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That's interesting stuff, I saw the viral photo. Would it make any difference if you used unopened cans or would the stuff in the can (beer/soda) get hot enough to blow all to hell?Charter member of the Turd Nuggets -
I think trying an unopened one might make for more interesting story. Therefore we should do it. You coming by?
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I'll likely hear it from here so I'll just go out in the yard and wait for it.Originally posted by Loren View PostI think trying an unopened one might make for more interesting story. Therefore we should do it. You coming by?Charter member of the Turd NuggetsComment
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ORrrrrrrrrrrr, maybe use old cans and fill 'em up with water and freeze 'em. If that ain't heat-sink enough then the viral photo was fake after all.Charter member of the Turd NuggetsComment
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Not a bad idea, freeze it with the cans upright 3/4 full and the ice will stay back a bit from the weld area. We shall see.
Did I ever talk about my big brother? 12 years older than me and my hero as a little kid, maybe still. Also I may have inherited a hoarding habit from him, except that he eventually passes his stuff along and I rarely seem to, why I have leftover bolts etc. from cars I owned in 1980. Stuff he's passing along this visit:
A decent Taiwanese 13"-swing lathe. I have a small lathe and a big lathe however what I need considering my shop space is neither of those but one medium-size lathe instead. This will do nicely and the wear on the ways is minimal unlike my old South Bend machines that can't hold a tolerance over length. I'll need to fit it with a reversible motor and my digital readout scales, plus find a four-jaw chuck for when that's required. Now if I can bear to Craigslist the un-needed machines instead of just pack them away...
Then there is a 3' light-duty pan brake, something I've been watching for as there are times such a device is just the thing. This was owned by a long-time friend (of my brother's) who was a lifelong aviation buff and who, after all that time, once didn't keep his airspeed up while banking for a turn near the airport. Once is enough. His widow will get some decent coin for this.
Then to the right of photo below is a 7500 Harbor Freight generator that should carry us along during power outages this summer (in CA that is now how they "prevent" wildfires, just shut the electricity off).
In the foreground is the 5.3 LS motor I recently pulled out of a truck and haven't put away yet. It's eventual home still undetermined, either a '78 El Camino which is complicated by smog rules or an old Wagoneer which is not.
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Lusting after the pan brake. Not that I do enough to justify giving it floor space.
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All I get from my brother is aggravationOriginally posted by Loren View PostNot a bad idea, freeze it with the cans upright 3/4 full and the ice will stay back a bit from the weld area. We shall see.
Did I ever talk about my big brother? 12 years older than me and my hero as a little kid, maybe still. Also I may have inherited a hoarding habit from him, except that he eventually passes his stuff along and I rarely seem to, why I have leftover bolts etc. from cars I owned in 1980. Stuff he's passing along this visit:
A decent Taiwanese 13"-swing lathe. I have a small lathe and a big lathe however what I need considering my shop space is neither of those but one medium-size lathe instead. This will do nicely and the wear on the ways is minimal unlike my old South Bend machines that can't hold a tolerance over length. I'll need to fit it with a reversible motor and my digital readout scales, plus find a four-jaw chuck for when that's required. Now if I can bear to Craigslist the un-needed machines instead of just pack them away...
Then there is a 3' light-duty pan brake, something I've been watching for as there are times such a device is just the thing. This was owned by a long-time friend (of my brother's) who was a lifelong aviation buff and who, after all that time, once didn't keep his airspeed up while banking for a turn near the airport. Once is enough. His widow will get some decent coin for this.
Then to the right of photo below is a 7500 Harbor Freight generator that should carry us along during power outages this summer (in CA that is now how they "prevent" wildfires, just shut the electricity off).
In the foreground is the 5.3 LS motor I recently pulled out of a truck and haven't put away yet. It's eventual home still undetermined, either a '78 El Camino which is complicated by smog rules or an old Wagoneer which is not.
-Loren
he gives the cool stuff to my son..Comment
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You don't have any embarrassing stories on him for leverage?...Comment
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Nope. Too scared to do anything...Originally posted by Loren View Post
Me on the other hand... rather keep most unleverageable.
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Anybody remember the Doug Nash/Richmond "4+1" 5-speed from the '80s-90s and on? Instead of the "extra" gear being an overdrive, it's added on the bottom end as a 3.23 1st (compare to a Muncie wide-ratios' 2.54). High gear remains 1:1, then you're supposed to use tall rear gears with the combo such as 2.73s instead of, say, 3.55. What's cool about that is 5th gear then is 1:1 direct drive at the trans and suitable for long blasts under power unlike most overdrives that tend to be weak-ish and really made for light-throttle cruising in 5th. You don't see them advertised any more but they were simple, tough and reliable.
I used a 4+1 in my BB El Camino for years and loved it. With that long-laid-up car slated to go to my oldest daughter at some point (my cruise buddy for many miles when she was younger) and her not driving stick-shift much, I figured I'd put an automatic in it and use the Richmond in the Camaro, and picked up a set of tall rear Camaro gears on e-bay. Then last time daughter comes out to visit (father's day) I tell her the good news and she says "NO" do not put an auto in her El Camino it would ruin its' character. Uh...oh. Now what do I get for the Camaro?
Then the very next time I check the local Craigslist, what comes up but another 4+1/Hurst shifter combo...I haven't seen one there at any reasonable cost for years. Good shape for a good price, a fraction of what I would spend on one of the new overdrives, and the seller didn't mind that I wanted to open it up before purchase. He said it doesn't have many miles on it and it looks like it.
One of my favorite drives has always been coming south on Interstate 5, late Sunday night after a trip up-state, hitting The Grapevine (5-mile long uphill grade south of Bakersfield) and lettin' 'er rip, 80-90+ in the left lane while the trucks are doing 35 on the right and everybody else is somewhere in the middle. You'll often catch a BMW or Porsche doing the same thing, it's kind-of a rush. CHP doesn't run radar checks there either although you'd not want to come up on one's tail. Anyhow the Richmond in the El Camino was the perfect trans for that, now also for the Camaro I hope to be doing long trips in at some point.
I once did that run in one of my 215 c.i.d. Vegas with the carb under-jetted and when I hit the top of the hill every exhaust valve was burnt. It's a test, all-right......Comment
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I seriously considered one for my Corvette... they still make them (list them in catalogs, after all, when I looked everyone was utterly out of stock with no return date)
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I keep just finding their newer overdrive 5-speed. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.
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These transmissions are perfect for lots of applications where you are going straight line racing.
Unfortunately i don't know gear ratios but the trans case splits so easy to check for serious buyer.
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pdub, you're learnin'
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