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Flying, homebuilt airplanes, working with wood, riveted aluminum, welded steel tubing, fabric, dope and common sense. Gunsmithing, amateur radio, astronomy and auto mechanics at the practical level. Roaming the west in an old VW bus. Prospecting, ghost towns and abandoned air fields. Cooking, fishing, camping and raising kids.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

How Big is a Millimeter

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. Not very. There are 25.4mm to 1 inch. And when you're dealing with your heads you're interested in the VOLUME of those millimeter...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

VW Engine Talk -- Which is the best year for conversion?

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None of them. The alloy used in the VW crankcase has proven to be susceptible to age-hardening and the cracks which follow. It took about t...

My Printer is in the Living Room

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My wife has a computer upstairs, in her studio. It is a desk-top type that's a bit out of date, or so I'm told. This based on the...
Sunday, January 11, 2009

It's the Little Things

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I once watched a fellow assemble a VW engine. It took him twenty-two minutes. Then he did another. Took him about the same. Then he star...
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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Arnold, Clint: Meet Your Match!

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. I don't like showing up kids like the Gov or Make My Day Eastwood, who's actually a couple of years older than me (which probably...
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Friday, January 9, 2009

HEAD DRAWINGS

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Okay, here ya' go, as promised: Basic VW cylinder head. The one to the left is your basic three-view. Keep in mind, you are looking a...
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Cancer Report 03

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Hi, guys. The picture on the right is a bit of a joke. It was taken today, the 7th of January 2009, in approximately the same location and ...
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No, not THAT Bob Hoover :-) (ie, Robert A. "Bob" Hoover from Tennessee and perhaps the best pilot in the history of flight.) The problem is that all Roberts get Bob-ed at birth and there isn't much we can do about it. When posting something about aviation I generally use 'R.S.Hoover' to prevent confusion.
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