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Here's an idea that I've been thinking about, for quite some time.
I've been thinking about having an "engine class", at my shop.
I've thought that people should pay some sort of a "classroom charge" for materials used during this engine class. Those that can't attend can also pay a fee and we will have someone post pictures on Rennlist, so those that couldn't be here benefit from the day...kind of a type of "picture" classroom.
I'm thinking that we will "kick this class off", this year, by disasssembling and re-assembling a 4.7 liter 2 valve junkyard engine...which have little or no value due to the nature of the ecomony, but are excellent engines to learn from.
At the end of the day, we ill be auctioning off the resulting engine, to the highest bidder. I don't have room to store engines, especially one of this type. The buyer will benefit from the pieces replaced, but at considerable risk, due to the "classroom" nature of the building of the engine.
This will be a "hands-on" class, where the participants can actually help. We will be carefully inspecting pieces and teaching what makes one piece "bad" and another piece reusable.
If anyone is interested, let me know, and I'll start a separate thread, with this classroom idea.
greg brown
I've been thinking about having an "engine class", at my shop.
I've thought that people should pay some sort of a "classroom charge" for materials used during this engine class. Those that can't attend can also pay a fee and we will have someone post pictures on Rennlist, so those that couldn't be here benefit from the day...kind of a type of "picture" classroom.
I'm thinking that we will "kick this class off", this year, by disasssembling and re-assembling a 4.7 liter 2 valve junkyard engine...which have little or no value due to the nature of the ecomony, but are excellent engines to learn from.
At the end of the day, we ill be auctioning off the resulting engine, to the highest bidder. I don't have room to store engines, especially one of this type. The buyer will benefit from the pieces replaced, but at considerable risk, due to the "classroom" nature of the building of the engine.
This will be a "hands-on" class, where the participants can actually help. We will be carefully inspecting pieces and teaching what makes one piece "bad" and another piece reusable.
If anyone is interested, let me know, and I'll start a separate thread, with this classroom idea.
greg brown
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I'd like to take a class in engine rebuilding.
Would it also be possible to memorialize it with video and break it into chapters?
That way, if I ever needed to refer to some particular part, I'd have the ability to go to that chapter to see the "here's how you take it apart, here's how it goes back together, and whatever you do, don't do A, B or C but be sure not to forget X, Y and Z.
Even if I never did the work, it would be helpful to know from a philosophical perspective what's involved in each aspect of a teardown/rebuild.
Maybe the 2nd class would be the one to memorialize...
Would it also be possible to memorialize it with video and break it into chapters?
That way, if I ever needed to refer to some particular part, I'd have the ability to go to that chapter to see the "here's how you take it apart, here's how it goes back together, and whatever you do, don't do A, B or C but be sure not to forget X, Y and Z.
Even if I never did the work, it would be helpful to know from a philosophical perspective what's involved in each aspect of a teardown/rebuild.
Maybe the 2nd class would be the one to memorialize...
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Here's an idea that I've been thinking about, for quite some time.
I've been thinking about having an "engine class", at my shop.
I've thought that people should pay some sort of a "classroom charge" for materials used during this engine class. Those that can't attend can also pay a fee and we will have someone post pictures on Rennlist, so those that couldn't be here benefit from the day...kind of a type of "picture" classroom.
I'm thinking that we will "kick this class off", this year, by disasssembling and re-assembling a 4.7 liter 2 valve junkyard engine...which have little or no value due to the nature of the ecomony, but are excellent engines to learn from.
At the end of the day, we ill be auctioning off the resulting engine, to the highest bidder. I don't have room to store engines, especially one of this type. The buyer will benefit from the pieces replaced, but at considerable risk, due to the "classroom" nature of the building of the engine.
This will be a "hands-on" class, where the participants can actually help. We will be carefully inspecting pieces and teaching what makes one piece "bad" and another piece reusable.
If anyone is interested, let me know, and I'll start a separate thread, with this classroom idea.
greg brown
I've been thinking about having an "engine class", at my shop.
I've thought that people should pay some sort of a "classroom charge" for materials used during this engine class. Those that can't attend can also pay a fee and we will have someone post pictures on Rennlist, so those that couldn't be here benefit from the day...kind of a type of "picture" classroom.
I'm thinking that we will "kick this class off", this year, by disasssembling and re-assembling a 4.7 liter 2 valve junkyard engine...which have little or no value due to the nature of the ecomony, but are excellent engines to learn from.
At the end of the day, we ill be auctioning off the resulting engine, to the highest bidder. I don't have room to store engines, especially one of this type. The buyer will benefit from the pieces replaced, but at considerable risk, due to the "classroom" nature of the building of the engine.
This will be a "hands-on" class, where the participants can actually help. We will be carefully inspecting pieces and teaching what makes one piece "bad" and another piece reusable.
If anyone is interested, let me know, and I'll start a separate thread, with this classroom idea.
greg brown
The "Doc Brown" moniker would then be in reference Dr. Greg Brown PhD Enginology.
I really like the auction angle on the completed engine as well.
How long would this class take and when. Evenings, afternoon, weekends?
Really should think about figuring a way to capitalize your Intellectual Property.
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Orange, Cal
If you put Santa on the back and paint it like a red sleigh I bet it would pass. More funny = less scrutiny.
OTOH simple solution, build the motor and sell it on ebay, as is, pick up only, student project motor, may be missing some parts, no returns, cash deposit required at end of auction. Should go for about 99 cents.
OTOH simple solution, build the motor and sell it on ebay, as is, pick up only, student project motor, may be missing some parts, no returns, cash deposit required at end of auction. Should go for about 99 cents.
