General Discussion

[NARSES2]

There's a library, all indexed and cross-referenced...

And it's still on paper and in Latin 

Don't tell me you can read Latin  Chris  

No, but it adds to the mystery for when The Book is discovered by some future historian, or even Archaeologist if I take it with me, and they think that they've discovered some ancient pseudo religious cult 

Oh, the Book is initially typed into a file on my PC before an on-line tool translates it for me to transcribe onto parchment.  Numerous copies of the original typed document are kept for reference purposes so don't think you will be forgotten Mr Z  , but The Book is The Book 

[Wardukw]

Oh I can only imagine an archeologists getting their hands on The Book...the first question would be "what is a Zenrat ?" 

[kitbasher]

Injection is nice but i'd rather be blown...

 

Reminds me of a cheeky 8 Sqn anti-Nimrod AEW zap prevalent during their Shackleton days

I was thinking of exactly the same thing!!  But we'd better say no more or  we will rate another entry in The Book

At risk of detention, lines or an entry in The Book (and persons of a delicate character look away now):
https://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=183677

[Old Wombat]

I used to be able to read & write Latin quite well in high school but, as I haven't used it in any way near regularly since, I'm basically illiterate in it now.

[PR19_Kit]

Oh, the Book is initially typed into a file on my PC before an on-line tool translates it for me to transcribe onto parchment.  Numerous copies of the original typed document are kept for reference purposes so don't think you will be forgotten Mr Z  , but The Book is The Book 

I'm sure you said the archived copy was carved into tablets of stone...............

[zenrat]

There's a library, all indexed and cross-referenced...

And it's still on paper and in Latin 

Don't tell me you can read Latin  Chris  

No, but it adds to the mystery for when The Book is discovered by some future historian, or even Archaeologist if I take it with me, and they think that they've discovered some ancient pseudo religious cult 

Oh, the Book is initially typed into a file on my PC before an on-line tool translates it for me to transcribe onto parchment.  Numerous copies of the original typed document are kept for reference purposes so don't think you will be forgotten Mr Z  , but The Book is The Book 

Don't you have a vellum feeder on your printer?

I remember seeing "Injection is nice..." tee shirts and iron-on patches for sale in the back pages of Custom Car magazines back in the early eighties.  The sort of magazines which usually had a centrefold featuring a topless "model" draped over the car and which I had to hide from my mother.

[loupgarou]

Injection is nice but i'd rather be blown...

 

Reminds me of a cheeky 8 Sqn anti-Nimrod AEW zap prevalent during their Shackleton days

I was thinking of exactly the same thing!!  But we'd better say no more or  we will rate another entry in The Book

At risk of detention, lines or an entry in The Book (and persons of a delicate character look away now):
https://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=183677

But I cannot see the photos... 
Even if I know those would be close-up of Shackleton rivets...

[Doug K]

The Beauforth GR. Mk. III was a proposed version with Merlin XXs engines. They would have raised the top speed from 423 km/h to 508 km/h but the range would have been reduced by 65 km, The Mk. III were never built.

Interesting, that could help my backstory - when I get started, need clear the bench of a prototype RN/RAE "See Tempest" complete with torpedo....

[jcf]

Granatelli Lotus 56 re-engined with a turbocharged Ford DOHC Indy V-8, which is not a Cosworth it's a completely
different Ford designed and built engine.

The 1/25th AMT Olsonite Eagle kit has the DOHC Indy engine, non-turbo configuration, as an option so a swap with
the ST6 in the 1/25th STP Lotus Turbine kit is pretty straightforward.

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[Wardukw]

Granatelli Lotus 56 re-engined with a turbocharged Ford DOHC Indy V-8, which is not a Cosworth it's a completely
different Ford designed and built engine.

The 1/25th AMT Olsonite Eagle kit has the DOHC Indy engine, non-turbo configuration, as an option so a swap with
the ST6 in the 1/25th STP Lotus Turbine kit is pretty straightforward.

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Foyt took over the engine after Ford went Cosworth.
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That wouldn't be the 427ci DOHC enjng would it Jon ?

[jcf]

Nope, the famous 427 "Cammer" is a SOHC design.

427 Cammer

DOHC Indy V-8
Originally it had a displacement of 255 in³, in the turbocharged version this was reduced to 159 in^3.

[Wardukw]

Ahhh that's the bugga..if I had a collection of engines for display I'd hunt down a cammer for damn sure.

[PR19_Kit]

...and I have two Lotus 56 kits and more than a few Ford 255 DOHC engines too. 

Didn't we have a discussion about this some years ago Jon?

[jcf]

We did indeed Kit.

The Lotus 64 was developed from the 56 using the 255 and the Ferguson drive train, but a 56 with the
Ford would be a different kettle of fish.

[jcf]

Not directly connected to engine swaps, but a wonderful site on the development of the Grand Prix engine,
very good information for the folks with a general interest and great for those of us who like the technical
stuff. It's good fodder for imagination.


Grand Prix Engine Development 1906-2000