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Made a few minor changes to my original plans but was able to cut and burn together the bulk of the set. Ignore some of the welds, I rushed the last set but the angles are good. Later in the week I'll have some time to test fit on the car and verify it'll work. All that remains before paint or...

Been busy with other things and traveling for work, such is life. However, after running in the local SCCA club monthly autocross event last weekend it has rekindled my desire to get after this sooner rather than later. Part of this weekend is to turn a pile of steel in a usable tool. Standby...

Can you have a machine shop do a weld repair, any necessary heat treating and port both heads rather than replace the head?

The picture is is a cross section of wing but the principal would also apply if the radiator (any heat exchanger) was mounted in the nose. Duct work in the wing comes from liquid cooled engine radiators and oil coolers back in the WWII era to help reduce external drag on the aircraft. There is...

Awesome video!!!

I suck, I have nothing from the events or driving mostly just scenic stuff from exploring around. I was perusing Youtube looking for uploads from the event and found some guy in a 235i trying to chase after a black Pu from Thursday/Friday. Who might the Pu be? Some of the KCK/KCMO NATOR folks...

Ditto...the weekend was fantastic, so glad I made the trip from Kansas (only 3 more hours in the car). A big thank you to the KY/TN NATOR crew for putting it all together. Another big shout out to all the vendors that contributed goodies for the rest of us to donate towards, thank you.

Fantastic ride into town with Clint, Johanna and Ryan. Canned food was a flying all over the car. Once at the motel had a chance to temp repair the seat so I should be good to go for the rest of the weekend.

No thanks, I'll pass this time. I bet they're all in bed already.

Who the hell would have guessed Paducah was holding some 25th anniversary quilting extravaganza this week. I think I got one of the last few rooms left at some rat hole motel. At least this town is large enough to have a Lowes, so I picked up some stuff to temporarily bandaid the seat until I...

Yes, yes I am an amateur.

Normally I would say yes and burn it together at home. However, I have this warranty that's only a $50 deductible for covered items and the seat is covered I'm game for a new seat as the seat has 80k miles on it.

...said the pot to the kettle. At 6'1" and 235 I don't deny I'm a fat kid but the seat shouldn't break getting out of it.

250mi+ down, a big rock chip in the windshield and 325mi to go till Paducah. Edit....and seat just broke after getting gas.

I'm on vacation, 830-9a sounds good. I'm not getting up super early just to sit in the car for two days. I haven't made a reservation but I'm aiming for the Days Inn which looks to be in down town. I'll PM you my number.

@phate Thanks for the feedback, it's background like that which should help make it a little less painful the first time out and hopefully allow me to retain my sanity and document the process. If you have some time at ENM I may pick your brain a bit more. After watching some of the videos of...

Packing tonight and heading out in the AM. I'm shooting for Paducah or Nashville for the night depending on construction and time en route.

I was leaning more towards a any nuances that might be helpful to know before starting. Initially I was planning on using jack stands to hold the string but I may cut up and burn some tubing together that will temporarily mount to the car to make the resetup after adjustments go quicker. I'm...

Any first hand guidance would be appreciated. I was hoping to get this done before ENM but life happens and it'll be a month or more before I have a free weekend.

I'll be heading east Wednesday AM hoping to make Nashville for the night then an easy Thursday drive from there.