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Re: Keith in Miss Kathy's Kitchen

To: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@earthlink.net>, "Dick J"
Subject: Re: Keith in Miss Kathy's Kitchen
From: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:27:52 -0500
We actually saw her at Bonneville this year but she was wearing dark
sunglasses. This WAS of course, before the oiling down, the smashed 2nd
finger and who knows what else?

John Backus

----- Original Message -----
From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; "Chris R
Harris" <yesford@clear.net.nz>; <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>; <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Cc: <jdincau@qnet.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 9:53 AM
Subject: RE: Keith in Miss Kathy's Kitchen


> I heard she won't go in public with him, with or without the purple suit.
> Glen
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>, Chris R Harris <yesford@clear.net.nz>,
> FastmetalBDF@aol.com, ddahlgren@snet.net
> Sent: December 19, 2000 2:08:13 PM GMT
> Subject: Keith in Miss Kathy's Kitchen
>
>
> Hey Keith, are you going to bring Miss Kathy to
> any of the meets at Maxton this year?  I think we
> all have a right to meet her!
>
> Dick J
>
> --- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> > You guys have some understanding wifes...  I
> > used the oven to crinkle paint
> > a Part on Miss Kathy's bugeye and still haven't
> > heard the last of it.... Let
> > alone oiling her down...
> >
> > I did get a hand sticking the Air handler up in
> > the attic the other day...
> > but when she smashed a finger on the
> > staircase.... well nevermind... you get
> > the picture.... I am still being shown JUST
> > which one it was....
> >
> > some girls just got no appreciation for the
> > finer things in life...
> >
> > Keith ( hey Bruce it's supposed to snow down
> > here tomarrow... should I get
> > my axle bearings ready? )
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris R Harris" <yesford@clear.net.nz>
> > To: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>; <kturk@ala.net>;
> > <ddahlgren@snet.net>;
> > <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > Cc: <jdincau@qnet.com>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 5:03 PM
> > Subject: Specialized engine building equip
> >
> >
> > > If its confession time with regard to the use
> > of household appliances and
> > > fittings for engine building, the best place
> > to wash a crank before use is
> > > in the bath. Just lay a clean section of
> > ply-wood in first to stop the
> > > counterweights marking the porcelain and go
> > for it. Plenty of fresh clean
> > > hot water on hand for washing and rinsing,
> > easy to totally submerge the
> > > whole shaft. You would be amazed at the crap
> > the that comes out of the oil
> > > drillings from a core brush scrubbing. The
> > other cheap household item that
> > > works real good is one of those rounded
> > toilet brushes for scrubbing
> > freshly
> > > machined cylinder bores. Your wife never
> > fails to be impressed initially
> > > when you show up from the store with this
> > item under your arm and a grin
> > on
> > > your face.
> > >
> > > Chris Harris   NZ
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
> > > To: <kturk@ala.net>; <ddahlgren@snet.net>;
> > <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > Cc: <jdincau@qnet.com>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 8:13 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Flash Back protectors
> > >
> > >
> > > >        Keith, you said you couldn' t
> > imagine putting a ring gear on a
> > > flywheel
> > > > without a torch ....... well ( now don' t
> > let Miss Kathy hear about
> > this )
> > > > that' s
> > > > what OVENS are for !!!    Just make sure
> > the ring gear is  NICE & CLEAN
> > !
> > > >        You will get more EVEN heating all
> > around the whole circumference
> > > > than you can with that torch !    I have
> > used our oven very successfully
> > > to
> > > > warm axle bearings, both open and sealed,
> > and drive them on the axle
> > with
> > > > a length of pipe, several blocks of wood,
> > and a few hammer blows, when
> > > > no press was available . On one occasion,
> > when Doug & Darrell were
> > > > "understudies" in my garage, we had the
> > added benefit of a snowbank
> > > > next to my driveway to chill the axle in (
> > I do NOT think Mary Ann would
> > > > have gone along with me cleaning out the
> > fridge to stuff an axle in
> > there
> > > ! ),
> > > > and it helped get the job done .    The
> > oven also makes a nice preheater
> > > > for parts you wish to weld with less
> > thermal shock to them, as when you
> > > just
> > > > strike an arc on them .  Remember the key
> > thing ...... CLEAN  parts
> > only,
> > > > and better yet ...... do it while she' s
> > OUT  shopping  !!!
> > > >       Those few thousandths gained with the
> > careful use of heat and cold
> > > > assisting each other can make all the
> > difference ....... but of course
> > we
> > > all
> > > > know some parts can't be treated ( no pun
> > intended ) this way !
> > > >        The submarine shipyard where I spent
> > over a third of a century
> > > keeps
> > > > a large supply of  DRY  ICE  on hand for
> > these very expansion fits that
> > > > they utilize on many components,  both
> > large and small  .......
> > > >        You can also throw in one of those
> > frozen ( cardboard ) pizzas
> > > > while you' re cooking your parts ...... now
> > that's efficiency !
> > > >                        Bruce
> > > >        Necessity is the Mother of Invention
> > > > PS :   Messrs Barrett, Dincau, Vette Scoy
> > can all disregard the snowbank
> > > > info ...... probably never seen one .......
> > sure won' t have one
> > available
> > > > .......
> > > > and you all got big presses, anyhow !
> > >
> >
>
>
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