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Offline Bob Drury

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #480 on: August 02, 2011, 07:44:15 PM »
  Don't forget to get at least two hours sleep every day............  my first year I got up at five in the morning, worked on the car and loaded everything up.  Took a shower at midnight and then drove for fourteen hours straight to Wendover.  Spent three day's on the salt finishing the car, starting the motor for the first time, found we had the wrong length hydraulic throwout bearing, borrowed Bruce Geisler's spare trans, sawed the bearing retainer off to make a spacer, went to tech, made one pass, lost the bearings, came home and was sick for two month's.
  Oh yeah, and really really broke.................  some things never change.... :-D
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« Reply #481 on: August 02, 2011, 08:09:12 PM »
Been there myself, Bob.  I have no intention of repeating the agony I went through last year.  It starts on about page 14.

No, if it's not ready, than neither am I.

Doesn't mean I'm not going to go for it, though . . . :wink:
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #482 on: August 03, 2011, 12:38:15 AM »
Great news!   :cheers:

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #483 on: August 03, 2011, 10:46:59 PM »
Great news for you, it sucks to be at the mercy of a supplier.  Hope you can get her done asap, and always remember this is the begining of race season at Bonneville.  Good luck to you. :cheers:
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« Reply #484 on: August 03, 2011, 10:58:53 PM »
Thanks, bvillercr, Mike.

It turns out he's shipped it to my home address rather than my workplace.  UPS indicates that it should be on my doorstep tomorrow.

And you know, I've been feeling poorly this last week - I just may call in sick to work tomorrow.  It's that same kind of sickness I get when the Cubs are in town on a week day against the Brewers for an afternoon game . . . :wink:
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #485 on: August 04, 2011, 12:57:13 AM »
Chris, you sound as though you may also have the sniffles. You can't be too careful.  :wink: Wayno
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #486 on: August 04, 2011, 02:19:43 AM »
Quote from: Elmo Rodge on August 04, 2011, 12:57:13 AM
Chris, you sound as though you may also have the sniffles. You can't be too careful.  :wink: Wayno

A stitch in time, give yourself a chance to recuperate now and you won't have to take three days off....I think you have a case of BMC fever, the only cure is homeopathic, apply liberal doses of Lucas ointment and wrap tightly with a Bendix bandage, be sure to cover your hands with string backed gloves and drink lots of tea.

You'll be right..... :wink:
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #487 on: August 04, 2011, 05:10:46 AM »
Quote from: Dr Goggles on August 04, 2011, 02:19:43 AM
A stitch in time, give yourself a chance to recuperate now and you won't have to take three days off....I think you have a case of BMC fever, the only cure is homeopathic, apply liberal doses of Lucas ointment and wrap tightly with a Bendix bandage, be sure to cover your hands with string backed gloves and drink lots of tea.

You'll be right..... :wink:

And don't forget to keep your head warm with a cloth cap
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #488 on: August 04, 2011, 09:56:27 AM »
Quote from: Dr Goggles on August 04, 2011, 02:19:43 AM
Quote from: Elmo Rodge on August 04, 2011, 12:57:13 AM
Chris, you sound as though you may also have the sniffles. You can't be too careful.  :wink: Wayno

A stitch in time, give yourself a chance to recuperate now and you won't have to take three days off....I think you have a case of BMC fever, the only cure is homeopathic, apply liberal doses of Lucas ointment and wrap tightly with a Bendix bandage, be sure to cover your hands with string backed gloves and drink lots of tea.

You'll be right..... :wink:

Sniffles, check - aggravated chest congestion, check - an unusually audible type of illness - carries right over the phone.

Lucas ointment?

I'm just trying to give the appearance of illness, not actually trying to contract something . . .

As for the tea - small little one-and-one-half ounce doses of Irish Breakfast Tea - over ice with a splash of seltzer - I'm feeling better just thinking about it!
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #489 on: August 04, 2011, 04:34:52 PM »
 :evil: Hey, Kid.  :evil: Wanna see my crankshaft?  :evil:

I’m feeling much better.  The convalescence care nurse showed up in his brown truck today.  Seems my sniffling went away - 





Generous radiuses, mirror finish journals – really nicely done.  I need to attack it with the micrometer, but right now, I’m feeling pretty darned good about this project.
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #490 on: August 04, 2011, 06:02:43 PM »
Waitaminit. I thought the sniffles was so you could stay home and work on it. Wayno
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #491 on: August 04, 2011, 06:22:52 PM »
Wayno, what day will you be on the salt?? :-)
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #492 on: August 04, 2011, 06:42:28 PM »
Glen, I'm driving up Friday sometime. Wayno
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #493 on: August 04, 2011, 07:08:48 PM »
Nice crank, seems to be missing a couple main journals.........  :?   :-o   :cheers:
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #494 on: August 04, 2011, 10:24:18 PM »
Quote from: Dynoroom on August 04, 2011, 07:08:48 PM
Nice crank, seems to be missing a couple main journals.........  :?   :-o   :cheers:

One per exhaust port is my understanding . . .  :wink:
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