Improvement time for engine competition

Yesterday, we disassembled and assembled the Ford 5.4L V8 engine as if for the competition. The rules given to us changed a little. Only two of the pistons have to be taken out and the crank stays in, which makes the whole process much easier and faster. In our first try we had the time of 43 minutes, in the second run 35 minutes. I am sure we will improve once we get hang of it and use proper tools. In the last run I twisted off the 3/8-to-1/4 conversion socket. Tools are expensive.

busy, busy

Recently I have been working at Adam's a lot , three, or four times a week. On Weekdays I go there at 7AM, which means I have to leave home right after 6AM. Hard. So I go to Adam's, learn a lot, hands-on, go back, change over, go to school, engine practice, regular class after that and so on until 11:30PM, then I got home after midhight...

I guess that is why I did not do too many blogs lately.

Philadelphia suburbs.

I love the suburbs, especially those old stone walled houses under tall trees and meandring little streets following the rolling hills. Even at the end of November you can feel nature all around, it is almost green like the summer never left. The houses wrapped in the beautifully fenced yards, tucked away under the cover of the trees. Inviting and private at the same time, almost familiar and friendly.

The houses feel genuine, all of different shape, mostly made of stone, they don't appear to be pre-fabricated like those in the midwest America. They are true homes, each with it's history and generations of family that lived in it for decades.