JC's Turbo Tales and Musings

madwi · 05-16-2021, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by crazy4oldcars

I saw on SOHO's Instagram feed where they were shipping manifolds/upper plenums. Looks good.
Your shoulders are a sign you haven't done this kind of work in a while. Wait until it's your forearms, just from using a ratchet...

Kirk B.

Nah, dude tears down firetrucks and big rigs all day long. He's just getting old.

jchammond · 05-16-2021, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by madwi

Nah, dude tears down firetrucks and big rigs all day long. He's just getting old.

crazy4oldcars · 05-16-2021, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jchammond

Small world. I used to work for a partner company to E-ONE in Ocala, Florida.
We provided foam systems and monitor/nozzle packages for their trucks.

Kirk B.

jchammond · 05-16-2021, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by crazy4oldcars

Small world. I used to work for a partner company to E-ONE in Ocala, Florida.
We provided foam systems and monitor/nozzle packages for their trucks.

Kirk B.

I mostly work on meat & potatoes, powertrain & drivetrain….try to learn those guy’s the proper ways to perform repairs.

jchammond · 05-16-2021, 08:07 PM

E-one seems like they either sold out or bought out someone…we have Pierce,Rosenbauer,KME (Keep Mechanix Employeed)

crazy4oldcars · 05-16-2021, 09:02 PM

Yeah, it's been 15 years since I worked for Williams. Hella fun job, tho. Big boys playing with big squirt guns, lol.

Kirk B.

jchammond · 05-31-2021, 03:48 AM

Managed to get all 5 bushings out yesterday, took about 4-hrs

Gonna clean & prep things today for installation

jchammond · 05-31-2021, 03:51 AM

Had to make a few cuts in the rearward 2-subframe one’s (pictured out on left) … as they were

As I couldn’t use my fancy press or puller

jchammond · 05-31-2021, 07:13 PM

jchammond · 06-07-2021, 04:14 AM

A little more progress

Spooler · 07-21-2021, 03:15 PM

Somebody has been chasing skirts and not getting any work done. This may be worse than the garage build. Get to work dude.

crazy4oldcars · 07-21-2021, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Somebody has been chasing skirts and not getting any work done. This may be worse than the garage build. Get to work dude.

In his defense, they're FAST skirts.....

Kirk B.

redondoaveb · 07-21-2021, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by crazy4oldcars

In his defense, they're FAT skirts.....

Kirk B.

Fify

old guy · 07-31-2021, 08:46 AM

How’s it going buddy, any updates?

madwi · 08-04-2021, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by old guy

How’s it going buddy, any updates?

We need to get you on Discord my friend.

05-16-2021, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
jchammond A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Carolina Age: 59 Posts: 15,204 Drives: 13’ 370Z TS 7A/T Rep Power: 2684396	E-one seems like they either sold out or bought out someone…we have Pierce,Rosenbauer,KME (Keep Mechanix Employeed) __________________ MazWorx built long block \| FI-TT-100 Stage 2.75 \| IPT built 7A/T http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...s-musings.html

05-31-2021, 03:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
jchammond A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Carolina Age: 59 Posts: 15,204 Drives: 13’ 370Z TS 7A/T Rep Power: 2684396	Had to make a few cuts in the rearward 2-subframe one’s (pictured out on left) … as they were As I couldn’t use my fancy press or puller __________________ MazWorx built long block \| FI-TT-100 Stage 2.75 \| IPT built 7A/T http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...s-musings.html

07-31-2021, 08:46 AM	#14 (permalink)
old guy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: S.E. Michigan Age: 70 Posts: 2,711 Drives: 13 magma touring Rep Power: 2684371	How’s it going buddy, any updates? __________________ I better walk before they make me run....

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