A.J.'s Runner - "Please Stand-by"...Product Review

[FatAzzRunner]

After my CO trip with 2 big flops, I dont think anyone will buy it now.

There is not a single section more than a foot by a foot that has a straight body panel.

I even crushed in the side of my hood this time and broke out a headlight. 

[CTENG in KS]

Right on!  Its OK though, I have plenty of str8 sheet metal you can help me with!

[86turboyota]

how do you like your sway bar set up?  I like the look of it.. but how does it work?  have you tried it on the highway yet?

[CTENG in KS]

I haven't had the engine running consistent enough for any long range tests, but I have been around the block a couple times and I can say with certainty that it makes cornering MUCH more bearable.  I would say it reduced my CONSIDERABLE body roll by about half.  I used to nearly stuff the outside tire in the fenderwell it would lean so badly.  Now it is just a gentle outward roll.

[86turboyota]

ok ... well if you do get a chance to test it at higher speeds.. id be very interested to know how well it works for you... and if it does work well.. i may need to borrow your design 

[CTENG in KS]

You want the recipe for my super secret design that I didn't even publish on here?  Hmmm...

[86turboyota]

yep 

[CTENG in KS]

Got my booty-fabulicious exhaust sytem finished up this evening.  Don't mind the mitre cuts, I determined that they would flow just as well as the crappy prebent pieces towards the end and, meh, this is a fix the leaks kinda system.  NO PERFORMANCE HERE PEOPLE, carry on!

[Matty]

haha looks good to me. 

out of curiosity why not mount the middle section of the crossmember on the top instead of hanging down on the bottom?

[CTENG in KS]

I had moved it to the bottom originally to try to clear the header, but then it still wouldn't clear so I cut and shortened the header, just haven't moved it back up on top yet.

[6.72:1]

Now, that is an exhaust system. I love that flexible tube stuff. Where did you get that CTENG?

I might have to use one of my buddies as a guinea pig for that "hybrid" exhaust setup....

[CTENG in KS]

Wahoo...I bought a little Craftsman bolt/screw removal set...got that dumb little bolt right out of my intake runner. 
Check out what my PO did...nice wiring eh?

[CTENG in KS]

This is what I am starting with in my new mission of home cleaning my injectors...

[CTENG in KS]

What are these...they came with my gasket set...

[yotadork83]

i think they are valve seal's

[CTENG in KS]

Thats what I was thinkin cause there are 8 of em...

[CTENG in KS]

Well, they look much nicer, don't know if they are any cleaner in terms of flow rate, but we will see...

[kneedownnate]

i think they are valve seals

  Try asking the people at autozone/kragen for these.  They give you funny looks.

[CTENG in KS]

Hmmmm, well I have plenty!

[kneedownnate]

Luckily I found out I do too.  I called napa to see what these would be with my company discount and they said $18!  I was thinkin "crap, I shoulda just bought the whole damn head gasket set", but then I found them today so it's cool. 

[CTENG in KS]

Werd, If you find that you need more, or mess any up, let me know...I hook you up!

[kneedownnate]

I found 2 more sets of em today too   

[CTENG in KS]

I was feeling crappy today so I decided to go weld something.  I made some extra bracing for my bumper.  Set myself on fire twice.
First I thought I might try that nifty looking trigger welding crap that poison spyder does.  Not as strong as a continuous bead, but hey, Im learninghere.
Let me just say that flux core wire does not trigger weld well.

[CTENG in KS]

Also, my guess is, that you need a large machine that can put a lot of heat into the weld real fast.

the other side I tried figure eights, but those stunk so I tried long ovals...went OK but I couldn't really see what I was doing and kept getting off track.

[CTENG in KS]

THen I wanted to try on a peice that was flat on the floor...so i did...the left bead was trigger.  crappy surface welds, the right was long ovals.

[kneedownnate]

Every professional welder I've ever talked to say the same thing:  horseshoes.  You can go straight, but that seems to pile up more.  You can just zig zag back and forth, which looks better but still not quite as nice.  Horseshoes has yielded the best looking weld I've done, and looked like it got plenty of penetration. 

[yotadork83]

Every professional welder I've ever talked to say the same thing:  horseshoes.  You can go straight, but that seems to pile up more.  You can just zig zag back and forth, which looks better but still not quite as nice.  Horseshoes has yielded the best looking weld I've done, and looked like it got plenty of penetration. 

what he said just i am the professional

[CTENG in KS]

Ha!  Ya Ive done zig zags and horseshoes...I think part of my problem is pace.  I think I go too fast sometimes.

[CTENG in KS]

I am waiting on some new injector seats to get the engine back together and I wnted to get something done that needs to be done before I wheel it...bumpstops.
Some tube and some time and violla.

[CTENG in KS]

And there we go...I know the bumpstop looks all crooked, but it isn't snugged down...just stuck it in there for the pic.