THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER":128y95ao said:Work Begins on the Stainless Steel Exhaust System: ...
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER":16mahqh6 said:You got it. shmoozo. I hope to use 4" polished stainless all the way back with a perforated heat shield near the driver's elbow. There was supposed to be a finished photo of the cone but I must have messed up my photo host website. Will remedy. The cone gets five eliptical holes for the primary pipes (plus the sixth entering the front).
This is indeed similar to the Limefire exhaust.
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER":16mahqh6 said:I think it would make a good turbo manifold if reversed, no? Hmmmmm - I have a big Rajo turbo somewhere...
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER":16mahqh6 said:Next: Wood body bucks to define the shape of the sheetmetal.
addo":trohpang said:Yeah! Leather helmet and goggles!
I nominate this as FSP's "Coolest project of 2007".
shmoozo":3lxycumc said:Seeing all these pictures of the project that have been posed on that lovely, curving gravel driveway with the farm buildings in the background I'm beginning have hopes that after this project it completed you'll post a link to a video that shows you grinning like a maniac while you man-handle the thing through a wild, 4-wheel-drift around that driveway, slinging gravel and scattering a large flock of terrified chickens.
Yeah, I know, it's a cliche, but ya just have to smile when ya think about it, don't ya?
Oh, and by the way, you do realize that you're going to need a really cool, vintage-looking set of goggles to wear while you're driving that thing, right? It would be downright blasphemous to wear more contemporary eye protection while driving that thing.
Oh, and as dashing as they look, skip the long, silk scarf flowing in the breeze. Darn things are too prone to getting caught in the spokes and, well, I think you can see where that might go.
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER":2djfnt60 said:Yes, as I sat and pondered the car I did imagine doing a four wheel drift on video. No chickens though.
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER":2djfnt60 said:I am looking for a pair of those old goggles. And an old flight cap that covers my ears. And maybe a jockey-style helmet that they wore. A friend in the next town over has a large collection of old midgets and memorabilia. Maybe he will loan me stuff for a photo.
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER":2djfnt60 said:No silk scarf, check. Dont want to pull an Isadora Dunkin.
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER":2djfnt60 said:On a related note some co-workers used to tease me about the clip-on long ties I wore to work - until I asked them if they ever saw an engineer's tie get caught in a water pump pulley of a dyno engine spinning at several thousand RPM.
Even safer is a clip on bow tie, but I'd rather go tieless, myself. Machine shops, garages and engineering labs should be regarded as tie-less zones if you ask me
Thet is one of the nice things about my cleric collar, nothing hangs. Also I seen guys loose fingers because of rings, and ears because of earrings. :roll: :roll:I should think that if you have your tie properly secured under you suit coat, then there won't be too much to flap outside of your grey labcoat while you are working, right?
ludwig":3hnve4ls said:Even safer is a clip on bow tie, but I'd rather go tieless, myself. Machine shops, garages and engineering labs should be regarded as tie-less zones if you ask me
I should think that if you have your tie properly secured under you suit coat, then there won't be too much to flap outside of your grey labcoat while you are working, right?