"Passenger side"....reverse image, special photography😂  yep...its a driver side!   Thanks as always for the kind words Jay.  Indeed, my better half and I will be at Oshkosh.  I have been asked to do a talk on books everyone should own....not sure what the schedule is exactly, but there will be a seminar of sorts.  Always fun to go these events and chat with everyone.  Plus...its in Oskhosh at the EAA...doesn't get any better than that!  Look forward to seeing you!

Thanks Nick!  Loving the seats on Murph - they are top notch my friend. 

Thanks Robert!  I am aware of Muggy...have not tried it...but it is on the list.  I have a good friend who is a PE/metallurgist and spent his entire lifetime casting...first at John Deere...then with his own company setting up casting lines all over the world.  I chatted with him briefly on Friday and have a followup call next week.  These are "problems that have been solved" - he promised a full download on the metallurgy etc.  I will share what I learn, probably in a special video so it doesn't just get buried.  As you know, repairs like the throttle are very satisfying - one part puzzle and one part craftsmanship. As an aside, it turns out that there may be a source for NOS throttle cables.  I ended up purchasing the components to make some, although I may end up installing an NOS one in the T24.  I have a call in - will let you know what I find.

Cheers, Patrick

Thank you Jay.  Your comments always put a smile on my face. 

Appreciate it Pierre!  I ran around at a show this weekend a bunch....the console is a huge upgrade...a place to chunk phone, etc....more soon.

That is great - they came out fantastic Tim. 

Thank for the kind works Mark and for supporting our efforts here.  It does indeed feel good to share and try to preserve some of these skill sets and hard learned lessons.  Feels like we are all so busy "moving forward" that we love to forget the really important lessons we learned "the last time around". 

On the subject of sharing, I was watching a pretty goofy movie last night about a writer and he was lamenting about "knowing" when what he had to say was "good enough" to share.  His "mentor" told him something to the effect of just "trust your instincts".  Inadvertently, the movie theme tied back into my feedback request this week....I let it rip every week with the hope that everyone gets a little entertainment, picks up some little trick or lesson and hopefully gets a 30 minute respite from the problems of their world watching us deal with the problems of ours. I am very grateful that people get something out of these efforts.

Regards, Patrick

Scot Slovene!  One part lover and one part fighter!  I bet those conversations are something😂 

As always, appreciate your encouragement.  I love the manual comment - "show me" is outstanding!  I intend to borrow that for sure!

Thank you for your comments - appreciate the support and the wit - always puts a smile on my face.

Regards, Patrick

Thank you Steve. 

I love hearing that seeing is believing for you - one of the key reasons I started doing this.  I used to watch tv shows where the often ugly creation process (with all the magic) happened off screen - drove me crazy! I would always wonder, "how did they do that!" 

Before the internet and some of this easy to access technology, it was really difficult to find even text books - now....magic!

Thanks again for supporting our journey.  I love to see the progress you are making on the GPW....keep it up!

Patrick

John, you made my bride's day with the photography comment!  She has taken to the task and her work gives us so much more to work with every week.

You are being awfully generous on my shop! One of the problems and benefits of having a dedicated workspace is being able to just leave the shop as it sits.  I am fortunate because I can work on something right up to a deadline, shut the shop down and not worry about it.  The bad side is I leave some days with the shop in a complete mess and then have to go back out and spend an hour or two cleaning before I can get any real work done.

I think my "problem" is that I have always regarded cleaning the shop as worse than a necessary evil - like a waste of time.  I continue to be schooled by life that having a clean shop makes for better work and is a safety issue too.

I am too casual about the torch and that workbench.  I need to do better on that one!

Thank you again for your support and for the feedback - sincerely appreciated and helpful!