The turbocharged snowmobile that almost killed BBC Top Gear man
Jeremy Clarkson up in the arctic was built by somebody related to
my family. Another one makes ice hotels for Japanese tourists.
Thomas
Douglas E Noble wrote:
> Yes, but with those long, cold, frigid winters in the YooPee when the natives
> aren't ice fishing, ice racing, ice sailing, playing hockey or eating piroges;
> the mind tends to be overcome with some amazing mechanical possibilities...
>
> Imagine if there were roadster owners up there.........
>
> Doug Noble
> SPL311-25006
> Vienna, Virginia
>
> P.S. For those not familar with the term YooPee = Upper Pennisula of
>Michigan, a
> place my family visited from time to time.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert E. Keen
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 12:52 PM
> To: snyler
> Cc: Rob Beddington; roadster List
> Subject: Re: How can I put a V8 in this?
>
> V8s are put into some amazing places.
>
> There's a V8 in Big Gus, listed in Guinness as the world's largest
> running chain saw. A couple of pictures are at
> <http://www.dayoopers.com/thetrap.html>
>
> The US Lawn Mower Racing Association has an exhibition machine
> with a helicopter engine in it that can mow a football field in
> 14 minutes:
> <http://www.letsmow.com>
>
> --Bob Keen
> 68 1600
> Upper Peninsula, Michigan
>
> On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, snyler wrote:
>
> > Rob Beddington wrote
> >
> > I think it's in the water over here...the need to put a V8 into virtually
> > anything is all over, though I haven't seen a V8 pus lawnmower yet. I've
> > even had people suggesting putting a V8 into my 320 truck. One of the
> > reasons I'm fixing up the little datsun is so I can shed what to me is a
> > huge Dodge V8 behemoth, but it looks like a small truck in these parts.
> > You don't need a V8 engine to pick up a couple sheets of plywood, and if
> > I need a lot of material, I'll spring for a delivery fee. I will,
> > however, be getting some MGA stuff for the 320...the J13 is close enough
> > to use some parts. Not on the Roadster though. the R16 does quite nicely.
> >
> > -Marc T.
> >
> >
> > ==========================================================================
> > Marc Tyler
> > Designer,
> > Animal Firm
> > 830-324-6578
> > www.animalfirm.com
>
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