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Exactly, the factory terminals can suck, they do not have the range of tightening the after market ones do. Once you clean terminal ID with a battery brush they often let terminal slip by hand force even when as tight as they can get. Been there on two Foci. Replacing just the terminal can work for many years if one is competent. I custom made my battery cables from bigger cable after the Ford ones melted on both cars. They've now lasted longer than the Ford ones did.........one is over 10 years old and still works great. The Ford factory battery cables suck quite frankly to me...............
I toss that spiffy looking plastic battery cover lickety-split too, it only retains heat in and around the cable's first few inches, where it then begins to melt in hotter climates.
There's nothing wrong with just replacing the terminal if the cable is good. Mcgyver wouldn't fix what isn't broken. That being said, if the cable is corroded (and yes they corrode on the inside of the insulation too) you might as well replace it. When I replace ground and positive cables I usually upgrade to the heaviest gauge cable that will fit the connections it needs to make.
Personally I don't like Ford's terminal design on this cable. They wouldn't tighten all the way onto my replacement battery terminals even though the battery is the correct listing for the car. I had to get creative and make a shim, similar to what the last poster was saying. You don't need to use the same terminal type that Ford did, anything that has a place to put the extra smaller wires that come off of it will work fine.
Installing a replacement clamp is Ok for a 'McGyver' fix, that is get it going now and/or a student that doesn't have much money.
A proper fix is to obtain a complete cable from Ford.
Once the cables/clamps are on the battery then tug hard the battery clamps sideways, they must not move, if they do move, then perhaps the clamps are not seated all the way down on the post because of some anti-corrosion felt washer. Perhaps in the case of old/worn clamps then placing some metal pie plate aluminum between the bottom of the clamp and the 'anchor' end of the bolt will work. IF that works, then hunt around some hardware store or craft shop for a thin piece of brass to replace that pie plate material to avoid galvanic corrosion due to dissimilar metals
You said parts are gone? If its just a bolt or nut you can just replace the missing parts.
And yes a poor connection can provide enough current to spin the starter, but prevent the correct voltage and current from reaching finicky parts like the ignition and computer systems. We are not talking about a simple ignition system based on points and a coil.
One of the frustrating issues with this board is trying to convince people to actually check their electrical connections before looking at more complicated and costly items.
Use this opportunity to check both ends of all battery cables, big and small, negative and positive. Are the connections tight, clean, free of corrosion, free of rust and protected with dielectric grease? Once you locate these connection points it a simple 2 minute procedure to check them every oil change. Helps to make sure your daughter isn't stranded on a dark and lonely night.
|yes, as long as there is enough left, you can pick up a battery terminal from the parts store for about $2-3. cut off the old one, strip some insulation off, twist the exposed wire strands into a nice, uniform group (so it doesn't bunch up when you try to put it in the new terminal) and clamp the new terminal onto the cable.
Yes, a loose cable will cause it to not start up. One time it might seem fine and the very next time nothing, it can come and go depending on how loose.
New cable end, provided what's left is long enough.
Need help with the positive battery mount
I actually have 2 questions here. Tonight my car wouldn't start .At one point it started but revved up and died. So I got my daughter to help turn the key so I could check some things.I checked for spark and got lots of spark.I then checked the timing belt and it was good.While cranking the engine it sounded like it wasn't hitting on all four cylinders compression wise.I then figured no gas to engine.I went and got starting fluid to see if it would pop off. squirted some in the throttle valve and told my daughter to try and start.She said everything is dead.She was right no lights and no spark.I took the cover off the battery and the postive cable is screwed up and parts are gone. I turn the postive cable. Car started right up and ran great. Could a loose cable cause the car not to start ?Seemed like it was turning over fast enough before?Now where do I get a cable end because it is so different or do I buy a whole cable from ford.What have others tried to fix this. thanks !!!
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I used Google News
ing pirates - Google News
Bosasso (RBC) Sources close to the elders of the Somali pirates holding the Danish hostages from the sailing yacht SY ING reported today that the present negotiations between a Danish delegation in Bosasso and the hostage takers are bound to fail, the ECOTERRA International group says.
A Danish negotiation team in Bosasso port town are now holding contacts with the pirates and dealing with them for the release of the hostages.
According to three separate sources the fact that the Danish delegation operates from Bosasso in close co-operation with the Puntland government, while the armed forces of that administration had already once attacked the gang unsuccessfully and despite the botched attempt and international as well as local warnings again threatened to attack the hostage takers and their supporters with armed forces, makes it impossible for the hostage takers to trust the Danish negotiation team.
Danish Foreign Ministry also spoke to some hostages, but could so far not achieve their release.
RBC Radio learns that the pirates holding the Danish family demanded huge amount of ransom for their release which the negotiators said much more than as expected.
Puntland officials said that they are dealing with the condition after several tradition elders from Bari region were sent to the area as part of the negotiation.
The Danish family consisting of Jan Quist Johansen, his wife, their three children, and two other adults were taken hostage on 24 February. An attempt to rescue them which launched by forces from the Somalias semi-autonomous region of Puntland failed two weeks ago.
The pirates also warned that the Danish family will be killed if any other attack tried.
The hostages who are reportedly to be safe are kept in small village named Hul-Anod which locates near Bandar-beyla district of the east coast of the Indian Ocean in the Somalias Bari region.
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Question: These attack have occurred hundreds of miles of the coast, 600mi in the latest incident I believe. So the pirates are operating out of a larger base ship? - probably a stolen commercial vessel? If that's the case then it should be an easy matter of finding and sinking them....no?
It's one thing if you're making hit and run attacks in a high speed skiff with the safety of the coast to run to, but if your in a giant stolen freighter flying a flag that's not yours - how hard is it to find, board, and check that all is in order?
There's a big difference between a rouge coast you should avoid and piracy on the high seas. What seems to be the problem here?
One solution to the problem of private yachts wanting to transit the area is a flotilla/convoy coupled with Naval Guards, Gulf of Aden Anti Piracy Security Services . It seems to have worked before.
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Convoys can also be used to maintain protection from a single warship. ...If a cruising group could get 100 or so boats to travel in convoy, it might be economical (politically or $ wise) .
Also there are not enough navy ships to run convoys from the bottom of India and thats where the piracy is this year - the North Indian Ocean - not the Gulf of Aden so much.
Today the Dutch yacht Capricorn was captured (3 yachts in 2 weeks!) but were rescued by their surveyling security boat. This probably was more than a 'normal' cruising yacht and probably a 'super' yacht. (I put super in '' and my Bene 39 is more super! )
When we were in Oman there was one old tub of an ex-patrol boat manned by UK mercenaries. I had a good chat to them, but they were far out of our reach and were escorting tugs towing barges.
Certainly there would be money to be made, but at best there was only 100 boats going up that way last year, fewer this year and only geese with rocks in their heads next year. So it wouldn't pay. And that doesnt cover the idea of picking up the escort far south in the north Indian ocean... thats another 1,000+nms.
The problem is how do you tell some fishermen wanting to trade fish for cigarettes or booze, from pirates?
They pulled right up to my boat and then actually stopped another boat before me and a NZ'er in a 75 foot steel boat tried to run the skiff down. That made the skiff skedaddle
After that incident some lame-brain in the convoy suggested I should have handed out cigarettes (to kill them slowly perhaps?). I wonder if he would make the same suggestion now?
My website has the fun and fravolity of our transit with potos
However I didn't fully go into the detail of the passage from the bottom of India to Oman. That was by ourselves and we knew the Somali's were going further and further towards India. We were on alert from half way and diverted up 200nms off the rumbline to miss an area that had 3 attacks in the previous few months.
|Well, it depends... some prey animals flee, others fight... if the convoy is armed, that changes things....but carrying weapons can be a big problem otherwise.
Most of the primary predators in Africa have as their favourite food source a herd of whatever they're hunting. Why?
Well, the herd has only one thing on their mind when the predator attacks - flight. Leaving the animal under attack to take the heat while they get the flock out of there.
Thirty yachts in a flotilla, a pirate vessel decides which one he wants (same as the lion does) and then attacks it, bristling with rocket launchers, grenades and automatic weapons. How many yachts in the flotilla are going to come to their rescue?
If you believe any of them will, then go flotilla sailing. Me?
I'd go to the Cape while the rest of the flotilla (like the animals in the herd) shout warnings at each other over their VHF's and head as fast as possible in the opposite direction.
OK I am a born skeptic. Sorry.
The problem is how do you tell some fishermen wanting to trade fish for cigarettes or booze, from pirates?
and as far as I know, there is no navy for rent.
but Blackwater, er Xe, might be willing for a price.
There is one thing I would do, if I choose to arm myself. put a laser on the weapon.
Everyone knows a laser dot means a gun is pointed at them... that could be an effective weapon, short of shooting into the air.
-in the previous photo, I'd have shot a warning shot.. into the air... just so everyone knows I meant business.
Wow! These people are FOOLS!
The Johansen family was aware of the pirate threat in the waters off East Africa, but believed that warships patrolling the waters would protect them, according to entries on their travel blog.
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A convoy is NOT going to make you safe!/QUOTE]
wow. Great photo and a great point. I can only add that warships travel in a convoy for safety but the reason this works for them is they have tactics and fire power that each ship can bring to bear on a would be attacker.
In that photo, if each boat had a competent marksman and the approaching boat knew there was a no go zone around each craft or he will be fired upon then that may be construed as safety in numbers.
Wolves don't mind attacking a flock of sheep, that's called a target rich environment.
I think most sailors don't sail for the thrill of combat. Stay out of dangerous waters unless you have something better than a 'piracy plan', whatever the heck that is.
Frankly, I don't know why this isn't already happening.
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Thread: Heres a nightmare.
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Heres a nightmare.
Sat in the treestand hunting 3 large bucks since end of aug. Finally get a broadside shot at one of them and the arrow only penetrates 4 inches.
I have been using mechnicals for the last couple of years this is the first time i have not put the arrow right through the deer. I did not hit the front shoulder because the front shoulder was out of my shooting lane when i made the shot. Afew things,there was some long grass between me and the buck didnt think it would be an issue though. Could i of hit a rib dead on and had the arrow deflect. Anybody have a thought on this. I am switching to cut on contact heads to hopefully avoid any futer problems. The only good thing is the animal will live.
Just for our own info, what type of broadhead, type of bow, bow poundage, arrow weight & broadhead weight?
It's never fun to lose a deer that has been hit. If you hunt long enough eventually it will happen. If we were perfect shots, we would all be on the pro circuit making the big bucks!
As far as good mechanical heads. I have heard lots of good things about the snypers both 2blade and 3 blad as well as the spitfire & spitfire XP heads, and some of the rockets.Chris Christenson - Admin
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Thanx for the reply
I was shooting a browning eclipse 60 Pound draw weight Beaman ics 400 carbons I was shooting rocket expandables last year. Somebody gave me the ones im using this year for Christmas. I dont know the mfg name off the top of my head 3 blade inch and a half cut. I didnt think they would be a problem since i am shooting 60 pounds. Maybe the grass caught one of the blades on the way to the deer. All i know is i never want that to happen again. I think with a cut on contact broadhead a little grass would not be an issue. If the grass was the issue.
I agree the grass could have been an issue. That said, depending on the speed of the bow, I would not recommend a 1.5" cut expandable for a 60# bow.
A 65# or above bow would be ok if your shooting a bow that was purchased in the last 5 years. If we knew your arrow weight and the chronographed speed of your bow, we could calculate the kinetic energy.
I am going to shoot a 1.5" cut Spitfire XP this year. However, I am pulling 67# and my bow produces 66.7 ft/lbs of kinetic energy.
I thought of one more thing. Did you papertune your bow? If the arrow isn't flying true, it will have an effect on penetration.
If you plan on shooting a fixed head, take a look at the slicktrick heads. They fly like darts, penetrate, and are tough as they come.Chris Christenson - Admin
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Purchased some cut on contact.
I purchased some Sonic broadheads from American Broadhead Co. If these perform as well as some of the reviews ive read i will be happy. As far as my bow goes i purchased it 4 years ago it was the top of the line bow by Browning then. I am going to sell it this winter. I was looking at a Pse Mach 12 or maybe a Mathews bow. I am not familiar with the mathews bows if you have any suggestions great. I want the bow to be 70 to 80 pounds peak weight. My Mach 4 was a 70 pound bow and i had no trouble. Thats the bow i had before the Browning. I sold it because i found it to noisy when shot.
01-13-2006, 06:33 PM #6Could i of hit a rib dead on and had the arrow deflect. Anybody have a thought on this.
Spitfire Xp proseries....are killers
They have a cutting blade on the head,which starts the slicing immediately.
I shot the one at 20 yards and it went through both lungs like butter,I shot the other at 15 and hit him quarting away through ribs guts and still blasted right through it all without the deer having a clue.
I would say it does matter what speed and kinetic energy you are punching.
If your anywhere near 265fps with a 400 grain arrow+unless you hit that boneball....it will go through... with just about any broadhead.
You have to understand this though,anything possible that can happen that you least think will happen on a deer can and will.
I know how some of the shots on a few deer I have made where nowhere perfect due to movement,angles and yardage.I feel the pain here.I changed my broadheads 6 times.Staying with these ones...they truly plow a hole that immediately kills them....
It's hard to wait for the perfect shot,sometimes it presents itself and sometimes it never will.I would rather wait for perfection if ya know what I mean,and don't get the luxury to always persue the same old buck time after time.
I would not blame it on any perticular thing though such as the broadhead....not working properly.so.
what if it did hit some grass?there is part of the answer to the question...
A arrow can go almost 45% if your deflected by even grass.I shot a doe right in the neck in a ground blind,she fell over at 40 yards,I thought I drilled the heart,
until I saw where I shot her at.Lucky but,that was a 20 yard shot that grass had a part in with fixed.
It is the chance you took to do what should have worked,now you can reasure yourself a fixed head would be better?
I think not,
It is just the way it goes if you ask me.
I hope you can atleast take this advice,they make all broadheads to work.Some just work better for different setups and situations.
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Hey folks I am no expert by now means. But everything I have read on studies comparing fix to mech. says that you need to have at least 50#'s KE for mechs. to work well. But you should have at least sank the arrow in the sweet spot. Maybe not a pass through but from the sound of your setup you should have harvested the animal. I shoot Rocket Sidewinders 100gr. as well as 5 of my buddies. We have never had a problem with pass through. We have harvested over 35 Deer with this product with no problems.
Sounds to me like the grass may have caused your arrow to kick. I think you will like the Sonic heads.
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Cavedoni Botte Piccola Italian Balsamic
$39.99 $55.00 27% off List Price
Cavedoni Botte Piccola Italian Balsamic, 250ml bottle
Listen up! It's GIFT WEEK. That means this sale will disappear sooner than you think. Complete your purchase before 12pm CST, which is when this gets replaced with something just as giftable.
This is going to make a lot of peoples' day.
Yes, it is that good.
Yes, you should buy it.
And yes, when you run out you'll wish you had bought more.
coolchris160 wrote:This is going to make a lot of peoples' day.
Yes, it is that good.
Yes, you should buy it.
And yes, when you run out you'll wish you had bought more.
Came in here to post this, I see someone has already gotten to it. Seriously, this is about the best vinegar you could ever buy. I can't imagine the really expensive stuff being that much better.
I bought 3 last time with the intention of using them as gifts.
Yeah, I finally bought another and this time had woot send it to them instead of me.
om nom nom
coolchris160 wrote:And yes, when you run out you'll wish you had bought more.
I still have two bottles in my "cellar", and yet I had to buy two more just in case I run low before the next time this is offered.
This balsamic started a love affair of great vinegars and infused EVOO. My mouth thanks you and my wallet grumbles.
trismic wrote:I still have two bottles in my "cellar", and yet I had to buy two more just in case I run low before the next time this is offered.
lol, I have three in storage and one open... so tempted...
No APO mailing...what a crock. Can we please, please, please fix this today?
Momster wrote:lol, I have three in storage and one open... so tempted...
One in storage, just went in for two =P
It's not like it goes bad...
Cavedoni Balsamic is the shizzit. I have one bottle left that I was afraid to open until I made sure I could get more. In for 2 and I might have to do a few Balsamic shots to celebrate!
Between the comments here and on Amazon, I had to buy a bottle to try. Looked up the Cavedoni website, and was very pleased to see they have Saba as well. Hoping Saba will be on woot one day now.
bubbaprog wrote:Came in here to post this, I see someone has already gotten to it. Seriously, this is about the best vinegar you could ever buy. I can't imagine the really expensive stuff being that much better.
Oh, the more expensive is even better. However, it's really hard to beat the value of this.
I've only had longer aged balsamic because it was a gift from family living in Italy, not because I could afford it.
Does anyone know how many years this bottle has been aged? I've had hundred year old balsamic that is thick and syrupy and then 12 year old that is still sweet enough to drink alone. Just trying to gage the quality for the price. Seems a bit low for a really high quality balsamic. I'm guessing the age is around 25 years?
I bought two last time and am more than pleased with it. I've only opened one up so far and the other is in safe-keeping with my wines. If you love vinegars, cheese, fruit, wine, or any other good food, I highly suggest you pick some of this up. You will not be disappointed.
Jillianzwerenz wrote:Does anyone know how many years this bottle has been aged? I've had hundred year old balsamic that is thick and syrupy and then 12 year old that is still sweet enough to drink alone. Just trying to gage the quality for the price. Seems a bit low for a really high quality balsamic. I'm guessing the age is around 25 years?
It's only 7 (I've seen 8 in some places) years barrel aged. I wouldn't expect much longer in the bottle. The traditional consortium approved balsamics have to be barrel aged for a minimum of 12 years which is why the price is a bit lower and the bottle is bigger than normal.
Cavedoni does produce the traditional but then you're looking at prices from $145-825 if you can even find them.
However, if you visit a certain other website they do have bottles of the 18, 80, and 100 year old on sale. The others were available, but sold out now.
Damn you Woot, couldn't you have waited to post this until after my paycheck came in?! :-P *shakes his tiny little fist in the air in frustration*
Seriously, all the posts are correct, this stuff is THAT good. It will add that extra special pizzaz to any dish. It's great for glazing meats and fish, adds lots of flavor to vegetables, pairs well with fruit to make an extra special dessert, and can even turn mundane foods (grilled cheese sandwiches, yogurt, oatmeal!!...) into extraordinary experiences. (And, yes really, what you have heard is true. Try it with ice cream.) Heck I've even been known to pour some out into a tiny shot glass and sip it like a fine wine.
In for 1. (I would go for more, but there's the aforementioned lack-of-paycheck thing... :-( )
This THE best balsamic out there. I've tried a few and this is just awesome. When I finally gave it to my wife at the beginning of this year we polished a bottle off in about a month. Its soooo good. I only had 1 left, so we made it last a couple of months cause we used it on everything. Amazon sells it for like 60 bucks, so this is a killer deal get it while you can. I bought 3 this time, hope it lasts.
edit: someone asked about thickness. It is very thick and syrupy, is that a word? between a molasses and good maple syrup.
I bought this last year and am soooooo thrilled to see it back again. Have tried it on just about everything, including vanilla ice cream. Might even give one as a gift this year.
OK, not to spoil the party, but.. meh. Tried it on ice cream, interesting but not kRazY good. Tried it on grilled veggies, just didn't feel it. For the price I'm not sure it's much better than supermarket balsamic. I do LOVE balsamic in general, just not seeing what makes this one so much better.
Automatic buy of the maximum limit. Pleased to see the limit is at 3...it's normally 2 on this stuff.
I have been stalking woot (more so than normal) for like a week once I realized how close our last bottle was to being empty.
It really is THAT good. I have checked my Wine Woot! emails for the past year since it was last available, even though I live in Pennsylvania and can't buy 99% of what is offered. Every single day checking in, just for this vinegar. We might have a few drops left in the last bottle and I'm so happy to have a full supply again. I bought 2 and I'm already wondering if I should have gotten the third...
I came in to post this and see someone has already gotten to it, and already gotten to saying they were going to post this.
BUY THIS. It's divine. I bought two bottles last year - one for me and one for a friend.
Wooters' commentaries never let me down. If the overwhelming consensus is to buy, then I buy. I'm in for 3.
PS - my husband is a chef. Can't wait to taste this.
This really isn't Balsamic Vinegar. I had the pleasure of traveling to Modena this past summer and I learned a few things. The rules for what can be called "Traditional Balsamic Vinegar" is that it has to be aged a minimum of 12 years, and consist entirely of 100% grape must. In other words, no vinegar, actually, in the vinegar.
This product is a mixture of grape must and wine vinegar.
With that said, I've bought this in the past and enjoyed it. It tastes great, cheaper than the real stuff, (which you can only find in gourmet stores for much more money than this) and makes a great present.
If you look back at prior offers, you can read what the seller says about this. He goes through the details of why this is not traditional balsamic, etc.
I compared this to one of their traditional balsamics that he let go at wholesale (About $85 for 100 ml). I did not taste that much difference. Not enough to double price and halve the volume.
We get a number of balsamics from specialty sites. And this is still the best tasting, thickness, etc. SWMBO gave me the OK to buy one, so I ordered two. Oops!
Too hard to look back, but this is likely to put total bottles purchased at 9-10, and we only gave one as a gift.
Autobuy for me - I get the shakes when I finish a bottle of this. And I thought you people were crazy recommending balsamic strawberries, but I fell in love this summer. This stuff is seriously addictive.
haven't bought this for a few years, mostly because i've been moving and traveling a lot... but in for 3 this time... keep one and 2 as gifts...
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This is always a fun day. Please let friends know about this stuff.
This is tremendous balsamic vinegar. Very happy Woot is letting us buy three this time.
Give one & keep two for yourself. Although you will probably regret giving one of them away in a couple months.
Though, I am a HUGE fan, Rue La La has this for $45.90 a bottle currently, due to free shipping through Christmas. Also, it looks like you can buy up to 10.
If you sign up to buy some, please use my link! http://www.ruelala.com/invite/judgirlie162
Cavedoni Botte Piccola 8 Year Balsamic Vinegar Item Price: $45.90 Item Total: $45.90
Here are the details on the website:
Balsamic vinegar aged for a minimum of eight years using the solera methods
The legendary Botte Piccola has garnered a worldwide following among aficionados of traditional Italian balsamic vinegar
Botte Piccola is a superb finishing balsamic that can be used on many foods such as fine cheeses, quality cuts of meat, vegetables, and even ice cream and gelato
Once tasted, you will have experienced one the finest examples of traditional Italian culinary artisanship
Cavedoni Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is entirely natural, dark in color and richly endowed with the flavorsome essences of Trebbiano and Lambrusco grapes, as well as the precious woods of the barrels in which they are aged
It has a balanced sweet and sour flavor; this extraordinary alchemy results from the slow maturing of the cooked must typical of the Castelvetro vines, which is then carefully mixed with just the right amount of natural wine vinegar
This balsamic vinegar is noted for its quality and intense, mature flavor
Its high density and brilliance give it the attributes of the best aged balsamic vinegars
Best enjoyed directly from the bottle
Produced from wine vinegar and grape must from Emilia Romagna
Aged in oak barrels
Minimum acidity 6%
250ml (8.45oz)
Enjoy by 2023
Made in Italy
OK, I still have my unopened bottle from the previous sale. I simply do not know what to do with this. Any ideas? For instance, I'd like to open my bottle and use it at Christmas. How can I "wow" my guests with this? Thanks.
Pay attention! It's gift week for the rest of the week so this sale ends at noon!
Don't delay!
popeang wrote:No APO mailing...what a crock. Can we please, please, please fix this today?
All wine.woot items ship via FedEx. FedEx doesn't ship to PO Boxes. APO = PO Box. Sorry.
Here are a few things I do with my older balsamic vinegar:
1. Drizzle on a white based pizza, esp good with a little goat cheese on top.
2. Mix with orange zest and add equal amounts of good olive oil and balsamic vinegar, about a tablespoon each (for two salads). Drizzle over a mixed greens salad with orange segments, olives, dried cranberries and whatever else you want to add to your salad. A handful of greens and one orange serves two nicely.
3. To tiramisu, add a drizzle right before you serve it. I like a layer of nutella in the middle and on the bottom. Heck, a little nutella anywhere you want is wonderful and works well with the balsamic.
ThunderThighs wrote:All wine.woot items ship via FedEx. FedEx doesn't ship to PO Boxes. APO = PO Box. Sorry.
Does this have to be sold via Wine.Woot?
jchasma wrote:Though, I am a HUGE fan, Rue La La has this for $45.90 a bottle currently, due to free shipping through Christmas. Also, it looks like you can buy up to 10.
To follow-up, this stuff is fantastic. I actually use it on pork chops pretty often. It is the perfect balance between sweet and acidic.
Still have a couple bottles in the cabinet. However I ordered three more to keep my stock up and allow me to gift one or possibly two if I'm feeling generous.


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One goal was all the offense needed on Friday night at RIT earned a 1-0 victory against the Canisius College hockey team on Senior Night at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. The loss drops the Griffs to 12-18-3 on the season and 11-12-3 in Atlantic Hockey play, while the Tigers improve to 10-18-5 and 9-14-3 against league foes.
"RIT played very well defensively and we couldn't get one past them tonight," said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. "They kept us to the outside more than we would have liked. We had a lengthy 5-on-3 power play in the second and we need to find a way to score there. We need to get more traffic at the net and find a way to get more shots to be successful."
Senior Tony Capobianco played strong for the Griffs in the defeat, recording 29 saves on 30 shots. The senior is now just 17 saves shy of the program's all-time record entering the regular-season finale on Saturday.
Canisius had a number of chances to grab the lead in the contest during the first two periods but couldn't capitalize. Senior Kyle Gibbons just missed on a 2-1 break, sending his shot wide with five minutes remaining in the first period. The Griffs also had 1:24 of 5-on-3 early in the second but couldn't convert, while junior Tyler Wiseman's shot in the closing seconds of the second frame deflected past the RIT netminder but hit the post to keep the game scoreless through 40 minutes.
The Tigers took advantage in the third frame, scoring just 2:19 into the stanza. Danny Smith joined a rush for RIT and just got a piece of a one-timer, which fluttered into net for the game's only goal. Canisius was unable to find the equalizer in the final 17-plus minutes as the Tigers hung on for the 1-0 victory.
RIT finished the game with a slight advantage in shots, 30-27. The Griffs were scoreless in four power-play chances, while the Tigers went 0-for-1 with the extra-man advantage.
Mike Rotolo stopped all 27 shots he saw to earn the shutout victory for the Tigers.
The same two schools wrap up the regular season tomorrow night in Rochester. Game time is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
Game Notes: The Griffs are now locked into the seven seed for the Atlantic Hockey Tournament, which begins next weekend … Canisius won the 2013 Atlantic Hockey Championship last season with the seven seed … Capobianco now has 2,812 saves during his career, just 17 shy of the school record held by Dan Morrison (2,829 saves) … The Griffs have not won a game this season when failing to score three goals (now 0-16-2) … The game marked the final regular-season contest for the Griffs at the Buffalo State Sports Arena … Canisius honored its seven seniors – Capobianco, Gibbons, Ryan Bohrer, Ben Danford, Taylor Law, Duncan McKellar and Patrick Sullivan – prior to Friday's game for playing in their final home regular-season contest … The loss ended a four-game winning streak for Canisius in the series.


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Everything I read says to stay conservative with cam selection with vortec heads. In a 400 sbc RPM intake, 9.5-10.0 comp XE274, 750 carb You are well over 425 HP and 500 FPTQ.
And it doesn't need a ton of service and is dependable. In a 3000 to 3500 lb. car or truck the thing will scream.
Stay conservative with stall speed and rear gear selection.
Good luck
|I was looking at "How to Build Big Inch Small Blocks" and they built a 406 sbc with vortec heads and a lunati cam. The specs were 9.5 comp. ratio, air gap rpm intake, holley 750, 230/230 @ 50 and .455/.455 lift. cam and nothing else fancy. The engine made 427hp @5100 and 525 ft lbs @3700 rpm. This cam might not sound like you want it though. I have been doing alot of research also because I'm about to have a 406 built with AFR heads and the xe284.
What about the XE284? Crane be a better choice? What about the VooDOo series cams? Also Ive been looking at the CHP's 406 "The Impersonator" buildup and it uses a Lunati Bracket Master II cam 00010....Says
"They provide excellent power over a broad power band and give that lopey idle so many people like. Hydraulic; Lopey idle. Strong mid range torque and horsepower. Stall converter, headers, increased compression ratio and gearing needed."
Advertised Duration IN/EX: 292/292
Duration @.050 IN/EX: 230/230
Gross Valve Lift IN/EX: .480"/.480"
Lobe Sep Angle / Intake Ctr Line: 109/107
Valve Lash IN/EX: Hyd/Hyd
RPM Range: 2000-6000
Would this cam be a better choice?
BTW - that engine with stock vortec heads and that cam made470FTLBS@2300RPM - If i was to build to that engine closly, can I expect similar power at 4300 feet? In other words, what effect does altitude have on power?...how much loss?
i was leaning toward this one too... the XE274 is a nice cam, but in a 355 or 383 it sounds really nice. in a 400, it is rather mellow... the bigger the air pump the more air it will take. the crane 284 would probably be a better choice... the XE274 would probably be better suited in a 383.
The cam won`t have the same lope it has in a 350, 400`s swallow bigger cams somewhat. we were running a 234 244 duration cam in a 400 and it just had a noticeable lope. In some cases this acts as a advantage, if you get a race and don`t have to open the hood let the smoother idle work to your advantage, the old "hey it`s just a 350 with a little cam" works pretty good.
With Vortec heads it`ll have blow the tires off out of the hole power, but I`ve also seen first hand what one will do with 200cc runner heads and it was incredible, it came out of the hole like someone kicked it square in the a** and screamed throughout the rpm band, but then again, we used to take 1st place in the mud races often with a 400 that had a old set of ported camel hump heads, 400`s hump period with just minor mods. If you run vortecs, make sure you do everything you can to keep it cool, run vortecs hot one time and that`s it. And I`m sure you`ve already been reminded of the next 2 things but it needs repeating, if your running the stock 5.565 rods don`t get rev happy or they`ll come unglued, and make sure you have the steam holes drilled in the heads.
The XE274 and vortecs heads will be fine for a daily driver in a 400. The truck in my avatar was my daily driver with a 406, Crane 284 Energizer cam, S/R Torquer heads, 670 Avenger, Performer RPM intake and a 2200 stall. Gas mileage was around 10 with 3.08's and 31" tires. It had a little more lope than the 268 cam that in the 350 when I first got the truck. Now that the truck has been more modified due to the need for horsepower along with 35's, it does not get driven that much on the street due to having to run a mix of pump gas and racing fuel. If you plan on hopping up in the future like most of us do, you might look at a set of 200cc heads. The 400's will easily take this size of runner without losing much torque.
As for the gears, I had both 3.42's with a t350 in a stock 81 Camaro Z with a 255/60 rear and 3.73 with a t-10 in a mildly-modified 78 Camaro Z with a 255/60 rear. Even though it has been ages ago, both were daily drivers while in Colorado making trips to the homeplace in Kansas. Gas mileage was very similar in both taking right at 2 tanks to get from Colorado Springs to Seneca (8 hr trip). Even though you are not planning on making many freeway miles, I would still go with the 3.42's. If you have a 350, I'd go with the 3.73's. The added torque of the 400 will make up the difference in the gearsets while keeping the revs lower just in case you go on the highway to help the 400 live longer.
Is 2500 or so stall with 3.73s liveable for daily driving? (to school and back...just a small radias around house) not very much freeway drving.
Also I would love to get 3.55 gears, but my axe is 10 bolt 8.5, and the only ratios that are availible it seems are 3.42s or jump up 3.70s(for the range i want) I cant find 3.50 or 3.55 for a 10bolt 8.5???
The vortec heads along with the XE274H on a 400 should be a great combo. The 3.73 gears will be a good choice if you are going to be driving primarily in the city. If you are going to be doing any highway driving, I would recommend 3.55's. This motor would make so much torque, that there would probably not be a huge difference between the two gear ratios as far as overall 1/4 mile times go. Here are a couple of articles to look at and compare yours to. Keep in mind that you will have to get the modified Vortec heads to run the XE274H cam. Scoggin Dickey offers nice Modified Vortec combos.
Modified Vortec heads:
383, but it still gives you an idea what a 406 would do
|Carl 66
I have the 274 in my 355 w/vortec heads 10.3 cp. the thing screams and sounds nasty.
I think you are on the right track. I think the xe274 would be a great choice. To me the cam in the impala sounds a little bigger than the xe274 but if it is it should be a little more choppy in a small block, and still make excellet power. I would probably go 3.73 on the gears but it depends on tire size. As far as carb, if you can get a q-jet that is right go with it, if not go with a holley 750 or street avenger 670, but you either way you will be happier with vacuum secondaries.
I debated on the xe274 for my 383 but I am making 11.0:1 so I went with the 286h magnum. It sounds about like the impala clip.
XE274H cam sound like? Heads Choice? Help me decide on combo for chevy 400
Im having trouble choosing my cam...and heads. The engine is a chevy 400 which will be rebuilt - 9.5CR, 1 5/8 headers. The car (72 nova) will be driven everyday with some weekend track duty, with a TH350 trans with around 2500 stall and either 3.42 or probally 3.73 rear gear (is this overkill for daily driver?)
For top end it has to be either - ported 202 heads with weiand 8004 intake and qjet. Or vortec heads with air gap and 750 holley ???
For cam, its looking like I would like comps XE274H(from what Ive seen, this cam gives great power) Any other cam suggestions? Would this cam work good with the combos above? Is XE274 overkill for daily driver?
I would really love the car to sound like this - http://www.antechlabs.com/K0GFM/65Impala1.wmv That is a XE274H in a big block...with the xe274h in a small block 400, would it rumpity the same? or more?
Desktop dyno puts both combos with the XE274H at around 400HP@5000RPM and 430FTLBS@2000RPM with peak torque 455FTLBS@3500RPM -- My goal/ Id love to put 300 HP and ft lbs to the rear wheels...does this combo come even close? Considering Im at 4300 ft elevation? Do the DD numbers put me in that range?
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The call came while Bonnie Perez was working the grill at her job on Hill Air Force Base. When the Clinton woman picked up the phone, a man on the other end threatened to send her to jail.
"He told me that I needed to pay basically $900," Perez said of the man, who also claimed to have a federal arrest warrant for her.
But Perez didn't have any outstanding bad checks. She didn't owe any money. And when she called the Davis County Sheriff's Office she discovered there were no warrants for her arrest.
Authorities say Perez was targeted as part of a new scam in which someone police still don't know who calls victims and claims they wrote a bad check. The bad check resulted in an arrest warrant, the story goes, and the scammers then demand money to resolve the issue.
The calls have come from out-of-state numbers and have targeted people who may have written a bad check in the past, said Davis County Sheriff's spokeswoman Susan Poulsen.
Poulsen went on to say that deputies are aware of three separate times the scam has occurred in their jurisdiction. The first incident happened in September, Perez was contacted in December, and the most recent report came in earlier this month. According to Poulsen, investigators have no idea how the scammers are accessing victims' information.
But however they got her number, Perez said the call left her frantic.
"I freaked out," she recalled. "I started stressing out and crying."
Perez said that in 2005 a fire destroyed her home and left her with nothing. She ended up borrowing from check loan companies, so her initial thought was that something she overlooked had finally caught up with her. Fearing that officers were on their way to pick her up, she quickly contacted family and asked to borrow the money.
Perez's aunt eventually stepped in, contacting authorities again and helping the family determine that the call was a scam. Perez said it just barely saved her from throwing away money she doesn't have.
According to Poulsen, investigators later took the phone number Perez had saved as well as numbers from other victims and played along, calling back and claiming to be sending the money. But just before completing the transaction, the investigators revealed themselves as cops. The scammers hedged then finally hung up, Poulsen explained.
Poulsen said none of the three known victims fell for the scam, but authorities fear that others have been or will be targeted and will pay out of fear before contacting police.
She also stressed that real authorities don't call people out of the blue and threaten to arrest them for a bad check. Instead, debt collection issues must work their way through the courts and all warrants are handled in person. Poulsen added that people should not wire money to strangers.
Poulsen encouraged potential victims to always check with their financial institution to see if there are any actual debt collection cases against them. She also said victims or people with concerns can contact the Utah Division of Consumer Protection or the Federal Trade Commission.
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Davis County authorities say someone is calling people and threatening to send them to jail for writing bad checks. Anyone with information is urged to call the Davis County Sheriff's Office at 801-451-4100.


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I just finished rebuilding the engine and have primed the oil system, but am not getting any oil to the #6 exhaust rocker arm (rear most rocker arm on right side-pax side. I have taken the lower intake manifold off and checked everything to include changing the lifter with another one - they are all new. The lifters were soaked in oil before being installed . I have an oil gage installed and show 40 psi. I have also been rotating the engine over while priming . I have removed the intake manifold again and taken the lifter out, Checked the oil holes on each side of the lifter and into the ditributor hole, All clear, Any help is appreciated
the engine needs to run usually to finally bleed all the air out of the lifters..usually i install lifters without presoaking them.. but i do use assembly lube on the foot.. roller lifters probably do need the roller end soaked.. but most of it will probably drip out.. that engine should be equipped with hydraulic roller lifters.. and a roller camshaft.. is it??? since thats a VORTEC motor.. if it still is.. do you know that the distributer has to be installed correctly... and afterwords.. it has to have the crank / cam sensor offset checked with an advanced scan tool .. then adjusted as close to ZERO offset as possible.. generic scan tools usually don't have this ability..
Appreciate your help! So if I have checked everything as I stated earlier and getting good oil pressure and oil to all the other lifters/rockers then I should be okay to run it for a short while then take off the valve covers and check to make sure that rocker is getting oil?Yes they are new hydraulic roller lifters and original camshaft.Appreciate your help on the distributor - I will check that it is installed correctly and check the sensor. Thanks again!!
instructions on setting the vortec distributer...put some lube into the rocker arm pivots.. and the valve tip.. you should be able to seal these engines and get them to start.. page 2.you can see the 8 in this image.. the 6 is unmarked on this image.. but its at the other arrow shaped thing at almost 3 o clock in this image..
Again thanks - appreciate your providing so much info.I'm on the road right now and not be home till mid next week. As soon as I get home and have a chance to get all back together and run engine - I will post my results back here.
I finished putting the engine back together - primed oil system - started right up and no problems. Got about 500 miles on it and no problems. Appreciate your help


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I saw this the other day, made me laugh. I love stuff like this...need moar movie theories.
Neither Yoda or any members of the ET species have ever been shown together in a senate scene during any Star Wars movie.
But they're all in Tommy Westphall's head, anyway.
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I joined this side back then because of (insert name here)... he made the videos fun,informative and interessting to watch. It didnt matter how bad the game was, it was always a blast.
After "insert name" left, it still was fun to watch the videos of you guys but now, its really getting sensless. There is no fun in the videos anymore what so ever. So many cuts, it feels like your trying to be more serious. There are plenty of serious review sites and magazines out there, your site did stick out of because the things i mentiond above.
You can be informative and fun to watch, you guys did already prove that. So, maybe you guys read this and will think about it atleast.
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For those who may remember last week or so my post about my awesome Toy Runs, today continues the trend!
I hit the Kaybee I got the 2 McQuarrie Boba Fett and 1 Star Killer Hero today and found 4 McQuarrie Darth Vaders(!) and a UGH McQuarrie Stormtrooper!
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ME: I actually had a "!" moment today when I was talking about my layout - I said I was trying to work the "kinks" out of it when I realized the racial implications of that, in terms of how black woman's hair is policed. It's in so much of our language that it's impossible to completely root it out, but we've gotta try, esp. when we are called on it.Kinky" is not a word that's commonly recognized as a problematic and somewhat moralizing descriptor - no white followers on my Twitter recognized it as an issue, and many didn't realize the racial connotation. And it's used to describe problems on a regular basis. I'm not saying that kink is necessarily a racist word to use in description of other problems, but I think it definitely could be. Natural, kinky black hair is beautiful, but it's problematized:
CatieCat [of Shakesville]: I grew up using the word "kink" as in having a pain or stiffness in the neck, a kink in my neck. This was what I learned as a kid in the UK, without any association with black people's hair at all...
Me: There are a LOT of different connotations to that word though - beyond hair and stiffness, I can also think of kinks with relation to cords/wires and of course to sexual kinks. It makes me wonder which was called which first - is kink a way to devalue black women's hair, or does the connotation of black women as problematic lend it to description of these other nouns?
CatieCat: [I]t's not needed so much that I'd use it if there's risk of it bothering someone. Nice thing about English: there are always other ways to say things. :)
"Good hair" is considered relatively kink free, and relatively straight whereas "bad hair" refers to kinky "unmanageable" hair.Natural black hair is often seen as non-professional:
The pressure that black women feel to go to extreme lengths to obscure the nature of their hair from the cradle to the grave is not the same as a white woman deciding to get highlights to look smart for her professional job. It would be the same if kinky hair was coveted and white families vigilantly watched as a baby's hair grew in, hoping that the little might have "good" nappy hair... It would be the same if an editor at Glamour magazine caught heat for telling a group of female attorneys that "ethnic" styles like bobs and ponytails are "political" and inappropriate in the workplace. It would be the same if a white woman could be fired for simply wearing her hair down. It would be the same if long, straight hair were considered unfeminine. It would be the same if, to stress her dangerous radicalness, Cindy McCain was featured on the cover of The New Yorker wearing her hair long, blonde and straight.To me, it seems that that same problematization would extend to the very word kink, just as the neutral descriptive word fat has been made into a slur. All of the synonyms for kink listed in my comment above are also things that are problematized by our culture: tangles in wires, bodily stiffness, non-standard sex. (I'm not saying that non-vanilla sex is bad - it's awesome - but it's definitely also a way to shame sexual women and men in our culture). As with black hair, it's a problem to be straightened out, made right - made white.
Kinky doesn't just mean curly in this case. It means problematic. Was this descriptive word for black hair twisted into something problematic? Or was a word used to describe problems applied to black hair to moralize and shame?
And I don't think that it's "just how it is" - just a word used to describe tangles without any kind of racial connotations. Yes, black hair is curly and can be tangled, but white people have curly and tangled hair too - I wrestle with tangles in my hair on a daily basis, despite it being very straight (a feature I'm often told that I'm lucky to have). Sometimes non-black hair is described as kinky, but it's usually understood as descriptive of black hair - a Google image search for "kinky hair" returns mostly black women (and, um, one picture of Thomas Jefferson?)*
As a white woman, I don't think that I get to decide what is and isn't racist. But it is my responsibility as an anti-racist ally to police my own language for the racism, sexism, cissexism, homophobia, and ableism that the dominant culture has thoroughly ground into it. For me, I'm erring on the side of caution with this word. Kinky as descriptive of a problem - a tangle, a stoppage, a stiffness - is something that feels like linguistic privilege to me.
What do you think? Can you think of any other words like this - little words, little adjectives with race/gender/ableism connotations that are used as a problematic descriptor in other contexts - and are not recognized as such? Do you have any knowledge to share on the history of the word "kink" and its usage?
*I should note that Echo Virgil-Kelly on Twitter argues that "kinky" is less offensive than "nappy" to describe black hair.


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When I first moved to Tampa, 32 years ago, the drive south along Interstate 75 across the Florida state line was largely through orange groves, farmland, and endless swaths of oak and palmetto. Interchanges were relatively empty except for the occasional gas station and fast-food stop.
Today, a drive down I-75 is a jumble of commercial development at most off-ramps. Car-oriented services are on all sides, with acres of single-family residential developments nearby, many marketed with the words "Cypress," "Lagoon," and, of course, "Palmetto." Leisure and the good life have been the selling points. Lately, however, I've noticed a new message: The good life is starting to go green. There was a time when a subtropical location was enough for most buyers; now words about energy efficiency and sustainable design are slipping in. The more aggressive developers are even pursuing LEED certification. Admirable as that seems, I have to wonder about the claims in the absence of any truly comprehensive cost-benefit analysis.
In theory, at least, what happens between a roof and four walls can be designed to consume no energy. Yet, if you have to take a ride in a car to go to work, eat at a restaurant, or even pick up a quart of milk, how does that support a low-carbon or carbon-neutral lifestyle?
Related to this is the question of land use. Our nation's older settlements were sited near productive agricultural economies. New Jersey, Georgia, and, yes, central Florida come to mind. That's changed. In statistics compiled by the National Resources Inventory between 2002 and 2007, just over 4 million acres of agricultural land were developed. So nowadays, those fresh raspberries in your local grocery store were probably flown in from across the country or even from another country. The problem with all of this isn't growth; it's a failure of holistic thinking.
But those whose work is in residential design are uniquely positioned to make a positive difference. After all, our homes are where our values as a society are shaped and where our sustainable ethics take root. True sustainability is more than energy-efficient add-ons or the checking of boxes. True sustainability must factor in land use and transportation as well as health, productivity, safety, resilience, and, yes, energy. If we can do this, we'll be leaders not only in providing quality shelter, we'll also be transforming this nation's cultural lifestyle.
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I've known a few cops as well. Most of them are average joes....just a job. If You asked them about somthing you saw going on in town the other day you may get " I dunno it wasnt my shift" Its just a job. People also have to put themselves in their shoes. Peoples excuses, accident carnage, drunken a-wipes, lowlifes of all types, wife beaters and dealing with victims of crimes daily? You can have that job.....I wouldn't want it. If your the guy who makes his job easier by showing a little respect.....imagine how far that goes.
I like to treat those in a way I wish to be treated myself.
cops are just people in disguise...........
For years I rode with the Sheriffs dept as an Auxiliary Deputy Sheriff in Elyria Ohio....some cops are just dicks to say the least....some are just doing a job and others are regular guys for the most part...the regular guy out number the dicks and the just a job guys. The attitude some cops have is a problem...file a complaint if your wronged they will pay for their arrogance and attitude. There are citizens and A-holes and the cops with the attitude treat everybody like an A-hole.
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How did you do that??????
I have had my fair share of "nice cops" and my fair share of "dick cops"....
I have been pulled over for speeding 3 times in the last 10 years. Once I was let off with a warning, once I got a fix-it for a cracked windshield, and once I got a fix it for not having my license (it had been stolen). Attitude towrads the cop helps, Yes Sirs, No Sirs, Stay in the car. I also think you car plays a part, ( me I tend to drive 4 door grocery getters! now).
There was however a time in my life where I was frequently "hassled" by cops. I was in a band called "SLAVE PIG" and our "logo" was a dead pig. and I had it spray painted all over my car. Boy the cops loved that!! While I was driving that car I was pulled over at least 7 times and just hassled, never tickted. I alwasy had to "explain" the name. I had to sit in the back of the cruiser while they ran my name. Yeah I looked a "guy" they were looking for. I got pulled over during the "month" my reg expired, cause the cop wanted to see what "day" it expired.. also during this time I had a Mohawlk or a shaved head... Yeah I had a bad attitude after it started happening alot. Yeah I was argumentative, because I was always being pulled over for BS reasons... I was almost alwasy searched, the car was searched, frequently accused of being a criminal. All because I was a musician.
Yeah I stood out, doesnt mean I was a criminal... Yeah I had had bad attitude, because of them!
So I cant say I "like" cops. I have a bad feeling based on my experiences, and while all of the last ones have been good, I think when it comes down to it, it depends on the cop. Will I get a cop "just doing his job" or will I get a cop with a beef against guys in Black hondas? never know...
ha ha, yeah right Rcastle, you started bawling and the cop said "oh geez, I can't stand seeing a grown man cry, just get going and keep your foot out of it from now on."
|i have had VERY good luck with the police. i was pulled over going 115 on my moms intrepid and got a warning, at least 125 on my contour svt (expired registrations too) and got a 5 over, and the worst was speeding through the train tracks to pass the train, with no seat belt or my drivers license, he gave me a seat belt ticket. its because of all this that i never complain about cops
I think you were the victim of "headlight profiling".
oh yea
I have found now that i am a little older and wiser my traffic stops have become almost enjoyable......L.O.L.
Got stopped a few years back for running a red in the city. I was following a guy to his house and he went thru the yellow and as a reaction i went thru also. There was a cop right on the intersection, as i was passing thru i looked up and he was all ready behind me and lit me up.... When he walked up to the window i called him sir and told him exactly what i did wrong. He was very polite to me. I had moved and my address did not match my license. I thought i had a change of address card and i looked in my wallet for it. He noticed my carry permit and stepped back and asked if i had a weapon with me. I informed him i did not and totally understand that is the first thing to tell the cop if you get pulled over... I could not believe it when he returned and said have a nice day be careful next time!!!!! no ticket!!!!
So like you said being respectful really Carry's some weight. I figured he was so glad i wasn't a crack head or a drunk that he would help me out.......
I'd a told that cop where to get off the bus at. They have no right pulling over a private citizen for something as stupid as a headlight out. They are just targeting you. Hell do they think you are that dumb to know not know your headlight is out. "You can't see as well for Chris' sakes. Jeuzus let our tax dollars go to something like his wages so he can think he's some kind of idotic car mechanics. Hell they pay the guys at Quick Lube 1/2 of what he makes and they will replace the damn light for you. Who the hell he think he is? Go catch some real criminals and leave us honest hard working guys alone!!!! Man that PO's me!!
Just kiddin RCastle. I would have been the same way. Politeness definately goes far in thoose situations. And you did handle it right to not give him an excuse for anything. The hands on the wheel and reaching with one hand. More people shoud make an officers job easier. Gotta run. Off to work now.
|I got that drilled into me at an early age. My Uncle is a retired Sergent on LMPD. Always told me,be polite,keep all your ducks in a row,oh yeah,and do not ever mention my name. Saying you know a cop is not a good start. He helped me out on a few things AFTER the ticket was issued,not as far as getting me off,just in getting it squared away in a quick manner. Always paid my tickets,never asked for any special favors. If I am guilty,then I accept it.I have learned alot over the years about having a car that is capable and attention getting just by starting it up.Plus,I like my insurance rates as low as possible. Another thing to think about,if you drive a company vehicle,your driving records reflect on companies insurance policy even if you are ticketed in your own vehicle on your own time.Insurance companies are looking for ways to make money by jacking up premiums all the time.If I would have got a ticket tonight,I signed a piece of paper when I started my job,that states if I get a ticket,it must be reported within 48 hours. It does not matter if you are convicted or not.
That is about the best advice, be polite. Being a cop is a tough job. There are two types of stops, felony and unknown risk. There are no routine stops. Stopping a car can be a stressful thing. You never know when it is a meth freak getting ready to snap or some guy on the run from the law.
Granted there can be ******* cops too. Often times it is younger rookies. But if you are polite you are less likely to get a ticket. Officers have alot of discretion on the giving of tickets. At least to a point. DWI is beyond that point and we love taking drunks in. But back to my point we don't want to be *******s, at least most of us, so a little respect will help us all get along better.
Got Pulled Over Tonight
The first time in about 8 years I have been pulled over. Was not speeding,saw the cop,check my tach,yep,legal speed.Damn,my car is awful loud with the Flowmasters,hope he is not onto that.
He comes to my window,I have my hands where he can see them,after all,we do not want any excuses right?
"Good evening",nice polite cop
"Can I see your liscense,registration,and proof of insurance?"
I tell him sure,pull out my wallet with one hand still on the wheel in plain sight,Flip it open like a Dragnet Badge holder,ask him to shine the light at my glove box while I get my paperwork and ins. card.
"Sure can" he says
I get my packet of information out and hand it to him,still waiting for why I was pulled over."You have a headlight out,is why I stopped you"
DOH,I know,I reply,tell him that I have the replacement in the bag in my passenger side floorboard.The light was out when I left work lastnight,and I stopped and got one,just did not have the time to throw it in yet,going tomorrow to the garage and throwing it in.
"Stay right there Mr. Castle,I need to run this thru"
You got me by the balls,I am going nowhere.
He came back a few moments later,gave me everything back,told me to get it put in as soon as I can and have a good evening.
No Citation,No warning ticket,No court.
See Guys,A little respect for the men and women patrolling the streets is all you need.It does go a long way.Keep your hands where they can see them,do not get fidgety,that gives em reason to speculate,then they keep their hand on their gun. Talk polietley.Even if you KNOW you did nothing wrong.Getting mad will just get you a ticket,or worse a night at the Crossbar Hotel.Keep all your info in a neat orginized stack,or band them togather,I keep mine in an envelope.Ask them to shine their MagLight in while you open your glove box.That way they can see and so can you.Tell them if you have a concealled carry permit and inform them if you are packing heat.If they get you out for some reason,and you are carrying,they will find the gun BEFORE they find your permit. If you do not have the gun on you,but it is in your glovebox,give them your permit,when you give them your license,because you are getting into the glove box,and they will see your hand gun.
Just a few tips to help a bad situation turn out better for you if it happens.Keep your nose clean and you should be ok.
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Is there a way i can MAKE a vocie amp becuz i dont have alot of money 15 and all so can someone help man Please:lol
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Is there a way i can MAKE a vocie amp becuz i dont have alot of money 15 and all so can someone help man Please:lol
I have a voice amp sorted now, but when I was in your position (thinking about how to do it all on a shoestring ;) ) I thought about what I could adapt. I figured that actually physically making an amp set up would be a) beyond my meagre skills, and b) as, if not more, expensive as buying a radioshack/yoga amp.
My best idea (never carried out) came from my daughter. She has a fisher price cassette player with a mic, so she can sing along to her tapes. She started talking through it one day and said it sounded like Boba (she's 4 and has watched ESB more times than I care to work out!) I believe her exact words were, "listen daddy, I sound like your Bobo Fat" (her name for Boba.
I tried it and it's not hugely loud, but it's ok and it's a start.
Try scanning ebay for cheap kids toys that have mics and amps.
Just a thought.
Hope this helps.
Well, What kind of electronics do you have lying around? I would check out radio shack for a cheap one. I bought mine on ebay for $50 and when i got it the price tag was still on it from radio shack and it was only $12.00:angry:angry
Tell me what i need becuz my dad is a Computer engeener and his friend can get him the parts
I was wodering if anyone has the stamatics on making a voice amp becuz if i have the stamatics i can build it. for those who dont know what stamatics is its a picture of where the wires and microchips go.:lol
It may be a question of "semantics", but I've never heard of "stamatics". Maybe you mean "schematics"?
Ya sry i was trying to fast but do u have them
N, I dnt, sry. Mb u cn fnd thm w a srch? Smbdy mb pstd smthng smlr 2 wt u wnt. Jst lk thru th pst psts hr, nd mb u wl fnd smthng.
I was thinking too. If your pop knows all these dudes, they must know how to build some monster voice amp. Why not just show them the space in the helmet and tell them what you want?
I if know anyone tell me iight
There still is radio shack ones around. I found 5 of them within a 20 mi radius. And they were $20. If you want one of those just call around radio shacks. thats what I did. there are a couple of guys that sell amp/mic systems on BSN for like $20-$30 but I dont know how well they sound.
so look call around radio shack and i can find them?
Yup. I dont want to get into a shipping detail or anything but I live in south Jersey and thats where I found a couple. If you need help Ill call around here...find one and PM you where I found it if you want? Then you can arange them to ship it to you?
IS there a website i can go or when i call RadioShack what do i ask him Do u have any Voice Amp?
The wbsite doesnt have them. I heard they discontinued them? But As I said I found a bunch. So just call around and ask for the voice/amp mic. It was like $19.99 . Most of them that I called knew what I was talkning about.
Part number 277-1008C
Amplifier/speaker It was like $11.00 here and runs on 9v battery. RS also sell a cheap $5.00 mic that you can bust open and use the pick up part of the mic. It comes in a bag, usualy hung on a display rack. This is the setup I use in my biker scout, stormtrooper and fett helmets. Easy to mount in the helmet or seperate. For the money.....what can I say, acept........Can you here me now?


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What thickness of sintra is best for a buy'ce and beskar'gam? :fettchest
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Well.. for the Helmet I used 1mm Sintra (You double this by using x1 the inner surface template x1 outer surface template) and the best for Armour is probably 3mm
Hope that helps? ;)
Ori'jate! Ori'vor'e vod!
Yeah, I was thinking the thicker the better for dents, scratches, and whatnot...
If your concerned about the thickness (at the edges) to give the arour the appearance of being thicker. Use 3mm as the armour plate then trace around your 'breast' plate *example* then create a 6mm border cut and glue to the underside of first plate. Then bit of sanding to round the edges a little - hey presto thinner/easier armour to mould and but thicker at the edges for realism? ;)


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|March 18th, 2012, 08:01 PM
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new trailer but adding some custom touches.
i recently got a new snowmbile/utility trailer. its a thunder, all aluminum, 17ft, single axle, drive on/off, snowmobile trailer. it has a 6ft interior height, its 7ft wide, 12ft box, with a 5 ft v-nose. its a pewter color and matches my wrangler pretty close. its about 1500 lbs empty, with a 3500 lbs gvw. mostly it will be my garage when im camping up north in the summer. i will camp in it once or twice a year, when i camp away from my normal campground. it will also haul my 2 sleds in the winter when some snow actually falls.
i found 2 sleds is a very tight fit in a 17ft trailer. i expected to have more room than this.
next time i load them i will try loading them backwards, i think it will offer me more room.
it getting an el cheapo chip board floor that i can ruin with the sleds.
its cheap and easy to replace when needed. this will be removed for summer.
its getting wood to cover the ramp doors to protect them, it will be removed for summer.
its getting insulated to hold in heat in winter, and keep out heat in the summer
its getting walls put up over the insulation to warm and brighten its appearance.
its getting wiring for more/better interior lighting.
its getting as flip up bar/counter for the front. it has to be able to flip down when space is needed.
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|March 19th, 2012, 03:05 PM
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it should be enough to heat it, and it uses no electricity.
i have an air bed and an accordian style fold up bed frame.
its going back to the dealer to have a tinted side window added.
at the same time the roof vent is being swapped out for a 3 spd. fantastic fan.
hoping to sleep in it next snowmobile season, and not pay for hotels.
i have a nice piece of birtch, 1.25 thick 6ft long and 32 inches deep.
im making at least one, possibly 2 flip up flip down bar/counters.
should be real nice when im done. gonna take alot of time though.
we have our huge travel trailer to camp in.
this is way more mobile, and can be towed by the rubicon.
|March 19th, 2012, 07:16 PM
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the walls are now filled with 1" closed cell foam, top to bottom.
the roof will get 1.5" closed cell foam, floors get 2" closed cell foam.
that puts the walls at r5, roof at r7.5, floor at r10. i filled the joists to the top.
wish i could have gotten 2" all around, that would really keep out the drafts.
it sure made the trailer a ton quieter. roof and floor insulation go on this weekend.
i ran wiring for 5 lights, and the fantastic fan down thew right side roof of the trailer to the front.
i left 6" of pos and neg wire at the center of the roof for each light/fan.
they will be powered off a stand alone 12v system.
there is one light in it now, its powered off my running lights.
i left it seperate so i would have a light if my batteries died, and i was hooked to the tow rig.
got a ton of work left to do!
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|March 22nd, 2012, 04:55 PM
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picked up enough 1.5" foam for the ceiling yesterday.
roof will be finished in 1/4 inch birch hardwood plywood i think.
i cant find anything i like better in my price range.
looks to be about 24$ per sheet of 4x8.
i was gonna get more frp for the ceiling, but i want something stiffer.
im afraid the frp will sag between the bolts holding it on.
it costs more than the birch plywood anyway.
the plywood will match my flip down birch bar/countertop.
another weekend killed this week.
it should look killer once my custom trim comes in.
|March 22nd, 2012, 08:16 PM
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Hey Joe,
I did the same thing to my trailer many years ago, I have a tandem axle 21ft V-nose aluminum construction. With aluminum trailers it will shrink in the cold weather. Its amazing how much it will shrink. I trimmed my inside with luan and cut luan strips for the trimming. In between the wall studs there would be about a 3/16 gap from the wall during the winter and in the summer it was flush against the wood. Just some thoughts. Great job on what you have done so far.
Also run the sled in from the front when loading a ton more room. I can get 3 long tracks in mine that way.
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|March 24th, 2012, 04:20 PM
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im noticing the shrinkage(lol). i had one wall that was a little loose when it was cold. now its fairly tight. i got a friend that works in a cabinet shop. he is doing custom trim for the seams. crown molding at the top, quarter round at the bottom. top to bottom gaps are good. im gonna have to trim where the pieces but up against each other. should be easy tough. everything is screwed on, no sealants. so i can take it down for service or repairs.
i finished all the wiring today. ran a seperate harness for the fantastic fan. ran the 4 speaker wires for the stereo system. still gotta figure out an antenna for the stereo? i was debating on installing a 12v tv/dvd combo, but i dont think im gonna. tomorrow i finish insulating the roof.
i was thinking front loading would offer more room. next season ill try it out.
it was real tight loading from the rear. glad all my sleds are 121's
i wanted a small trailer so i could tow it with my rubicon, not my superduty.
|March 24th, 2012, 09:00 PM
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Check this out for an antenna. It retracts up and down manually. I'm going this route on my Shasta
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|March 24th, 2012, 09:25 PM
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|April 1st, 2012, 07:43 PM
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took most of a day to fix our screw up. thx so much for the advice! it was very helpful!
today i pulled down all the walls, and trimmed a 1/4 to 1/2 inch off everything. my walls were starting to crack around some of the bolt holes. one screw actually pulled out of the wall. we tried to fit it kinda tight for less trim work and a more professional look. BAD IDEA!
after we trimmed and fit all the frp walls, we left the screws that hold the walls up slightly loose. kinda like floating vinyl siding.
interior insulation and wiring is totally finished now.
i got a nice stereo system for it yesterday, this should really rock!
today i got all the wood for the ceiling, its looks real nice!
the ceiling is all cut to the final size. it was too cold to put the polyurethane on the ceiling, trim, and floor.
it will be put off till the weather is warmer, hopefully next weekend.
i have all the interior lights ready to go up once the ceiling is in place. all the lights i got are 2 lamp lights, with dual power switches.
i will have one lamp running an led bulb. the other bulb will be an incandescent bulb. i will run the led bulb when i want to save power.
i will run the incandescent when i want more natural light. i can run both when i need extra light.
all the interior wood except the floor and lower side walls will be birch.
i got a 5ft long 30 inch wide 1.5 inch thick counter top made of birch.
its getting cut into 2 flip up/down counter tops. they will end up being 14" wide, and 4ft long when im done.
my friend dale planed the wood down to 1.25" thick. so it has a fresh face top and bottom, and looks really nice.
this work could not be possible without his help! he is a wizard with wood.
he is also custom making all my trim wood at work. i got a great deal on all the frp from him.
the birch counter top he got me for free. all his labor is free other than the cost of beer and sailor jerry.
the only insulation work left to do is the floor, and it gets done from the underside.
the floor wood is exposed between the frame ralis.
it will be sealed with polyurethane then caulked to seal out moisture as much as possible.
after thats done i will put up 2" foam insulation.
it is a ton of work, but i think it will be nice when its done.
so far i got near $500 into doing everything so far.
still waiting on a final quote for the custom birch trim.
a birch cabinet will be added above the front bar/counter.
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|November 12th, 2012, 05:59 PM
welfare wheeler
its finally getting near done. i actually have electric in the trailer now, 12v and 110.
almost all the trim work is done. waiting on 2 custom pieces to finish up.
still gotta polyurethane the floors when everything else is done.
i think it turned out really nice! the birch trim looks great!
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RBF Dome NFP was formed in 2002 by a small group of local volunteers who believed that the Fuller Dome Home in Carbondale, Illinois was an extremely important historic artifact which should be preserved for the appreciation and education of future generations.
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G'day All,
My name's Mike and I'm from Adelaide, Australia
Thought I'd introduce myself, I've been a Star Wars costumer for many years and have trooped with the 501st amongst others.
I originally had an ESB Boba Fett costume that I had built up over 2 years but sadly no more so now I'm looking to make another one. Originally the plan was to make my costume for display only but I've been encouraged to make one that is wearable and start trooping again so here I am.
Lurking around this site for a few months now I decided to join in, this is the difinitive Boba Fett site, great job to all who contribute, hopefully I can too!
I am currently sourcing armour, have chest plates and helmet, and am making some of the soft goods myself at the moment.
cheers from Down Under