I posted a couple months ago about wanting to know a little bit about Peoria, Illinois because I had a decent possibility of moving back there. Well I lost round #1 but now round #2 has opened and it's all happening over again (same company, different position). This one looks good.

 

Good luck. I hope it works out for you. Is the engineering job market decent? I have been considering a job change myself.

Mike

 

I don't know about the market on a national level but I do know of an easy way to get great pay with a construction job where I live. Bechtel is on contract to build the Vitrification plant in Richland, WA and they still need around 300 engineers and can't find them. It's a 7 year construction project and will likely turn into an operations contract. Although 7 years is the plan, having lived here my entire life I know the job will last a long time. Nothing ever gets done around here. They are paying 90% of wage scale for engineering positions. Go to the web site http://www.waste2glass.com for an overview.

 

You might also check Lockheed Martin. They just won a multi billion dollar contract and they are looking for 3000 to 4000 people.

 

It's official. I'm coming in December. Peoria or bust!

 

SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!


YOU ARE SO RIDING WITH US.... lol....

...calm... calm......

this is gonna be bad *** ... just like to point out Spring Meet 2002!

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Congrats on the new job! You're only going to be a little over an hour from the Quad Cities. Hopefully you can make a cruise night or two up our way.

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Sounds fun to me! Just need a little time to finish off the car. Frankly, if I just ran open headers I could be cruising very soon. I could probably get away with that during a car show or event but not otherwise.

 

Peoria is bigtime gay town.. lots
of lesbo's etc..
but there is some fun bars that are open
real late there..

my half sister lives in peoria..

 

Well, that sure is helpful info.

I don't go to bars or party like that anyway so it's not an issue.

 

So when is your ETA in Peoria? After the new year? FYI......there will be MFBA events/meetings almost every month through out the winter months. Yeah.....I know most of us will have have our cars tucked away for the season but there are a lot of things the MFBA does. I know last year a bunch of people got together for some car shows/events at the McCormick Place.

Mike

 

My first day of work is the 3rd of December. I imagine I'll be pretty busy until after Christmas trying to find a place to live and moving my stuff in.

My car won't show up until spring when my folks come to visit. They'll bring it behind the motorhome for me. I'll try to get the rest of the parts I need to finish it in the mean time. When the car arrives, I'll buy a bunch of pizza for anyone who wants to help me put it all together. Shouldn't take but one weekend if I can get someone real good with a welder to do the exhaust and subframes.

 

hey i live in peoria.noting wrong with it except its boring.espically for a 17 year old.but we should all get together and go crusin.i am always in the quad cities.that is where i am from.i have gone to the car show at blackhawk college several times.i like that one.hopefully my car will be in it next year.granted its not the most powerful in the world but it is powerful with the 350 and it is a pretty rare design i have to it..with the hood, rims, body and everything else.i would like to get together with some of you guys sometime.and what is this spring 2002 metting your talking about.

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Yeah, hey, i talked to you before when you were going to move here. Give me a call, i think i gave you my number. I wanna see that beast. Maybe I will have some good fun competition around here once the motor goes in. No offense to anyone else from Peoria.

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My Pontiac's (my babies)
1972 Pontiac LeMans, 2 Door, red with tan top, 350 V-8, Edelbrock Perf. Intake, Rochester Carb, Turbo 350 trans with B&M shift kit, Dual Exhaust

1968 Pontiac GTO, Rust free body, White with Black Interior, Original 4-Speed Car, 400 V-8 engine, Hideaway Headlights, Positraction Rearend

 

Sorry, I forgot your contact info. My car is still in Washington. It won't come out until spring or summer. Sounds like you have a neat setup in your car. I know of some pretty mean cars in Peoria though. I think there's more competition then you know of.

 

It's obvious you've done a lot of work with your car. Going for the drag look is cool. I'm sure we'll get together some time.

 

well i just found out its a 327.which i had in mind of buying but thought and was told it was a 350.so we put a 350 balancer on and it keeps throwing belts.so its a 327 damnit.ohh well.still gets.thanks for the compliments.

 

How is the damper related to throwing belts? Both the 327 and 350 should use the same internally balanced damper. I'm not sure how you know it's a 327 from the damper.

 

i dont know what a damper is.but i had a 327 balancer on it..behind the lowest pulley on the engine..and it didnt do anything..and i have thrown 3 in the last 3 days.thats why i think that.

 

Yeah, my number is 685-0476 and I'm sure there are faster cars around, mainly in pekin, and like always, there will always be somebody faster than your car. But it's gonna be pretty quick for the street though. Mine should be together by March. Good luck with your job

 

Damper and balancer are different terms for the same thing. The purpose of it is to "dampen" vibrations from your engine. It smooths out the transfer or power from your crank to your transmission so you dont' feel individual jerk of each piston when they fire. If you didn't have a damper your engine would be very shaky and rattle the crap out of you while you drive. I like the term damper because that's what it really is... a damper. A lot of people call it a balancer but it has nothing to do with balancing of the engine. If you call it a damper you'll sound smarter then the average guy

Inside of the damper there is basically a huge rubber band. On each side of the rubber band there are two heavy rings. When a piston fires off it jerks the crankshaft. The inner ring is attached to the crankshaft and spins with the crank. The rubber band flexes because it has another ring connected to it. This helps dampen the shock of the piston firing and smooths out vibrations from your engine. In short, the damper (or balancer) is necessary for proper operation of your engine and has no bearing on your problem of throwing belts.

The most frequest cause of belt throwing is either misaligned pulleys or loose belts. Misaligned pulleys cause the belts to walk up and out of the belt groove. If your belts are too loose they will expand at high rpm and fly off the pulley. But be careful because if the belts are too tight you'll get excessive where on the bearings in your alternator, water pump, etc. and even risk breaking a shaft.

Use a yard stick to help you evaluate if the pulleys are aligned. Of course, it doesn't matter if the edges of the pulleys are aligned... just make sure that the grooves of the pulleys are aligned. If they are not then you'll have to change the spacing of the pulleys as necessary. After that is all done make sure you have proper tension on your belts.

Hope this helps.

 

Hey QwkTrip welcome to Peoria. Glad to see you made it down here ok. All of should get together sometime.

 

hey watru..i live in peoria..if u have aim my sn is allen7dust...or for anyone else that wants to talk.i would like to meet some people from the peoria area for meeting and stuff.

 

Yeah, wataru where in peoria are you at? We should get together sometime. My IM name is StacysManMike or give me a call at 685-0476. Later

 

There isn't anything wrong with Peoria. I hope to see your car and i will take you up on helping put your car together.

 

Hey guys. I live down by Bradley. Anytime you wanna get to gether sounds good to me. Just give me a call. My number is 682-1050.

 

Geez theres a lot of you in Peoria! I can't wait for the spring meeting.. hopefully my car will still be all pretty, as well as all of yours.

 

Better watch out or I'll take you up on that offer. hehe.

I'm saving money (as always). Don't know when I'll be ready to finish it but let's cross our fingers and hope I can do it this summer!

 

Do we have a place we meet at in the spring? Where? If so my camaro should be done by then. Yeah, i'll give you a call.

Quicktrip...did you call the other day. I got a message from you and cant reach you back.

 

I called a couple times including today. No big deal. We'll connect one of these times.

 

yeah, i was out today working on the GTO i bought, so that's probably why. Anyways, my IM name is StacysManMike if you have IM. My girlfiend picked that one out!

 

um......biggest thing my girlfriend picked out for me.......um a movie, jk. I travel by every once in awhile, I'll drop a post before I going to

 

what about me. No one tried calling me or gettin in touch with me. I see how everyone is. Thanks. You just dont like my car.

 

If we need a place to meet it can always be at my place. Its just me and my girlfriend.

 

who should i ask for when i call. i tried but i still dont know who to ask for.


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Just answer, "Is that you? This is me." and start talking.

 

finally got ahold of him. went to his house for a while. he has a nice formula. really nice. he needs to get some pics on here. we should meet up sometime

 

Thanks for the compliment on the car. Anytime we wanna get together is fine by me. Mi casa, su casa. We could all meet somewhere maybe get something to eat. Anyway keep me posted.
Later Barrett

 

im not sure if i got your aol name right ...its theformual right?

 

yep thats it