Some content because things have been slow...

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

Yes, I meant it as a compliment, buddy...  :)

The traditional knock on forged is that you'll have increased oil 
consumption because they can't, or at least used to not be, able to make 
them as precise as cast. (Dan Bubb mentioned a few months back that 
forged pistons have closed the gap, so to speak, making them less 
unattractive to the normal street modder guy...)

Have you been able to find Mahle's in stock anywhere? People (like TT) 
say they offer them, but they never seem to have them in stock and don't 
know when they're going to get more...If you happen to be lucky enough 
to find a cast set of 83 or 83.5 pistons available, I'd grab them (that 
is, if you're still planning on having a nice 2L16v N/A thumper. If 
you're going forced induction, go forged by all means).

HTH, JT

Don Walter wrote:

>Jeff,
>I'm not sure if I should take that as a compliment or something else
>but I'm taking it as a compliment.  Thanks.  Yes I am finding that all
>replacements with the exception of Mahle is Forged.  I'm also leaning
>very much to the WiseCo's as they seem to be the best and the least
>expensive.  Sounds like an oxymoron.
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>Don
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>On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 18:39:28 -0700, Jeff Toomasson <area53@validpath.com> wrote:
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>>This afternoon was a real snoozer from the list w/ Don's piston question
>>being the lone highlight (BTW - unless you go w/ the Autotech setup,
>>virtually the only thing you can buy from the known vendors is forged).
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>>So I thought I'd post some bodywork pix - nothing substantial; just me
>>gettin busy w/ an angle grinder...Comments are welcome - I need LOTS of
>>encouragement right now. I'm running out time (no free weekends for the
>>next month) and I need to get into the paint shop before the rains
>>come....  :-/
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>>L8R, JT
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>>http://www.validpath.com/images/ragtop/bodywork1.JPG
>>http://www.validpath.com/images/ragtop/bodywork3.JPG
>>http://www.validpath.com/images/ragtop/bodywork4.JPG
>>http://www.validpath.com/images/ragtop/ragcut1.JPG
>>http://www.validpath.com/images/ragtop/ragcut2.JPG
>>http://www.validpath.com/images/ragtop/ragcut3.JPG
>>http://www.validpath.com/images/ragtop/ragcut4.JPG
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