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The Job Interview

A guy goes to the Department of Main Roads to apply for a job.

The interviewer asks him, ‘Are you allergic to anything?’

He says ‘Yes - just caffeine’

Have you ever been in the service?
‘Yes,’ he says. ‘I was in Iraq for two years.’

The interviewer says, ‘That will give you 5 extra points toward
Employment,’ and then asks, ‘Are you disabled in any way?’

The guy says, ‘Yes 100%…an ICED exploded near me and blew my testicles
off’

The interviewer tells the guy, ‘O.K. In that case, I can hire you right
now. Normal hours are from 8 AM to 4 PM. You can start tomorrow at
10:00 - And plan on starting at 10 AM every day.’

The guy is puzzled and says, ‘If the hours are from 8 AM to 4 PM, why
don’t you want me to be here before 10 AM?’

‘This is a Government job,’ the interviewer says. ‘For the first two
hours we just stand around drinking coffee and scratching our b**ls. No point
in you coming in for that.’

Trolling around the ‘net tonight I came across these three ebooks for sale. What is an ebook you ask? An ebook is simply an instantly downloadable book or report.

All of these ebooks contain good information on subjects that as motorists we face quite often and what impressed me the most is the price - $7 each. We can barely get a mower tin full of fuel for that price these days.

If you would like more information on any of these topics I urge you to check out these bargain-basement books!

Some of the topics covered in ‘Car Buying Tips’

• Different sources for buying a car
• What should you look for in a used car
• What you should know before you sign a contract
• What you should know about auto service contracts
• Understanding warrantees
• And many more….

Click Here For ‘Car Buying Tips’

What is covered in ‘How To Buy A Car Without Getting Ripped Off!’

• Find out the difference between the dealer’s price and the factory price - so that you know how much to offer
• 6 items to bring with you when purchasing a car if you want to make sure you get the best deal possible.
• Why you should never wait until the last minute to buy a car… never!
• Find out when to consider if you should finance your loan through a credit union instead of the dealership.
• And more

Click Here For Access To ‘How To Buy A Car Without Getting Ripped Off’

‘Save Money Getting Better Gas Mileage’ - one of the most important subjects in these times of high gas prices. This book contains -

• Chapters 1 - 5 Basic things you can do at home to improve your mileage easily
• Chapters 6 - 8 More cutting edge technologies requiring a little more work…
• Chapter 9 - Moving beyond your vehicle and into your home
• Chapter 10 - Building a business with this technology information

Click Here For The ‘Save Money Getting Better Gas Mileage’ Book

After almost two years of abuse the diff in Jerry’s RA28 Celica has finally taken a holiday. To bring you up to speed, we have been involved in the build-up of Jerry’s car for over three years now, first with the engine transplant at our workshop before my back gave out and then with a number of different jobs like hiding the wiring, engine bay respray and interior refit at home on a part time basis.

The engine used is a 1G-GTE originally found in late 80’s early 90’s Toyota Supra’s. It is a six-cylinder 2.0 litre with twin turbos, twin cam head and efi. The engine is basically stock, with the exception of a full rebuild, front mount intercooler, boost control valve and the turbos have been high-flowed and fitted with Subaru WRX internals.

The gearbox is the original 5 speed from the Supra half-cut and when the transplant was done we decided on leaving the original 4 cylinder diff in place and look at a suitable conversion when it gave up the ghost. Little did we know it would last this long!

Recently the diff centre bearings have been getting noisy and the crown and pinion gears show a considerable amount of wear but the clincher was breaking an axle today after pulling second gear mid-way through a corner with quite a few revs on board (on a private road of course!). Here’s the results:-

Now the hunt is on for a suitable replacement differential. My opinion is that a V8 VN Commodore diff should be strong enough and fitting VT Commodore front hubs and calipers and a Commodore master cylinder would achieve a number of things.

Obviously the over-all brake upgrade would be a good thing as the original brakes are marginal at best and the Commodore wheel stud pattern gives Jerry the choice of literally hundreds of different wheels which will be an improvement over the crappy mags on it at the moment.

The mandrel-bent exhaust might be an issue as it closes the gap between diff housing and the floor considerably so that will have to be a consideration in the final choice as everything needs to be legal for hassle-free cruising.

Will keep you updated on our progress.

Craig