Thread: I've had it with Chinese crap..Rant!!

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HF taps make me nervous. I know one of these times it's going to break.

Originally Posted by FFR428

Just think about all the internal engine parts out there everyone's using. Call me nuts but I'll stick with my 40 yr old crap thanks very much!

yes i agree with this statement very much

And a big Hooray for the American companies making the QUALITY aftermarket parts and not knuckling under to the temptation to farm out the manufacturing and fire the help....

Take a look at Howard's Cams, Edelbrock, Crower, Stef's, and a whole host of other companies... There are still quality products being made, you just have to be willing to part with the $$$$$ to get them!!!! Are they worth the extra money??? IMO, hell yes!!! If your serious about going fast and want parts that are made by companies that still have an R&D department and a Quality Control department, then pay attention to the origin of the stuff you buy....

i will and have used a scat /cat /eagle /wheeler crank or rod over any beat to hell 40 year stuff and if you have deep pockets buy usa parts .some of the parts are junk not all and if some of them parts were made in the usa they may not be better not to many people have much pride in there job .i not going to get in to it still piss about that deal but i did have to send back a set of made in the usa rods $850 set of rods never had one set of $320 china H beams that i had to send back ? and can say that there working in engines that take more of a beating then most guys could or would never do

Don, your story on the Cougar brought back an old memory. I work for the State of Maryland and for many years the Comptroller refused to buy any fleet vehicles not made in the US. About 12 years ago, there was a proposed contract to buy a fleet of Dodge cars, but the Comp found out they were made in Canada so he refused to buy them. When he switched to the GM bid, he found out the cars were made in Mexico, as were the Fords. It appeared that he wasn't going to buy any new fleet cars.

But then the Prime Minster of Canada heard about the Dodge contract rejection and called the White House, who in turn called the State Department, who in turn called the Maryland Governor, who in turn told the Comptroller to buy the damn Dodges.

Times change, fast forward 12 years. Now the State is buying Honda's.

Originally Posted by mopar34

Don, your story on the Cougar brought back an old memory. I work for the State of Maryland and for many years the Comptroller refused to buy any fleet vehicles not made in the US. About 12 years ago, there was a proposed contract to buy a fleet of Dodge cars, but the Comp found out they were made in Canada so he refused to buy them. When he switched to the GM bid, he found out the cars were made in Mexico, as were the Fords. It appeared that he wasn't going to buy any new fleet cars.

But then the Prime Minster of Canada heard about the Dodge contract rejection and called the White House, who in turn called the State Department, who in turn called the Maryland Governor, who in turn told the Comptroller to buy the damn Dodges.

Times change, fast forward 12 years. Now the State is buying Honda's.

Bob most Japanes stuff is actually assembled here with more american parts than some american cars! Go figure!

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the steel from asia is garbage. thats my first and last 2 cents on this thread.

yep and so is alot of the steel try to tig weld it i do not care were it comes from alot of it welds like $hit less it moly steel or s steel they buy scrap steel from us and it all junk

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

yep and so is alot of the steel try to tig weld it i do not care were it comes from alot of it welds like $hit less it moly steel or s steel they buy scrap steel from us and it all junk

Where do you think all those 'beautiful' four door hardtop '73 Impala's, Pymouth's and Ford's go when the crusher comes to your friendly corner recycler? They return as Honda's, hot roll plate and Harbor Freight junk tools. And why steel is now over $1200 a ton in large lots?

Originally Posted by IC2

Where do you think all those 'beautiful' four door hardtop '73 Impala's, Pymouth's and Ford's go when the crusher comes to your friendly corner recycler? They return as Honda's, hot roll plate and Harbor Freight junk tools. And why steel is now over $1200 a ton in large lots?

yep that i do know them fine mild to late 70s cars and trucks they started to rust out on the lot..they are stealing every pice of steel alum and any thing they can get there hands on around here. they are stealing from the dead and took the flag mast for the alum out of the grave yard and flower planters any thing .. so i know were it all going just wish some of them better then every one fine usa citizen that steal from the dead would get a free ride under one of them ships going a china

IC2 wrote:

Where do you think all those 'beautiful' four door hardtop '73 Impala's, Pymouth's and Ford's go when the crusher comes to your friendly corner recycler? They return as Honda's, hot roll plate and Harbor Freight junk tools. And why steel is now over $1200 a ton in large lots?

That would explain why the chinaman at the car show last Friday night was eyeing up my 57 Olds and smiling from ear to ear. Guess I'm going to have to put a security camera on my garage.

Their food sucks too! Dog, Bamboo, Rat, and all the other stuff they eat. If I ate that s&!*, I would manufacture and export crap too!

Have you bought a Canton oil pan.
I did and I can't tell how much oil is in it.
and I can't use the old tube that goes in the
front of the block either.
Thats because the screens in the way of that.
And I bought thier dip stick tube set up too.
stiil can't tell because the hole goes strait in
from the side. Not at a angle like it should,
or from the top corner of the pan.
Kurt

There are people that steal old cars out of feilds and stuff around here, actully a big problem. there catching some people.. '72 and prior, you don't need to provide anything to turn the vehicle in on steel, so these are the cars there stealing.. Last timr I drove by the auto crushers in Oneonta, there was a pretty solid '51 Olds with all chrome decent and all trim and emblems in tact sitting in the line up.