Milwaukee Midget

[Elmo Rodge]

Probably a good thing it was in a secured Lexan case.

In all things etiquette and proper form are continuously required.  Did you wipe the drool off the case?

With all due respect, if Chris took time to wipe up his drool, he'd never get anything done.  Wayno

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Hey, yeah -- I'd kinda forgot about Cheap Trick.  I once had the pleasure of being the lead follow spotlight operator for a Cheap Trick concert up here -- and got to hang around with the group (musicians, roadies, etc) during the pre-show buffet dinner.  Boyoboy did he go through lots of (guitar) picks.  Told okay jokes, too.  Not like Johnny Cash -- who was so self-important that nobody existed around him - not even his tour workers.

Back to you, Chris.  Didja get my email last night?

[Milwaukee Midget]

Probably a good thing it was in a secured Lexan case.

In all things etiquette and proper form are continuously required.  Did you wipe the drool off the case?

There were two security guards - one had cuffs, the other, a rag and a bottle of Windex . . .

Jon - got the e-mail. 

[Dr Goggles]

Hmmmm,with a Parsons-White I see,very tasty,very tasty.  . 

[fordboy628]

Midget,

Cylinder head not on block yet?  Flow bench arrives soon.
 
Fordboy

[Milwaukee Midget]

Midget,

Cylinder head not on block yet?  Flow bench arrives soon.
 
Fordboy

How soon is "soon"?  I'm curious as to what changes the different valve guides have had on the flow numbers, but I'm hoping to get the dyno work done "soon", also.  I'm hoping to make this the last time I take the engine in or out or apart this year, and hopefully have it ready for World of Wheels in February.

By the way, Gene Winfield is doing demonstrations at World of Wheels this year, here in Beerhaven.  I don't know if he's going to cut any metal, but if he does, I wouldn't mind offering up the Magnum for demo purposes.  I'm thinking a 2 1/2" chop would look pretty sick . . . 

[fordboy628]

I've got a new column posted up on the Moss Motoring website.  Another will be sent up shortly, but for the time being . . .

http://www.mossmotoring.com/bonnienogo/

If you need Brit bits – make these guys your first call – they’ve been awful nice to me.

Midget,

Enjoyed the article!  Excellent writing, as per your usual.
 
Fordboy

[fordboy628]

Midget,

Just e-mailed you the AutoCad drawing for Chevy crank centerline & bellhousing mounting bolts.  Send it on to your AutoCad buddy & ask him if he can open/use it.
 
Fordboy

[fordboy628]

Just e-mailed you the AutoCad drawing for Chevy crank centerline & bellhousing mounting bolts.  Send it on to your AutoCad buddy & ask him if he can open/use it.

Midget,

Forgot to mention: You will be unable to open/view an AutoCad drawing (*.dwg/*.bak) without an AutoCad or third party drawing viewer or AutoCad/equivalent.  Sorry.
 
Fordboy

[MattGuzzetta]

There is a free download viewer available for reading various files (dwg. dxf. sldprt )from Solidworks.  Here is a link to the Solidworks site with the download....   http://www.solidworks.com/sw/products/free-cad-software-downloads.htm

Notice that they also have a free 2D drawing package that is really a good product, takes some learning, but for the price what can you expect?

Hope this helps.

Matt Guzzetta

[Dean Los Angeles]

I use the Solidworks viewer and it's a really nice package.

Nice call on the free 2D CAD package. I downloaded it and it's a very nice CAD program. If you are used to Autocad it won't take long to figure it out. Spent less than 10 minutes to draw some lines and circles, do some offsets and trims, change properties, draw a rectangle and hatch it. Easy peasy.

[JustaRacer]

There is another option that works for all CAD systems and file formats.  There are PDF makers, that act like printer drivers.  You go to PRINT the DWG/IGS/CATIA/ETC file, but select the PDF output, then it saves a PDF copy of the drawing that anyone, anywhere, can open for free with their Adobe Reader.

This is one I used to use:  http://www.novapdf.com/

But there are a lot of others.

[JustaRacer]

Also interesting to note that the Adobe Professional Acrobat will embed 3D models that can be rotated by anyone with a free Adobe Reader.  I've used it to send out STEP, IGES, and other 3D formats to communicate with others.

[4-barrel Mike]

Chris: how about something British for a push-start vehicle? 

Thames

Mike

[Milwaukee Midget]

Chris: how about something British for a push-start vehicle? 

Thames

Mike

Heck, let's just put a hitch on it and I can use it for a tow vehicle.

Odd that I would not know who owns it - it's here in Milwaukee, but it's the first I've ever seen of it.