Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by theprf » Fri May 13, 2022 8:25 am

I like tatertots. Especially when they're fried not baked. And served with cajun spice. The kind that you get at Niffer's Place in Auburn, AL.

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by FRUNKenstein » Fri May 13, 2022 8:58 am

theprf wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 6:51 am I think it's an F4F Wildcat.
That was my second guess, but the Wildcat's wings are mounted a little higher on the fuselage and are straight, though. The Hellcat's wings are mounted below the centerline of the propeller shaft and have a slight bend about 1/4 of the way out from the fuselage. Frankly, it looks like the Hellcat's wings mounted on the Wildcat's body.

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by 32wildbilly » Fri May 13, 2022 9:36 am

FRUNKenstein wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 8:58 am
theprf wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 6:51 am I think it's an F4F Wildcat.
That was my second guess, but the Wildcat's wings are mounted a little higher on the fuselage and are straight, though. The Hellcat's wings are mounted below the centerline of the propeller shaft and have a slight bend about 1/4 of the way out from the fuselage. Frankly, it looks like the Hellcat's wings mounted on the Wildcat's body.


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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by 5chn3ll » Fri May 13, 2022 11:46 am

You guys are right...the wings are markedly different on the 'tot plane.
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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by FRUNKenstein » Sat May 14, 2022 1:22 pm

5chn3ll wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 11:46 am You guys are right...the wings are markedly different on the 'tot plane.
I’m not 100% certain, but I think Schnelly might be mocking us. But, damn, the wing structure on that tot plane looks familiar.
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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by FRUNKenstein » Sat May 14, 2022 1:27 pm

Good turnout at the KC Region PCA weekly breakfast with about 50 cars.

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Then headed down to The Underground (the museum’s classic/exotic storage facility) for a car show to benefit local high school automotive tech programs. I drove the Volkswagen:

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1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red

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1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by 32wildbilly » Sat May 14, 2022 2:02 pm

FRUNKenstein wrote: Sat May 14, 2022 1:22 pm
5chn3ll wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 11:46 am You guys are right...the wings are markedly different on the 'tot plane.
I’m not 100% certain, but I think Schnelly might be mocking us. But, damn, the wing structure on that tot plane looks familiar.

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by 5chn3ll » Sat May 14, 2022 2:50 pm

Yup. Pulse-jet and all.

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by FRUNKenstein » Sat May 14, 2022 4:52 pm

5chn3ll wrote: Sat May 14, 2022 2:50 pm Yup. Pulse-jet and all.
It even carries a payload of 2 giant tater tots.
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1987 951, Guards Red
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1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by 5chn3ll » Sat May 14, 2022 6:03 pm

Today I learned - thanks to Frunky's comment - that there is a food item called a "tater tot bomb" which consists of tater tots and cheese. Wrapped in bacon.

My arteries clogged a bit just looking at the pictures...

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Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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