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leica posted:Haha, I thought this was going to be a DD. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear you're building a track car. Old habits die hard it seems. From reading this latest project I think a forklift is the best thing to have in a garage ever.
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Where is your shop? You're in Sarnia right? Does that mean your shop is near London?
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Apr 13, 2008 06:05
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I've noticed that the Radiator fans on the newer Proteges are nice and compact as well. They're actually two fans side by side in a narrow package. car-part.com is telling me that A&L near Tilbury has a couple of late model Proteges to scavenge from. Might be worth taking a look at since its close. I've attached a diagram of the cooling fans from the shop manual.
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Apr 14, 2008 06:59
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Absolutely terrible Sockington. I hate it. Its taking you way too long to finish too.
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May 1, 2008 05:21
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Sockington posted:Turns out that one of the caliper mounting bolts had backed off slightly. I added locktite and the problem was solved. Haha, I've owned two Escorts and done a couple of front brake jobs on both and almost every time the front bolts backed off after driving for a while. Must be something with the design.
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May 10, 2008 06:00
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buns of molybdenum posted:I still don't understand what happened to your 240, though. After a long struggle Mother Nature took it back.
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Jun 14, 2008 05:33
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Sockington posted:Oh, and it looks like a homestead may be in the future for the Mrs. and myself, so a two car garage and the ability to work at home and not drive 40-loving-minutes each way to perform ANY work on my car should speed things up significantly with both cars. Given the speed at which you work right now I can't imagine how many projects you'll blast through once you have a Garage. I'm going to have to avoid driving near Sarnia for fear of my engine being surprise swapped if I get too close to your house.
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Jul 17, 2008 14:02
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I was skeptical about the GT bumper at first but I'm happy to be proven wrong by your modifications. Looks great!
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Aug 18, 2008 03:31
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Maybe I missed something but what kind of supercharger is that? Did you snag an Eaton M90 off an old 3800SC at the junkers or something?
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Aug 20, 2008 13:58
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That electric impact looks like an angry poo poo kicker. Where did you get it and what are the rated ft/lbs?
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Aug 27, 2008 16:04
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Sockington posted:It was "$50 - All you can carry in your hands" day at Standard Auto Wreckers. Did you happen to spot any Subaru's while you were in there?
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Sep 17, 2008 20:24
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Sockington posted:I seem to have a friendly amount of hornets in the area of my garage. I suspect I'll need to go hunting later in the week for them or let the cold snap fix em' for me. I have no idea why but the bugs are back with a vengeance near Ingersoll, Ontario. I was driving back from Port Burwell this evening and my fiance thought it was raining I was hitting so many bugs.
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Oct 12, 2008 05:17
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Sock I figured you might be interested in this. Canadian Tire has full size T8 fluorescent shop lights complete with hanging chains for $4.98 each as part of that every kilowatt counts campaign. I don't know if your new garage is equipped yet but even if it is you cant beat that price.
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Nov 9, 2008 03:41
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Sockington posted:Just bought a toolbox worth more than the original price of the 323. Awww it looks like it wants to give you a hug. 
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Nov 18, 2008 13:08
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Dancing Hog posted:Mastercraft Maximum. They are great tools. Hell even the Jobmate tools are pretty good. I've got a few Jobmate power tools that have taken enormous abuse. Canadian Tire is the best.
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Nov 19, 2008 13:11
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Sockington posted:This is all I could find. gently caress yeah, I love Powerfist.
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Nov 22, 2008 01:08
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I approve of your ridiculously overbuilt work bench.
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Nov 24, 2008 22:27
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leica posted:Puting a computer on the bench too? If so be sure to take before/after pics of the greasy keyboard. I have an old G3 ibook for this purpose and its disgusting. I'm pretty sure its highly flammable at this point as well. Either way you really cant beat having the internet in your garage.
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Nov 25, 2008 22:20
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Sockington posted:Oh, and that trailer certainly is getting it's limits pushed hauling cars. gently caress. Rebuild it like you did that workbench and you could haul trucks
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Nov 30, 2008 07:05
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Yay! A Sockington vs. Rust rematch.
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Dec 1, 2008 18:16
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Why is that hack jobs like those door locks are always done with drywall screws? If you're going to do a poor job of something self tapping screws will at least let you do it quicker.
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Jan 11, 2009 02:16
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poisoned pie posted:call the chair "forklift". I miss the forklift. A highlight of Sockington threads was him stripping a junked car and then tossing its corpse aside with the forklift.
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Jan 13, 2009 15:59
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I see mother nature went right through the primer on the 323 
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Jan 21, 2009 05:49
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Now put some paint on before you're sweeping it up off your driveway 
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Feb 10, 2009 17:33
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That commercial is false advertising. The new Forester is ugly as gently caress 
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Feb 17, 2009 15:23
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In my younger, stupider days we smoked a friends sparking new 90's V8 Mustang in a drag race with a 70's era Delta88. He was mortified. We called it the flying couch
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Apr 26, 2009 03:16
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DiscoDickTease posted:Where abouts are you in Ontario? I could have sworn I saw that MR2 on the road late Thursday night going through Huttonville. But I suppose you would have had to have the car back together to do that... Was it a bright teal one? I saw a guy driving a mint looking teal MR2 around downtown Toronto with the most  expression on his face I've ever seen. Well deserved I think because that MR2 was a perfect little slice of the eighties.
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Apr 28, 2009 12:12
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I hate winter mess. My shop has poo poo everywhere from doing the "work until my balls freeze and then drop everything and run inside" bit all winter.
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May 24, 2009 06:19
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Simkin posted:Sock, you're supposed to port and polish the inside of your intake. Everyone knows shiny intakes flow more air
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May 29, 2009 20:07
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Insulated garage with good lighting, every Canadian dreams of such a thing. Its beautiful 
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Jun 1, 2009 06:08
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There is also this: http://www.eautotools.com/D-7X-7-000-lbs-4-Post-Vehicle-Lift-p/d-7x.htm
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Jun 9, 2009 20:18
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Sockington posted:More work today. That picture makes me think you should just polish the bare metal and throw a clear coat on like a Delorean. Come on, do it.
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Jul 26, 2009 02:56
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Sockington I wanted to come in here and brag about my new house and garage in Ingersoll with an overhead gas furnace since I know you experience the same winters as I do and your sweet garage has been mocking me for months. 
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Sep 18, 2009 18:54
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Sockington posted:Ohs. I wish. They took everything including the outside clock. I did however get to keep the exhaust fan, gas furnace, and the somewhat questionable wiring in the workbench. I also don't think it'll be able to handle a cool overhead engine hoist like yours unless I beef up the woodwork.
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Sep 18, 2009 19:26
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Sockington posted:PS- like the hardwood? Found it under some crappy carpet in the living room (just like that. haven't done a thing to it!) Luck bastard. We pulled away some carpet in a room recently and found half hardwood and a spot where an old toilet had been
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Oct 6, 2009 12:00
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leica posted:Hey sock, what year is your focus, and how do you like it as an automatic DD? I'm thinking of going with an automatic ZX5 or Protege5 for a DD. My experience with the Protege5 was that the automatic was weak. Mine slipped a few times on hard acceleration and I sold it before I killed it. The automatic in the P5 and Focus is nearly identical. First gear is useless and just makes a lot of noise and then it falls flat on its face into second. I think thats an ECU issue though. However I will say that the auto box in the P5 has buttery smooth shifts. Sometimes I felt like it was trying too hard to make the shifts smooth when you put your foot into it, resulting in a hesitation between gears. It was really excellent in stop and go traffic and did some clever things like holding a gear a little longer under acceleration or on hills. In comparison the autobox in my Impreza feels like it shifts quicker but it likes to plop into fifth all the time to save fuel.
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Oct 6, 2009 13:52
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leica posted:From what I've read on the Mazda forums, the valve body upgrade makes a HUGE improvement on performance, it increases fluid pressure so shifts are much quicker and firmer. Be careful about this because although it will definitely improve the performance of the transmission it will also definitely make it a harsher ride. That said I would love to see how well the "manumatic" shifting works with one of these valve body upgrades because I found it so slow that I stopped using it pretty much the second day I owned the car. It only ended up being useful in winter when I wanted to hold it in a gear while plowing through snow. I really miss my P5 but it wasn't meant to be. It was just too pretty and delicate for driving in Canada
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Oct 6, 2009 17:54
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Sockington posted:The only handy thing about the QuickStruts is the ease of installation. Take off a half dozen bolts, re-torque, and they're in. I think the other nice thing about them is that you get a refresh of every part from top to bottom including the spring. They don't seem to have them for Subarus though, which is stupid because the vast majority of Subarus use pretty much the same struts on the front.
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Oct 14, 2009 19:33
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Sockington since that spring compressor didn't explode and kill you could you tell me where you got it?
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Get one of these: They show up on Kijiji and such once in a while. Heats my garage in about two minutes. Also its radiant so it makes the car you're working on warm as well. 
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