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Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
Posts: 19,491
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Impressive website, I spent about an hour looking at the pictures of the construction. Still haven't figured out how the connecting rods work quite yet, but what's impressive to me is that the machining technology was that far advanced back in the 'oughts. It's one thing to use modern cnc equipment, digital measurement devices and modern alloys, it's a whole 'nother ballgame to use a standard mill and lathe to put something that intricate together. (let alone design it. The tapered fins on the cylinder barrels are a work of art. The cam followers are little jewels. Some of those pieces look jet aircraft-worthy, and I can't help think that the level of craftsmanship necessary to make that beast run wouldn't be the same 100 years ago as it is today.)
Thanks to the OP for sharing this.
(Hell, even the website is cool)
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