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> On Dec 31, 2020, at 2:56 PM, DENNIS DELAP <yellow-green@sbcglobal.net> wro=
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> =EF=BB=BFI finally built one with steering- albeit backwards=F0=9F=98=8A
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>>> On Dec 31, 2020, at 11:09 AM, Erik Jacobsen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>=
wrote:
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>> A miracle any of us survived to adulthood!=20
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>> On Thursday, December 31, 2020, 10:58:34 AM CST, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot@=
autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> In my freshman year of high school, a friend in took a washing machine ap=
art, had the water pump in his hand and thought it looked just like a turbo c=
harger. We thought, why not attach it to a minibike engine. Before attachi=
ng it to an engine, he somehow spun the pump up and another classmate though=
t he might put his finger in there. The tip of his finger shot out of the o=
ther end and hit the ceiling. We thought that was pretty funny. I still do=
. A pencil would have been a better idea.
>> Dave H.=20
>>> On 12/31/2020 6:12 AM fubog1 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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>>> Ok so how many others used to get up extra early on trash pickup day and=
scour the neighborhood for junk reel lawnmowers ?
>>> Glen
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>>> -----Original Message-----=20
>>> From: Duncan Charlton via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>=20
>>> To: Gary Schneider <garygret@sbcglobal.net>=20
>>> Cc: fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>; fubog1 <fubog1@aol.com>=20
>>> Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 8:38 am=20
>>> Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021=20
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>>> I discovered the same as Gary did with the Tecumseh engine on my Rupp go=
-kart when I was 13 or 14. After about a year of this the flywheel exploded=
, with the heavy magnet portion deciding to end its union with the rest of t=
he lump. I felt a big impact behind my right shoulder just before the engin=
e suddenly lost power. I was damned lucky that the chunk with the magnet (w=
hich must have weighed 2 or 3 lbs.) bounced off the steel tubing supporting t=
he edge of the sheet metal seat pan, saving me from a serious injury. I fou=
nd the piece about 30 feet away in the grass.
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>>> Duncan
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>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 10:39 PM Gary Schneider via Fot < fot@autox.team=
.net> wrote:
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>>> Glen, that's great! My dad built me a go-kart out of plywood and an old r=
eel lawnmower when I was around that size or a little bigger. I discovered m=
y first speed mod: it went lots faster if you tied a string to the throttle a=
nd pulled it open past the governor. Turned out not for very long though, a b=
ig BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a few hot laps of the yard. My first motor=
ized device and the first engine I blew up. Ungrateful little hellion. Fortu=
nately there was no photographic evidence or body cams to capture the guilty=
look.
>>> =20
>>> Gary Schneider
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>>> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 9:13:16 AM CST, fubog1 via Fot < fot@au=
tox.team.net> wrote:
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>>> Yes, yes, and yes.
>>> Glen Efinger
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>>> ps- here's my picture in advance, the 1st racecar I ever built, my broth=
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhon=
e</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 31, 2020, at 2:=
56 PM, DENNIS DELAP <yellow-green@sbcglobal.net> wrote:<br><br></block=
quote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-e=
quiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">I finally built=
one with steering- albeit backwards=F0=9F=98=8A<div><image0.jpeg></di=
v><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 31, 2020, at 11:09 AM, Erik Jacobsen via Fot &=
lt;fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div class=3D"ydp4db457b7yahoo-style-wrap" s=
tyle=3D"font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1=
6px;"><div></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">A miracle any of us survived t=
o adulthood! </div><div><br></div>
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GYE via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">In my freshman year=
of high school, a friend in took a washing machine apart, had the water pum=
p in his hand and thought it looked just like a turbo charger. We thou=
ght, why not attach it to a minibike engine. Before attaching it to an=
engine, he somehow spun the pump up and another classmate thought he might p=
ut his finger in there. The tip of his finger shot out of the other en=
d and hit the ceiling. We thought that was pretty funny. I still=
do. A pencil would have been a better idea.</span>
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elvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style=3D"font-size:small;">Ok so how many others used to get up ex=
tra early on trash pickup day and scour the neighborhood for junk reel lawnm=
owers <img style=3D"vertical-align:text-bottom;" src=3D"https://s.aolcdn.com=
/cdn.webmail.aol.com/resources/core/images/emoji/wink.png" alt=3D"Wink" widt=
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-----Original Message-----
<br>From: Duncan Charlton via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
<br>To: Gary Schneider <garygret@sbcglobal.net>
<br>Cc: fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>; fubog1 <fubog=
1@aol.com>
<br>Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 8:38 am
<br>Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021
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I discovered the same as Gary did with the Tecumseh engine on my Ru=
pp go-kart when I was 13 or 14. After about a year of this the flywhee=
l exploded, with the heavy magnet portion deciding to end its union with the=
rest of the lump. I felt a big impact behind my right shoulder just b=
efore the engine suddenly lost power. I was damned lucky that the chun=
k with the magnet (which must have weighed 2 or 3 lbs.) bounced off the stee=
l tubing supporting the edge of the sheet metal seat pan, saving me fro=
m a serious injury. I found the piece about 30 feet away in the g=
rass.
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ow" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
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Glen, that's great! My dad built me a go-kart out of plywood an=
d an old reel lawnmower when I was around that size or a little bigger. I di=
scovered my first speed mod: it went lots faster if you tied a string to the=
throttle and pulled it open past the governor. Turned out not for very long=
though, a big BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a few hot laps of the yard. My=
first motorized device and the first engine I blew up. Ungrateful little he=
llion. Fortunately there was no photographic evidence or body cams to captur=
e the guilty look.
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<span style=3D"font-size:small;">Yes, yes, and yes.</span>=
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<span style=3D"font-size:small;">ps- here's my picture in a=
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