Ace-Garageguy

A problem is that if a major substation goes down, it can affect a large area...including possibly the gas stations in the area you would buy fuel for your generator. Granted that's an unlikely scenario, but it's good to have backups for your backups if possible..

Because accurate information matters. The internet is awash in baloney. "Trying to help" is always appreciated, but it comes with a responsibility to post correct information. I'm NOT saying Chris V is wrong, because as I've stated, I don't have the kit here to check myself. But you can be sure that if I did, I'd get it right. EDIT: And I'd like to think that if asked for clarification, I'd double check and post supporting info...like photos or a clear description of where measurements were taken...rather than getting defensive.

Real-car building too. Dumping boxcar loads of cash to win contests is nothing new there either. Very few guys working in their garages are going to be able to turn out Ridler or AMBR quality, but there are maybe one in a billion. Back to the topic: to date, Mr. Cunningham's models are the only mostly-3D-printed work I've seen that's truly game-changing-spectacular, so I really don't think most of us have much to worry about. And being personally acquainted with him and having an idea of the massive effort and time in experimentation and re-dos he's expended to achieve what he has, I sincerely doubt we'll encounter that level of quality soon, if ever, on contest tables everywhere.

The current production cam-driven pump below is similar in design and function to the one in the AMT kit, with one intake and two discharge ports. Like the vintage Jabsco, it also has a flexible "rubber" impeller. https://www.hardin-marine.com/p-26376-ram-force-cam-driven-water-pump-magnaflow-neovane-replacement.aspx EDIT: I haven't been able to find a photo of the kit-style pump installed on a car engine yet...

As far as the AMT Willys kit pump goes, I'm not certain it's correct. It appears to have an intake that points down, which would suck cool water out of the bottom of the radiator. It also appears to have two discharge nozzles that would pump water into the block (through the timing cover) where the OEM pump would, but they don't appear to be oriented correctly or connected to anything. Hot water from the engine flows back to the radiator out the thermostat housing on top as usual. NOTE: I suspect the pump was tooled from a separate pump not installed on an engine. Jabsco made a staggering array of pumps for marine and other applications, with many being mechanically driven by a shaft from the cam through the timing cover. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FWIW, I'm certain electric water pumps for cars were used as early as 1960. Brian Chuchua ran one on his record-setting Potvin-front-blown SBC-powered Corvette at Bonneville, breaking 170 mph. https://www.hotrod.com/news/1958-chevrolet-corvette-sets-record-at-1960-bonneville-speed-trials Though the article cited doesn't mention water pumps, I have an original article in a period Hot Rod that does.

And most of them are made in China. What's going to happen if big substations blow? Those transformers can take over a year to replace, and we don't stock spares for most of that stuff. Nobody ever talks about that, but America's infrastructure hangs by a thread. And the normies just go la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la...

Not to be difficult...but if the chassis starts out at 82mm wide, as Mr. Goch says, and you narrow it to 67mm, as you state, you've taken out 15mm, which would be 7.5mm per side (averaged out), which comes to a little over 1/4 INCH per side removed. I don't have one here to check...yet...but I find it somewhat difficult to believe the parts are THAT far off.

Yes, welcome.

I used to use the "bad" brake cleaner or carb cleaner sprays, both of which will shoot a stream several feet. When I'd encounter a nest under a tarp and really needed to get to something, I just didn't care about respecting the bugs' space and culture. Anyway, all I had yesterday that would shoot a stream was Hilco Lube. Not only did it take them out immediately (and make the nest uninhabitable for any that might return), I'm pretty sure they won't rust or squeak in the foreseeable future.

Thanks. Normally I wouldn't have brought something so trivial up, but the hornets were excessively aggressive with zero provocation on my part. And normally I don't have much reaction to insect stings, but my right calf muscles (where I was stung) are hard and feel like a strain from running, trying to cramp. I'm sure it'll pass. Though I really don't like killing "pests" that are just being themselves, I don't feel bad at all about sending all these little azz----- to the great bugfest in the sky. EDIT: Apparently these are were paper wasps, going by the photos online.

Britches worn surfing and allowed to dry on you will almost certainly itch.

Got stung third time by the hornets from a nest on my front porch. I gave them the benefit of the doubt first and second times, as I could see how their tiny little bug brains might think I was a threat as close as I was. Today I was just getting water out of the hose stub a good 12 feet away. They have ceased to be a problem.

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One thing I've become painfully aware of is that nuance and subtle distinctions in thought have pretty much gone the way of the Dodo bird.

Speak for yourself. Anyone with a functioning brain is well aware of everything you wrote above that. The fact remains that no kit-built model is in the same league as Cunningham's work. Period.

Now would be a good time for a lot of dozy people to wake up and start paying attention.

Aviation "accidents" are very often caused by the stackup of relatively minor occurrences, like a seemingly insignificant maintenance oopsie coupled with an inexperienced or tired pilot who reacts wrong or slowly to an incident or condition that would normally be taken in stride. When enough small things stack up, a crash can become inevitable.

"Adulting" wouldn't seem to be all that popular today, but my perception may be flawed by the jillions of fully-grown babies with internet access who lack any sense of restraint or propriety.

Interesting. If there's just one category, I frankly have zero problem with full 3D projects on a par with Bill Cunningham's work competing. Adopting and mastering new technology to build better models is part of the hobby. ONE category makes the contest about THE ONE BEST MODEL, period. My being able to design and machine my own parts on my miniature lathes and mills shouldn't disqualify me, any more than someone who's embraced 3D printing and spent the bucks and effort to turn out spectacular print-fabbed work should disqualify him. BUT...having a multiple-class structure that pits models that are the result of the exercise of exceptional skills and the expenditure of exceptional money against groups of average people who just can't operate at that level is where the problem comes in. Again...nobody ever raced factory sedans in the same class as Can Am cars. EDIT: Just a thought. Maybe, like the Can Am series did, establish an "unlimited" class where anything goes, to allow those who are at the absolute top of the pile to compete head-to-head, rather than discouraging and alienating lower tier modelers who see 3D and extensive machine work, etc. as being "unbeatable".

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Sight lines from operator positions in vehicles and mobile equipment should be well thought out early in the design phase.