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Topic: Sears Pointless - I think we're in good shape.

Teammate and fellow Killer ZomBee Pilot Peter "Gargamel" Secor (formerly of the infamous 1200 penalty lap Dead Smurfs) summed up our Sunday afternoon best with this summary on his blog;

"Alas, the engine that served us well through a couple races and several barrel rolls finally wheezed out its last the other day. Today was engine surgery time, and the steady hands of Pete and Jesse excised the old lump and started performing replacement surgery. Two weeks to go, hope we make it!"

It's amazing how much lighter the car is without a starter, alternator or motor. We simultaneously began thinking of giant rubber bands, JATO rockets and of course Rodents on Steroids.

Hypothetical question: Would said rodents be subject to doping tests?

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How about Flintstone foot power? Yabba Dabba Do!

That photo makes me think that there is no way that this race series could exist without Harbor Freight.

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Re: Sears Pointless - I think we're in good shape.

Mulry wrote:

How about Flintstone foot power? Yabba Dabba Do!

That photo makes me think that there is no way that this race series could exist without Harbor Freight.

Not a chance it would last without them, and pick and pulls.

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Re: Sears Pointless - I think we're in good shape.

Way to go Pete!  Get that little beast back on the road, where it belongs-- I look forward to watching the Bee put some hurtin' on those E30s and Miatas.

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Two weeks to go......I hope you guys make it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Armand4 wrote:

Way to go Pete!  Get that little beast back on the road, where it belongs-- I look forward to watching the Bee put some hurtin' on those E30s and Miatas.

The Miatas have fired the first warning shot. Rumor has it one of them used a Gremlin to launch an Escort onto the back of our MGB bretheren down south.

The Axis of evil must be stopped.

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Re: Sears Pointless - I think we're in good shape.

Armand4 wrote:

Way to go Pete!  Get that little beast back on the road, where it belongs-- I look forward to watching the Bee put some hurtin' on those E30s and Miatas.

+1!

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Re: Sears Pointless - I think we're in good shape.

We too just found out we need to pull our motor... again... I wish we had a four cylinder.

Good luck and see you at the track... I hope!

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magnusracing wrote:

We too just found out we need to pull our motor... again... I wish we had a four cylinder.

Good luck and see you at the track... I hope!

John
You do have a 4 cylinder (x3)

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I know you'll get it done!


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Re: Sears Pointless - I think we're in good shape.

Jesse looks pissed in that picture lol

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vwdmc16 wrote:

Jesse looks pissed in that picture lol

He's thinking "I wish I (still) had a V8".

What the @#$% is he doing with that screwdriver?

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magnusracing wrote:

We too just found out we need to pull our motor... again... I wish we had a four cylinder.

Good luck and see you at the track... I hope!

We found out that one of our four cylinders had very low compression last monday and pulled out the offending piston that night.  The power failure in Palo Alto on Wednesday (Tesla plane crash) had us off work at 9:00 am so we had the car running again that evening.  We were unwilling to check the offending cylinder again since we weren't going to do anything further to fix it...

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"Sparky" Pete wrote:

What the @#$% is he doing with that screwdriver?

What, you never poke dead things with a stick?

TST, fool.

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Nice work Pete!  Wish we were making it down to watch sad

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casadelshawn wrote:
"Sparky" Pete wrote:

What the @#$% is he doing with that screwdriver?

What, you never poke dead things with a stick?

Now that's some funny @#$% right there...

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"Werewolf?"
"There wolf!"
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TST, fool.

It's a Bunny.  With a pancake.  On its head.  Really, is it that tough?
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Re: Sears Pointless - I think we're in good shape.

Jeez guys, obviously I was adjusting the freeze plugs. They just needed about one quarter turn each to get that motor purring.

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whatwouldjessedo wrote:

Jeez guys, obviously I was adjusting the freeze plugs. They just needed about one quarter turn each to get that motor purring.

Aren't BMC freeze plugs made of pewter and sealed with a mixture of pitch and oakum?

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Hey Pete there is 2 MGB in Brentwood with V8 in them been trying tto get one ,think I'll steal it !

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MurileeMartin wrote:
whatwouldjessedo wrote:

Jeez guys, obviously I was adjusting the freeze plugs. They just needed about one quarter turn each to get that motor purring.

Aren't BMC freeze plugs made of pewter and sealed with a mixture of pitch and oakum?

Ha!  Only if you fall for the speculative fiction they print in their shop manuals to ensnare the colonists and the unwary.  In point of fact the plugs are made from the workers' lunch wrappings and sealed with an unwavering faith in the monarchy.

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fabtoys wrote:

Hey Pete there is 2 MGB in Brentwood with V8 in them been trying tto get one ,think I'll steal it !

I was going to drop a V8 into my BGT and give it a Sebring kit, but had a change of heart and decided to restore it instead. Sold off all the V8 parts just before I learned of this crazy Lemons world, DOUGH!

Killer ZomBee would kick ass with a V8. Hmmm...

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mharrell wrote:
MurileeMartin wrote:
whatwouldjessedo wrote:

Jeez guys, obviously I was adjusting the freeze plugs. They just needed about one quarter turn each to get that motor purring.

Aren't BMC freeze plugs made of pewter and sealed with a mixture of pitch and oakum?

Ha!  Only if you fall for the speculative fiction they print in their shop manuals to ensnare the colonists and the unwary.  In point of fact the plugs are made from the workers' lunch wrappings and sealed with an unwavering faith in the monarchy.

They're made from the bottoms of empty Guinness cans out of the skip behind the Longbridge canteen and come pre-perforated to let you know the water pump's working, like an outboard...

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jimeditorial wrote:

...the water pump's working....

That's where you lost me.

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You know, like the water circulates until the pump pushes out every last drop of coolant and the engine fuses into a solid mass of metal

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