Thread: A week off
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10-05-2014 05:48 AM #166
Some amazing engines, Mike! And to think that those were all built well before the existence of computers and numerically controlled machining of any kind. True craftsmen, and all one at a time or even one of a kind.Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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10-05-2014 07:35 AM #167
It is amazing in it's own right, isn't it!?!? Pieces of art imho. I am so glad I made this trip, got to meet and hang out with you and Bones, saw a really cool car show and saw parts of the country I'd never been in before, and more, then capped it off with the Smith Colelction / Museum!
It was a great week all in all.
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10-05-2014 09:52 AM #168
What a great snapshot of racing history!!! Thanks for the pics, Mike!!! These guys were true engine builders, not just a bit of machine work and assembly, but designing and building their own heads, blocks, heck, most everything!!!! It's always good to look over these cars, engines, and pieces that are such a huge part of our racing history!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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10-05-2014 09:57 AM #169
After all those sexy engines and cars I think I need a drink and a smoke!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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10-05-2014 01:56 PM #170
It's amazing when you think that at the most they had a lathe and maybe a shaper.. a well equipped shop might have a horizontal mill.. when I read that the one engine had 40 hours of polishing and shaping in 1 part! That's simply amazing!
Steve - I felt the same after I left, breathless and wanting a cigarrette!
Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
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