Bronzit E30 - OBDII S52 shaved bay - weekend/autox toy - Journey

[wworm]

that international is awesome and so are those headers. Why both O2 bungs on one header? clearance?

[Sh3rpak!ng]

1973 International Harvester 1110 pickup truck with a 345 V8, 4 speed manual, dana 60 rear end, no rust, straight body, mostly intact interior, and a new front grill. It doesn't run, needs a fuel pump. Got it for next to nothing. Plan is to get it running first, then make it safe to drive, then some tasteful mods and very minor resto - door seals, windshield etc, wheels, tires, 8 inch drop, fab some bumpers, maybe a grill, linex the bed, reseal the motor/trans (they're leaking everywhere) and generally just clean it up.

Should be fun for a couple of months before I sell it. I got the wife's approval by promising I wouldn't keep it... I'm excited. My first v8, first truck, first carburetor :D











Back to the normal program - been making steady progress on the header install. Utilizing v bands, pie cuts, vibrant bellows and flex coupling. Made my own Y merge too.



Things got fairly tricky here snaking both pipes just right so they would clear the floor, swaybar, each other, and leave space for the v bands.





All tacked up ready for full welding.



Having to do a lot of grinding. MIG welding stainless isn't as smooth as mild steel and I think I'm starting to tax the garage's electrical system, but this will work just fine. I intend to ceramic coat later too.



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[Digitalwave]

yeah the 60678 is what I have, I'm surprised they stopped selling it. It was the same thing as Sunex but half the price. I love mine, it's held up well and it works really well with my E30 and E36.

[Sh3rpak!ng]

I think I currently have the same jack he's referencing. Pittsburgh 60678 it's a discontinued 2 ton with a weird T handle (only part i don't like about the jack). It's been awesome, and that's what i replaced the lincoln model with.

I knew HF used to sell a longer/lower jack than the standard low profile unit I have... Dammit I wish I had bought one when they were still available. Looks like the Arcan XL2T and Sunex 6602LP are the same jack (the HF 60678 looks the same too). And the Arcan is $200 on amazon. These two seem to be the lowest/longest reach floorjacks for under $500.

What's your opinion of the HF 60678?

China's economic practices and state-owned enterprises are predatory at best.

You're not wrong, but we also have to take into consideration the demand here. If the USA didn't defer all manufacturing to China or buy the items made there we wouldn't even be having this conversation. Not to mention, President Clinton passed an egregious amount of forgien policy that supported the growth of China's Republic all under the facade of our own economic growth and development; of which were unsustainable. Not to distract from the original conversation... China is a big power that we have built on our own dollars.

There are a lot of factors at play, including unionized workforces, anti-trust litigation by the government and straight up regulatory burden.

You both make good points. We deal with some interesting issues on the financial and regulatory side which illustrate some of the points you've alluded to here. Overall it's profitable for us. The margins are there, even with the tarriffs.

Anyway...

To counteract the bad juju I've brought upon myself and my garage with all my Chinese manufactured tools, I did a thing as 'murican as I could...

[The Dark Side of Will]

You're not wrong, but we also have to take into consideration the demand here. If the USA didn't defer all manufacturing to China or buy the items made there we wouldn't even be having this conversation.

There are a lot of factors at play, including unionized workforces, anti-trust litigation by the government and straight up regulatory burden.

[jeenyus]

China's economic practices and state-owned enterprises are predatory at best.

You're not wrong, but we also have to take into consideration the demand here. If the USA didn't defer all manufacturing to China or buy the items made there we wouldn't even be having this conversation. Not to mention, President Clinton passed an egregious amount of forgien policy that supported the growth of China's Republic all under the facade of our own economic growth and development; of which were unsustainable. Not to distract from the original conversation... China is a big power that we have built on our own dollars.

[The Dark Side of Will]

It's all about quality control and intention. The aerospace manufacturer that I work for has it's own manufacturing site in China (Mexico as well) and quality is just a function of design and control. I personally don't mind tools of asian manufacture - I buy tools with a quality/cost/function balance that fits my needs at any given time. I have a harbor freight jack that I've been using regularly for the past 10 years (no joke) which is why I'm looking for a replacement/upgrade.

China's economic practices and state-owned enterprises are predatory at best.

[s14brent]

It's all about quality control and intention. The aerospace manufacturer that I work for has it's own manufacturing site in China (Mexico as well) and quality is just a function of design and control. I personally don't mind tools of asian manufacture - I buy tools with a quality/cost/function balance that fits my needs at any given time. I have a harbor freight jack that I've been using regularly for the past 10 years (no joke) which is why I'm looking for a replacement/upgrade.

Agreed. There are a lot of specialty tools and even normal tools that I usually try to find a happy medium in price & quality, I don't use my tools professionally anymore, so there's no real reason to overspend. I also have back up set of tools for junkyard runs and to bring with on track days, and i'd rather not bring my nicer socket sets/ratchets/wrenches etc.

Did harbor freight use to sell an "extreme" low profile long reach jack? I have their "low profile" jack and while it is definitely slimmer than your average floorjack, the reach isn't that far. This sunex jack is lower/longer.

I think I currently have the same jack he's referencing. Pittsburgh 60678 it's a discontinued 2 ton with a weird T handle (only part i don't like about the jack). It's been awesome, and that's what i replaced the lincoln model with.

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Sunex says country of origin is China... I guess it's impossible these days for joe citizen to get an enthusiast grade tool that's made in the USA.

yep, i love made in usa tools as much as the next guy, but I do have a bunch of china sprinkled in my garage and their quality has been going up (tekton/sunex etc). even HF's icon/vulcan/daytona line has been pretty impressive, especially when it comes to warranty as I can't warranty out my snap-on tools unless I bring it to a friends' shop or to a someone who works at a dealership. My old lincoln/hein-warner floor jack would have been something like $400 in parts to repair. And that sunex floor jack is actually lower (height) than anything HF currently has to offer, so that's pretty badass, also free shipping with amazon prime.

It's all about quality control and intention. The aerospace manufacturer that I work for has it's own manufacturing site in China (Mexico as well) and quality is just a function of design and control. I personally don't mind tools of asian manufacture - I buy tools with a quality/cost/function balance that fits my needs at any given time. I have a harbor freight jack that I've been using regularly for the past 10 years (no joke) which is why I'm looking for a replacement/upgrade.

That Sunex looks 100% exactly the same as my older HF "Professional" 2 ton low profile jack. I guess they don't sell that one anymore, though. I paid about half the price of the Sunex IIRC.

Did harbor freight use to sell an "extreme" low profile long reach jack? I have their "low profile" jack and while it is definitely slimmer than your average floorjack, the reach isn't that far. This sunex jack is lower/longer.

[Digitalwave]

That Sunex looks 100% exactly the same as my older HF "Professional" 2 ton low profile jack. I guess they don't sell that one anymore, though. I paid about half the price of the Sunex IIRC.

[s14brent]

Sunex says country of origin is China... I guess it's impossible these days for joe citizen to get an enthusiast grade tool that's made in the USA.

yep, i love made in usa tools as much as the next guy, but I do have a bunch of china sprinkled in my garage and their quality has been going up (tekton/sunex etc). even HF's icon/vulcan/daytona line has been pretty impressive, especially when it comes to warranty as I can't warranty out my snap-on tools unless I bring it to a friends' shop or to a someone who works at a dealership. My old lincoln/hein-warner floor jack would have been something like $400 in parts to repair. And that sunex floor jack is actually lower (height) than anything HF currently has to offer, so that's pretty badass, also free shipping with amazon prime.

[jeenyus]

Sunex says country of origin is China... I guess it's impossible these days for joe citizen to get an enthusiast grade tool that's made in the USA.

You're so right. Everyone...

[The Dark Side of Will]

this one in particular: Sunex 6602LP 2 Ton Low Rider Steel Service Jack

Sunex says country of origin is China... I guess it's impossible these days for joe citizen to get an enthusiast grade tool that's made in the USA.

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Sorry to the group. I know R3v is so overly active these days we can't have people showing up in threads just to express opinions and say kudos. I'll go ahead and see myself out.

no harm no foul

[dadsbmw]

Super constructive comment.

Sorry to the group. I know R3v is so overly active these days we can't have people showing up in threads just to express opinions and say kudos. I'll go ahead and see myself out.