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tkelley
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 Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:59 am Post subject: Look What I made...for the kids |
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I'm a teacher, but I also work/teach for a children's science museum
called the Explorium in Boca Raton, FL. And this is one of the
exhibits that I have made. Since it's VW related, I thought you guys
would like to check it out...
1600cc cut-away with crank handle
Top view
Cam Gear, sorry for the blurry pic 
Plexi-glass pump cover
Even the 009 got hacked!
rockers
Everything movers. Most any kid can turn the handle, since I
left out the piston rings. You can see I cut holes in the cylinders
and case, and painted the internals so you can see them move.
I even used a wrist pin for the handle! The most expensive part was the Plexi-glass box...$750.
The director wanted a v-twin, but I talked her into a vw engine, and
I'm glad I did.
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tkelley
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Here's one pic.
Tom |
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norcalmike
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i'm up for adoption  |
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craigman
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Excellent work Tom!
Glad to see someone is thinking of the kids!
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behringer
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nice , very nice 
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The Noof
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Good job, bro.With any luck it may spark interest in some young future mechanic.  |
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tkelley
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That's the plan Noof.
Thanks for the nice comments.
Tom |
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millerje78
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very thoughtfully done, sir! that should get the gears turning in the kid's heads! very cool.
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vwracerdave
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Good job. How about doing a transaxle next.
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tkelley
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Transaxle? Maybe.
There's also a video of me explaining how
an internal combustion engine works.
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gt1953
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Heck it looks like somethng you would see in a science fair!!
Great Job!
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flatfour
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Excellent job! What a great learning tool.
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Warner
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VERY cool...nice work!
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Rowroy
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You should be proud of yourself. You have done a fine job!
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army dad
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What a great thing to do, and what a great gift to the community.
Who knows how many young minds will be inspired by your work, and step into the field of engineering. You never know, you may just be responsible for tickling the mind of the next O. diesel, or H. Ford, or even F. Porsche... |
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shegel
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| army dad wrote: |
What a great thing to do, and what a great gift to the community.
Who knows how many young minds will be inspired by your work, and step into the field of engineering. You never know, you may just be responsible for tickling the mind of the next O. diesel, or H. Ford, or even F. Porsche... |
i thought it was rudolf diesel.
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58758
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With all the holes, would it leave a messy oil spill?
Nice work, well done. |
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ckisela
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With all the holes, would it leave a messy oil spill?
Nice work, well done. |
no more than any other VW |
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jody714
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Very nicely done. That display would also work in H S Auto Class or even at a Tech College. Way to go !!!
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tkelley
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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I smell a "business venture", thanks Jody.
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