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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2325 on: March 26, 2013, 11:27:08 AM »
Well, it used to be Los Angeles . . . 50 miles north of Fresno now.
Just remember . . . It isn't life or death.
It's bigger than life or death! It's RACING.

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2326 on: March 26, 2013, 11:29:47 AM »
At Bonneville, I think I'm looking at

ERC - A-19A  SG .699  117 Motor Method

I'll confirm that and try to find a VP product close.  We can do the run in on the old stuff.  

Call Rick at ERC, tell him about your motor, I think he will suggest or recommend a fuel that will suit your motor.  Might even be able to give a comparison to VP.
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2327 on: March 27, 2013, 07:55:35 PM »
Weber dyno throttle linkage erector set. . . . . . .

Midget,

             For the dyno throttle linkage. . . . .

            Parts pile at the start. . . . . .

Stay tuned. . . . . .

Now where's my Dremel tool??
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2328 on: March 27, 2013, 08:24:26 PM »
Hydroengineering 101 -



Advanced learner's class -



Hope it doesn't require divine intervention -

"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2329 on: March 27, 2013, 08:34:15 PM »
Required wear, no?


"for acceleration in a flash"
Would that have anything to do with the electrical system? :roll:

By the way, I love this build, Don

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2330 on: March 27, 2013, 09:48:57 PM »
DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!   DANGER!!    DANGER APPROACHING!!



OH NO Mr. Bill!!     A goat exploded on the workbench, again!!!    Gaaa!!

Had to upgrade from Dremel to DIE GRINDER, belt sander, band saw, drill press, tap set, etc, etc. . . . .

Progress being made though. . . . .      So far, only 1 visit to the fastener section of the ACE Home Center. . . . .

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Science, NOT Magic . . . .

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"There is nothing permanent except change."    Heraclitus

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."     Albert Einstein

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2331 on: March 27, 2013, 10:11:56 PM »
Hydroengineering 101 -



Advanced learner's class -



Hope it doesn't require divine intervention -



Midget,

Hey!!    If you are bringing Curly, Larry & Moe to the dyno session, I'm going to stay home and sleep in.
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G/R/B

If you want me to be a "Stooge", I want to be "Grumpy"  :-D
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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."     Albert Einstein

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2332 on: March 28, 2013, 10:19:08 AM »
Mark, I'm guessing he is hoping you are the guy in the 3rd picture... arms in the air making it happen  :-o
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2333 on: March 28, 2013, 10:25:37 AM »
If you want me to be a "Stooge", I want to be "Grumpy"  :-D

We all get to be grumpy from time to time, but I think you're mixing your movie metaphors.

Cecil B. DeMille did NOT direct the Stooges or Snow White.


Nyuk nycuk nyuk - woo woo woo woo woo - ruff ruff . . .

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Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2334 on: March 28, 2013, 08:32:27 PM »
HEY MAN. . . . WANNA BUY SOME WEE, ER THROTTLE LINKAGE??

Midget,

I'm not sure what you had in mind; what Curly, Larry, and Moe had in mind; or even what Francis the first had in mind; BUT, this is what I fabricated:


Rear pull to actuate carb.   Various holes speed up or slow down actuation rate.

Better than what I had @ PHP. . . . .      Me likey. . . . . . .

I'm going to celebrate with the Prima'tor Doppelbock (Czech Republic) you brought the other day. . . . . . mmmmm. . . . .Doppelbock, 10.5% ABV, bourbonny overtones, color of motor oil, 500ml serving, smooooth finish, mmmmm. . . . .very nice, this must be what Heaven is like, but, probably my dinner. . . . . :-D   :wink:     probably nod off after 1.    (Well 1 of these = 3 regular beers, approx.   Yes, I know I'm rationalizing!!!   I'm almost 62, cranky and armed. . . . .     Are you feeling lucky??)

But honey,   I've only had one in dog beers. . . . . . . . . . . .

Have updated checklist, all major items now completed.    Will post later.
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2335 on: March 28, 2013, 08:58:41 PM »
Fordboy & MM;

Since you two seem to be beer connoisseurs, maybe you can tell me about a beer that I ran into long, long ago (and in a galaxy far, far away)  :roll:

While visiting East Berlin on leave in '63, a couple of us US soldiers had lunch in a restaurant just off Karl-Marx Allee. For something a bit different, we ordered a Soviet- made beer but the waiter made a face and said they were out of it. We asked what he would recommend and he suggested a Rumanian beer of some sort. When we looked at the bottles, the labels said it was 18% alcohol....needless to say, we each didn't drink more than one-- we were in the East Zone, after all.

My question is, do you know what that beer might have been? I can report that it was good.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2336 on: March 28, 2013, 09:30:39 PM »
Fordboy & MM;

Since you two seem to be beer connoisseurs, maybe you can tell me about a beer that I ran into long, long ago (and in a galaxy far, far away)  :roll:

While visiting East Berlin on leave in '63, a couple of us US soldiers had lunch in a restaurant just off Karl-Marx Allee. For something a bit different, we ordered a Soviet- made beer but the waiter made a face and said they were out of it. We asked what he would recommend and he suggested a Rumanian beer of some sort. When we looked at the bottles, the labels said it was 18% alcohol....needless to say, we each didn't drink more than one-- we were in the East Zone, after all.

My question is, do you know what that beer might have been? I can report that it was good.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

Neil, I recall a very high alcohol Romanian beer I had at Club 400 in Waukesha when I was still at school at the UW-Waukesha campus -

http://www.club400waukesha.com/indexe3cd.html?websiteid=7357

They used to have the largest variety of bottled imports in SE Wisconsin. 

Do I remember the name?

I don't even remember getting back to my apartment!

Club 400 used to have an arrangement where you would have a card on file at the bar.  You would go in and order an import, they would take your card, and for every different import, they would punch a hole through the name of it.  Once the card was full, you'd get a T-shirt.

I never got a T-shirt, but the card looked like Swiss Cheese before I moved to Milwaukee.
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2337 on: March 28, 2013, 09:33:07 PM »
Header flog. . . . . .

Midget,

Pics of various headers for dyno flog, courtesy of Northern Illinois Mini Maven. . . . . . .

            I'm thinking this will be the best bhp producer                                       This is the line-up Sgt. Friday. . . . . .

We will probably need some tail pipe to add on to your system and/or these. . . . . .or to beat a confession out of this little gem. . . . . . . . . .
 :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2338 on: March 28, 2013, 09:38:05 PM »
Header flog. . . . . .

Midget,

Pics of various headers for dyno flog, courtesy of Northern Illinois Mini Maven. . . . . . .

            I'm thinking this will be the best bhp producer                                       This is the line-up Sgt. Friday. . . . . .

We will probably need some tail pipe to add on to your system and/or these. . . . . .or to beat a confession out of this little gem. . . . . . . . . .
 :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Officer Smith

While the results won't be exact to what I'll have to get to accomodate the Midget chassis, at least I'll know what lengths I'll need to shop for.

I'd bet Dick of Dave could weld up a set once we've determined which lengths work best.
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2339 on: March 28, 2013, 09:38:40 PM »
MM;

Thanks...I wonder what the heck it was?

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ