Wow I thought it was just me on the brake failure. I had to do a defensive
maneuver over the weekend and had the brake pedal go to the floor , not a
good feeling .
Colin
Douglas Bowerman wrote:
> Hey guys and gals,
> I gave my throttle body the boogie treatment this weekend. I am not a
> motor head, but I have always wanted to be. After reading countless
> stories I just said what the heck.
> Now, I don't have like a ton of neat tools. I just took that thing
> off. I ported it. I didn't stop there. I put a carbide grinding bit
> in Dad's drill. I ground off all the flanges, ridges??, and sanded the
> surface. I burnt up the drill. It was on for like 2 hours straight. I
> didn't use a hacksaw because some of y'all said you left knicks in the
> tb. I only dipped with the grinder in one spot. I bought a buffing set
> at Sears and buffed. It shines like a mirror, except I can still see
> some grooves made by my sandpaper and some of the file marks. It isn't
> a professional job, but it was my best job. I would have never done if
> it wasn't for this list. Thanks guys.
> Now I wait for my JBA's and JET. Any suggestions for my catback???
> Also any suggestions for my braking system?? The stock system has
> failed me twice when I needed to stop fast. No I didn't hit anyone, but
> within inches :)>
> Y'all are great,
> Doug
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