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    painting a box

    Ahhh alright well thats alot easier then i thought it would be then. thanks. I also had an idea of "painting" with that rubbery grip stuff you dip handles of tools into. ut that didnt seems so great. anyways thanks for the input.
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    painting a box

    I forgot its made from mdf if that has anyhting to do with my options
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    painting a box

    i Cant think of a way to paint my sub box. I want it to be nice and shiney on the outside to match my car color. I figure ill be priming it obviously but the color coat and top coat im not sure about, should i use acrylic type of paint then a clear on top of that? any ideas or suggestions. Also...
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    SO what is everyone up to today????

    Came to virginia beach on vacation from reno got here yesterday having fun!
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    Grounding Kit

    by improving the grounds and the electrical continuity i guess you could say you make everything run a little bit more efficiently. Meaning the fuel injectors are a little more on point from when the ecu tells it to start and stop squirting, you can get better spark from your plugs making each...
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    welcome to the doghouse

    Well, you could just ship that car this way... shouldnt cost much for shipping...:)
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    Grounding Kit

    upon later inspection i found out that the old terminal didnt even sit tight on the post anymore so i cut it off and found all the oxidation on the old wire and terminal. I ended up having to cut it off with a dremel and got a new terminal and re-attached everything pics tomorrow of the new one...
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    Grounding Kit

    Finally after weeks, i got off my butt to do this. All of it is in red, 6gauge wire from homedepot with crimped and soldered ring terminals on them. No making fun of my soldering skills, this is the first real thing i've ever soldered. Either way i have four wires coming off of the one bolt...
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    SO what is everyone up to today????

    We send my brother in afghanistan cake/brownies in a jar also, when its cooling you put the lid on and it seals it up and it keeps forever.
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    modine heater question.

    from looking around it seems to be around 30k, may be wrong though ill keep looking. does it have any serial numbers or model numbers
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    Converting to/adding wood to a conventional garage door

    im sure if you found the right people, that could be painted, but it could also be a special manufacturer that custom builds doors. just google custom garage door makers and see what they can do.
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    90 amp Flux Wire Welder advice needed

    I dont know, i bought one from there years ago when i worked there and mine is still chugging along. Although, i do agree some of them dont just chug along. For the price imo its good for starters. I have done miscelanious things with it, repaired handtrucks, welding roll cages for little go...
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    Grounding Kit

    will do, ill prob get to it in a week or so, ill include some pics also
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    CAD programs

    Sketchup is an amazing program, thanks rusty
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    Grounding Kit

    But the thing is the stock grounds are fairly often to long and not thick enough gauge, and in general just crappy. On top of that, there are only a fe ground points on your engine, block to frame/unibody and batt to frame/unibody, if i remember right. so even though the other components are...
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    Grounding Kit

    Has anyone here ever tried to install a grounding kit to their vehicle? I have been reading around on line about them and they seem to be slightly beneficial. The point of one is to make the electrical system throughout your vehicle "more fluid" and have less resistance by connecting thick, 0/1...
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    CAD programs

    Nice, thanks for the info!
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    CAD programs

    Hey guys i was wondering if anyone knew of any good, easy to use, and free CAD programs. I need one because i do alot of smaller 2x4 structures and such for holding different size pieces of racks, shelves, brackets, etc, for work. They like to have all the "blueprints" for them on hand for...
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