1988, the Pistons were up 3 games to 2 and led the Lakers 81-79 at the end of three in game 6. It appeared that we had this game, as Zeke who injured his ankle was still putting a show scoring 25 pts in the third quarter. (he finished with 43). The Pistons lost the game on a phanthom call on Laimbeer that allowed Abdul-Jabbar to hit two free throws and win the game 103-102 to force a game 7. Despite Zekes gallant effort, we got nothing from Dantley and Laimbeer that night. The Pistons led by 4 with 14 seconds left and I think the jello jiggling and the Champagne was chilling...but just like Tuesday night ...a victory was snatched from the upstart Pistons and in the end there was no ring that year. I was there for game six, but refused to go to what I expected to a laker win in game 7, (it was) so I sent Mrs. Dre to accompany her her mother, a life long Laker season ticket holder...
Another way to look at it is the Pistons are 1 of only 6 teams to win a championship in the last 15 years. The other 24 NBA teams have ZERO championships combined over the past 15 years.
Oh, you WOULD see it that way.
I watched game seven with my best basketball resources - head coaches of the men's and women's bball teams at my old high school - and broached this subject. Both loved the idea of the current spurs being a model for our future. Some of this might be repetitive, but the ideas are a little more refined now.. #1) Andre Drummond down low - on Offense and Defense - is far better than anything the Spurs have. Or have had since David Robinson. He's the defensive intimidator - and he's only going to get better. He's almost 7-feet tall. Athletic as all hell. A great shot blocker. A big, wide, strong body who clogs the paint. Quickness to move across the lane. Potential to be a dominant rebounder. On both sides of the ball. Already a great alley-oop man and put-back artist. A good offensive rebounder. A great pick and roll man. A little further out, once he develops an inside game. A drop step. A baby-hook. A little shake. Man-oh-man. We've got a big-man on our hands that I wouldn't trade for any other in this league. A guy who I would only even consider trading for, what, a half-dozen other players in the league. #2) Greg Monroe. Greg Monroe will never EVER EVER be anything close to what Tim Duncan was. But he could be what Tim Duncan is. The same Tim Duncan who was just the 2nd best player on a team that should've won an NBA championship. The BIGGEST difference between the two is that jump-shot from the elbow. THAT's what Monroe's gotta work on, more than anything else. He's already a high-IQ big from the high-post, and a great passer. He's already about what Duncan is (now) on defense and on the boards - and should get a little better in that regard. He's not quite the down-low scorer that Duncan is now, but he's close, and he should get better. Still a very, very young dude. Duncan played 4 years at Wake Forest, if you recall. We've definitely got something to build on up front. #3) Trey Burke. Crossing the fingers. The closest thing there is in this draft to something we could develop into Tony Parker. The most important similarity between them is their ball-handling. Both have that uncanny ability to go anywhere they want to with the ball in their hands. The traffic doesn't matter. He's not the play-maker Parker is. He's not the passer. He doesn't have the IQ. But Tony didn't have that at his age either. It's something that can be developed to an extent. A great PG-coach like Mo is a good start. A great veteran backup (like Chauncey?) would help also. What he can do. He can hit outside shots. He can create, and hit, pull-ups. He can attack the basket. He does have all the same leadership intangibles. Trey Burke would be a serious, serious steal. After the "Big-Three" what do we need? Namely.. outside shooters who can stretch the floor on offense and guard their positions on defense. Singler and Middleton are poor-man's options of these. Jerebko is a poorer one. Knight, if he continues to improve his outside shooting, could be one as well (and a bonus in that he can run the point as well). There might be another one of these we can pick up in the second round. There's gotta be a way we can find another on the free agent market (or the trade market?). And?? A third big-man would be good. An anti-LeBron defender (for him, and those types). A good perimeter (i.e. smaller guard) defender. Like I said, a good veteran point to help mentor Burke (like Chauncey). ...**It should be do-able. C: A. Drummond, *3rd Big?* PF: G. Monroe, J. Jerebko SF: K. Singler, K. Middleton, *Anti-LeBron?* SG: *O. Mayo(?), B. Knight PG: T. Burke, *C. Billups(?), *Per-Def?*
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Antarctic Peninsula warming: natural variability or "global warming"?
Most people know that the Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming places on earth. But like everywhere else in Antarctica, the length of available temperature data is short — most records begin in 1957 (when stations were put in place during the International Geophysical Year); a few start in the late 1940s. This makes the recent rapid warming difficult to evaluate; in general, what's interesting is how the trend compares with the underlying variability. As anyone who's been there can tell you, the weather on the Antarctic Peninsula is pretty wild, and this applies to the climate as well: year to year variability is very large. Put another way, the noise level is high, and discerning the signal requires more data than is available from the instrumental temperature record. This is where ice cores come in handy — they provide a much longer record, and allow us to evaluate the recent changes in a more complete context.
A new paper in Nature this week presents results from an ice core drilled by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at James Ross Island on the Antarctic Peninsula. Before discussing the results, congratulations are due to Rob Mulvaney and his team for obtaining the ice core in the first place, quite apart from the analyses. James Ross Island is a gorgeous place to work on a sunny summer day, but it can be brutal on a bad day, and the BAS team spent many months in the field. The record they obtained is some 50,000 years long — by far the longest record ever obtained on the Antarctic Peninsula. (James Ross Island's ice cap was originally cored by a Argentine/French team back in the 1980s, but they obtained just a 400 year record).
Figure 1.The glaciated summit of Mt. Haddington, site of a new ice core record reported by Mulvaney et al., as viewed from Santa Marta Cove, James Ross Island, on a nice summer day. (photo: E. Steig).
So do Mulvaney et al.'s results allow us to discern signal from noise? The short answer is yes, but it's not that simple. This is quite apparent from the reporting on the paper, most of which has been pretty accurate, yet with headlines running the gamut from saying that the cause of recent warning is "unclear" (NPR) or "part of longer trend" (Australian Broadcasting Corp.), to "most warming in Antarctic is human caused" (Climate Central) and a more subdued "ususual but not unique" from the BBC.
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This article on consumer innovation that appeared in The New York Times over the weekend was fascinating. It points to a new study conducted in the UK on the role customers play in innovation in consumer markets. A key finding was that:
"6.2% of UK consumers — 2.9 million individuals — have engaged in consumer product innovation during the prior 3 years. In aggregate, consumers' annual product development expenditures are 2.3 times larger than the annual consumer product R&D expenditures of all firms in the UK combined."
Study author Eric A. Von Hippell, of the MIT Sloan School of Management, said, "We've been missing the dark matter of innovation. This is a new pattern for how innovations come about."
Well, maybe not so new. The NYT journalist, Patricia Cohen, goes on to point out that "The very study of collaborative user innovation is a relatively new phenomenon that began only in the mid-1990s when advocates for open-source software began to argue that computer code should be freely available for thousands of independent minds to play with and improve." "They overturned the widely held model," Ms. Cohen quoted Carliss Y. Baldwin, a business administration professor at the Harvard Business School, adding: "What makes Eric's work so significant is that it is unprecedented to try to measure the extent of user innovation. He shows that we've had on a set of mental blinders."


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My family loves Mexican food, so I created this easy recipe one summer when our garden was bursting with zucchini. For milder quesadillas, use Monterey Jack instead of pepper Jack cheese. If you want them spicier, add some red pepper flakes or chopped jalapenos. -Linda Taylor Lenexa, Kansas
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- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
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- 8 ounces pepper Jack cheese, shredded
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- In a large skillet, saute onion and red pepper in 1 teaspoon butter for 3 minutes. Stir in zucchini and taco seasoning; saute 3-4 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat.
- Spread remaining butter over one side of each tortilla. Place tortillas butter side down on a griddle. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup cheese and 1/4 cup zucchini mixture over half of each tortilla; fold over.
- Cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Serve with salsa, sour cream and jalapenos. Yield: 4 servings.
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The purpose of this thread is to give my take on the best way to put together a simple, reliable, relatively powerful Naturally Aspirated Vr6 car. Im trying to make my explanations as simple as possible, so if anything is confusing, shoot me a message, and Ill try to revise the thread as best as possible. The same goes for inaccuracies. Im always learning, and Im willing to bet theres more than a few assumptions in here that are inaccurate, so shoot me a message.
I've got a goal to grow the VW performance aftermarket. Theres so much potential in many of these motors to go fast, cheaply. So, the the best way I can think to do it is by getting info out there.
Through the engine, this will more or less follow the path of air.
1. Air Intake(Stock-cai)
A Vr6 car is equipped with a stock airbox from the factory. It is popular to replace the stock paper filter with a K&N. This is nice as it can be washed and reused. However, it has been tested that a fresh paper filter actually flows better than a K&N. There are minimal gains to be had by cutting the lower portion of the box and grinding the webbing from the upper portion.
Cold air intakes need to be the type that goes down into the fender/bumper to be advantageous. Many have discomfort with the filter being so close to the ground for fear of sucking up water and hydrolocking. These intakes will make more power than a cut airbox, but I do not feel that they are a cost effective way to gain power until further modifications make the airbox increasingly inefficient.
Because of the nature of the stock Bosch Mass airflow sensor(MAF), simply putting a filter or a short ram intake onto the end of the MAF is not effective. This sensor requires a flow of air devoid of turbulence, which is taken care of with a turn2 style cai. I lost a significant amount of power on a dyno going to a filter on the MAF.
1.8t IAT(Intake air temperature) sensor-This has been proven to give 2whp on the dyno by Paul, need_a_vr6. The stock Iat sensor is closed element, and prone to heatsoaking in the vr manifold. The 1.8t sensor plugs directly in, and when wires are extended to a location that gets proper airflow, away from hot engine parts, proper Iat's are achieved. The ecu interprets this data, and gives a tick more ignition timing.
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2. Upper intake elbow
This is not an overly problematic component. I have made 204whp with a stock upper intake elbow. The oem PCV valve is a problem. A PCV valves function is to vent positive crankcase pressure back into the intake, while restricting oil from passing through. This valve seeps a large amount of oil, and makes the vr6 motor a very dirty running motor. For this reason, it is important to routinely remove the elbow to clean it and the throttle body. Some choose to run a catch can, which allows for crankcase ventilation, and catches excess oil from being cycled into the intake.
The only aftermarket replacement is the ABD big bore intake. These sell for entirely too much in the classifieds, but they do eliminate the banjo section. Gains are minimal. I would not recommend doing this as a preliminary modification, and it's a stretch to be worth it in any situation.
3. Throttle Body
The oem throttle body is not overly problematic. The obd2 throttle body(96-99) is slightly larger than the obd1 throttle body. They cannot be simply swapped as the bolts are different sizes, and the TPS(throttle position sensor) is wired differently. I have read that the wires can simply be swapped around for the obd2 tps/tbody to be used on an obd1 car. Porting should be kept to a minimum, especially on obd2. A gutted, or deramped throttle body oftentimes causes idling issues on stock engine management.
4. Intake Manifold
This is in my opinion, one of the most problematic parts of the VR6 engine. The stock intake manifold has an upper and lower portion. The throttle body inlet is about as restrictive as restrictive gets. It transitions from the circular throttle body to the flat plenum area with a steep ramp, and multiple internal parts sticking out directly into airflow. The plenum, or the open area before the runners is not a major problem in stock form, but the transitions into the runners are very restrictive. The plug wire holes are directly in the airflow, the dividers between runners are thick, and rigid in construction, and there are multiple internal bolt holes directly in the airflow.
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Ported lower intake This largely contributes to having a complete, matched intake and head. It doesn't really need a whole lot of opening/reshaping, but it can be smoothed, and mated appropriately with the upper intake and the head.
The 2.9 Manifold- In Europe, some vr6s were 2.9l instead of the usual 2.8l. These had a different upper intake manifold in which the entire space under the manifold is used as a plenum, allowing for more airflow, and slightly more power band. Many choose to cut the middle channel from a stock 2.8 manifold in an effort to clone the euro 2.9. The important thing to remember here is that all 2.9 clones are not created equal. There is much work to be done in smoothing the dividers and transitions into the different runners. The throttle body inlet should be modified. Again, this is not something that should be a preliminary modification as there are parts further down the line that need addressing first.
These are of my ported 2.9 clone. The corner that restricts cylinders 5 and 6 is toward the left in the first picture.`
Precautionary: In the stock lower intake manifold, there are ciruclar dowels that are designed to help the upper and lower manifolds seat together. Remove these and throw them out. Sometimes, they come out unexpectedly and go down an intake runner, causing valvetrain damage. Ask me how i know.
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Short runner intakes- In general, shorter runners and a bigger plenum promote a higher power band and less torque. That is, the majority of the cars power will be shifted to a higher rpm given other components promote this. The basic short runner, log manifold has been used to some success on n/a drag cars, but this is in limited numbers and accompanied with supporting mods such as large camshafts, and large diameter exhaust. The gains are difficult to quantify as this has only been used as part of a setup, and not simply an addition to stock.
There have been a few equal runner length short runners built custom. These are ideal as the runners in the intake compensate for the varying lengths in the cylinder head. With just an intake swap from a 2.9 clone to this type of staggered sri, i gained 30whp at 7k rpm, however, i lost 15ft/lbs of torque and a significant amount of hp through my midrange. Think of a more honda like powerband than a vr6 powerband. These gains occurred with no tune change, or cam change.
5. Cylinder Head
This is the root of the problems in this motor. This is a 15degree 6cylinder engine with staggered cylinders and one cylinder head.
The vr6 has a FLAT cylinder head. The majority of cylinder heads in the world have recesses in the block side called combustion chambers. This motor, with the head being flat, has the combustion chamber in the piston itself. On cylinder heads with combustion chambers, it is possible to deck the head, removing material from the bottom of the head, making the combustion chamber smaller, and raising the engines compression. Raising compression adds power, but is not possible in this way, on this motor.
Head with combustion chamber:
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The engine functions as a 'bent' straight 6 in that There is one intake side, and one exhaust side to the motor. The camshafts are not in control of independent banks(intake/exhaust). Each cam takes care of intake AND exhaust, so the runners for intake and exhaust sides vary in length to reach their respective cylinders. On each side there are short runners and long runners, each carrying their own problems in terms of port shape. The varying length also makes the harmonic balance of airflow in this motor very difficult to master. In an ideal world, all intake runners should be the same exact length and volume, head through intake manifold. The same goes for exhaust ports through exhaust manifolds. The world isnt perfect, well work with what weve got unless youre looking to build varied length runner manifolds, which have been done to great effect. However, for the purposes of this thread, that wont be covered.
Porting- This section is really general, and possibly pointless. Some say that headflow can only be measured on a machine called a flowbench. Others say that headflow can only be tested at the track. So, i'll just give you some ways to look at it.
The best way to learn is to grab a spare head, and get at it. There is MUCH that can be done to shape these ports better. Again, Im no pro when it comes to porting, but I can give a couple areas of interest.
For materials, I use mainly sanding rolls on aluminum and a straight die grinder. These can be found on Eastwood. The valves must be out of the head.
Intake ports should be a bit larger than exhaust ports, but not too large. Size can help flow, but maintaining a small enough volume to maintain air velocity is just as important. One way of thinking about a port is as a siphoning hose in order to maintain constant, fast flow, it cannot have too much volume, nor can the volume change throughout. Bowl areas should be focused upon. This is the transition down to the valve seat, and where most losses on stock heads occur. Long VR6 ports are misaligned with the center of the valve seat. Short ports have waves in the walls that can be smoothed.
DONT SIMPLY GASKET MATCH. This is changing one area of the ports volume, and hurts flow. It is important that a ports entrance not be smaller than the outlet that precedes it, but that does not mean that it is effective to hog it out. I put a considerable amount of work into the head on my race motor, and Im nowhere near gasket size in most cases.
Mildly Ported short intake runner:
Valvejob-This is how the valve seat is shaped. The smoother, or more cuts that are taken(3 angle, 5 angle, etc) the less restrictive it is on airflow. This is widely considered to be the most important aspect of performance headwork. Being a delicate, skillful process, this is something I trust a machinist to handle for me. I have made as high as 210whp on stock valves with a quality valve job.
6. Valvetrain
There isnt a whole lot wrong with the stock valve train(valves, valve springs, retainers, keepers, lifters). The main precaution to take is to upgrade to a set of performance valve springs, serving two purposes.
A. To prevent the spring from binding because of aftermarket camshaft lift.
B To keep the valve from floating, or hanging open too long, and being struck by a piston.
For Motors with aftermarket cams(except for low lift cams such as autotech 262s) or forced induction, this should be looked at as a mandatory item.
Except in extreme builds, I dont see a reason to upgrade any other component. Having a machine shop back cut stock valves offers some power, and what I consider a might as well if you have the head there.
It is debatable in my opinion whether bigger valves actually make more power. BVH are not worth all the hype and cost associated, especially dealing with a stock sized bore. There is a concept of headflow called "shrouding" that basically says when a valve is too close to the edge of the combustion chamber(pistons in our case), or cylinder wall, flow is restricted. The fastest 12v vr6's have stock size valves. I also believe that this is made more dramatic as a result of our head being flat. Google "valve shrouding" for more info. FWIW, dynos of some of the old school uber desirable bvh's have shown little to no gains over stock heads.
Titanium retainers are available to be used to lighten stock valve train, but I dont feel that these are a good place to spend money unless again, youve got a highly built race motor, and looking to find that extra little bit of insurance against floating a valve(valve hangs open and gets struck by a piston) at 7500k rpm. The same goes for lightweight lifters, which are simply mk4 lifters.
7. Camshafts
There is actually a pretty good variety of cam profiles available for VR's. Most of them are very very small, which i don't really get, but i'll lay out the key players. These cams are listed by their advertised duration.(how many degrees the valve is held open for)
Autotech 262's: These are nice mild cams with a low lift. This low lift allows for stock valvesprings to be kept. This saves a bunch of time and money if you're not looking to get into paying somebody to tear into it. A slight shift in powerband will go on, making a little up top.
Schrick 268's: The best all around cams for these motors. There are considerable gains between these cams, and the Autotechs. Powerband gets a bit nicer as well, making power above 6k . There are several brands that replicate these fairly closely. Then, there are other branded 268's which have different specifications, particularly when it comes to lift(how far the valve is being pushed open). Schrick lift is .4488". DRC has the best and closest match with their 268's at .450" lift.
276's-298's: There are a number of larger duration hydraulic cams available. These cams idle pretty rough, and make power to the low 7k rpm range. They're usually best if paired up with an aftermarket intake manifold, and engine management beyond chip tuning to get them running right. Many of these size cams will not work with a mk4 headgasket, as their duration makes piston contact.
8. Headgasket/Headbolts
Headgasket- The oem mk3 head gasket is paper. It gets the job done, however theres an easy, cheap upgrade here. The mk4 12v vr6 is the exact same engine internally, and uses a thinner, metal head gasket. This raises the vr6s stock compression of 10:1, to 10.5:1. This is worth 5-7whp on a stock motor.
Headbolts- The oem ones will suit just about any N/A application. Just remember that these are stretch bolts, and ONE TIME USE. ARP makes headstuds for these motors, which are nice if youre planning on pulling the cylinder head on a regular basis as they are reusable.
9. Exhaust Manifolds/Downpipe
You've probably read it a million times, headers don't work on vr's. There's got to be a way to make power with them, i don't doubt that, but nobody's had great success with them. So, this brings me into grinding up stock parts...
Exhaust Manifolds: These are just hell inside. They're super restrictive, usually nowhere near gasket or exhaust port size, and can be made to flow much much better. It's a dirty job, and i use grinding stownes or carbide bits on my straight die grinder to port them. It takes quite awhile, but i believe average gains on a modified engine are in the 7-10whp range when paired with a modified downpipe.
Downpipe: The inlets are tiny! They've also got a big weld on the inside of the inlet flanges! AHH! Solution, have the flanges welded from the outside, and grind out the inner weld. I also usually grind a good bit out of the flange itself....one part i do gasket match.
If you do these things, get fresh gaskets. They're cheap, and exhaust leaks are no fun, or good for solid o2 sensor readings.
Paul made a diy on this: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3603731
10. Exhaust
I feel that if you have a stock car with some bolt-on's, you cant beat the Tectonics 2.5 with a borla. The price is reasonable, the quality is solid, and they make good power.
Once cams or headwork are added, I suggest a 3" exhaust system. I gained 7whp and 5ft/lb going from a 2.5" system to a 3".(specifics shown in the link below) Mandrel Bending solutions produces the only bolt on 3" exhaust system for our cars. Nice, quality stuff here.
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Utagawa Hiroshige
Japanese, 1797-1858
Dragonfly and Hardy Begonia (Tonbo to shûkaidô), 1830's
Polychrome woodblock print, ink and color on paper, embossing (gauffrage)
Image: 38.4 x 12.9 cm (15 1/8 x 5 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.225
Japanese urban culture began to coalesce in Edo (modern Tokyo) in the later seventeenth century and along with it the printmaking tradition known as ukiyo-e ('pictures of the floating world'). By the 1830s, the two great masters Hiroshige and Hokusai had expanded the ukiyo-e genre of bird-and-flower prints (kacho¯-e) and popularized it, extending ukiyo-e subject matter far beyond its initial parameters. The RISD Museum owns an outstanding collection of kacho¯-e, given in 1934 and 1938 by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. Its foremost exponent, Hiroshige, captured lyrical moments from nature with the utmost sensitivity. This rare impression of Dragonfly and Begonia is noteworthy for its beautiful coloration and for the delicate embossing of the dragonfly's wings.


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Continuing our Spring Training preview for the 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks, here is a look at the relief pitching. Like the starting pitching, most of the bullpen appears to be set before a single Spring game is played. There are a total of 16 relievers in camp, who will be battling for around 7 spots. Here are the candidates:
Jonathan Albaladejo, Craig Breslow (L), Mike DeMark*, Sam Demel, David Hernandez, Jensen Lewis*, Brett Lorin, Evan Marshall*, Kevin Munson*, Yonata Ortega, Joe Paterson (L), J.J. Putz, Takashi Saito, Bryan Shaw, Mike Zagurski (L), Brad Ziegler. (* = Non Roster Invitee)
Pitchers and catchers are reporting to Spring Training today, and the Diamondbacks find themselves considered the favorites in the National League West. Just one year ago, most experts had picked the team to finish last in the division, and many fans were speculating that the team could lose more than 100 games. Now, the team is coming off a division-winning 94-68 season, and has been bolstered by the additions of Trevor Cahill, Jason Kubel, Takashi Saito, and Craig Breslow. Unlike last year, most of the Opening Day roster appears set, and there are only a few questions for the team in Spring Training. This is the first in a series of articles previewing Spring Training for the Diamondbacks, starting with the starting position.
We've still got some time until spring training but that doesn't mean Phoenix isn't a bad place to be as a sports fan in that uncomfortable gap between football season and the start of baseball.
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In an unexpected move, veteran left-hander Joe Saunders re-signed with the Diamondbacks on a one year, $6M contract. The club had reportedly offered a 2 yr, $12M deal during the fall that was turned down by Saunders. Saunders had then countered with an offer of 3 years for $27M, and the team decided to non-tender him. But after looking at his options around the league, Saunders decided to come back to Arizona. Key factors included the fact that he had enjoyed his time with the Diamondbacks, and that he had recently purchased a home in Arizona.
The signing of Saunders basically completes the 2012 starting rotation, with Ian Kennedy, Daniel Hudson, Trevor Cahill, and Josh Collmenter filling the other four slots. In fact, the entire 25-Man roster is basically set at this point, with 26 players likely batting for 25 spots. Let's take a look at the likely roster and payroll for next year's team.
Starting Pitchers (5 players, $11M): Ian Kennedy ($0.5M), Daniel Hudson ($0.5M), Trevor Cahill ($3.5M), Joe Saunders ($6M), Josh Collmenter ($0.5M)
Relief Pitchers (7 players, $10.75M): J.J. Putz ($4.5M), David Hernandez ($0.5M), Takashi Saito ($1.75M), Bryan Shaw ($0.5M), Brad Ziegler ($1.5M), Craig Breslow ($1.5M), Joe Patterson ($0.5M)
Catchers (2 players, $7.2M): Miguel Montero ($6M), Henry Blanco ($1.2M)
Infielders (7 players, $18.7M): Paul Goldschmidt ($0.5M), Aaron Hill ($5.5M), Stephen Drew ($7.75M), Ryan Roberts ($1.1M), Lyle Overbay ($1M), John McDonald ($1.5M), Geoff Blum ($1.35M)
Outfielders (5 players, $23.65M): Justin Upton ($6.75M), Chris Young ($7M), Gerardo Parra ($0.5M), Jason Kubel ($7.5M), Willie Bloomquist ($1.9M)
Total: 26 Players, $71.3M
The numbers above include estimates for players like Montero, Ziegler, Breslow, and Roberts, who are all arbitration-eligible this year. But it seems clear that the opening day payroll will be at least $70M, a significant increase over the 2011 level of $56M, but similar to that in 2009 and 2010. It also means that prospects such as Trevor Bauer, Tyler Skaggs, and Wade Miley will probably start the 2012 campaign in the Minor Leagues, which is good since they all have very little experience in the upper minors. If Stephen Drew is healthy for Opening Day (and there are no other injuries), then obviously someone will have to go (Geoff Blum?). Or the the team could choose to send Collmenter down to AAA for the first two weeks, until they need a 5th starter.
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In a very surprising move, the Diamondbacks signed OF Jason Kubel to a 2 year, $15M deal with an option for 2014. There is no question that Kubel can hit, but where will he play on the field?
The Diamondbacks seemed set in the outfield, with Justin Upton, Chris Young, and Gerardo Parra returning. This was a very good group defensively, with Parra collecting 12 Outfield Assists and winning a Gold Glove in LF. Parra was a surprise offensively in 2011, posting career highs in AVG (.292), OBP (.357), and SLG (.427). Upton is coming off a .289/.369/.529 season with 31 HR, and will clearly be the starting RF. Chris Young was good defensively in CF, but only hit .236/.331/.420. Paul Goldschmidt was expected to be the starting 1B, coming off a .250/.333/.474 performance since his August call-up, with Lyle Overbay serving as the backup. Now, the Diamondbacks certainly have more options.
There are several possible scenarios that could happen:
1) Kubel becomes the everyday LF, with Gerardo Parra becoming the 4th OF;
2) Kubel starts in LF, with Parra in CF against RHP, with Parra/Young starting against LHP
3) Kubel starts in LF, and Parra takes over in CF, with Chris Young traded;
4) Kubel starts in LF against RHP, with Parra starting against LHP;
5) Kubel platoons with Paul Goldschmidt at 1B;
6) Kubel rotates between 1B and LF, depending on slumps and injuries;
7) Kubel becomes a very expensive pinch hitter and backup at 1B/LF.
The Diamondbacks made a big trade during the Winter Meetings, trading top prospect RHP Jarrod Parker, along with OF Collin Cowgill and RP Ryan Cook, to the Oakland A's for pitchers RHP Trevor Cahill and LHP Craig Breslow. The Diamondbacks are trading a player with a lot of upside in Parker for the more established Major Leaguer in Cahill. But is important to note that while Cahill has already pitched for three years in the Majors, with 96 Games Started and 40 Wins, he is only 8 months older than Parker, who spend most of 2011 in AA Mobile. Cahill is already signed to a reasonable contract through 2015, so the Diamondbacks will be able to keep him for several years. But the big question is - how good is Trevor Cahill, and is he likely to be better than Jarrod Parker during that time?
The Diamondbacks selected 24 year old RHP Brett Lorin with the 25th pick in the 2011 Rule 5 Draft, from the Pirates organization. Lorin is a big righthander (6-7, 245) who pitches on a downhill plane. Despite his size, he is not a very hard thrower, usually averaging around 90-91 mph on his fastball, and occasionally getting up to around 94. Lorin has excellent command with his sinker/slider, gets a lot of ground balls, and does a great job of keeping the ball in the park (26 HR in 341 career minor league IP). Lorin pitched for Bradenton in the Florida State League (High Class A) in 2011, primarily as a starter.
Brett Lorin (24) - 7-6, 2.84 ERA, 117.1 IP, 7.6K/9, 1.5 BB/9, 0.5 HR/9, 17 Games Started
Lorin is a Southern California native, pitching for Dana Hills HS and then attending Long Beach State. He was drafted in the 5th Round by the Mariners, and then was traded to the Pirates in mid-2009 as part of the Jack Wilson/Ian Snell for Ronny Cedeno/Jack Clement trade. His career was delayed by hip surgery in 2010, forcing him to restart his career back in Rookie Ball and Low Class A. He came back healthy in 2011, and showed excellent control, with a 5.21 K/BB ratio. Some scouts felt that he may have been too advanced for that league.
Lorin was slated for AA in 2012, so the Majors would be a big jump for him. If he sticks with the Diamondbacks, he would almost certainly be a reliever. But while his command and control are very good, there are questions about whether his stuff is good enough for the Majors. The team may be hoping that he will add a few mph to his fastball by pitching in relief. Long term, most scouts feel that he profiles as a 4th starter. GM Kevin Towers was quoted as saying "There's upside. The numbers were very impressive. We're excited to have him." At the same time, there are reports that the Pirates hope to get Lorin back, since it will be tough for him to make the Diamondbacks' roster.


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Almost 150 years ago, Museum Victoria's first curator William Blandowski led a remarkable expedition to north west Victoria that yielded a unprecedented number of unique specimens but also, quite unfairly, cost Blandowski his reputation.
Self portrait of Polish naturalist William Blandowski, 1822-c.1876. Portrait taken in 1860 as an albumen silver photograph. Source: National Gallery of Victoria.
Twenty-five thousand years of environmental continuity were suddenly disrupted when the pastoral industry encroached on the Murray-Darling Basin. Many animals of the area encountered by the first Museum employee, William Blandowski, were soon to disappear.
The stock that was mustered onto this ecological frontier quickly consumed the food and trampled the shelter for many mid-sized marsupials. The Pig-footed Bandicoot, the Eastern Hare Wallaby, the Western Barred Bandicoot and the Bilby were driven into local extinction. Similarly the Lesser Stick-nest Rat, once abundant, has now disappeared entirely. Specimens were collected with the assistance of the Nyeri Nyeri people and are preserved in the museum as markers from an environment that has changed forever.
Blandowski's party reached the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers in April 1857 and set up camp at Mondellimin (now known as Chaffey's Landing), just eight kilometres west of the centre of the city of Mildura. The expedition dispatched more than 17,000 specimens to Melbourne and unlike the ill fated Burke and Wills expedition that followed in 1860, all his party returned alive. Blandowski's receptiveness to Aboriginal culture has left us with a vivid, but little known record of the daily life along the Murray River at the moment of colonial expansion.
Despite his considerable achievements, Blandowski's reputation has been tarnished by his confrontation with the emergent scientific establishment on his return to Melbourne. The controversy still overshadows the story of the expedition, even 150 years after the event.
Blandowski had an expansive vision for science in this new continent. Influenced by the theories of the German geographer, Alexander Humboldt, he sought to integrate the disciplines of zoology, botany, geology, geography and ethnography. His nemesis came in the form of Frederick McCoy, the Professor of Natural Science at the University of Melbourne. McCoy was a taxonomist, who understood the world by an examination of its parts. The two men battled for prime position on Melbourne's scientific stage and for control of the new National Museum.
Blandowski's grasp of taxonomy became the focus of public scrutiny. He provocatively named a new species after the Reverend Mr Bleasdale which he described as a 'slimy slippery fish'. He added to this slight by naming another species after the prominent physician Dr Eades, describing it as 'a fish easily recognised by its low forehead, big belly and sharp spine'. While we cannot be sure if Blandowski meant to insult the Melbourne patriarchs, both men chose indignation over honour. The fact that Blandowski had increased the number of freshwater fish known to science from the Murray Darling River system from three to nineteen was suppressed.
The stand-off became increasingly bitter. With legal proceedings pending, Blandowski took his drawings, photographs and some of the Museum specimens to Europe. There he hoped to restore his reputation and publish his observations of Australia as a lavish encyclopaedia .
Blandowski's gifted but unfaithful assistant on the expedition, Gerard Krefft, was himself an ambitious scientist. Unable to find secure employment on his return to Melbourne, Krefft followed Blandowski to Europe. Krefft also saw the opportunity to cement his career on the basis of the findings of the expedition. Writing to McCoy from Berlin in 1860 he reported that Blandowski "had dared to lecture before the Geographical Society, displaying his ignorance and making a fool of himself", while probing the Professor for employment opportunities back at the museum.
Blandowski remained passionate about the material he assembled in ten years exploration in Australia and never gave up on his quest to publish his opus. Following a run-in with the Gliwice authorities, Blandowski was incarcerated in a lunatic asylum in Bunzlau where he remained until his death in 1878, no doubt imagining what should have been.
Much of the original material that Blandowski took to Europe appears to have been lost or destroyed. The ever inventive Blandowski had however photographed the original watercolours to form a prospectus for his encyclopaedia.
Just two copies of the Australien in 142 photographischen have survived, and they hold clues to the scope of Blandowski's vision. They possess an intensity that belies their small format, secured in almost forgotten albums, shelved in distant libraries.
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Dec. 20, 2004
Las Vegas, Nev. -- The No. 11 Tennessee men's swimming and diving team concluded its brutal winter training trip Monday evening at the 19th annual UNLV Winter Invitational at the Buchanan Natatorium.
Sophomore Travis Wright led the small group of Vols competing Monday evening with two top-10 finishes.
Wright finished sixth in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:53.08. Teammate Michael Wolfe followed in a close seventh in 1:53.55. Wright continued his strong evening with a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with Wolfe following again in 10th in 1:56.31.
In the 100-yard freestyle, junior Tyler Gustafson finished seventh in 44.84 with Bryan Goldberg in ninth in 46.93 and Octavio Alesi in 10th in 47.06.
Junior Kiel Huston rounded out the top-10 Vol performers of the evening with a 10th-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:09.70.
Next up for the Vols will be the Georgia Diving Invitational Jan. 3-5 in Athens, Ga. Tennessee return to its dual-meet schedule Jan. 7 with a trip to Indiana.


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|August 18th, 2012, 06:40 AM
All CJ AMC 20 axles came with 2 piece shafts from the factory.
It would only have 1 piece shafts if someone had already changed them out. A $230 upgrade.
Where on the housing did he show you a welded piece?
|August 18th, 2012, 08:57 PM
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I believe the weld he showed me was right next to the differential where the tube goes in.
|August 18th, 2012, 09:01 PM
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got my new frame today too!!!
here's a few pics. I think it looks great.
got the frame from forum member itselliot
among other things, he repaired the rear shackle section with steel box tubing measuring 3x3x3/16" and now it's definitely stronger than it was from the factory.
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|August 26th, 2012, 09:11 PM
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yea I've always thought the opposite cause I've always heard about death wobbles and all kinds of higher speed (highway) effects.
Apparently with a smaller lift though (2") and when it's done right, a spring lift is better. Higher body mount blocks aren't dangerous if they're done right, but it can cause re-alignment issues elsewhere, like with running all your lines and everything like that. So I'm considering one.
Separate question........ trying to figure out which tranny I have for sure. Yea I know it's a thm 400....... but I'm pretty sure my buddy told me it had overdrive........ which means it could be a 4L60 (700R4) or 4L60-e (electronic). I've found a bunch of miscellaneous pages on these trannies, but these two pages are pretty good.
the bottom half page of the first link and the very top and very bottom of the second link are the pertinent parts. Looks like the 4L60 had overdrive and the 4L60e had overdrive..... so...... until now I'd always read that the 4L60 was only a 3 speed..... but they think otherwise. Dare I hope???
There is so much conflicting info about thm 400's, 700r4's, which are apparently different names for the 4L60 and 4L60e, not to be confused with the 3L80e or the 4L80 (in trucks), that it kinda confuses me. Right now I guess I want to know whether it's possible to have a 4l60 with o.d......... and if not........ whether I have that or a 4l60e.
My trans tag is 3195528 if anyone can fully interpret that. First # is year I believe so 1993, which is the last year for the 4L60 which may or may not have o.d. according to various sources but I think it does. It's also the first year for the 4L60e (according to my interpretation of my sources).......... so I'm not really sure. Just kinda going in circles here. Any help?
|August 26th, 2012, 09:19 PM
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this is a pretty good source too, I've never seen this until now
|August 27th, 2012, 08:30 AM
Your TH400 is a three speed. Also the only GM automatic trans to be fitted with a bellhousing pattern that matches the AMC engine blocks.
A TH400 is a different animal than the 700r4, 4l60 and 4l60e family.
Those all have OD.
Your friend was incorrect about that Jeep having an OD automatic.
It did have OD when it had the 5speed.
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|August 27th, 2012, 08:54 AM
Death wobble is usually caused by worn out parts or a serious steering angle problem.
A mild lift done with the correct parts should not cause it.
However, if you already have worn ball joints, loose tie-rod ends, sloppy spring or shackle bushings or sloppy bolt holes in the shackles/ mounts, a lift will change your center of gravity enough to make those worn parts cause death wobble.
I didn't mean to tell you that a mild (2in) body lift was a bad thing.
You asked which was better. A spring lift is better because it gives you more than just room for a taller tire.
It gives you more suspension travel (articulation) = better offroad ability.
Nothing wrong with a mild body lift as an inexpensive (stage one) stepping stone to building the rig you want on the budget you can afford.
My son once said he liked his Ranger's body lift because it made it easyer to power wash the mud off the drivetrain.
|August 27th, 2012, 05:34 PM
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|August 28th, 2012, 02:36 PM
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here are the shots I have of my rear driveshafts angle. Not the greatest cause I wasn't trying to capture the angle of it, but rather the routing of the fuel & brake lines. and i forgot my camera the day I was removing my driveshafts and exhaust.
is this angle getting close to pushing the limits of reasonable with regards to r d-shaft angles?
would the change in angle brought about by a 2" suspension lift make that angle unreasonable? or at least where my u joints wouldn't last at all?
will a new driveshaft, such as one with a double-cardan joint be necessary for this to work?
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|August 29th, 2012, 07:13 AM
The new lift springs should come with a small wedge shim to tip the pinion up a little.
I would run it that way. It should be fine if we're only talking 2" lift. If it vibrates or if you are considering more lift, Iwould buy or build 1" lift motor mounts to tilt the t-case down a little bit to match the angles better.
|August 29th, 2012, 09:26 PM
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|August 30th, 2012, 07:03 AM
A constant velosity (CV) jointed drivrshaft would definatly help eliminate bad vibes, but remember, you'll have to tip the pinion up even more. It would have to be about in line with the d-shaft. A good fix if it's in the budget. I would try the cheep fix first if it's even needed.
|August 30th, 2012, 11:46 AM
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A 400 looks nothing like a 700 r-4.
The 350 is shorter and has a bit more aftermarket support but with the 400 already in place there is no real need to swap in a 350.
The 400 does not have overdrive but that does not limit the function of this cj. Once this thing is driving if you find yourself getting annoyed by the high highway rpm's consider going to a 3.15 ratio or such. You will suffer a slight drop in acceleration but will prolong the entire drive lines life. For off road use you can look into installing a lomax 4/1 kit in that 300 along with a twin stick if you feel you want it at that time.
A 2" body lift is a good idea. You will need to relocate a few things and might want to consider a different steering shaft but it is worth doing.
As far as clearance goes though unless you want the slight added flex that a 2" spring lift will add there is really no need to put in a 2" spring lift. You can easily get the same amount of clearance by changing out fenders, flares, and opening up the tub slightly. Not only will you have better road manners then with a 2" spring lift. Your drive train will last longer and you will not NEED to swap in a CV shaft or mess around moving things around.
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|August 30th, 2012, 08:11 PM
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I've always thought a body lift would be a good idea, but no one else will agree…. Why? I'd guess it's cause most people are heavy offroaders and they need more flexibility like a suspension lift gives them. I don't think I'll need the extra flex, but I guess I don't know yet.
What else would I need besides longer fuel/brake lines and a different steering shaft? I was already thinking about getting a different shaft cause mine was just a tad surface rusted…… so I figured it was worth having a new one. How much extended would it need to be?
Why would my drivetrain last longer? Cause the drive shafts angle isn't so high? If I swapped in a cv shaft, my drivetrain would be fine with a suspension lift, right?
Also, from what I'm told, I believe I'm running 2:73 gears right now......... so I should be fine on the highway. 3:15 gearing would give me better acceleration actually. what would you guess my rpms would be @ 70 with a 360 and thm 400?
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|August 31st, 2012, 09:28 PM
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A small body lift is not a bad idea. The problem is people get stupid with them and have a 6" body lift or such. On most of the kits out there the only thing holding the body on is bolts. The longer the bolts the greater the change they will shift or sheer in a crash. I would rather cut fenders to fit bigger tires then to add a lift. Part of that is I am just cheap at heart. I have tossed in a few hockey puck body lifts on junk rides. I always made sure to weld tabs to the frame then bolt the tabs to the body along with the cheap body lift bolts. It creates a bit more vibration but in a crash roll etc the body always stayed on and I credit the tabs to that not the bolts running through the hockey pucks.
The less angle you have in your drive shafts the longer the u joints, seals, and such will last. The more travel you have the higher chance of the pinion creating a situation where the angle is far off causing accelerated ware. If you just add a body lift your not changing the angle of your drive shafts. Your ride will remain the same. It will be better after you rebuild the spring pack and add some cheap shocks. The less rpm's your engine is turning the less wear it is creating(within the power curve). There is also a power loss with higher rpm's but I wont go into that. Lets say you have a 3000 stall and 3.15 gears running 33" tires. Your 1/2 shift is going to be around 40 and 2/3 is going to be around 60. Your going to have good acceleration around town while having around 2500 rpm on the highway.
With the stock 2.73 gears you may want to look at a 2500 stall to get close to the same shift points.
The problem is that your engine probably makes power from 2000-4000 so having it shift at the lower end of the power curve really waste a lot of the engines potential. I could be totally wrong maybe it is set up to be a torque monster and make power under 2500 making a 2500 stall perfect.
Play around with the gear ratio calculator for a while and see what makes you happy.
Here is some great tech that touches on drive shaft angles.
|September 2nd, 2012, 09:59 PM
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yea alright that lift stuff makes sense. grade 8 bolts aren't likely to shear though from what I've read. here's an article on grade 5 vs 8 fasteners. both pretty strong.
engine speed info makes sense. honestly not sure if it's set up to be a torque monster tho. doesn't the stall converter make it need more power until it actually starts going? and now that you mention it...... idk if I even have a stall converter?? or at least Idk what it is if I do have one.
|September 3rd, 2012, 08:38 PM
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got some vht chassis and rollbar paint. self-primes, dries quickly so you can get more done. 6 coats/ hour. paid less than price below but still seems to be a good product and has good reviews.
obviously I'm supposed to remove the grease and wax before I start. they also want me to lightly sand the surface with 320 grit sandpaper or a red scotch brite pad. you can see the pics of my frame above; do I want to sand a little bit of that paint off, or if I mist the frame down with a spray bottle of acetone after cleaning it, will the paint bond with that?
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