The threads on the inside of the brass nut were stripped and flaked right off. So I used jb weld to fill the hole and tapped a new thread into it. I couldn't find anything even remotely close at Lowes to replace the brass part.

Getting the door panel and bolts off was quick and painless. Maybe 5 minutes per side. I even trimmed the plastic rubber mold piece so it covers the gap below the mirror so no water can enter the door. I did end up just snipping the cables for the electronic controls on the stock mirrors. I'll solder them together later at some point.

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Leftovers from the past three nights for dinner.. I HATE leftovers.

Yes I'd like the part numbers please. I saw the post that had P/N for them, but I think it only had the front calipers. I had so many tabs opened that day, I cant remember. Tha k you mr. Vette!

Rusty
I really liked this video.Got me thinking how fast it is.
Lets say for an average bullet speed we use 2,500 Ft per second.Roughly 1,700Mph.
A knot is 1.15 Mph.
This Aircraft is quite a bit faster than a bullet.
Designed by guys with slide rules.Plane is retired.
Would like to see this at Air Shows where you can ride on retired Aircraft.LOL

When I used to work for this one corporation, the marketing director asked me to help her with some really simple stuff.. I thnk it was like how to make a printer be the default. Anyway, she was happy, she give me the company credit card to a fancy restaurant... also, my office was next door to the VP... we would always shoot the sh1t, he was a retired marine, I was ex army so we would tell war stories. He would always give tickets to the GS Warriors games in the company luxury suite... and I was able to take a friend and expense all the food and booze... I miss those perks!

I love leftovers. Pasta is the best when it's a day old. The sauce has a chance to soak in. :yum:

I guess certain dishes are ok. I can think of maybe one or two dishes that I can eat for a few nights in a row. But for the most part, I get bored with the same thing

Drug and software system reps were the best until they started cracking down on the "gifts" and what nots given to potential clients. :icon17:

I like how we sourced the titanium to use in the plane.

I hear that! We used to love it when our hardware vendors would stop by to do maintenance on their equipment. It meant having a very very expensive lunch..lol

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When I was inbetween wifes. I used to make a stir-fry. Use either grilled chicken, pork or steak. Stir-fry my veggies, add my meat, cook a little longer with the veggies. At the same time. I would cook a box of pasta. Springs, or bow-ties. Cook for 12 minutes. When that was done. I would add the pasta to the meat and veggies. For a sauce. either stir-fry or Sweet and Sour. Add enough to suit your taste. That would make a big pot. I would eat this for about 3 maybe 4 days. It was just as good on the 3 day as the first.

Also, whenever we would have to travel for work that required a few days being away, we called that "time to gain some weight".. we were allowed 60 dollars a day in meals.. the guideline was to eat how you normally eat if you were at home. Why yes, I eat lobster for every meal, thank you!

Try stir fry shrimp and snow peas... use soba noodles instead of pasta.. delicoius and super easy

I use shrimp and scallops with rice noodles. Everything from peanut sauce to sweet and sour. :yum: 10 minute meal.

Shrimp is the chicken of the sea...yummm

My first wife was a purchasing manager for a large nursing home. She would get all kinds of gifts, including box tickets to the Steelers home football games. She had to turn all of it in. Then the upper managers would use them. :mad:

2nd wife was an office manager for a gas drilling company. She would get a lot of stuff too. Lunches, dinners. Which I went with her for some of them. Gifts, which she was allowed to keep. And invited to different events. One event was a sporting clays shoot. I bought her a 20ga youth model semi-auto Benelli shot gun to use for the event. She came home with 6 cases of shot gun shells for 12ga and 20ga. :tup: We also went to baseball games and football games. Vendors in the gas drilling business was throwing money around like there was no tomorrow for a while.

I used that stuff too. :yum:

When I worked for Elliott TurboMachinery. I did a LOT of traveling around the country. Some of it was for 1 day to 6 weeks on site. When I would go to Ashland Oil Refinery in Canton Oh. That would be 4 to 6 weeks on site. I would always come home 20 to 25 lbs heavier. :eek: Never eat in the same place twice. That area has everything under the sun to eat at. I could spent as much as I wanted, long as I had a receipt.

When I worked for Duke Energy. Had to go to Cinci for some training. Op's manager told us about a good place to go and eat. Morton's Steakhouse. So....ok me and another co-work went there to eat. Just for me. My bill was $110.00. :eek: The other guys bill was about the same. :rofl2: Got back to the plant and turned in our expenses to the Op's manager. The next day when he went through the expenses. He called us into the office and tried to chew us azzez out. Said that he wasn't going to approve the expenses. I said that YOU recommended THAT place. So you had to eat there too! How much was your bill? End of story. He approved everything. Because he knew I had him. :rofl2:

Hahah... ya travelling was like living large. 4/5 star hotels, whatever rental car you wanted, expensive meals. Only thing missing was 1st class flights. We even had a guy try to expense condoms...lol

Looking for a good set of AN fitting wrenches that wont break the bank and work well.

Try Jegs. That's where I get most of my AN fittings. If making your own hoses. Get the hose lube. Makes it much easier.

Good idea, didnt think of giving Jegs a look. I have a few installs coming up and would like a set of wrenches.

When I was putting my diff cooler install together. Jegs had stuff that others didn't have.

Made me chuckle.
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Good morning everyone :hello:

Good Morning; I done managed to get up early :)

Good evening, gentlemen.

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Morning everyone

I’m gonna try & get s few more winks...coffees brewing.

Removed the front strut brace and all cowling this morning :tup:
Also installed the ZSpec radiator cap cover finally. Anyone have any guidance for how to remove the yellow handle on the stock oil dipstick? I've got a ZSpec replacement for it.

Once I find somewhere to put the front bumper I'll remove it as well. Just need to organize the garage a bit more.

But for now, I'm off to work :hello:

[QUOTE=JARblue;3775754]Removed the front strut brace and all cowling this morning :tup:
Also installed the ZSpec radiator cap cover finally. Anyone have any guidance for how to remove the yellow handle on the stock oil dipstick? I've got a ZSpec replacement for it.

Seeing how the new one has 2-set screws; the oem one may just break off.
May want to try heating up: probably glued on.
:)

2 hours later; let’s try this again.....