It's Give a Mod or favorite contributor a Hug Day!

Everyone be sure to say thank you to your favorite (and your unfavorite!) Mods and contributors who spend time trying to make this an orderly place while the rest of you people drive us crazy because we don't know everything about everything either

 

I'd like to say thanks to:

rxrotary2_7 - who show me what the hell to do as a mod. Thanks!

DamonB - for kicking the knowledge in the suspension forum and watching the "RX7club lunatics" we have on this forum.

 

Thanks mods.

 

you forgot sleepr1 and mahjik

 

I'M sure (or would hope) that the guys that do the helping understand that they are admired, whether or not they are formally thanked (although it IS polite to thank!) I've had shitloads of help from many members on this forum, I'm pretty sure I thanked them all. They know who they are... and when guys like me that post pics of a finished product it should make them feel good that they helped get it there. I know I feel like that everytime someone that I helped says their car is back online!

Oh... When did this thread turn into a kiss-mod-*** discussion?

Anyway, Jeff.. If they guys you help don't appreciate you? **** 'em. Because guys like me and many others thank you for keeping these cars on the road and contributing to the community with your pictures and updates.

 

I'd like to thank jdhuegel1 for telling me the thread size of the front cover banjo and where to find the block adapter. That new turbo oil supply line job was an enormous PITA and if the block adapter had been wrong after I tore the entire friggen motor apart I would certainly have shot either myself or someone else. Since I don't know where jdhuegel1 lives it probably would have been myself

 

Haha, no problem DamonB!

 

Wow, I go away for a couple of days, and you guys start something like this. I guess I will have to chime in a little late.

Jeff, I don't think I have ever PM'd you. If I had, I certainly would have thanked you for your help. Actually, I didn't think you knew what you were doing Just kidding!! I can understand your feelings, and share them. It is very rude to ask for help, and not thank the person that helped you. Perhaps you should consider helping only those who have tried to help themselves, or demonstrate common courtesy. Next time you ask me for help, you better be sure to thank me

Mahjik, You have demonstrated more patience than anyone could imagine. I would love to see you start telling some people to do a search, without posting a link!

From now on, anyone that PM's me for advice, will be required to buy one of my Cheap Bastard airbox kits

 

Thanks for remembering me (an ex-mod)

 

SleepR1 is now a paid consultant

 

Just ignore the PMs you don't want to answer. I do it all the time.

 

For the record, no one's hired me yet LOL

 

YOU'RE FIRED

 

Likin the new avatar, E. Bout time!

 

You can't fire someone that's not working for you LOL..

 

You give me 200,000 dollars and I will hire you

 

Aint it though? what almost 4 years on this board with no avatar

 

i remeber when my dad was working on restoring one of his old mopar projects he was reffered to this dude named glaine glovere (sp?) anywho this guy was a so called expert on vin decoding, and just general advice on restoration of mopars, and he charged like 25 bucks an hour, and charged by the question i belive too. Maybe some you guys should do that
I think i have used the PM feature maybe 7 times, normally if i don't get something, i will just spend my time reading what i find.

 

I would like to thank everyone, going back to the beginning, those who already asked the questions, those who answered them, and most importantly those who started this forum. Ive been reading here for years(only joined recently so I can use the search feature because I got tired of staying up late looking through all the threads for something I remembered reading long ago) and you old schoolers are the ones who helped me when I was a newbie to the rotary seen. Even though we did not talk directly, your questions, your answers, and your ideas helped me learn alot about my seven and save me alot of time in diagnosing problems. I credit this forum to alot if not all of my rotary knowledge, and thats what its all about, helping others so we dont have to read or hear about another rotary dying because of poor decisions or little problems turned big. So again, to everyone who posts, to everyone who answers, and to the mods and guys who started this, thank you for giving us a library of knowledge, and thank you for keeping this community alive and strong.

 

Post-partum or spare partum depression (having to do with parting from posting, or having too many spare parts in the garage.)
The cause of all the post-partum emotional reactions is unclear, but scientists cite several contributing factors. One is stress. Fatherhood or a crinkled hood is most disorienting.
Other kinds of stress that might lead to depression are an unhappy marriage, stripped threads, or a baby who is temperamentally difficult. Sometimes an RX7 owner in a shaky marriage hopes a child will cement the bond with their spouse and becomes depressed when that expectation is disappointed. For baby zoomers who already tend to feel inadequate and incompetent, difficulties in caring for a new child or a new rebuild may confirm their poor opinion of themselves. The mood of some rally addicts is disturbed by the change in their relationship with their spouses and the start of a new relationship with a baby. The situation becomes worse if they lack intimate friends or web buddies to share their secrets and troubles. The universal expectation that a new parent should be happy further contributes to guilt and depression.
Hormones also play a role. High levels of sex hormones circulate in some sufferers’ blood, but drop precipitously within hours of the end of a rally, contributing to biochemical depression. Racing also increases levels of endorphins, the body's feel-good chemicals. Endorphin levels fall abruptly at low speed, adding to risk of depression. Hormone levels stabilize in almost all, including those who become depressed, two weeks after a new baby or new car.
A history of depression increases risk. People with postpartum depression are more likely to have had previous low compression while driving a dog, and a family history of hood disorders, especially bi-rotor disorder. Some authorities believe that postpartum depression is more likely if a person is in conflict with their mother-in-law.
A person may remember their childhood as deprived or think of themself as thankless simply because they are depressed. Postpartum depression has not been proved to be correlated with the size of a person's social network or the number of close friends.
Specific measures to prevent postpartum depression are difficult, since these reactions are so hard to anticipate, but reapparents can be reassured that they are a common and temporary condition. People with more serious symptoms may feel ashamed of them and avoid seeking help because they fear that they are not 'normal' and will be given bad posts. They too need to be reassured. Individual psychotherapy, family therapy, relaxation training, and behavioral modification to improve car care have all been used. For severe postpartum/sparepartum reactions, antidepressant and anti-psychotic drugs can be helpful, but people are usually advised not to drive while on drugs. Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) from the aft coil is highly effective and can be used safely as soon as a week after delivery. Another important resource is mutual aid groups providing advice and comfort to people with postpartum and sparepartum problems. An umbrella organization for these groups is the Rx7club

smile

 

That guy above has totally lost touch. Everyone ignore him

 

Uh, you need you medication adjusted.

 

Thanks Jeff, DamonB, Sleeper, Jimlab and all the others I've emailed to incareese my kanowledge about FD's.

See you guys in my rear veiw mirror on the track one day with the wealth of info I have gained. j/k one day maybe.

Just bought some used AP 13" brakes for a blown up motor, challenged interior, no wiring harness FD. Couldn't you have at least PM'd me some common sense ?

This squid is outta ink.

GNX7 boiiing.... boiiing.... boiiing..... FD soon.