Those Emory 4’s made from Porsche 6’s must be dry sumps?
I think you mean http://www.polomotor.com/
Wasn't it Chuck Beck who did this first? So, technically, these are very right for a replica...
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@R Thorpe posted:Hey Napa Paul,
Isn’t the stuff in that fire extinguisher the same stuff those Ruskies put in that doomsday bomb in Dr Strangelove? Gota love those Chinese recycling it an selling it to us in fire extinguishers. Cool 😉
Close, but not exactly. Strontium is merely an alkaline earth-metal (Sr #38 on the Periodic Chart). You're thinking of Strontium-90, and that's the radioactive isotope of Strontium that's produced by nuclear fusion (there's the bomb
). Sr-90 is considered to be the most dangerous constituent of fallout.
It's believed to have been the cause of the cancer that killed John Wayne...and several other members of the cast and support personnel who filmed The Conqueror near St. George, UT in 1956.
Several A-Bomb tests were made over the course of filming that summer and the clouds dumped loads of fallout on the movie set.
I actually saw the blast of one while spending the night in St. George. I remember I was on vacation with my parents going to the Grand Canyon's No. Rim. Seeing an A-Bomb go off is something a 12 yr. old will never forget!
I thought Emory was making those things? Very sweet I can only image the cost, our cars would be perfect.
Interesting, Susan Hayward too. I believe in Strangelove it was Trithorium G totally made up by Terry Southern. The site for that extinguisher says it’s green and harmless to humans and leaves no residue.
Rich, a couple of hams in my town back then had ARC-5 transmitters. Just slightly ahead of spark gap transmitters.....
I started with an EICO 720 and a Hammarlund HQ-170.
Great days back then, being one of only two Amateur Radio nerds in my high school. But it set me on a career in computers - Way better than getting fried with Strontium-90, for sure.
Gordon,
I sill have an HQ 170 with the clock. It’s at my sons house or I would send you a picture. There is something special about electrons passing through a vacuum.
@edsnova posted:I think you mean http://www.polomotor.com/
Wasn't it Chuck Beck who did this first? So, technically, these are very right for a replica...
Wow. That flat fan would look so cool in a Spyder. Shades of 908.
I think it’s just a 911 fan salvage yards should have them
@R Thorpe posted:I think it’s just a 911 fan salvage yards should have them
I use a machined-down fan ring, 11 blade fan, and alternator from an early 911.
Jake Raby chucked the big fan ring in his lathe for me. The machined aluminum base that fits over the case breather and fuel pump on the case requires a smaller diameter ring.
The alternator has been converted to a one-wire by me. I wired in an aftermarket Japanese external regulator, and bolted it to the back of the alternator.
I also used a later 911 deflector/diverter behind the alternator that I cut/bent the vanes to fit with the clearly aftermarket 4 cylinder shroud. This keeps the cylinder temps within 20F of each other.