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Re: 730 ECM Swap



LMHO - I love to watch them shake the car up and down with the fork when
they just dont want to get out and cut that last exhaust pipe or harness.
Tensile strength of 2 dozen copper conductors is amazing.


----- Original Message -----
From: Shannen Durphey <shannen@grolen.com>
To: <gmecm@diy-efi.org>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: 730 ECM Swap


> War stories?
>
> Once upon a time, I bought a 350 for $50.  First engine with a 4bbl,
> and man was I excited!  The seller even offered to lift the engine for
> free with his log skidder if I pulled all the bolts.  Silly me, I
> forgot one bolt at the trans.  But that didn't stop the skidder.  75
> Camaro goes up, down about 5 times until the trans finally breaks, and
> 15 minutes later I get to drive away with my bargain priced engine and
> an extra 1/4 of a THM 350 as a parting gift.
>
> Redneck scrap yards are the best!
>
> Shannen
>
> ECMnut@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 11/13/00 3:31:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > ludis@cruzers.com writes:
> > >  Heh!  I've seen how they pull radiators out of cars:  They stab them
> > >  with a fork lift fork.  Then they lift the car by the radiator until
the
> > >  radiator pulls out.  I've also seen them use a car as a broom (or
> > >  bulldozer blade.)
> >
> > That paints an interesting picture.  When in high school, back in the
> > stone age, I drove a boom-truck, yanking engines all summer.
> >  I "almost" had a 74 nova lifted off the ground with a chain aroung
> > the Rochester 2-jet carb..   <boredom is dangerous>
> > Then the damn body ripped from the cast iron baseplate.
> > Mike V
> >
>
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