What are you doing today?

Boyd Who · April 16, 2012, 06:18:58 PM

'Twas a good day today...picked up our new passports at the post office this morning. We've never had them before and now that we can't drive across the border I decided maybe we should get some. Bonneville (and other US destinations) will be on the radar once again!

enjenjo · April 18, 2012, 11:29:04 AM

Quote from: "Boyd Who"'Twas a good day today...picked up our new passports at the post office this morning. We've never had them before and now that we can't drive across the border I decided maybe we should get some. Bonneville (and other US destinations) will be on the radar once again!

You'll have to come down to Kalamazoo now.

I spent the day yesterday driving to a chrome shop in Indiana to drop off some parts for polishing and plating.

Carnut · April 18, 2012, 02:49:43 PM

I've been in and out of ER and hospital past 3 days, going in for surgery tomorrow on my shattered wrist.

typing with one finger is an ordeal for a touch typist.

Boyd Who · April 18, 2012, 02:56:31 PM

Quote from: "enjenjo"
Quote from: "Boyd Who"'Twas a good day today...picked up our new passports at the post office this morning. We've never had them before and now that we can't drive across the border I decided maybe we should get some. Bonneville (and other US destinations) will be on the radar once again!

You'll have to come down to Kalamazoo now.

I spent the day yesterday driving to a chrome shop in Indiana to drop off some parts for polishing and plating.

Once the Essex is back on the road we plan to hit as many US events as we can with it. This summer I think we'll drive the daily down to the Black Hills for a few days. My wife has never been there and my last time was as a kid in the mid 70's.

Boyd Who · April 18, 2012, 02:57:03 PM

Quote from: "Carnut"I've been in and out of ER and hospital past 3 days, going in for surgery tomorrow on my shattered wrist.

typing with one finger is an ordeal for a touch typist.

Ouch!!! Hope you can heal up quickly!

Mikej · April 18, 2012, 05:22:57 PM

Quote from: "Carnut"I've been in and out of ER and hospital past 3 days, going in for surgery tomorrow on my shattered wrist.

typing with one finger is an ordeal for a touch typist.

Sorry you're out of touch. Hope the surgery goes well.

kb426 · April 18, 2012, 06:35:14 PM

George, I hope everything goes well. The shattered part doesn't sound good.

enjenjo · April 18, 2012, 09:24:07 PM

I hope it goes well George,we are counting on you.

Crosley.In.AZ · April 19, 2012, 09:21:37 PM

When you play with big horsepower , things break big time.

About 2500 HP, drive shaft failure of some type.

This is a Hughes XP-5 power glide with lock up converter clutch type of torque converter in a drag race car.

Not a total loss. The input shaft is straight. I have not checked all the parts yet.

Glen · April 19, 2012, 09:39:42 PM

dont be posting that kind of stuff.....when did it break? at the launch?

chimp koose · April 19, 2012, 11:31:40 PM

could that break be because of a front and mid motor plate AND a solid rear trans mount? I have seen chassis flex do just that.

wayne petty · April 19, 2012, 11:54:31 PM

i have always wondered if the companies who forge aluminum pistons could not with the customer supplying forging tooling.. create forged aluminum parts like the tail housing.. for extra strength.. i am not talking about the bell housing. thats way too big for most of the machines used for forging pistons..

have a look at a video for piston forging blanks being forged..

then envision something like the tail housing.. same process..

much stronger.. i would think..

perhaps on a second look .. there is enough room to forge a bell housing in that aluminum forge..

Crosley.In.AZ · April 21, 2012, 04:24:59 PM

Visited drag races today.

Henry J ran consistent 10.92 , 10.94, 10.92 today. 119 - 120 mph. Quickest the car has run so far

WZ JUNK · April 21, 2012, 06:37:41 PM

Good looking Henry J. I really like the color.

I sold the Naked Wing today. The profit will finance my trip to Bonneville this August. It was a fun bike but I really do not feel comfortable on a bike anymore. I did enjoy building it.

John

Crosley.In.AZ · April 21, 2012, 07:08:33 PM

Quote from: "wayne petty"i have always wondered if the companies who forge aluminum pistons could not with the customer supplying forging tooling.. create forged aluminum parts like the tail housing.. for extra strength.. i am not talking about the bell housing. thats way too big for most of the machines used for forging pistons..

have a look at a video for piston forging blanks being forged..

then envision something like the tail housing.. same process..

much stronger.. i would think..

perhaps on a second look .. there is enough room to forge a bell housing in that aluminum forge..

wayne, the bell housing and case meet required SFI ratings now. Although , those parts were tested different in the car this time.

Tail housings do not need SFI rating. I think JW performance transmittins in florida offer a SFI rated tail housing.... or they did offer at one time.