Hey Del-

I am a Compliance Rep rank "C" trying to get my Sr. classification. Same pay scale as a I.S.A. I believe.

 

Cool, that's some good bank.
I'll be looking to lateral to something good after I pass prob. on the tech job I just started.

 

Del-

I guess as Will is finding out, almost any job is worth keeping, I mean nobody seems to want to hire you for what you are worth....even the state. I have a four year degree, and make like what 45k before tax...peanuts, but to some not I guess....

Need to make more than this to keep the rock on the road.

 

Thanks for the help Del and David. I will get started on the process asap.

 

David - Yes, the state isn't the best place to go if you're trying to earn your worth from the get go.
Need to put in a lot of time to get where you want to be I'm discovering.

Eric - You get that tranny work done from that Cottman guy across from Bennie's yet?
I have an SLP converter and cooler that's been sitting in my garage a long while.
Thinkin' 'bout having them put in soon.

Anybody down to gtg next weekend 6/10-12?
Not sure who's car is running or not these days.
Changed my diff. fluid again and reg. oil today and gave her a quickie wash.
Also put a K&N FIPK (intake) on the Supra for fun.
It actually made the exhaust tone audible now and probably picked up a few horses.
Will probably put a full (quiet) exhaust in the near future just to make it breathe properly and gain a little more power.

 

no not gonna get the tranny done until i have an complete running motor

my car may or may not be running next weekend im down though... i got the body panels on

and my latest seceret mod should be here wednesday

alls i have to say is it left me with 0.00 the last couple of weeks

 

Oh boy, secret mods.
Does it help your car whistle like a turbo perhaps?

I have a few mods waiting in boxes in my garage.
Not really secrets, just not worth talking about till I'm ready to put them on.

 

I may be able to meet up on the 10th or 11th but the 12th is my moms B-day so I can't make it that day

 

how cute. can i come for cake?

i have to check the schedule, otherwise id like to come down. my cars running.

i know erics secret mod :P

but i can say one thing, stealth ram is gonna own it.

 

guess you dont know what else is up my sleeve traviz it compliments my seceret mod is all i have to say

and well my twin turbo project is not gonna be for a while gotta prep the motor first. im gonna put some fresh head gaskets on too... before i start puttin on the turbo's..... so that when i blow my motor its gonna be a rod through the block haha

jk

 

ill bet money im still faster in the quarter.

 

two broke dudes bettin' $ on who's faster, haha.

 

well lets put it this way im still in pretty much stock form for the engine and i we are still dead even hahha

you have, intake base, air foil, headers, full exhaust, blaster coil, fully built tranny with stall converter, and a slight rear end advantage

i have a distrubtor, and gasket matched intake.... and we both have the free mods thats great and a manual conversion

 

Well I don't see any heads/cam in either of your guys' cars, so I don't think it really matters to compare bolt-ons.
It's not like you both started with identical rides in the same condition.
Every car will respond differently no matter what's on it regardless of year/engine/rear end.
I've got a ton of "bolt-ons", but they aren't really power making ones, I think of them more as car preparation mods.
I don't believe dead even on the track has been seen yet as that is where it really matters and only Travis has hit a 13.7 so far with whatever he had done at the time.
So let's just see who hits that 12.9 first eh.

 

Probably Vin because I actually have a Stealth Ram

 

i despise you ..
can i have it?

 

agreed i have a factory freak 14.2 at 98mph like it came from the factory

 

which isnt the same as a 13.7

 

Okay then, agreed you two didn't start on a level playing field.
It should be more weighted on what you've gained from the work.
Not sure what Travis' stock times were.
After all the mods since you started,
including the manual swap, what did you gain, .1?
You've got some work to do son!
I may not have cracked 13's yet, but I have bettered my stock time of 15.0 by 1 sec with my mods so far.

 

think travis was at low 15's then he did a tune up and oil change stuff like that and ran a 14.7 I think

 

well i gained 3mph best run so far with manual has been
14.2 at 101mph with a 2.3 60ft

my stock best was a 14.2 at 98mph with a 1.9 60ft

i am definitly alot faster and deep into 13's if i can get traction
but im goin this wednesday whos comming???

 

woo hoo, alrite, now he's fired up.

 

ahaha ill come down this wednsday if i get my tranny mount in. that should get me back to 13.7

 

I was just watching that "Pinks" show online.
Just tryin' to get y'all to put your rubber where ya mouth is!

What's up with your tranny mount Travis?

 

i ment torque arm mount, it got shredded and basically isnt thier anymore, and im having a bitch of a time putting the ES mount in.

 

its missing

 

its proven my 60' foots went downhill with it broke, throwing my pinion angle all whack.

 

Oh okay.
I was like shiet, even I can put a tranny mount in.

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=302318

 

lol, just ask Bennie fool.

 

he would charge like over 100 bucks .

 

Hmm, sounds like 1/2 hours work for someone with the right tools.
That's like 40 bucks.
I guess Eric would know though.

 

well slight problem is a bolt will have to be cut and replaced or drop the tranny.

 

probably about 1hr to 1hr and 1/2 of work

thats what i would charge a customer

 

bah!
i got hooked up more before eric started working there.
although i haven't had the gta in there in a long while.

 

hey i commend that i give you big discounts



always a price break on labor

 

ill pay benny 50 bux to swap it.

 

98 mph is great for stock..but was it BONE STOCK up to the paper filter and exhaust at the time of the trap? absolutely nothing done to it?

 

thats correct,

includes no throttle body bypass, or descreening , just like it came form the factory

 

wow thats amazing. great times man.

 

I am up for a meet this weekend, Friday or Saturday would be fine with me, and my car will be there.

 

Me as well, my car is running, what about the meeting spot? I know some suggested Mel's diner, but just as long as it something other than in n out.

 

what city is this meeting taking place?

 

The city would be Roseville, it's north of Sacramento BORLAZ06. The Mel's Dinner sounds like a good spot to me Robby, is that ok with everyone else? Is Friday or Saturday better, I know Friday would work better for me?

 

i thought i got off at 10 but i checked and i get off work at 9 on friday but i get off work at 5:30 on saturday so i can do sat.

 

Can't do this weekend guys, have to do another some time soon. Have to work with a friend this weekend and make some cash.

 

with a friend doing your brothers deck? haha

so whens that gauge cluster up for sale.

 

Actually I am going to be painting fences. The gauge cluster will never be up for sell, so forget it, it's priceless. Oh Travis, I got that job at Cingular, they called me today. Don't know a start date yet because they still have to do a backround check, drug testing, etc.

 

woo sweet we can park next to each other!!!

 

Ya, now we can park next to each other. Maybe I should paint my car red first so we can match, na.