Attachment 520900 Worked again like the demented Gippetto all day —sorted out many items and many things.
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Attachment 520900 Worked again like the demented Gippetto all day —sorted out many items and many things.
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Apologies this is the lest pick of the “THE DUCKWORTH”.
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AFTER A WHOLE DAY DOING THE INTAKES AND MANIFOLD !!!!!!!!
today i will finish painting the three Lotus race cars and stitch those on each pillar —- think i will forget trying to make the motor any better . I do claim artists licence on any concept anyway .
Might just post it on facebook as there are a lot of cosworth employees still alive —-see what they think. Could just get shot down in flames . QUE SEI ???????
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Finally nailed the bugger—- been a long uphill struggle but it did turn out rather well !!!!!!
Chopper is a Huey 500 which was Keiths favourite toy ———DFV is his legacy——the three Lotus cars were Clarke —-Stewart and Hill ———bottom is Andretti. All together on the best damn base i ever did.
As was expected , a fair amount of criticism from higher up !!!!!!!!!!!!
Intakes not right——-gear wheels too big———etc: So i altered the gear wheels for smaller aluminium!!!!! Damned if I’m changing the intakes . Idea of a concept is a FACSIMILE and not a copy ———-bit like a caricature is to a being. Hard bit is trying to get it across .
Robbie Burns summed it up nicely in his. “OH FOR EYES THE LORD WOULD GEI US —TO SEE OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US”. !!!!!!!!!!!!
Main thing is—I’m happy with it. Will make a nice presentation piece for someone—somewhere—-????
Time to finish“THE GOODWOOD MÉNAGE”. Was always an. Ambitious undertaking to see the least.
Maybe i bit off a bit more than i could chew —- i dunno, so i decided to finish it. It’s nearly there, but not quite if you see what i mean ??????
All the storage shelves are getting over filled again——time for a clear -out. Some of these are heading for the “UNDER THE BENCH” SPOT.!!!!
MIGHT HAVE TO SHIP SOME ACROSS THE POND FOR THE KEY WEST SHOW !!!!!!!!
Might find time to take a leak —— or read a another book———or write another chapter in my own book. Haven’t the time to feel poorly or sick——that will have to wait, right now i am busy trying to do all the things i never got around to doing when i was —————!!!!!!
Couple of complaints [observations] bo those who know best so i shortened the trumpets and made the drive train smaller with a choice of three or four ———— another day gone —but thats it —me done . Concept is finished —-just needs stitching back together. Attachment 520996
...pretty cool look'n piece of kit jw...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...6&d=1688574538
WOULD APPEAR
P1 JUST DISAPPEARED INTO OBLIVION !!!!!!!!!
new formula run by P1 seems to revolve around Mercury and the 1650 mercruiser de tuned to 1100 for reliability issues . Pity it didn’t work!!!!!!!!
In Sarasota six started ——just one running on all cylinders at the end ??????????—Big feckin deal ?
what about the P1 panther boats that had a new fleet built by Wilson Custom Composites, all got new 300 Merc's, canopy deck etc etcQuote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Like i said —-Just disappeared!!!!! Shed load of cash spent on the project and then shelved !Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
ASSAM is the only one who would know what happened to the whole shebang. [and why] !!!!!!!
Have to admit that the idea was sound ——maybe it was the admin ???? I do know it never quite made it.
Must be a boat park full somewhere...Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Just before it shutdown Azam rang me and asked what the chances of getting an event running in Singapore, I said Asia hasnt recovered since the crash of 2008 then the oil n gas crash etc
The previous President of our Powerboat club brought of few of the old E-TEC powered boats out here, was a non starter unfortunatley.
Don’t worry about what they think Jackie you never have so far. Just keep doing what you’re doing. It seems to turn out pretty damn good finish the book Jackie as always best do you amberjackQuote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Yeah we’re just gonna have to call you Leonardo Wilson! If you keep coming up with these facts, similes, trophies, replicas whatever you want to call them. That engine kind a looks like the old flat head Ford I had in my 51 what a beast that car was three in the tree squeal the tires anytime you wanted those in front in like Dolly Parton
...it added up to an expensive package, i would surmise. or covid. yeah lets blame another one on covid. what the heck...evinrude did...7 marine did...;)...Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
And why not ??? Bloody covid can be blamed for anything —from spots on the bot , to divorce proceedingQuote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
In transgenders —-gays —- kids being cats and all todays crap !!!!!!!!!
Lets get back to reality. If a kids cheeky a clip round the idea will cure the problem faster than anything else.
GUY GIBSON [one of the dam buster pilots had a black Labrador he called N***** ——- he is buried at the airfield !!!!!!!!!!!!
Tree huggers ——-activists want to dig up the grave and destroy the headstone ??????????
SEX AND TRAVEL ——— what a bunch of wankers !!!!!!!!!
...had a great group of teamates on a race team years ago. we were all much younger & had a lot of comradery, endless laughs, etc. we had one black kid that had no hangups working with all of the rest of us. his nickname was spook. thats what we always called him. he could of cared less. great guy. miss those days...
Art Kennedy was my mentor when I started series racing. I didn't give a rip what color he was. I was totally focused on his advice and experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
All carbon canopy 28' boat, where did it all go wrong..started with the wrong boat??Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
Nah, i don't think there was anything wrong with the boat. Although it was never really a race boat as we know them .Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
went where you put it ——and with the canopy, drivers thought they were invincible!!!!!!! And familiarity leads to contempt !!!!!!!!!!!
ASSIM almost got it right after chucking shed loads of money at the project but he didn’t have the staff as they say.
As always in powerboat racing —too many rules and regulations enforced by authorities that never know as much as they think they do. Just occasionally they get someone onboard that really could be useful to the sport only for them to get overruled —out voted and generally disjointed .
Question begs ‘HOW COME THERE ARE UP TO 3OO VERY EXPENSIVE POKER RUN BOATS AT ANY EVENT —-YET ONLY 5/6 AT THE TOP RACES “?????????????
VERY FEW RULES FOR THE POKER RUNS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First met ART KENNEDY along with his dad LUTHER at Havasu in ‘69 —- Don Ross and i were made very welcome at the OMC encampment. Went to the best SHRIMP BAKE ever by OMC !!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by WaterZebra
That was back in the day of RON HILL—DEWITT—JIMBO—-MAY—-NORDSKOG—-KENNEDY—POSEY—-SANDERS and the like . Art was a racer and one of us —-end of !!!!!!!!!
Called STAYIN ALIVE CHARLIE——. I am rapidly declining and have to keep the little grey cells working !!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Amberjack1234
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Originally Posted by Amberjack1234
Bench seats and Three on the Column. Those years are now in the rear view mirror.
We had 3 forward gear-shifting on the steering column in the States, but Jackie will have to inform us if they had it in England & Europe. Personally, I thought the shifting was simple and convenient.
https://youtu.be/4kTBKlgTt6Q
AFTER 1945 !!!!!!!! I cannot think of a single European vehicle that only had three gears !!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
”AUTOMATICS” were unheard of until the 60/s and were a very expensive extra .
Today i own the trusty Lexus F Sport 450 Hybrid. AUTOMATIC Wouldnt have it any other way. As for going ALL ELECTRIC ———-you must be having a laugh !!!!!!!! Ho-Ho_ho and a bottle of rum !!!!!!!!
How the hell the worlds car manufacturers and the public at large have been conned into thinking all electric is the way forward simply beggars belief !!!!!!!!!
My daughter refuses to plug in her MITSUBISHI SUV any more —— petrol is still cheaper than electric over here [ EVEN AT $10 PER GALLON].
AFTER 1945 !!!!!!!! I cannot think of a single European vehicle that only had three gears !!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
”AUTOMATICS” were unheard of until the 60/s and were a very expensive extra .
Today i own the trusty Lexus F Sport 450 Hybrid. AUTOMATIC Wouldnt have it any other way. As for going ALL ELECTRIC ———-you must be having a laugh !!!!!!!! Ho-Ho_ho and a bottle of rum !!!!!!!!
How the hell the worlds car manufacturers and the public at large have been conned into thinking all electric is the way forward simply beggars belief !!!!!!!!!
My daughter refuses to plug in her MITSUBISHI SUV any more —— petrol is still cheaper than electric over here [ EVEN AT $10 PER GALLON].
Peonies and Poppies —-
at 8000 feet—-Attachment 521098
...didn't know they would grow that tall...
We have a “CHAMELION” amongst us Gene !!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
Trying to think but I think we had 3 on the tree ( in OZ) till about 1970 ish?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
4 speeds didnt come in to the big 3 till 67 - 68
By about 1972 we had performance cars with 4 speeds, 60mph in 1st, 80mph 2nd, 100mph in 3rd, depends on the hill what happened in 4th.
Only small blocks and inline 6's
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Originally Posted by jackiewilson
CHAMELION??
Karin has named him ‘Harry’
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The Toadstool or the Serpent ?????????Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
Saw a picture somewhere of a lady running a small HALL KELLY design raceboat, back in the day when“BALLS “ were one of the requirements !!!!!!!
Simply could not resist pulling a solid chunk of aluminum and fernagling a HAL KELLY SINGLE SEATER RUNABOUT WITH A 700 MERCURY, on its bum——- Took me all day, but hells teeth i needed a break from cleaning the workshop !!!!!!
Week to go before the “GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED” —- could do with getting the three concepts over there !!!!!!!!
Thats THE DUCKWORTH—-THE GORDON MURRAY. And THE GOODWOOD MÉNAGE !!!!!!!
Still have a couple of days goofing off with the thing before it’s fit for consumption.
Busy day monday so it. Will be midweek before i publish any piccies.
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Just a couple i finished over the weekend —-TREASURE !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bad day at Parker ????????
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GOODWOOD TROPHY AINT NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN ——consequently its up for sale at $500 ?????
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Been doing the demented Gippetto bit lately. Swore blind i was only repairing rubbish and under the bench stuff ?????????? Ah—well, best laid plans of mice—men and bloody old boat racers !!!!!!!!!!
The concept on the bottom of the photo (in the sunlight), would also, be a prize possession by some of the Land Speed record guys.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...5&d=1689056111