Milwaukee Midget

[4-barrel Mike]

Mr. Gilbert, you need to get the cable tv out of your shop.   

So, Chris, did the mayor get a special beer?

Mike

[gkabbt]

Mr. Gilbert, you need to get the cable tv out of your shop.   

So, Chris, did the mayor get a special beer?

Mike

Mike, Excellent question about the Mayor's beer.
I forgot to ask about that as I helped them pack up!

Gregg

[Milwaukee Midget]

Mr. Gilbert, you need to get the cable tv out of your shop.   

So, Chris, did the mayor get a special beer?

Mike

Mike, Excellent question about the Mayor's beer.
I forgot to ask about that as I helped them pack up!

Gregg

 

Geeez - I knew I forgot something.

Looks like I have some more unfinished business to attend to.

Sorry, Dan.

[Freud]

You finished your important business when you got home to Katy.

FREUD

[Milwaukee Midget]

You finished your important business when you got home to Katy.

FREUD

 

Angels of her ilk are hard to come by.

It's the cats that were thinking they had her all to themselves.

[Queeziryder]

Chris,
I've just sent you and F/B a PM.
Reply at your leisure 

Neil

[fordboy628]

Some of the photos I took on the 2014 expedition to the Salt:



I'll let Chris post descriptions of the photos.

Also: Chris has a GoPro video from inside the cockpit during the 126 mph run.   I think Chris is going to edit it down to just the run time prior to posting it up.

 
Fordboy

[Milwaukee Midget]

Some of the photos I took on the 2014 expedition to the Salt:

I'll let Chris post descriptions of the photos.

 
Fordboy

Got it, Chief.

Well, first off, despite Fordboy's aptitude for all things mathematical, he clearly has no idea how to correct the photo-date function on his camera.

That's okay - he remembered to bring the bottle opener.

Some of the photos I took on the 2014 expedition to the Salt:

Nature is in a constant state of change, but a lakebed tends to want to remain a lakebed, as is evidence of the rubble and brine we encountered at Land's End . . .



In line on the combination course.  The colored lines were EXTREMELY HELPFUL to my optically challenged eyes, and I encourage the SCTA to adopt this for Speedweek . . .



This one is out of sequence, but demonstrates the amount of brine the trip through Land's End splashed upon the car.  We were fortunate to pull the rig out of it . . .



Nick did a super job with limited resources cleaning it up before the runs . . .



Right to left - Nick Martin - President of The Pro's Closet - Austin, the traveling salt gnome - and yours truly - in Warnerville . . .



Sunday morning, final prep in impound - hoping it will start . . .



Suiting up for the backup run . . . the second picture shows Gus a ways off - in the bib overalls - Gus, THANK YOU FOR THE GARAGE SPACE THIS LAST MONTH . . .



These last two are out of sequence, but are in impound before the run on Sunday.

As most of you know, Kate was not here, and therefore her photo skills were missing on the team this time, so the documentation is not as concise as in the past.

Mark - we were busy - THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GET THESE PICTURES.

[Glen]

Chris, did I tell you to take it to IMPOUND

[Milwaukee Midget]

Chris, did I tell you to take it to IMPOUND

INDEED YOU DID!

I've reviewed the audio download, and once I figure out how to save that snippet as a WAV or MP3 file, it's going on my cell phone as my new ring tone.

It means a lot to me, Glen.

THANK YOU! 

[gkabbt]

Chris, did I tell you to take it to IMPOUND

And Glen, I made D*A*M*N sure the audio stream was working correctly for the Midget's run.
I knew he wanted your "Take it to impound" for his ring tone!

REALLY GREAT to hear you announcing!

Gregg

[fordboy628]

midget,

Just a thought.  Prior to totally dismembering the 'K', we will need a couple of measurements:

1)   Crank hub to rear of block face dimension.   Needed to engineer new billet crank to use existing BMC 'A' flywheel, starter, gearbox, input shaft, etc.

2)   It would be useful to measure the existing valve to piston dimensions @ various points BTDC & ATDC, for both valves.  This would establish a starting point for piston 
      design.

3)   Anything else you can think of.

No rush on any of this, just want to put in the request before you start rippin' into it.

 
Wantin'tothinkaboutitfirstboy

yeah I know, there I go thinkin' again . . . . . . . . 

[fordboy628]

midget,

Might want to do a trial fit up as well . . . . .  looks kinda tight.



Photo from:  http://www.mg-cars.net/mg-midget-sprite-technical-bbs/k-series-or-not-thoughts-please-2011080422122723900.htm

Looks like it might be laid over @ a shallow angle . . . . . .   need to check before whittlin' adaptors . . . . .

 
Fordboy

[gkabbt]

Don't know if you've seen my picture post Chris but these are the pics I got of your car.
The track pics were taken from the radio broadcast trailer that was several hundred feet out from the starting line!

Saturday in staging line and qualifying run:













Sunday morning in impound and then record run:















I'm SO glad you decided to run the combo course.....I LOVE the mountains in the background.

Hope you enjoy,
Gregg

[Milwaukee Midget]

.....I LOVE the mountains in the background.

Gregg, I've been shaking my fist at those damned mountains for quite a few years.  

1)   Crank hub to rear of block face dimension.   Needed to engineer new billet crank to use existing BMC 'A' flywheel, starter, gearbox, input shaft, etc.

2)   It would be useful to measure the existing valve to piston dimensions @ various points BTDC & ATDC, for both valves.  This would establish a starting point for piston  
      design.

JIMMINY CRICKETS, I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE SALT CLEANED OUT FROM THE WHEELWELLS YET!

 

I know, I know . . .

The Oracle of Antioch has spoken.

I'll get you some MORE numbers . . .