Why does it matter? If you have racing seats and a harness bar wouldn't that work as well? I am not being a smart ass here I am curious.
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Why does it matter? If you have racing seats and a harness bar wouldn't that work as well? I am not being a smart ass here I am curious.
iamthewheelman
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No worries lol a full racing harness is designed to strap you in so you can't move at all in any direction. In the event of a roll over in a car with no roll over protection the roof will cave in, and a three point OEM belt will allow you to escape to the side, or slightly forward so your spine is not crushed. A racing harness will not. And lastly most highway rescue crews are not trained to deal with a full racing harness if you happen to be wearing it while driving on the street. My Civic has a Sparco seat and roll bar and i run the OE 3 point on the road and the track, the seat keeps me in place just fine.
Ahhhh! I see! No one really explained it like that. That makes sense. Riding in Marc's RX-7 with the 5 points made me want belts again. I wasn't going anywhere after I was belted in. I could barely reach to close the door. Damn, that was a fun ride along, Marc...
In other news, I ordered my JDM KL curve-neck this morning from JDM Engine Zone. I'm not going to count my chickens before they hatch though, I'll be more excited when it arrives and passes inspection. But still a little excited.
In other news, I ordered my JDM KL curve-neck this morning from JDM Engine Zone. I'm not going to count my chickens before they hatch though, I'll be more excited when it arrives and passes inspection. But still a little excited.
Totally makes sense. Thanks for spelling it out for us.
My Mazda3 has the 2.3L and can haul some butt, but it's so soundproofed and it's drive-by-wire so I can't feel anything. Yeah the speedometer goes up fast, but I'd rather take my p5 through corners and enjoy the drive
Busy weekend.
I got my motor Friday afternoon from JDM Engine Zone out of Jersey. It was $665 shipped to my residence in Ohio. After placing my order Wednesday morning, they emailed me that afternoon saying there was a chip in the front VC and if I still wanted it, but it was their last one. I asked them to knock $20 off and they did. It was their last JDM KLDE so beggers can't be choosers. Plus I have spares of a lot of things anyway. The long block isn't in the best of shape. A lot of the solenoids on the IM were busted, the Disty is banged up, the PS hardline is bent, and a few other minor things. If I was starting from scratch I'd be a little bummed, but again, for $665 shipped, I can't complain. Besides a lot of these parts will be used as cores for new ones anyway. The important part, the motor, looks pretty darn good, so I'm happy.
How it came when Phen signed for it.
The new motor on the engine stand.
I popped the valve covers to check it out. Front bank looks really good.
Rear bank looks really good too. Woo-hoo!
I popped the old valve covers off my old KL from the Milly, cleaned them up really well (they were super gross, I should've snapped a before pic) and painted them with wrinkle black paint again. Then baked them for an hour.
"Evan, dinner's ready! It's your favorite. Valve covers and cheese!" - my girlfriend
I cleaned up the letters with my Dremel. They turned out pretty well.
I'm sticking with the same color scheme I had on the last swap.
I also painted my rebuilt tranny with black caliper paint.
I got my motor Friday afternoon from JDM Engine Zone out of Jersey. It was $665 shipped to my residence in Ohio. After placing my order Wednesday morning, they emailed me that afternoon saying there was a chip in the front VC and if I still wanted it, but it was their last one. I asked them to knock $20 off and they did. It was their last JDM KLDE so beggers can't be choosers. Plus I have spares of a lot of things anyway. The long block isn't in the best of shape. A lot of the solenoids on the IM were busted, the Disty is banged up, the PS hardline is bent, and a few other minor things. If I was starting from scratch I'd be a little bummed, but again, for $665 shipped, I can't complain. Besides a lot of these parts will be used as cores for new ones anyway. The important part, the motor, looks pretty darn good, so I'm happy.
How it came when Phen signed for it.
The new motor on the engine stand.
I popped the valve covers to check it out. Front bank looks really good.
Rear bank looks really good too. Woo-hoo!
I popped the old valve covers off my old KL from the Milly, cleaned them up really well (they were super gross, I should've snapped a before pic) and painted them with wrinkle black paint again. Then baked them for an hour.
"Evan, dinner's ready! It's your favorite. Valve covers and cheese!" - my girlfriend
I cleaned up the letters with my Dremel. They turned out pretty well.
I'm sticking with the same color scheme I had on the last swap.
I also painted my rebuilt tranny with black caliper paint.
bikingpro5
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looks good, i would have been killed cooking car parts in the house.. I really like the black trans too
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Very nice! Seems like a great deal, hopefully ill be able to go through them when the time comes.
mymmeryloss
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Nice!
CheeseHelmet
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I popped the valve covers to check it out. Front bank looks really good.
Rear bank looks really good too. Woo-hoo!
That s*** looks brand new, you were much luckier this time!
"Evan, dinner's ready! It's your favorite. Valve covers and cheese!" - my girlfriend
Oh america, even your valve covers come with cheese on them
^That's probably one of the best pics in this thread.
iamthewheelman
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Your name does have "cheese" in it too lol we don't seem to have any shortage of the stuff up here either though
Oh america, even your valve covers come with cheese on them
should've added some bacon too
CheeseHelmet
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It's a reference to a timeless movie about a struggling artist: Freddy Got Fingered
First time I went to texas roadhouse the waitress asked if I wanted cheese and bacon on my fries; it blew my mind. Sadly it was gross, but you get the idea.
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