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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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I'm glad to see Lars back on the forum!!! He has a wealth of knowledge that comes in handy all the time. Great to hear your up and about. By the way, your shop looks great! Nice bar, is there any dancing? LOL
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by rponfick
Lars stopped by to visit and return some borrowed stuff this morning. I think he just needed a reason to get out of the house. He was driving his newly restored black '64 roadster. I could hear his Hooker supercomps coming from quite a distance.

Good to see him out and about.

Ralph.
Here's a pic that Lars sent me of his '64... Awesome looking ride, isn't it...



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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 11:57 PM
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Good luck Lars! We're a day ahead of you here in New Zealand, so I'll let you know if your operation goes well! And thanks for passing on your awesome wealth of knowlege.
Grant
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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 11:17 AM
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I missed this thread when it was started feb 20. Great to see Lars checking in, I hope you are back on your feet.

I have this neat little program, Jing that lets me take a picture of whatever is on my screen and instantly sends it to a webpage so I can post it as a picture, like this:

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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 02:14 PM
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Just getting back to the Forum myself and saw this thread. Great to hear you're doing so well after the surgery. I too am still driving with the carb you tuned for my 75 and haven't had to touch it. It's still running perfect. I hope you continue to get better and maybe even start your tuning tours again.
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rogman16
Here's a pic that Lars sent me of his '64... Awesome looking ride, isn't it...



Rogman
Just like Lars, that's bad-@$$.

Great to hear that you are up and rehabbing, Lars. Like you, the weather is looking really good around our neck of the woods and fixin' to get better.

Slainte!
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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Lars,Take care bro! Drop me a line if your in my neck of the ocean....Mahalo's for all your tech tips,helped me out plenty for sure....
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 01:17 PM
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Didn't know Lars was down and out but he tuned my new Holley Street Avenger. Runs like a champ. Didn't have to do anything but plug and play.

Keep getting better and see you out on a beer drinking tour soon.
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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i must have missed this thread, i sure wish Lars all the best. he is a carb genius!!! i've read his carb papers on another web site and learned alot. i tuned my old holley per his instructions and it ran great!!!!! i just got a 670 street avenger and am having problems with it and need to go thru it.
hope you get back to your old self Lars. and come to the DFW area soon!!!!
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by GS977
i must have missed this thread, i sure wish Lars all the best. he is a carb genius!!! i've read his carb papers on another web site and learned alot. i tuned my old holley per his instructions and it ran great!!!!! i just got a 670 street avenger and am having problems with it and need to go thru it.
hope you get back to your old self Lars. and come to the DFW area soon!!!!
I think he has a paper out specifically dealing with the Street Avengers. Shoot him an e-mail and ask him for a copy.


Keep the shiny side up!
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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Just saw this thread. Glad to hear your doing well Lars and hope luck is on your side with your recovery.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by lars

By the way:
How do you post up a dyno chart into a post so it can be seen in the body of the post without having to click on a link..? Do you first save to a .pdf file, or can the Excel chart be posted? I'd like to post up a Q-Jet versus Holley back-to-back dyno run when I go on the dyno in a few weeks, but I can't seem to figure out the chart posting - any help would be appreciated.

Lars i am glad you are feeling better i wish for you a speedy recovery....why not scan the dyno chart to make it a .jpg file and then save it on photo bucket and import the picture. if you dont have a photobucket account just send it to me and i will send you the image link. take care Bob
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by scottyp99
I think he has a paper out specifically dealing with the Street Avengers. Shoot him an e-mail and ask him for a copy.


Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
Scott, i emailed Lars that night and he sent his papers to me the next morning. he responds quick.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:03 AM
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Get well Lars! I had lower back surgery 2 years ago so I feel your pain, literally. Same reason too - relieving a pinched siatic nerve. They put all kinds of neat titanium hardware in my spine so now when I go through an airport metal detector it always makes for an interesting afternoon. That type of surgery really takes a long time to heal, but worth it in the end (hopefully).
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:31 AM
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Glad you are back in the shop. Goodthoughts to you.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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Glad you're doing better Lars. Haven't checked in for a while. I terribly miss your post here. I've tried following you on the other forums but I dont like their format as much. On a side note, do be very careful with pain medication. Many friends I know have become addicted. God bless you.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:53 AM
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Let's see...just a few of the things that Lars has helped me with from 2000 miles away..

Setting up the choke on my Q-Jet
Fuel bowl issues with my Q-jet
Inital timing settings
Finding the correct vacuum can for my distributor and engine set up

Not to mention the numerous posts I've been able to get information from.

Lars, thank you and I'm sincerly glad to hear you're doing well. Next time I'm in CO, I'd like to meet and buy you a beer or two sir!!
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