Ace-Garageguy

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"Epics" is sometimes confused with "epochs".

"Won't put in the effort to do something right, but then whine about 3rd rate results" is a lifestyle choice I see frequently.

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"Running when parked", as the saying goes.

There is occasionally seizing of threads, sometimes between dissimilar metals, that will never come apart no matter what you do. Stainless threads are particularly prone to seizing permanently if the correct anti-seize isn't used during assembly. Aluminum threads can also seize forever. NOTE: Flex lines can be field-spliced permanently, and any competent AC shop should be able to make up a complete (hard or soft) or partial line should it become necessary.

One of the things you learn early on if you build real things for a living, where mistakes and re-dos from rushing can cost you a LOT of money.

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Used tires can save you a whole lot of money, assuming you rarely drive long distances at highway speeds; I've been running "takeoffs" almost exclusively for decades.

Sounds like my last ex.

Yes. Apparently all the Fujimi 911s do.

More magic bits from Randy at Model Builder's Warehouse. First up, a 3D printed Hyabusa-based V8 by Overnite Model Garage, to go in a hot-rod Lotus 7. Yes, it's a model of a real engine, uses a bottom end machined from billet (or cast, depending on the specific engine manufacturer), a billet crank, and two Hyabusa heads. A printed Ford 427 "cammer", by Mad Mike. Truly a thing of beauty. A GT-40 Mk II engine and gearbox. Mad Mike 3D printed again And a blown SBC with a gearbox and headers, also by Mad Mike Besides having some of the trickest, highest quality models and parts, Model Builder's Warehouse customer service is the best I've ever encountered anywhere. Thanks Randy.

Also in this Testors boxing. Same Fujimi kit.

Luigi Colani...

Meanwhile, somewhere in Arizona...

Better be careful what you wish for.

A little bar soap is good for keeping all kinds of cutting tools from loading up when working with soft aluminum too. I keep a bar in the drawer with the tungsten-carbide bits for my die-grinders.