HemiSam

Douchebaggery of the highest order. Looks like Quixote and astroglide are made for each other.... HS

Balls of global proportions..... HS

51st state...that's going to leave a mark. Watching our politics these days, run while you can... The Quixote dip or whatever his handle is over there suggested that the KG amps could be creating the imbalance problem. And he pointed to a specific builder that's nothing but a gentlemen and kindly builds quality amps for those of us that are less talented on the electrical front. They removed his posts along with mine pushing back on it being an unfortunate post. Unfortunately somebody quoted the bonehead. There was also some drivel about a beautiful build John has for sale. It hurts reading that thread these days. HS

RIP, Champ. HS

LMAO.... HS

RIP Wally. HS

RIP Mr. Kwouk. Could not get enough of those movies in my youth... HS

I got it, buddy. I looked it up earlier on youtube and immediately popped up a Larry and Steve live jam....great stuff! Thanks for sharing. Hope the builds are going well for you. HS

Thanks, Soren. Hope all is well with you. Larry is an amazing guitar player. If you like bluesy stuff, check out Bozz Scaggs and Duane Allman playing Loan Me a Dime...good stuff. HS

There's a lot of debate re the 650's and the "veil" term and I appreciate where you're coming from. If all I listen to are the 650s, there's no issue to speak of for me. If I switch to something more transparent like my e-stat rig in the same session then it jumps out of me. Don't know if it's a brain burn-in issue or what, but it does underscore the differences between the setups and the 650's are far less neutral to my ears. I'd hear the same thing on other sets of cans I've owned over the last few years, but that's just me. Never ceases to amaze me how we hear things so differently in the community...probably a good thing. Just makes comparisons posted on the interwebs more challenging... I listen to a lot of guitar music. Larry Carlton and Robben Ford "Unplugged" I can't seem to get enough of. Grant Green and Hubert Laws playing Creature...wow. HS

Grew up with this gent on the tube. RIP, Alan... HS

Lucky friend! I would be curious about the HD800, but I don't think so much on my Dynalo+. I found the TH900's easier to listen to on the Woo WA7 than the Dynalo+...just a bit too hot up top for me. I've found as I get older I'm more sensitive about peaky treble and I fear the HD800 would be way too much for me. The HD650's, on the other hand, are very nice out of the Dynalo+. I enjoyed them for a good while as my primaries until I started down the e-stat path. For my dynamic rig I finally settled on the TH900's out of the Woo and shelved the 650's. I found that if I listened to only the the HD650's, they were great. The brain burn would happen after a couple of days and I wasn't at all bothered by the veil or whatever one would like to refer to as that slightly less than transparent sound...like everything has had the edges smoothed off a bit too much. This amp helps that IMO, and I find that the 650's are tough to beat on the value for money scale. HS

You outdid yourself, John....congratulations! HS

Very tidy....nice! My GS-1 Dynalo+ has brought me back around to my shelved HD650's. Great pairing IMO. HS

RIP, Mr. Sam. HS

RIP, Mr. Mike. Guy Clark...rough year. Not even half over. HS

With the motor and turbo system test fitted, time to start buttoning up the driveline. Rossler 4L80E trans. I can shift it manual or auto, but the key is it handles the power and has overdrive for the standing mile events. [/URL] The rear cradle was showing cracks from several years of abuse so gusseting in order Trans serviceable with the harness installed in a way it can be dropped w/o having to drop the whole driveline I've been running hard piping for a while so it needed an update for the rebuild given repositioning of some bits... My Corsa exhaust from 2009 modified to fit the system and with some manual cutouts...less back pressure for the turbo system should I need it at the track The Ford 9" rear end with Wavetrac differential is worth it's weight... The black hoop over the DS is a rear safety loop.HS

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RIP, JS. The words his friends wrote of his life and impact on them are truly moving. HS

Beautiful work, John! The case is a beaut. Love the finish and the footprint. HS

Nice. I'm having a flashback as I've not kept up with Mr. Dolby. HS

Simo - Let Love Show the Way Impressive for their second album. Blues rock flavor. HS

Test fitting of the motor, with midplate and integrated K-member / turbo piping (including oiling) goes in and out of the vehicle to tweak things. To say some assembly required would be an understatement...in the end it was obvious the headers that kick it all off were....well, off. That resulted in the geometry getting all squirrelly the further back the plumbing went. Not exactly lined up...lol Some shots of the turbo plumbing installed going in and out of the car. It really is a clean setup, once the fitment issues were addressed, and soooo much cleaner than what I had previously. Here is an example of the frame being notched and boxed out very nicely to avoid clipping one of the ears off a turbo Huge front rollbar in the way so custom endlinks, a bit of rotating it and then removing some material required integrated oiling box won't clear the rollbar so change things up HS

Very sad and all too you. This gentleman was indeed well regarded amongst those seriously practicing the craft, and apparently quite the modern pioneer. RIP Mr. Cooper... HS

Before the rebuild I was running twin turbos that made real power, but with challenges. I use twin Precision 6766 turbos with the dual ceramic ball bearing rotating system. I had to use smaller housings than ideal for fitment as they sit under the car (didn't have the heart to gut all the creature comforts like AC, power steering, ABS braking, etc... to place them in the engine compartment). Believe it or not my car is still very streetable thanks to the boost controller. Additionally, I needed 3" piping to make them work well. 3" piping running under the car and to the air to air heat exchanger is something to see...big as hell and made for fitment issues as well and bending things here and compromising things there. I had some fluid leaks as a result (e.g. pressure side of power steering hoses "massaged"). This also resulted in somewhat "leaky" turbo system due to some bending of the cold side plumbing (think pipes headed to the heat exchanger after the turbos have converted the exhaust to the pressurized air). On top of that there is the oiling system for the turbos. Changing engine oil was a serious PITA due to all the plumbing...2-3 hour ordeal. This will give some context of how much plumbing....before they were powdercoated black Anyhoo, these are the snails which I still run in the new setup... They make stupid power and the power delivery can be very deceptive, unlike my prior positive displacement supercharger which was like a light switch...on or off. No middle. 46mm wastegates [ and 50mm TiAL blowoff valves Air to air heat exchanger The new turbo system is a major leap forward for me. Same elements as above, but much of the plumbing is now integrated into my K-frame, including the oiling. HS