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       George's table
       By: gbritnell Date: March 1, 2024, 8:50 am
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       This is my 302 Ford V-8 engine. It's 1/3 scale, pressure oiled,
       water cooled, electronic ignition with home made spark plugs.
       It's been around for a very long time but some of the new people
       might not have seen it. This video was taken by a good friend. I
       have yet to take a good one of my own.
 (HTM) https://youtu.be/fRVYYtdhG_8
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       Re: George's table
       By: Inge Date: March 1, 2024, 10:28 am
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       This engine is fantastic!  Is it feasible to put one of these on
       a go kart?
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       Re: George's table
       By: Stoker Date: March 1, 2024, 10:39 am
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       Fantastic .... on a scale of 1 to 10 that beauty has to score
       just under 1000.
       A truly amazing machine!!!
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       Re: George's table
       By: gbritnell Date: March 1, 2024, 10:43 am
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       It's 6.5 cu.in. so I'm guessing it should make 5-6 horsepower.
       More than enough for the usual go-kart.
       Thanks
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       Re: George's table
       By: gbritnell Date: March 1, 2024, 7:13 pm
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       This will be my second offering for my table. I got my start in
       model engineering building steam engines, some from the old
       Popular Mechanics magazines and some from Stuart kits. Each
       class of engine has its own uniqueness, the compound or
       expansion marine type, the variations in the Corliss designs and
       the beams with their parallel links. I have built a beam but
       haven't built a true Corliss. I did want to build an expansion
       engine of the triple type so I started with the drawings for the
       Stuart compound marine engine. I took the displacement
       difference between the high pressure and low pressure cylinders
       then used that factor to size the low pressure cylinder for the
       triple. Oh and I scaled all the dimensions down to 1/2 of the
       original Stuart. The cylinders and chests are made of iron. The
       crank is a two piece affair to get the center bearing and
       eccentrics installed. I used pictures of other triples to create
       the base and links.
 (HTM) https://youtu.be/KWF7jRd-3eU
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       Re: George's table
       By: RedRyder Date: March 1, 2024, 8:06 pm
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       That is an amazing display, George..!!!
       It matters not that I have seen them before because I am still
       awestruck each time I see them.
       I so appreciate your craftsmanship and that you showed them
       here.
       Gil
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       Re: George's table
       By: jkbixby Date: March 1, 2024, 8:19 pm
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       Fantastic craftsmanship George - a tribute to your skill!  Well
       done!
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       Re: George's table
       By: Stoker Date: March 2, 2024, 12:07 pm
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       3X Compounded Amazement!
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       Re: George's table
       By: gbritnell Date: March 2, 2024, 1:16 pm
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       Next up to my table is my 1/3 scale Fordillac flathead V-8
       engine. It's named this because in trying to create a true Ford
       flathead from bar stock I couldn't come up with a way to route
       the exhaust through the block ala the prototype engine. Cadillac
       of that era, late 40's early 50's, also had a flathead V-8
       engine. The one glaring difference was the Cadillac had the
       exhaust coming out of the top of the block and not out of the
       side. The major components of my engine are machined from 6061
       T-6 aluminum, block, heads, manifold etc. The crank and cam are
       steel. It has a full pressure oil system like the original
       engine. The heads and water pumps are made in two pieces to form
       the water jackets. It has a Hall trigger ignition with 1/4-32
       Rimfire plugs. It runs on pump gasoline (87 octane)
       
 (HTM) https://youtu.be/694CKZlDyzg?si=FioQ_ekr1cxU5jFD
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       Re: George's table
       By: txlabman Date: March 2, 2024, 1:49 pm
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       George:
       I never get tired of seeing your Masterpieces.
       Thank you for participating in GPU 2024.
       Regards,
       Charlie
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