Awaiting the 1/64” dusting of snow in the Carolinas. Schools will close early. There will be no bread or milk for 250 miles of here. Fortunately few think to just go buy beer and chips, but I do...:ughdance:

yay....:happydance::happydance::happydance:

thanks brother.

It is ******* cold, I will not help. Just a fair warning. There will be a fire in the fireplace if you need to thaw out.

Happy Friday!!!

Long Tube Headers going on this weekend! Kind of excited for that, never tackled a project this big before. My Z's have all been learning experiences.

How's everyone doing today? Work has finally calmed down again, new ISO9001 system is written, Engineers are no longer interrupting me every few minutes with inane questions born from a lack of real world experience... ahh it's a good day. Company party tomorrow night with free food and booze!

This just happens to be about the same amount my refund from insurance is going to be...coincidence? nah, I am taking it as a sign to buy it now. :icon17:
Dell PowerEdge R710
Dual 5500 or 5600 Processor System
Dual Intel Xeon L5640 Six Core 2.26GHz 12MB 5.86GT/s 60W
144GB (9 x 8GB) + (9 x 8GB) PC3-10600R
PERC 6/i 256MB BBWC (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60)
Small Form Factor - (SFF - 2.5in) Supports 8 Drives
DVD ROM Drive
Internal Card Reader (Card Not Included)
Embedded Quad Port Broadcom 5709c 1Gb Ethernet
iDRAC 6 Enterprise
Single 870 Watt High Output PSU (Required for Dual 95+ watt CPUs)
Dell Sliding Ready Rail Kit (Square Tool less Hole)

Good luck, man! That looks like it is a bitch of a job.

I expect it to be a pain, but I've got a friend with a lift helping out, and he's done this before (albeit with a 350). The lift will ease some of the annoyance of the process, and hey, its MOAH POWAH! :driving:

Oh yeah, lift will be a god send. :tup: I am squirreling away money for my own.

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Yeah I keep thinking about getting one. What kind of setup are you looking at?

4 post bendpak or equivalent. I have 10 ft ceilings but I think I should be able to get well enough under the Z.

Something like this. I dont need a lot of weight but might go 9K for extended family vehicles.
http://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/fou...s/hd-7pxn.aspx

I bought the server :rock:

It was cheaper to buy the whole server than it was to buy 144 GB DDR3 ecc memory :eek:

Looks good! If I could accommodate that in my garage, I would. I'll have to go with something that requires less room side to side or can be moved :-/ At least until I expand the garage. But shhh! The wife doesn't know my secret plans yet.

duuuuuudez.

doods.

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This big bastard of a UPS was slated for recycle, with good working batteries. Mine now, although I think I broke my back and possibly tore tendons carrying this behemoth downstairs. :icon17:
https://i.imgur.com/wXn1vdN.jpg?1

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That thing is heavy as hell. It is over 100lbs, easily.

i could have grabbed it for you tomorrow duuude.:ugh2:

Its all good, but thanks for the offer.

And here it comes from across the pond. I went and checked my supplies. I should be able to make it until morning.

Mmm, I'll overlook your Coors and Bud Light since you've got a decent IPA and Angry Orchard in there.

Hi folks!!

Time to prepare the 2018 Z Calendar...

I put all the pictures in the album..!!!

2018 Calendar

Same as last year, choose the 12 pictures you like the most, and put ":tup:" on the comments area.

The 12 pictures who got the most ":tup:" will be in the 2018 Z Calendar..!!!!

The vote is on now until the 8th Dec, Friday.

cheers..!!!

alcheng

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Why?

I made it through the Blizzard of 2017!!

Snowbound here and drinking my beer. We must have at least a half inch...

Fortunately the Z is inside and safe...