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In the Hall of Mechanical King

Posted June 30, 2012 7:20 PM

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In 11,000 photographs, YouTube user nothinghereok documented his overhaul of a Triumph Spitfire engine. Watch this enchanting stop-motion animated presentation of the engine disassembling, cleaning and reassembling itself…followed by a terrifying conclusion.

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07/01/2012 8:54 AM

Very cool, but I'm wondering how "11 Months, 3,000 Pictures and a Lot of Coffee" became '11,000 photographs'. Typo?

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07/01/2012 5:18 PM

Well I wouldn't call it a terrifying end but rather disappointing. 11 months of work and he still ended up with a Little bitty four cylinder!

Or I could say that if he put the camera down he probably could have knocked that whole job out in one good day.

Personally I would have spent a week and took 50 pictures and put a V8 in it myself! At least the dual exhaust would have been justified then.

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07/02/2012 3:50 AM

Yup, that was cool.
Even simple photos or video clips and a bit of blogging is time consuming, so kudos to the guy for seeing it through.
Excellent project
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07/02/2012 6:04 AM

Brings back memories. I've had three Spitfires, though I never took one that much apart. It was nice to lift the hood up to work on the engine, but the U-Joints on the rear axle were a real pain.

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