[Hallicrafters] caps

[rrkrr]

There's a smart guy in California who figured out how to put a jet
engine in a Volkswagen Beetle and drive it on the street:

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/street-legal-jet-powered-vw-beetle

In fact, there is quite a variety of creative work done on old VWs, to
turn them into everything from the most accurate original to the wildest
custom invention:

http://www.hotvws.com/issue_preview.html

I applaud all these people for their art, science and creativity applied
in their leisure time.

I myself have a 1966 Karmann Ghia convertible in my basement, something
I have wanted since my father took me to a VW dealer as a small child in
1961.  At 6'5" tall, I had to move the front seat mounts back a few
inches in order to fit inside to drive it.  It has non-original paint -
as do most restored automobiles.  Is this a crime?

Bob
K4ERR


Paul Kraemer wrote:
> Absolutely
> Take a fine classic vehicle and drop a big block Chevy into it. No
> difference
> Destroy the collectable value
> It's your property
> Have no regard for the art of presevation
> If you want really high performance---buy a rice box
> Just my sentiments and I expect at least a few others.
> Paul K0UYA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <bonddaleena at aol.com>
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:00 PM
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] caps
>
>
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>> Gary, if you just want to 'look' at the radio, leave it alone. If you
>> actually want to 'turn it on and use it', replace ALL the caps. I
>> have restored many, many boatanchors and that's the 2nd place I look,
>> after checking the tubes. My personal SX-101A 'came alive' after a
>> recap (as did my 75A-4, etc).
>> I consider them to be: 'limited life components'. A term used in the
>> Nuclear Weapons trade, in the Navy.....
>>
>>
>> ron
>>
>> N4UE
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