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CThat's me! I have always triumphed over sterile aesthetics! Not always intentionally....
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CCraptain reacted to kaymccampbell's post in the thread Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Bob Heine's Auto Emporium with
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Depends on the bike. My Burgman's mags are made of some concrete alloy. Losing 4 ounces of rotational mass from a road wheel assembly... -
CCraptain reacted to rharman's post in the thread Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Bob Heine's Auto Emporium with Like.
We were drilling rotors on motorcycles back in the 1970's. I'd say 99% or more were just for the "cool" factor - and, we're not talking...
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CCraptain reacted to Squankum's post in the thread Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Bob Heine's Auto Emporium with Like.
Was no invention on our part, drilling (or better, casting) holes to improve braking performance started with the Porsche 917 race cars...
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CLooking at your pictures it's kind of fun to see things from the past... Are you still working on your QR code? What about your movie...
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COkay, here's what got me looking into greenheart wood and ice breaking in old timey days: This is the Sunbeam II. She belonged to...
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CCraptain replied to the thread Underground Lair of the Squankum.Surf. And of course it wasn't made completely from Greenheart. In fact I don't know why it had Greenheart at all but it was strong.
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CCraptain replied to the thread Underground Lair of the Squankum.Over the years I have used quite a bit of Greenheart. I used to have a Greenheart fishing rod for heavy duty use.
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CGreenheart wood was also used in the keel of the USS Bear, said to be the most famous U.S. Coast Guard ship. Also the oldest active ship...
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CGot a bunch more moved, think I have the plan pretty much in order, I have to shuffle stuff as I go to maneuver the box trailers. Also...
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CUpdate on the French transAtlantic cargo trimaran sailing ship: now partnering with DHL...
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CCraptain reacted to PugetDude's post in the thread Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT Mixed Grill - From London , England - GRIZZMAKES world with Like.
Rian, spotted this in the parking lot at Lowes in Show Low, Arizona...
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CCraptain reacted to Squankum's post in the thread Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Bob Heine's Auto Emporium with Like.
The peculiar form of racing I was involved in was very easy on brakes! At least on our car, which kept getting lighter and lighter. So...
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CCraptain reacted to Grizz1963's post in the thread Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT Mixed Grill - From London , England - GRIZZMAKES world with Like.
Not quite the same anymore. 👍 Throw away society Sad really, but keeps cash in my pocket. Went around earlier to supervise...
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CActually moving things around! My Brother is picking up the scrap steel tomorrow. This morning I got rid of the last of the forklift...