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The Future of US Kids Making Stuff...
wrote: On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:17:26 -0500, "Ed Huntress" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:18:45 -0600, Frnak McKenney wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:43:32 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:08:47 -0600, Frnak McKenney wrote: On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:52:50 -0500, wrote: -----snip----- Used to be you could build your own car, starting with a chassis from something else, or building your own tube chassis or monocoque tub, building or assembling your own suspension, and building your own body, either from existing components, or from scratch - then installing the engine of your choice, customized with either purchased or hand-made parts, and adapted to the transmission of your choice with either a purchased or hand-made adapter - and then upholstered, again with either purchased, adapted, or hand made seats and trim. That is getting a lot more difficult today if you intend to drive it on the road - but for an autocross or track car it is still possible. Hey... I've got this 16-year-old nephew in the Tarrytown, NY area who talks about wanting to build a hot-rod. Richmond is a little far south for me to help him; how close are you? grin! 2 to 2 and a half hours from Buffalo, north across the border Ah. Probably a bit far for Joseph to walk over to after school. Too bad. You sound like someone he'd enjoy spending time with. Hope you can find someone in the local area to pass your skills and sense of enjoyment on to. Perhaps a couple sons-in-law as I have 2 daughters. The youngest scares a lot of the guys - she drives ONLY standard shift and changes her own snow tires. - - - - Wow. Does she mount them on the rims with her bare hands? g No, she learned from her Pa to buy spare rims and keep the tires permanently mounted so she only needs to swap rims. But she jacks the car, swaps the rims, torques the nuts, and winches the tires up into the loft of the shed for offseason storage with a hand cranked boat winch. Most of the guys don't know how to handle a clutch, and don't know one end of a torque-wrench from the other. And she's good lookin' too. And smart. And she's got a good job and owns her own home. Not bad for 26 Yeah? But does she drive a wrecker? -- Greed is the root of all eBay. |
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