Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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Pulled it, cracked it, and rebuilt it. Been a little more than a month total in time but she was on the highway yesterday. I have some fine tuning to do, but waiting on an air flow meter to sync the dual carbs.
We used to do it with a piece of vacuum hose held up to our ear and the other end at the air horn. I watched a guy tune a v12 Jag that way too. VERY old school.
 
I would love to see the mechanics inside that.

Just like an old Ice machine that would sell blocks...........line them up on the belts...........by the way, the blocks were cheaper if you crawled thru that little hole with the canvas hanging over it...............don't ask, I just know...........
 
We used to do it with a piece of vacuum hose held up to our ear and the other end at the air horn. I watched a guy tune a v12 Jag that way too. VERY old school.
That is old school. I’m just going to use one of those snail gauges. Gives me a definite airflow rating so I can match as close as possible.
Almost bought an old school V12 jag when I first got to Kentucky. It was sitting in the lemon lot calling my name.
 
Pulled it, cracked it, and rebuilt it. Been a little more than a month total in time but she was on the highway yesterday. I have some fine tuning to do, but waiting on an air flow meter to sync the dual carbs.
We have a VW hot rod store here that's been around ever since I can remember, probably the late 60's.
If you need parts or go fast parts he's your guy.

 
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That is old school. I’m just going to use one of those snail gauges. Gives me a definite airflow rating so I can match as close as possible.
Almost bought an old school V12 jag when I first got to Kentucky. It was sitting in the lemon lot calling my name.
Had dual DelOrtos on a 71. Ran like a scalded cat when they were synched, just damn near impossible to keep em that way...
 
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Corporal Larry L. Maxam sacrificed his life, single-handedly holding off a mass of Viet Cong soldiers from overrunning his section of the Cam Lo District Headquarters. Due largely in part to his heroic effort, he was one of only two Marines killed that night. Over 100 dead Viet Cong lay dead outside the compound and tangled in the wire. For his actions, Cpl Maxam was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He was 20 years old.

"...serving as a Fire Team Leader with Company D, First Battalion, Fourth Marines, in the Republic of Vietnam. On 2 February 1968, the Cam Lo District Headquarters came under extremely heavy rocket, artillery, mortar, and recoilless rifle fire from a numerically superior enemy force, destroying a portion of the defensive perimeter. Cpl Maxam, observed the enemy massing for an assault into the compound across the remaining defensive wire, instructed his Assistant Fire Team Leader to take charge of the fire team, and unhesitatingly proceeded to the weakened section of the perimeter. Completely exposed to the concentrated enemy fire, he sustained multiple fragmentation wounds from exploding grenades as he ran to an abandoned machine gun and commenced to deliver effective fire on the advancing enemy. As the enemy directed maximum fire power against the determined Marine, Cpl Maxam's position received a direct hit from a rocket propelled grenade, knocking him backwards and inflicting severe fragmentation wounds to his face and right eye. Although momentarily stunned and in intense pain, Cpl Maxam courageously resumed his firing position and subsequently was struck again by small arms fire. With resolute determination, he gallantly continued to deliver intense machine gun fire, causing the enemy to retreat through the defensive wire to positions of cover. In a desperate attempt to silence his weapon, the North Vietnamese threw hand grenades and directed recoilless rifle fire against him inflicting two additional wounds. Too weak to reload his machine gun, Cpl Maxam fell to a prone position and valiantly continued to deliver effective fire with his rifle. After one and a half hours, during which he was hit repeatedly by fragments from exploding grenades and concentrated small arms fire, he succumbed to his wounds, having successfully defended nearly one half of the perimeter single-handedly."