Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

Well I'll be damned. All these years I had been thinking it was 180* headers.

I'm building a wall to separate dirty/clean. I would absolutely hate to be building my shop right now. Must be all the natural disasters we have had. My, how lumber took a hike! First of the year, 2x4 stud was $1.59.. Saturday at the same place $3.89... crazy

heres my engine im building for some dragrace 1/8 mile fun '
brodix 18C heads
15.7 comp
sheetmetal intake

in this car

GARY C wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:22 am

PRH wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:11 pm Obviously, it's just a matter of what you're used to using..... But I can't imagine trying to port heads with a monster sized grinder like most of the electric ones are.

Mini air grinders for me.

Thats why I use a Foredom with a foot control and a cable operated hand piece. I like air but it's hard on the compressor.

SAme here. Big electric for larger removal, foredom for the rest. Cant see the need for air anymore

cuisinartvette wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:46 pm

GARY C wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:22 am

PRH wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:11 pm Obviously, it's just a matter of what you're used to using..... But I can't imagine trying to port heads with a monster sized grinder like most of the electric ones are.

Mini air grinders for me.

Thats why I use a Foredom with a foot control and a cable operated hand piece. I like air but it's hard on the compressor.

SAme here. Big electric for larger removal, foredom for the rest. Cant see the need for air anymore

Yeah, air blows!...See what I did there!

cspeier wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:35 pm I'm building a wall to separate dirty/clean. I would absolutely hate to be building my shop right now. Must be all the natural disasters we have had. My, how lumber took a hike! First of the year, 2x4 stud was $1.59.. Saturday at the same place $3.89... crazy

And my permit was finally approved today , note the stakes and string in the background.

Bought some lumber this weekend for a pumpkin chuckin manine im building with the kids.....it should throw a 10lb pumpkin 100 yards. There a contest at their karate, after that I think skeet shooting pumpkins would be awsome! But it was $300 for all the stuff.

I just found this thread. Here's a 360 sprint engine on the pump...

mk e wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:37 pm

cspeier wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:35 pm I'm building a wall to separate dirty/clean. I would absolutely hate to be building my shop right now. Must be all the natural disasters we have had. My, how lumber took a hike! First of the year, 2x4 stud was $1.59.. Saturday at the same place $3.89... crazy

And my permit was finally approved today , note the stakes and string in the background.

Bought some lumber this weekend for a pumpkin chuckin manine im building with the kids.....it should throw a 10lb pumpkin 100 yards. There a contest at their karate, after that I think skeet shooting pumpkins would be awsome! But it was $300 for all the stuff.

Roman Ballista MkIV?

Rick Finsta wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:48 am

mk e wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:37 pm
Bought some lumber this weekend for a pumpkin chuckin manine im building with the kids.....it should throw a 10lb pumpkin 100 yards. There a contest at their karate, after that I think skeet shooting pumpkins would be awsome! But it was $300 for all the stuff.

Roman Ballista MkIV?

Those are very cool...but hard to make. We're building a trebuchet. It will use barbell weights as the counter weight, I'm designing for 500lb max. I think 350 or so will get us to 100 yards. It will all fold up for storage and transport and be held together with 4 racket straps so 5 minute setup....in theory amy way

I found an on line simulator that's fun to play with. We using an 8'long arm and sling, 3' short arm and length of weight, 6.5' pivot height.
http://www.virtualtrebuchet.com

I need to get it done this weekend, the garage construction starts next week with moving a buried propane tank on Tuesday, then I'm ready to di g for the foundation

Another billet EJ25 all machined up & ready to go to customer for assembly, Willal Racing WREJBB block, Manley 2.5 billet crank, Manley Turbo Tuff I beams, Manley slugs, ACL race brgs etc - good for 1000hp:

DSC00769 by tony knight, on Flickr

"Sleeper" cheby, stock 4 bolt vortech block, 388 cubes, ported Pro topline iron heads, ported vic jnr, 262/270 on 107 Crane street roller etc, pump fuel engine, just waiting on cam, dyno in a couple of weeks:

DSC00770 by tony knight, on Flickr

What's sitting behind the Cheby to the right?

That would be a 1fz-fe toyota 4.5l 6 banger.
Big hitter when its done - 1700+hp.

Wow! Beware of shrapnel no?

cspeier wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:35 pm I'm building a wall to separate dirty/clean. I would absolutely hate to be building my shop right now. Must be all the natural disasters we have had. My, how lumber took a hike! First of the year, 2x4 stud was $1.59.. Saturday at the same place $3.89... crazy

Yes and No the USA Canada softwood lumber agreement expired and with Chump tearing up every trade deal he can, it's doubtful it will be settled soon. So lumber imports from Germany are up almost tenfold at 900%, Russia up 42%, Brazil up 64%.

Edit - wrong thread lol.