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I have had mine since last summer. No problems yet at 28,000 miles on it! It was easy to install with a high lift in a garage. I could see how installing with only floor jacks could make it harder. Took me 6 hours and some new radiator hoses and ground wires. so far so good. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions about it. I'm up in Portland area now so keep an eye out for my rig. I also will be going to the next Oregon rally Group Rally cross www.oregonrally.com look me up... -Chris

build a nice box around the back side of it so to keep the excess heatfrom the engine off of it... so as to get that nice colder air from the front. Looks great though!

I will hopfully be there, I wil look out for you. I will be in my red Loyale wagon pictured inmy avatar. \

I wonder how the engine does turning those big tires and wheels?

Ed, good to see you again!

Yeah good to see you out there! It was fun timing and watching the caddy limo going through the course.

I like the forrest green that you have pictured.

Heh heh nice picture! I was running time clocks for the whole day and I left around 3:30. I was in a grey Matix t-shirt and camo shorts, mostly haning around the start tent. Sorry I missed ya. I am just finishing my last finals up and am graduating. I will be up in Portland for good now, but I will keep an eye out at the next rally cross! later -Chris

Good to see all of the USMB members out there!

Good to see USMB members out there, and nice to meet all of you!

Nice! See you there!

Hey Nathan, i got your PM and sent a reply. I will look out for you in your imp. is it green? sedan or wagon? we should meet up sometime.

That thing looks sweet!

I'll try to make it. See you guys there!

Hey good to see all you USMB members out at the OTR this last weekend! Bajavwnsoobnut and Hondasucks it was good to hang out with you guys on Saturdays stage. I will be posting a sample of some highlights of the rally on my business website www.mastermindvideo.com in a couple of weeks. So keep an eye out for that. Right now there is just a sample from OTR 2005. -Chris

Eltoro, I will be at the Oregon Trail Rally www.oregontrailrally.com all weekend. If you are coming down to it maybe we could meet and discuss cameras and I could let you get your hands on some that I am bringing. Keep up the good off road filming! -Chris

Well first what model canon did you use? If you are looking to upgrade to a better digital camera the big determining factors in your decision are price and image quality. You need to ask yourself, "How much are willing to pay for a higher quality image?" Canon has some great pro-sumer cameras out there right now. The big step up in quality iin video cameras is CCD chips. Most Broadcast quality pro digital cameras have 3-CCD optics. but you are going to pay for it. Canon's starter in 3-CCD is the GL-2 which I have been using for years. The GL-2 has full manual capabilities that help you dial in your image quality and plenty of accessories to addon. It will run you around $2500 now days, even less if you can find a good deal on Ebay. Sony has some great ones in this category as well such as the PD-170 or VX-2200 etc... too many to list. If you want to drop down a notch and still get CCD optics then the Canon Optura Xi is a great choice. It has one CCD in the optics which gets you way better quality then your $400 camera, and plenty of manual controls. It will rn you around $1000 again with better deals popping up all of the time on Ebay etc... Sorry for the long post and the hijack. PM me if you have any further questions about cameras. I would love to help you out and give you some pointers on making your shots dialed. -Chris

Looks like fun!

I have a '92 Loyale and the EA82 lift is a perfect fit. I love mine and have put 23,000 miles on it so far.

Cool I'll see you guys there!

Bajavwnsubarunut, PM sent. See ya there!

PM sent, glad to see another board member going to OTR! Today is the last day to get a media pass from Rally America.

I will be at PIR around 2:00pm to set up and start filming. Look for me in my red lifted Loyale. I will be carrying around video camera equipment wearing a black t-shirt or black hoody with my company's logo on it. It will be great to meet everyone. -Chris http://www.mastermindvideo.com

cool, I'll keep an eye out for you guys.

Anyone else going too? Would love to meet other USMB members there!