Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Been doing a few mods to the twin Outboard job————chopped the screen in half——— just didn’t sit right somehow!——- I like the Mount——- Just needs some graphics——- been years since I bought any Vinyl stick on letters and numbers, my etching leaves a lot to be desired, suppose I ought to practice some!
In the process of doing twin banks of four exhaust pipes for the Poker boat—— doesn’t mean to say they will actually make the boat———— I’m chucking more stuff away than I use these days—— must be getting fussy in my dotage.

[FUJIMO]

[FUJIMO]

photos's so big I can tell what he set the timing at...

[FUJIMO]

[jackiewilson]

Difference between “Ratbags” ( Gary Stray) working Tom Thumb sized motor and my agricultural “Concept” is—— his will be housed in the “SMITHSONIAN” for the next seven years and he won’t be able to touch it———- whilst mine, will be fully visible on the shelf in my workshop, and I get to work on it any time I like, before packing it away in a tea chest and retiring it to the garden shed where it will join the other hundred or so former creations including——-
MALIBUSTANG——— WILLABEE———- FIVE SAILBOATS———— !?!?!? Etc, etc, etc.
I know my place !

I cannot believe the dumb, mindless, stupid idiots that are amongst us pretending to be politicians !
They vote to put in a third runway at Heathrow——- that’s already a quart in a pint pot——— without thinking that people in London affected by the noise may be a tad pissed off. The moment they realise this,———— Er maybe I should vote against this ?——- the motion will be chucked out because the government will not have a majority———— all the millions they spent deciding Gatwick or Heathrow will be lost because of their stupidity———- it’s a no brainer ——— they should just have asked me.

Good morning everybody——- you all ready to face a brand new day?

[powerabout]

I thought people live near airports because they like planes?
They are so quiet these days they want more planes over them as they miss the noise of the Concorde and the Comet

[jackiewilson]

You better ask those that live there the question———- I’m a country boy, always have been——— neighbors are just people to fall out with ! last aeroplane I heard was weeks ago when I flew to Rome ! I don’t have any issues———- I just live well away from airports and flight paths. Having said that Pilgrim——— the Goodwood Spitfire has been up and away these last few days ——— but that’s different!

[powerabout]

You better ask those that live there the question———- I’m a country boy, always have been——— neighbors are just people to fall out with ! last aeroplane I heard was weeks ago when I flew to Rome ! I don’t have any issues———- I just live well away from airports and flight paths. Having said that Pilgrim——— the Goodwood Spitfire has been up and away these last few days ——— but that’s different!

every time a Rolls Merlin flys over it reminds me of unlimited hydros when they had pistons...
I guess i heard more of them in my youth than Mustangs, there wasnt a Spit flying in OZ then

[jackiewilson]

Last summer, they had a get together of all the Spits left in the world at Goodwood———- I think it was thirty two !
All but one were in the air at one time——— think I heard that around a hundred a week were produced during the war !
There is not another sound in the world like that of a Rolls Royce Merlin at WOT ——— some liken it to the Dinosaurs death rattle—————— don’t even ask Pilgrim!

[powerabout]

Last summer, they had a get together of all the Spits left in the world at Goodwood———- I think it was thirty two !
All but one were in the air at one time——— think I heard that around a hundred a week were produced during the war !
There is not another sound in the world like that of a Rolls Royce Merlin at WOT ——— some liken it to the Dinosaurs death rattle—————— don’t even ask Pilgrim!

There is a better sound....

[powerabout]

a Rolls Merlin in hydro at 4000rpm making 4000hp
( of course they have rods from an Allison 1710 to do that, sorry the Americans hot rodded them)

[jackiewilson]

I’ll give you that Pilgrim but the Americans had piss poor performance before we supplied them with Merlins

[jackiewilson]

Had one of my. Mad fits of depress———Decided I needed to mount the two latest concepts on polished glass——— worked out ok ——- honing my etching skills !

[jackiewilson]

That’s me done for the day——— car boot in the morning——- catch up with Craig, Jesse and the boys tomorrow afternoon .
Then take it one step at a time———- I kept the weekend and Monday free, just in case.
Tuesday we’re on a plane to the south of France——— need a break doing nothing in particular, time to clear the old think box——feelishould change direction and do something new, but imbuggered if I know what !
When I get there I’ll let you know!

[powerabout]

I’ll give you that Pilgrim but the Americans had piss poor performance before we supplied them with Merlins

it was all from a mathematician / fluid mechanics guy that joined Rolls and said is that what you call a supercharger, how about design it like this..
Dr Stanley Hooker, genius.
They never looked back after he joined, until he retired and the RB211 bankrupted them so he came back and fixed that.

yes the narrow Vee water cooled is the engine for a fighter, the yanks did have more powerful engines like the PW2800 at 2000+HP but its huge.