Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

[Vol423]

My sister had clots - her lungs also after ankle surgery. The left atrial appendage looks like a little stub on the left atrium where blood can pool and clot. The Watchman looks a little like an umbrella that closes it off, skin grows over the device and basically gives the atrium smooth walls so the blood doesn't get a chance to enter a stagnant area and clot. The success rate in preventing strokes is apparently up in the 90% range, so I'm all for doing it. Timing was a big surprise though.

I'll be praying for you.

 

[AM64]

I'll be praying for you.

Thank you. I'll be back in a couple of days - should only be a one night stay in the hospital, and possibly not that since I'm the first one in the morning.

 

[Orangeburst]

Thank you. I'll be back in a couple of days - should only be a one night stay in the hospital, and possibly not that since I'm the first one in the morning.

You are one tough bird. Wouldn't want you for Thanksgiving

 

[ETV]

I bet he rags it out and sells it for scrap.

I'll pay scrap price for it, then LS swap it.

 

[McDad]

I'll pay scrap price for it, then LS swap it.

Did you ever finish your Camaro?

 

[NorthDallas40]

I'll pay scrap price for it, then LS swap it.

Dude. It’s got a damn factory Mercury Racing motor on it now why go down in performance?

 

[NorthDallas40]

Did you ever finish your Camaro?

Yes @ETV lets see some go fast pic porn!

 

[McDad]

Dude. It’s got a damn factory Mercury Racing motor on it now why go down in performance?

He swaps LSes in everything. Put one in a blender 2 weeks ago.

 

[NorthDallas40]

He swaps LSes in everything. Put one in a blender 2 weeks ago.

I’ll admit I’d put a cam in my riding lawn mower if I could find one. I’ve tweaked on my 4 wheeler and bumped it up a few horsepower and added a roller clutch kit. It’s a big heavy automatic but it will yank the front wheels up.

 

[volfanhill]

Which one? Oh only the boat was in that post you replied to

Well if your Latina better half reads this you won't make it through the night

 

[ETV]

Did you ever finish your Camaro?

Not yet. Engine is in and complete. LS7 clutch assy. came in today.

 

[ETV]

He swaps LSes in everything. Put one in a blender 2 weeks ago.

And that blender has 25 speeds now and will fly off that counter if left unattended. Purée that!

 

[ETV]

Yes @ETV lets see some go fast pic porn!

Here is some.

 

[McDad]

Here is some. View attachment 464452View attachment 464453

I like that instrument cluster.

 

[ETV]

I like that instrument cluster.

Thank you. Definitely an improvement over the stock one.

 

[Weezer]

The great thing about Latinas is it's 50/50 if you'll make it through the night on a good day. Make 'em mad and you might as well shoot yourself, because it'll be a lot less painful.

 

[NorthDallas40]

The great thing about Latinas is it's 50/50 if you'll make it through the night on a good day. Make 'em mad and you might as well shoot yourself, because it'll be a lot less painful.

Truth

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[NorthDallas40]

Not yet. Engine is in and complete. LS7 clutch assy. came in today.

Did you get something like a Painless wiring harness for it? I don’t remember if you were going to go carburetor or EFI for fuel delivery.

 

[AM64]

You are one tough bird. Wouldn't want you for Thanksgiving

I think Ash gets that title. Anyway I'm back home. The procedure went great - I was even awake and remember, but it didn't work. Turns out my atrial appendage is irregular - like a lot of the rest of my body, and a round closure just wasn't' going to plug the hole. The surgeon said she tried three sizes each a couple of times and they popped back out. There's something else in development, so maybe in the future. I will say that if any of you guys are at risk for strokes due to atrial fibrillation, I'd go for the Watchman - it was an easy process.

 

[NorthDallas40]

I think Ash gets that title. Anyway I'm back home. The procedure went great - I was even awake and remember, but it didn't work. Turns out my atrial appendage is irregular - like a lot of the rest of my body, and a round closure just wasn't' going to plug the hole. The surgeon said she tried three sizes each a couple of times and they popped back out. There's something else in development, so maybe in the future. I will say that if any of you guys are at risk for strokes due to atrial fibrillation, I'd go for the Watchman - it was an easy process.

Damn that’s a shame.

 

[AM64]

Here is some. View attachment 464452View attachment 464453

OK that looks like fuel rails with fuel injectors next to the intake manifold, but what are the things on the valve covers? I see what looks like spark plug connectors, but that assembly is something completely new to me.

 

[ETV]

Did you get something like a Painless wiring harness for it? I don’t remember if you were going to go carburetor or EFI for fuel delivery.

I ordered a harness from PSI conversion. Very well made and easy install. They provided the reflashed ECM, harness, ground straps, etc.

Fuel delivery is injected with 50# deatschwerks injectors.

 

[ETV]

OK that looks like fuel rails with fuel injectors next to the intake manifold, but what are the things on the valve covers? I see what looks like spark plug connectors, but that assembly is something completely new to me.

Those are ignition coils. No more distributors needed since timing advancement can now be done thru the ECM with proper software.

 

[ETV]

The great thing about Latinas is it's 50/50 if you'll make it through the night on a good day. Make 'em mad and you might as well shoot yourself, because it'll be a lot less painful.

I agree