goolsbee.org, serving useless content from an undisclosed location since 1997
Last week, I had a plate from an Italian car’s cam cover, and two people, Chris & Paul correctly guessed “early Alfa”. The specific answer was an Alfa Romeo 1933 8C 2300. More photos “after the jump…”
Continue reading “Car Photo Of The Day: 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300”
Well, the K&N filters finally came off the 65E today.
However, I didn’t put the stock cannister on. Instead I put an aftermarket replacement from ITG. Paul might be having an aneurysm reading this… I don’t know.
Remember last year, when I won that photography contest from SNG Barratt? Well I looked at the filter and the parts voucher I won, and figured “what the heck… it is free” and ordered it. I actually chatted for a while with Dave Kerr in the UK about his and he seemed to like it. It is easier to work around, and weighs about 1/8th what the stock setup does.
It was very easy to install. I documented the process here for the terminally curious. The K&N’s will be going on eBay soon, unless somebody here wants them real bad. Bueller? Bueller?
The car seems to like the new setup. I doubt it is the filter so much as the trumpets between it and the carbs. The torque curve seems to not flatten out in the midrange anymore. That’s not scientific … just a “seat of the pants dyno” reading.
I can still put the stock setup on, once I manage to find all the little parts I have yet to source.
Roger Los’ fatal attraction to oxidized British steel immediately came to mind when I saw this. The original links to the high-res images can be found here. Nice photo.
Kudos to the brave soul who undertakes such a comprehensive restoration - remember, it’s a marriage for love, not money!
heh… if they only knew Roger. 😉
While poring over the engine compartment of an Italian classic, I noted this plate.
Kudos go to the sharp eye (or reader of Italian) who can tell us what car surrounds this metal plate.
I love looking up when in our datacenter and seeing all the well-ordered cable and conduit… for some reason it is very visually appealing. The camera can not adequately capture it because wider-angle lenses distort the straight lines, and longer focal lengths just capture a small slice of the wonder.
Big Fiber and Electrical conduits all bent around like an exhaust manifold…
Hundreds of strands of UTP all bundled and laced…
Big DC power busses neatly arrayed…
Fiber-optic cables and innerducts going hither and yon…
call me weird, but I could stare at this stuff all day long.
The Ducks eliminated the Red Wings tonight in the NHL Western Conference finals. I can’t comment too much on the series since I really only watched the playoff out of one eye after the Canucks were eliminated (by the Ducks). I really wanted the Canucks to go all the way, especially with the way Luongo was playing, but alas, the Ducks were just unstoppable. They are young, and fast, and relentless, and Giguerre is playing as good as Luongo with a better team in front of him to boot. If you are going to go down, it is best to have the guys who beat you go all the way though, right? I’m happy with the outcome.
I also half-watched (OK… 1/8th watched) the Ottawa Senators work their way through the Eastern series. They had it easier than any team in the West. I loved seeing them finish on top, dispatching team such as the Devils and Sabres. As much as I’d like to see the Cup return to Ottawa (They last won it in 1927, and 18 times before that going back to 1903 or so) I have a feeling they are no match for the Ducks.
It is 2,785 miles between the two cities, and it will be interesting to see how that long travel distance affects the series.
Geography Trivia: I live in the “lower 48” and I am NORTH of Ottawa… by several hundred miles.