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    I need a source for AN fittings...

    that is my situation also. my work buys a couple thousand $$ in swagelok every month, all we use is stainless lines and tubing. the swagelok guys love us, lol. looks really nice; really expensive and heavier though. its nice since you can run metal, plastic, or rubber lines to the fittings...
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    I need a source for AN fittings...

    the thing i like to do on my cars is to hard line 304 stainless as much as possible, then run swagelok fittings and flex lines(or parker). they are easy to use than AN, but cost more. the stainless tube can be bought at a lot of suppliers. i use mcmaster carr. you can get it even cheaper if...
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    my new baby is finally clean

    you need to take some pics during the day. if you do, would you mind if i posted some on my web site? i like your truck with those rims
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    New Bilstein Shocks and ball joints but still shakes @ 80mp

    i have always had vibration issues in my past vehicles. you should def. check your rims for straightness. and then the driveshafts. does your steering wheel shake at this vibration? if so, jack up your front end and have a friend hold the steering wheel while you tug on the wheels. check...
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    just so everyone knows and doesnt do the same thing i did...

    the stainless mandrel bends are listed as type 304 stainless steel butt-weld sanitary tube fittings, come in polished and unpolished, and also come in concentric and eccentric reducers to change pipe sizes. im doing all the exhaust and ic tubing in 304 stainless on my omni
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    just so everyone knows and doesnt do the same thing i did...

    i listed the mcmaster part numbers. just type them into the search box on their site. the steel stuff is listed as vaccum tubing/parts. the stainless is in a different section. yes, they are cheap. i use them at work on prototype exhaust systems for diesel emissions research.
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    just so everyone knows and doesnt do the same thing i did...

    3" tubing and mandrel bends 3" tubing and mandrel bends http://www.mcmaster.com/ mcmaster carr has stainless and galvanized tubing and mandrel bends. you can pick up 10' sections of 3" carbon steel or galvanized tube for about $27, 6' x 3"stainless for $100. and the mandrel bends are as...
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    Crack in Passenger Exhaust Manifold...

    the welders at my work gave me some advice for welding cast iron. they said to preheat the metal and weld it bolted to a jig/block, as mentioned before. they also said to use filler rod with a high nickel content, and after welding to leave the part submerged and tightly packed in a container...
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    new guy from jersey

    you should stop by my house one day. im a ghost during the week, but weekends im usually fixing something. i live in front of hehnly school off raritan rd. if my omni and tahoe(minus rims) is in front of the house, im probably home.
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    I want this: 200 kph speedo

    it just looks cooler when you have 200 or 240 on the speedo.
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    Marlboro Sy #11??

    who's web site is that? there are some nice cars on that page
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    new guy from jersey

    i know a guy in clark with a red/grey 26k mile ty, and i see a black one driving around all the time. i've done some searching and there is plenty to read! ill try to get to the track that day. i dont think i'll have the new drivetrain in my omni by then, but i should have something together.
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    new guy from jersey

    im new to the site, and to the sy/ty scene, but ive worked with turbo cars and efi systems for a while now. is there any good web sites you guys could recommend for good general info and mods to these trucks. i would like to learn all i can about them before i purchase one. thanks for the...
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