Sunday, July 28, 2013

Friday, July 26, 2013

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Soldiers w their dogs , nothing more

powerplus 3 wheeler.. where is it now?



saw this on Feebay... gotta b super rare in this condition.. wish some one made exact knockoffs
gotta b one of the greatest 1936 knuckleheads left...genuine-real deal


Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Congratulations Prince William n Kate!!!

Sunday, July 21, 2013

WW2 R35
The last Afrikan rhinos will go extinct in less than 5 years thanks to the folks at  Made In China... pls reconsider buying crap w the label made in china,,
magnificent Western Black Rhino ,  slaughtered for Chinese  greed n whacko quacko "medicine"  horn is made from the same material foot bunyons n toe nails r made from. How any imbecilic nation can slaughter these creatures is beyond my understanding. RIP
   FROM   Everest trek for rhinos
  Rhino horn is not a medicine; it is just one expensive and bloodthirsty myth!
- At the beginning of the 20th century there were about 500,000 rhinos across Africa and Asia. By 1970 there were approximately 70,000 and today the population is down to less than 29,000 creatures.

- There are currently 5 000 Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and 20 000 White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in Africa.

- South Africa is home to approximately 22,000 rhinos of which 12,000 are found in the Kruger National Park.

- Right now South Africa accounts for no less than 73% of the global population of this critically threatened species

- South Africa has lost more than 2000 rhinos since 2010.

- In 2012, at least 745 rhinos were poached throughout Africa – the highest number in two decades – with a record 668 rhinos killed in South Africa alone.

- Since the beginning of this year (2013), In South Africa, a rhino is lost to poaching every 9 hours – a rate that is higher than the average for 2012.

- There's an insatiable Asian appetite/demand for rhino horn with a black market value greater than $30,000 a pound; an average horn weighs 15.4 pounds -- its street value is in excess of $462,000. Many East Asian countries, particularly Vietnam and China use rhino horn in medicinal concoctions, which are "touted" to cure fevers and chills. This is a costly myth, rhino horn consists of the same substance as human hair and nails; Keratin. Repeated scientific analysis has supported this fact.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

1955 Porsche progress

 Removed a pound of bondo w a propane torch and found more steel repairs to make,
 rear sections are pretty much done

 here you can see where einstein flared out the front fenders,, not sure how to approach un-doing this.
how much bondo if any is hidden in the nose?

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Mercedes Benz 1959 180 Ponton starter gear clutch

 non starter side of ring gear,
 flywheel
 rebuilt clutch pack and pressure plate and throw out bearing , maybe the spring tension was just too whipped to use, the 3 fingers had some wear ,
worn out starter solenoid causes these chewed up teeth, here you can see that you cannot just flip the ring gear and use the other side, special grooves to engage starter gear... no where could i find a reference to the correct teeth on a 180... theres 108 teeth on a 180 starter gear.. to swap . just mark exactly where the old starter gear mounts , torch heat just the gear till it gets hot expands and falls off. reverse to install.

Panther tanks

 Panther tracks from panzer below






 Elsner and his panther below
Marder Panzer

Wanted STG 44 MP44 relic or semi

Sunday, June 09, 2013

Wednesday, May 22, 2013