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Perry, why do you start with me???

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

Because I know I can run faster scared than you can mad

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

According to Google Maps, from here to Holden is 2,545 miles. I'd be too tired to run by the time I got there, and most likely would have forgotten why I came... So you're pretty safe.

So, how the hell do you pronounce "Banff" anyway? I keep thinking about the "Jef-Fa-Fa" routine that Jeff Dunham does.
Ban-Fa-Fa, then???


JDK

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

Boy oh boy, you're asking a Ukrainian how to pronounce a word like Banff.
The way I pronounce it is most likely wrong anyway but it's like Banfuh, saying it all in one syllable.

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

I vote for the the Dunhamite Pronunciation! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYAqQGEHg7I&t=54s

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Mike - Read my story at http://twinlakesseven.blogspot.com/

Hold my beer and watch this!

WARNING! Graphic images of old, fat white boy with a truly magnificent moustache. May not be suitable for younger female viewers. Smaller sizes of women may faint.
Hell, I might faint...
But the damn thing runs!!!

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

Woohoo! Great!

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Larry in Seattle

I didn't faint watching the vid, but I did just about spit out my sip of Wild Turkey.
JD, Henry would be right proud of you

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

If that's a new flat tappet cam idle is NOT your friend!
Need to get a radiator hooked up and "Run in" that cam.
Once that is done vary engine speed to seat the rings properly.
If I mention how soon I change oil after a build it would probably start an argument, so ask someone you trust about that.

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If I must be a one-man PC free zone, so be it!

Larry, thank you! That's pretty much how I feel about it too!

Perry, you mentioned the "Slotus Green" shirt in your text message... Purely coincidence, really. This may come as a surprise to y'all, but I have about a dozen green T-shirts.

Richard, thanks for your comments, and for stopping by. I know I need to "run in" the engine, but "First Start" and "Rev the Engine" didn't seem like a good pairing, ya know? Plus, like we said, no radiator... I just wanted to know ("I gots ta know!") that it would run before I got any further along. I had also had to do some repairs to the carb, so I was testing that as well. I'm a-gonna run it up and down the road in front of my house soon, try and terrorize those mules* next door!

*Actual, four-legged mules in the pasture next to my house, not making derogatory comments about my human neighbors.


Peace, Love, and "The Damn Thing Runs!"-
JDK

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

Congrats, JD. A job well done.

Cheers,

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

Build Log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5886

Ahhh, thank you, Lonnie! I appreciate the thought. Truth is, however, it ain't really done and it remains to be seen how well it was done. But still, I appreciate the kind words and your support.


JDK

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

Congrats, JD. Over here on the left coast we'll launch some rustoleum cans to celebrate Team Slotus style!

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Cheers, Tom

My Car9 build: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=14613
"It's the construction of the car-the sheer lunacy and joy of making diverse parts come together and work as one-that counts."
Ultima Spyder, Northstar 4.0, Porsche G50/52

I was beginning to wonder if this rebuild was going to be a lifetime project. Congrats on putting fire to those 8 cylinders.

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Chuck.

“Any suspension will work if you don’t let it.” - Colin Chapman

Visit my ongoing MGB Rustoration log: over HERE

Or my Wankel powered Locost log : over HERE

And don't forget my Cushman Truckster resto Locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=17766

Tom, thanks for the congrats. Make sure that's GREEN rustoleum...
Chuck... Well, honestly... MEEE TOOO!!!

Ya know, guys, speaking of celebrating... And "putting fire to things"... An old friend of mine recently went on a vacation to Cuba. He brought back these little metal tubes with an honest-to-goodness miniature Havana Cee-Gar in each of them. He gave me one when I saw him a few weeks back. I told him I was gonna save it until that motor fired up and then it would be my "Victory Dance" like in "Independence Day."

I'd like to think I'm kinda like Will Smith or Jeff Goldblum, the heroes of the movie... But I know I'm more this guy...So, this evening... Victory Dance!


Peace, Love and "Judd Hirsch"-
JDK

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom