I had a set of spring compressors, but I can't find them in my boxes since I moved and I don't recall packing them up. Has anybody borrowed them and just not returned them? I'm replacing a strut on my SE-R and need them if you have them. Thanks!

Hey, I'm looking for suspension setups.


What I want:

a) a RAIL car
b) to know how to achieve this in the cheapest fashion
c) good parts decent price

Well, I've been working on this for a while and just decided to share with everyone "officially"

Here is my 1986 GTI 8v. She's 20 years old and hurting at the moment. Originally bought by my late father in 1986 *new* she hasn't received the proper care and is found in my possession now. Since it's a family "heirloom" IÔÇÖve been keeping it. She needs an incredible amount of work and IÔÇÖm going to try and perform a lot of it myself. I've had a lot of set-backs, mainly a different path of interests (motorcycle, Integra, home furnishing, etc.) that have consumed much of my income and time. The car does mean a lot to me, but the condition has made me depressed with the amount of work it will truly need (doesn't need a LOT, but IÔÇÖd like it to be much more than what it is right now). People have expressed the idea of parting it out (which i've considered), but damnit...i want to build it.

Here she is:

Taken before the basic/popular 7" single round headlight conversion, this was the little hatch before i really got a hold of it. Sitting on 3 alloy original "snowflakes" and 1 steel wheel (replaced 1 alloy due to a severe bend).




The interior was nice. Leather seats, pleather interior door cards, completely re-done headliner, and clean:





with some time/money last year i decided to switch to the single rounds w/ crosshairs because the lighting of the original aero headlights were simply not enough for night driving. I also bought some old VW OEM teardrop wheels and placed them on the dub - got all four for $70 or something (cheap upgrade). Blair was also kind enough to offer me some free smoked/red taillights from a friend of his who was planning on trading their car off (Thanks man!). I can only hope that i can have a project car that's as well-built as one of his cars.




Currently:



After ripping out the interior IÔÇÖve found rust in a LOT more of the car that IÔÇÖd rather not have seen. The floor boards are toast and IÔÇÖve sanded and POR-15-ed the rear spare tire well and other points near the fuel pump on the inside.

HereÔÇÖs the damage:

Stripped interior


Passenger side rear floor pan


Close up of huge hole pasenger-side behind the e-brake


Passenger front floor pan


DriverÔÇÖs side front floor pan


DriverÔÇÖs side front cross-member/mount/slider


DriverÔÇÖs side rear floor pan


I had original plans of having this ready for hyperfest in early Feb, but that changed once I saw just how bad the floor boards were. Since I found out my motivation was shot down, but since the weather's warming up, watching the progress of Pete's XR, Chad's Mustang, Chris' E30, RJ's Integra, Evan's Miata, and the idea that IÔÇÖll hopefully have a place to work on this my motivation is stirring up again.

IÔÇÖm hoping to perform some major maintenance on her in the near future. The motorcycle has set me back financially, but that's no excuse as most of the work are for parts that aren't that expensive. The engine is pretty much toast as i now think the head is warped due to research findings from overheating (it's overheated several times). I've replaced the valve cover gasket twice but it still leaks oil from time to time. The radiator fan doesn't work and the relay/switch should be replaced, but IÔÇÖm going to replace it with the corrado dual-fan set-up later. The air conditioning can go as I don't foresee this being a DD at any point in its future.

This is the car i would like to turn into a fun/hpde car, possibly a track car in the future (as of right now i have no intention to become a race car driver though). I wanted to buy Chris' (eurospeed on this forum - and Blair's roomate/friend) x-flow motor/tranny for replacement since it was such a good deal, but the needs of the car is first for the body. After I get the rust taken care of i would like to focus on the engine/transmission. I'm hoping to find/build a 16v after the rust is taken care of and getting it running reliably. After that IÔÇÖll focus on the suspension and brakes (basic stuff only). I still have a set of H&R Cup Kits i bought from Chris waiting to go in the car. Basic pads/fluid/rotors and ss lines will go in the car. Following all of the aforementioned items will be the welded roll bar, seats, and harness.

Thanks for looking; my goal is to have this ready for VIR in Feb of next year. My mom is also wanting for me to do this so she's willing to "sponsor" me with some of the basic needs.

Oooohhh buuuurrrrrnnn :lol: Apparently there's a TV commercial too, hopefully it'll turn up online soon.

I know someone selling a HONDATA s100 chip for $100 shipped. This is ALL i know, and I KNOW NOTHING about what it is. Figured there are a few honda's in MM and it might be a good deal for you, if interested let me know and I'll send you his contact info.

I knew when I heard about his accident there would be a bunch of BS about helmet laws. Sure enough the other day there was an article about them in USA today. While I think its idiotic to not wear a helmet, laws the force us to wear helmets scare me even more then not wearing a helmet does. Here is an article by Eric Peters from a few years ago that I think pretty much sums up my view on the subject.


Whether it's prudent to wear a seatbelt, or put on a helmet, if you ride motorcycles, is entirely beside the point -- at least as regards laws that make the use of these things compulsory.

Of course wearing a seatbelt or a helmet is "safer." But so is maintaining ideal body weight -- or exercising regularly. Yet there are no laws (as yet) requiring you to eat your broccoli -- or do sit-ups every other day. The police do not carry pincers to measure your body fat ratio -- and have no authority (yet) to give you tickets for exceeding the "healthful" poundage.

Why is that? After all, if the justification for seatbelt laws and so on is that they're for your own good, the same argument can be made about such things as dietary habits and exercise. Ditto other personal choices, such as the type of recreational sports or other activities you may be involved in -- many of which, like rock-climbing, motocrossing, or skiing, for example, are arguably "risky," or at least more "dangerous" than sitting at home reading a book. How come there are no government busybodies issuing tickets to people for doing such things as jogging when it's "too cold" -- or without the "proper" (according to whom?) equipment? Where do we draw the line -- and on what basis?

These examples will hopefully illustrate an important point -- maybe even several. The first is that things like seatbelt laws and helmet laws are, in the first place, entirely arbitrary interferences with personal choices (as distinct from behaviors, actions or conduct that might affect others, which is another matter. For example: It is entirely legitimate for an airline to require seat belt use on a commercial flight; you are, after all, riding on their airplane -- and if you get bounced out of your seat, you might cause injury to others, or endanger the aircraft. But such considerations do not apply to the private individual operating his privately owned automobile -- or on his motorcycle. If he gets hurt, only he gets hurt. Others are not affected. Ergo, the state has no justification to intervene).

If we're going to accept as the basis for public policy the idea that it is the duty of government to involve itself in our private choices on the basis of compelling us all to do what's "good" for us (however that's defined), then it's pretty hard to see how to draw any line at all beyond which the self-appointed busybodies and do-gooders who use the force of government as their cudgel may not transgress.

That prospect ought to frighten thinking people who value freedom -- but so far, most Americans are indifferent; they think seatbelt laws and the like "make sense." Well, so does a low-fat diet. The broader principle -- and potential threat -- escapes them. They don't see that laws without clear justifications based on legitimate public interests -- and with clearly defined boundaries -- are the hallmark not of free societies with limited governments, but of societies in which the government can be both arbitrary and omnipotent. The eventual tendency is a slow slide toward totalitarianism. But to point this out is derided as "alarmist."

I oppose seatbelt laws and helmet laws not because I won't admit it's safer to wear a seat belt or a helmet when riding a bike -- that would be idiotic. Rather, I oppose such laws because a very important principle is at stake: That entirely personal choice is none of the government's business -- just as my diet, exercise habits, and other personal choices that may somewhat increase (or decrease) my exposure to risk/danger are likewise none of the government's business, either.

Or yours, for that matter.

Remember that what we call "the government" is just us, collectively. We elect representatives. They pass laws. But ultimately, "the government" is no wiser or more righteous than each of us individually. It's just a reflecting pool of sorts -- with all the distortions and flaws that implies. If we start using the weight of the state to force our neighbors to conform to our own ideas of "smart" personal conduct (again, as distinct from conduct that clearly affects others), then we will have become little more than a collection of back-biting harpies and nattering busybodies, using the power of the state to oppress one another in unimaginably petty (and perhaps not so petty) ways. This is why the founders of the American state set forth strict limits on government -- precisely enumerating what it could and could not do, and why.

What made the United States so unique in world history was that it enshrined in its governing principles the idea that individuals should be left free to live their own lives as they saw fit, free of interference from those who thought they "knew better." Taking risks (or not) was part of that philosophy. We were a live and let live people -- for awhile. Only when an individual's conduct or actions clearly threatened the safety or well-being of others -- and thus became a public matter -- did the state have cause to interfere. That distinction is what we're losing -- and it may cost us dearly.

To those who counter that it's a matter of public concern -- and therefore the legitimate busness of government -- whether a person buckles up or wears a helmet, because if he is injured "society" will have to pay in the form of his medical bills and so on, the reply is simple: By any quantifiable measure, obesity and sedentary living (to cite just one example) "cost society" far more, in terms of health care and other related costs, than the relative handful of deaths and serious injuries caused or made worse by the failure of some people to buckle up or wear a helmet.

Fundamentally, though, the premise that "society" is responsible for the costs of each individual's personal choices is socialistic. If we go that way, there will be no limit to the Nanny State. Do we want government officials inspecting our cupboards and refrigerators for "dangerous" foods? Or checking our cholesterol and waistlines? No? Then seat belt laws, mandatory helmet regulations and the like must be rescinded -- no matter how much we may instinctively wish to promote our neighbor's well-being. That's his business -- not yours. Not the governments. Leave him alone. And hopefully, he'll return the favor.

Wouldn't that be nice?

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I have no relation to the seller, just a damn good deal for someone. $1800 for full swap, perfect canidate for a rebuild

Do you mount it upside down or rightside up? (the lettering). The wire on mine comes out the bottom which is why I ask. It is already mounted just wanted to make sure,



Also, did you put yours on a switch or just hardwire it to the ignition switch?

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From: Crowley, Pat [mailtoCROWLEY@CINCINNA.GANNETT.COM]


Curtis, my name is Patrick Crowley. I am a reporter for The Cincinnati
Enquirer, but I also work for Newsweek magazine. I'm writing a story for
Newsweek's annual college guide on college students who have customized
cars, and I'm looking for owners of Scion, WRX, Evo, Civic, Focus,
Cobalt and others. Do you know anyone who fits the description, or could
you post something on your site asking if any college students would be
willing to be interviewed and possibly photographed? I can be reached at
<!-- e --><a href="mailto:pcrowley@enquirer.com">pcrowley@enquirer.com</a><!-- e -->, or at 859-781-4219. That's my home number, where
I'll be working this week.
Thanks, any help would be much appreciated,
Patrick Crowley


Some of you guys should contact him! Rep MM well!