Reno Air Race 2019

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after a fun weekend,













it's time to get to work
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continuing on updates
this is me saying "I don't have time to resolve the TBI's issues" technically speaking, this should pretty much...

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my advice from my 2x at the Reno Air Races.
1) get there before 9 (the gates open at 7:30, but it's all set up before about 8:45)
2) stay...

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pretty sure that's only enough for the morning... those planes were gorgeous, and it was easy to see the owner - that was the guy with the rag wiping...

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That entire display was featuring Stinsons and Cessnas - there were some really cool planes there

for example



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We flew out of Seattle on Wednesday, went to the Races Thursday and Saturday, spent Friday at Harrah's auto museum and Virginia City, then flew back on...

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STOL drags - 2000 foot strip - take off/land in 2000 feet then spin around and first one stopped at the start/finish line wins.... some pictures but if...

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What a blast, if you've never, you should add this to your bucket list. Despite the terrible crash of Mike Patey, it was a lot of fun
hopped on...

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and it never occurred to me until after about the problem with long-travel suspensions on STOL planes

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I met Mike Patey at the Reno air races this year. This crushes me even more because he is a super-nice guy. He couldn't race (ironically, the insurance...

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perpetual project guys.... we prefer "pro jackstand"

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"Break all the '40s" World tour...

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I used it to TIG the exhaust together on my FJ40 and it worked fine. This is good because I didn't really want to buy another helmet - however, it did...

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C - two turbos I already have

and you must have missed the "cnc ported stock heads"

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and for the record, this is pretty much what I'm going to do.... just turned up a bit more

now to figure out accessories - it will have power...

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the Microsofties are the lunch money donors....

in other news, I need to find a 97-08 motor.... still think I should find a rwd for the accessories,...

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I saw it run in the Mustang on the feed - it scoots....

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it's here, will it fit?

Like a glove


with the fan

and worked on the throttle cable

some disassembly...

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weld/sex joke......

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so now look at this - he uses air shocks (which set ride height with air), quad bypass shocks with coil overs and hydraulic bumps .... each part is tuned...