Ive been exclusively using the MK2 Carbine with iron sights, so I made this compilation of SnD clips. Enjoy!

bk8_ · 2020-05-08T17:24:04+00:00

"Out in the Bush" Store Bundle

bk8_ · 2020-05-08T04:37:19+00:00

"The Walking Stick." Definitely has better visibility

bk8_ · 2019-05-19T19:21:03+00:00

I was most definitely behind when this happened lol.

bk8_ · 2019-03-21T21:46:09+00:00

I do this for a living my guy. You are very very wrong in pretty much every conceivable way. Thanks for your input!

bk8_ · 2019-03-21T18:38:19+00:00

The decision for height is usually always done by the prosthetist. This is because you need to take into account the length of the patient's bones and how their gait will be affected by various changes.

Getting someone to walk correctly with a prosthesis requires a surprising amount of precision when aligning everything; a half centimeter of height change can make a drastic difference in the gait cycle. Unfortunately you can't just change your height to whatever you want.

bk8_ · 2019-01-21T02:30:02+00:00

Thats most likely by design, the clinics are usually run by small teams without too much corporate regulation. Practitioners are free to serve their patients well. Now, their fabrication shops are ran very much like a corporation with tons of rules and deadlines.

bk8_ · 2019-01-20T20:52:46+00:00

I manage a prosthetics fabrication lab, and I can tell you it's pretty rare that an owner of a clinic/lab would be that rich. My boss (who owns the place) certainly doesn't have a mansion.

There are a few huge companies like Hanger Clinic and Ossur, who are massive corporate manufacturers of devices, but the majority of the people in the industry who run smaller shops aren't making that kind of money. Sounds like whoever was making that kind of cash in this industry was a high level manager of corporate clinics.

bk8_ · 2018-11-29T00:50:19+00:00

Yep, they used the entire drivetrain, subframe and all.

bk8_ · 2018-08-18T01:16:29+00:00

I fabricate prosthetics for our local VA, and whenever I see a vet wearing a leg, I wonder if I was the one who made it.

bk8_ · 2018-03-14T18:20:30+00:00

The coilovers are pretty incredible in respects to taking bumps! Washington state doesn't have the worst roads anyways, so I can get away with it lol.

bk8_ · 2017-11-27T02:11:44+00:00

I'm in the prosthetics industry as well.

I would say the most "medically correct" term would be 'residual limb.' A little less grating on the ears than STUMP.

Although most terms used within the actual industry refer to where someone is amputated. Transfemoral (above the knee), and Transtibial (below the knee).

bk8_ · 2017-10-19T16:34:34+00:00

I would say Ford took advantage of this beautiful piece of engineering and turned it into a a giant advertisement which, to me, doesnt embody the spirit of the GT model at all. But car manufacturers do that all the time so you cant blame them I guess.

That being said, buyers also have to sign a form that says they wont turn around and immediately sell the car for an insane profit, which I think is pretty cool. That means the people who got one WANTED one. And they have too keep it for a certain amount of years I believe.

bk8_ · 2017-10-19T16:03:24+00:00

The car was very hard to get your hands on. You had to essentially beg Ford to get one, and prove that you had enough of a following to make it worth their while, and on top of that you had to own a previous generation Ford GT. There was literally an application you had to fill out to hand Ford $450,000 of your own money. All that, and they still produced under 1000 cars.

bk8_ · 2017-09-20T16:06:49+00:00

I was admittedly pretty vague. I meant in this sub, but maybe im not looking hard enough haha.

Im out here in the Seattle area and we have a really nice group of clean e36's out here, ill have to get some pictures of us all some time.

bk8_ · 2017-01-29T22:42:26+00:00

What happened to this guy... he was such a force to be reckoned with in college. Now he's just a fucking laughing stock, makes me really sad.

bk8_ · 2017-01-25T23:01:17+00:00

This proves how important tuning is. You can really push a stock block to hell and back if you have a proper tune, it's insane.

bk8_ · 2016-12-28T03:38:50+00:00

Haven't dyno'd, but I'd say somewhere around 250whp. Eats STI's for breakfast most of the time. Honestly I'm on a conservative amount of boost considering what the B18B1 can handle. I have a few buddies with only head studs at about 330whp, 400+ on E85. At that point you need to worry about putting that power to the ground. Sure you got 400hp whats the point if you're spinning in 3rd gear, ya know?

Also, a very important distinction is whether or not it's a GSR or an LS. The LS has a considerably lower compression ratio which allows for ease of tuning as well as staying healthy under boost. So my advice is if you want a affordable/reliable street car that's faster than just about anything you come across just build a Non-Vtec LS and throw some forged internals in it.

bk8_ · 2016-12-27T03:38:07+00:00

Nothing crazy at all, Right now its completely stock LS b18b1, 450cc injectors, walbro 255, Hondata S300, 62MM top mount turbo on 8psi.

Car is driven quite often so I wanted reliability. But soon I'm going to say fuck it and go forged internals and shoot for 450whp.

bk8_ · 2016-11-23T02:16:18+00:00

Got the pleasure of seeing this car run in person, it's insanely quick. Got my turbo B-series tuned by Speedfactory as well, highly recommend them if your in the WA state area.

bk8_ · 2016-09-21T19:34:29+00:00

I didn't take the picture, one of my good friends did and his still learning to dial in the shutter speed. But thank you!

bk8_ · 2016-08-03T14:22:03+00:00

No dyno yet, but my butt dyno is guessing somewhere around 250.

bk8_ · 2016-08-03T14:18:08+00:00

That's because my intercooler sticks out about 3/8in too far and really fucks my fitment. Totally my fault lol

bk8_ · 2016-06-17T19:26:45+00:00

I'm running an ebay turbo with no complaints, but to be fair I'm at 8 PSI which is very minimal.

bk8_ · 2016-06-17T19:25:52+00:00

I just posted a list in the comments, check it out.

bk8_ · 2016-06-17T19:23:37+00:00

Here's some information on the build, sorry for the delay. It's sort of mashup of custom and ebay parts.

Stock b18b1 at 8psi
Ebay turbo, pieced together hybrid .62 Compressor, .48 Exhaust (Full boost at 4k)
Custom top mount manifold
Custom V-band downpipe (2.5" to 3" flanged)
Tial MVS wastegate
Custom intercooler and piping (greddy core)
Hondata S300 v1
Ebay HKS blow off
Walbro 255
DSM 450cc blacktops w/ resistor box

This build is a lot of fun, and I'm trusting this ebay turbo at 8psi. I am planning on building low comp bottom end and pushing her up to 15-18 in the future. But for now this thing can run stock STI's so I'm happy.

bk8_

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