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Rats, I was looking for a vertical take off jet.

Has he posted anything in four weeks? If he was in a terrible auto accident, had major surgery or was picked up by the Mother Ship, then he gets a pass. If he has been here and is ignoring you, then he deserves a few weekends in a Turkish prison.

Thank you Toby but I could chrome plate it cheaper. I'll look around here, maybe talk to a Materials Engineer at work. Dan

Thanks guys, but remember I come from a land barren of 'Tinas. I pulled the old one out and measured it, also did a hardness test. It's Rc 58 - 60. Drill bits are that hard! I'm a machinist but don't have the heat treating ability to make one that hard. If anyone has a dead box around and wants to send me this washer, I'll pay shipping +. Or if you know where I can buy a new replacement please, please hook me up with a link. Dead in the water until then. Dan

I popped the Burman steering box cover on my 1968 Mk II, no chips, burrs or anything wayward except for the washer that slides up and down with gear movement, it's split in half. This washer is .850 outside diameter, .370 inside and .210 thick. It appears to be a hardened steel. There aren't many Mk II Cortinas in scrap yards here, where can I find a new replacement? Dan

I raced a Triumph Spitfire with a welded diff. Meh. On the road in big sweepers it's OK, pushing the car around the garage just sucks. You're always fighting one wheel or the other. I can imagine around town just turning a corner could be an adventure. Coming off a light with enthusiasm is a hoot! Coming off a light and turning? The rear tries to make yo go straight anyway. Dan

I don't go with her, but my wife is good at shopping. She'll find a leather jacket she likes for $250 and then put it back. Wait, you like it, it's a fair price, just buy it. No. She waits. It hangs around too long, they put it in the discount rack. Then she waits for a 10% off sale and walks in with a coupon from the paper and gets a $250 leather jacket for $60. See? She asks..... I don't get it. Her reply is "If it's gone, then it wasn't meant to be". Cool, you just saved $190, I'm buying car parts! X-pack-Glyn, just smile and nod. Sex by yourself isn't even half as much fun. Dan

This is a strange ad. Anyone up for a trip? http://flint.craigslist.org/lbg/1691810737.html

Cool car OverHead, do you have more photos? Could you shoot me some specs on the suspension and stuff? I like it!!

I pick up this one Saturday for $75. I need the rear shocks to get mine lower and since I removed the floorboards on mine, I have no shifter. This one does. I think I can sell off $75 worth of junk and break even. The more I think about it, the more I think these would make fine Cafe bikes, very low center of gravity. http://hartford.craigslist.org/mcy/1677028630.html Dan

My condolences to your antennae, it seems to have some kind of erectile disfunction. The rest of the car is great! Dan

Anti-Roll bar? I would like to upgrade my stock one and install poly or delrin bushings, can you recommend a supplier? Thanks, Dan

You can buy those tips, I think they're called gunfighter or gatlin gun, something gun related. I can see those peeking out the back of a 'Tina.

30 year old Honda Goldwing with 21,000 miles on it. Runs well, good tires, new battery. It's got all the fairing, bags, windshield, chrome and bolt on crap a human could ever ask for. It's coming off! I want to make a GW Cafe. This is what $900. or 593 GBPs will bring home: This is what I want to end up with:

Can you back track using that Ford part number? Dan

Thank you. Time to shop for box flares.

Is Satin easier to lay down and come out well than other paints? Dan

This is why first cousins aren't allowed to marry....

I have a posi (LSD) rearend for my Mk II, because it came from a Mustang GT it is 5" wider than the stock Cortina rear axle. There's a lot of work, time and failure opportunities in narrowing a rear axle, I'd prefer not to. Keeping the axle as it is, each rear drum will be 2.5 inches (~64mm) outboard of the stock location. If I use wheels with a different offset, I can get away with slightly flaring the fenders and still look like a car; not a water spider. Making the front track (wheel width) the same as the rear would require a different offset wheel; the question is will it adversely effect steering geometry? Will it be hard to steer, oversteer or be unsafe? Dan

25 years ago today the very first dot com was generated. Before that we had to actually work eight hours in a row. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.co ... ot-com.php

Got it, we call it a pilot bearing. Ready? Get your money back on that tool. Lets say the spigot bearing is 15mm inside diameter. Fill the bearing half way with grease, get a 14 - 15mm diameter rod and slip it into the hole. Now give it a whack with a BFH. The hydraulic pressure pushes the bearing out. [BFH = Big Fookin' Hammer] Dan

What's a spigot bearing? Dan

This was my attempt at putting a front wheel drive Caddy V8 in a Geo Metro, I couldn't engineer my way around the rear suspension, it went down the road to a new owner.

Dunno. I think the Olds Toronado had the V8 like that and the transmission under it. Cadillacs had the V8 transverse. Anywho, it looks like he just balanced the engine in there and put a price sticker on it. The engines are not common so maybe the price is not outrageous, just not my cup o tea. Dan

But I'm starting to wrap my head around it. Wish I had more money, space, time, ambition.... you know. http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/pts/1638165311.html