Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

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ETV said:
Update on LS build for camaro:

Finally sat down and ordered the last of the parts needed to complete the short block. Decided to go with a comp 54-470-11. 235/251 @ .050. Advertised @ 285/301 with 113 lobe sep. She will not be a sleeper, but noticeable and good cam for street and other stuff. Also, the melling HV/HP oil pump, front and rear covers, LS1 valley cover, cam and crank sensors and hardware.

Maybe I'll get some Christmas coupons from Summit this year.
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235/251 on a 113 will hit a pretty mean lick. My AMX has a 220/230 on 112 lobe centers. Mine is not a roller, but a hydraulic. Aren't the stock LS cams around 30 or so degrees less duration than yours?
 
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Out of all the movies Connery ever made my favorite to watch was the 1989 Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade.
Sean Connery was brilliant in his character playing the role of Harrison Ford's father in that great movie...
Fighting Hitler & the Nazis plus always blowing things up. Kicking the Nazi officer out of the blimp for NO ticket.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - IMDb
 
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Ugh I’ve got to get my shoulder cut on. No snapped tendons but I’ve got 50+% thinning on two tendons and impingement on the nerve passages causing numbness in my hand. 6-8wk recovery with rehab. There goes my holiday break fun stuff to do list 😥

F$&@ 2020 that is all
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
Ugh I’ve got to get my shoulder cut on. No snapped tendons but I’ve got 50+% thinning on two tendons and impingement on the nerve passages causing numbness in my hand. 6-8wk recovery with rehab. There goes my holiday break fun stuff to do list 😥

F$&@ 2020 that is all
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Having had 2 of them , I highly recommend doing your at home rehab exercises also to keep scar tissue from building up . The 2nd one of mine was to break the scar tissue lose and free the shoulder up again .. it was bad bad bad . Lol
 
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0nelilreb said:
Having had 2 of them , I highly recommend doing your at home rehab exercises also to keep scar tissue from building up . The 2nd one of mine was to break the scar tissue lose and free the shoulder up again .. it was bad bad bad . Lol
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Yes I’ve been warned by multiple people. Grit your teeth and do it now or cry and grit your teeth and do it later.
 
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Lord .... I've put up with right shoulder pain since 1995. I just ignore it & count it as old age setting in.
I refuse to go under the knife and to go through rehab ..... what you two are talking about.
 
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44B27A53-6B97-4E5F-A707-D50BBCB18ACC.jpegPeople of construction/electricals, any ideas what this copper wire is in the hole I started? Note proximity to meter. It’s only sitting a couple inches below the surface and I gave it a little tug to see if it was scrap but it started pulling up on both ends. Could be a long piece of scrap or attached to something important. It gives me no buzz buzz when I touch it.
 
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While waiting for your sage advice I started on another hole on the other side of the box. I think I found the other end by chance. Some sort of ground wire maybe?
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1 . Is it exposed copper on the outside with no coating as it looks?

2. What is the diameter or thickness? Is it a water line for irrigation that just happens to be near your meter?

3. If it isnt water, my money is on a ground wire...but I've never seen it done like that before. Normal is to bring a ground wire to a metal stake in the ground right next to house foundation...
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
1 . Is it exposed copper on the outside with no coating as it looks?

2. What is the diameter or thickness? Is it a water line for irrigation that just happens to be near your meter?

3. If it isnt water, my money is on a ground wire...but I've never seen it done like that before. Normal is to bring a ground wire to a metal stake in the ground right next to house foundation...
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Yeah I googled grounding a meter and as you said it looks like it should be a straight shot from the box to the rod. House is brand new so not irrigation, it’s probably a 3/8” line. In looking at a couple houses they haven’t finished the grounding rod goes in with the footers so I imagine once they finally install the meter there’s some rigging to meet those two up.
 
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DancingOutlaw said:
View attachment 319348People of construction/electricals, any ideas what this copper wire is in the hole I started? Note proximity to meter. It’s only sitting a couple inches below the surface and I gave it a little tug to see if it was scrap but it started pulling up on both ends. Could be a long piece of scrap or attached to something important. It gives me no buzz buzz when I touch it.
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Ufer Ground. Should be connected to the load center ground wire.

Ufer ground - Wikipedia

Also... how the hell did you stay alive this long by thinking “hey that looks like a power line. Let me touch it and see if it’s hot!” 😳
 
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DancingOutlaw said:
While waiting for your sage advice I started on another hole on the other side of the box. I think I found the other end by chance. Some sort of ground wire maybe?
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If you have cable TV they sometimes will drive their own ground rod and ground wire. My house has 2 grounds, one for the electric service entrance right below the meter and another a few feet away for the cable TV box.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
Ufer Ground. Should be connected to the load center ground wire.

Ufer ground - Wikipedia

Also... how the hell did you stay alive this long by thinking “hey that looks like a power line. Let me touch it and see if it’s hot!” 😳
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I pee on it first and if doesn’t arc I know it’s safe.
 
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0nelilreb said:
Having had 2 of them , I highly recommend doing your at home rehab exercises also to keep scar tissue from building up . The 2nd one of mine was to break the scar tissue lose and free the shoulder up again .. it was bad bad bad . Lol
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I've had rotator cuff repairs on both shoulders and with a torn labrum on the second. Rehab changed dramatically in between. The older deal was your shoulder was immobile for at least six weeks before PT ... after the first session, I went back to the doc and said remember those pain killers you offered - I want them. The new strategy is to start PT almost immediately; it was a breeze compared to the first round.
 
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Auburn almost had a pick 6 for a TD over LSU. Dude step out of bounds on the 4 yard line. Returned it 50 yds.
Auburn has now gone ahead & scored a TD ..... up 7-0 over LSU.
 
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