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Eagle Roller-Mill Company: A Historical Overview
In the most recent series of photos, our subject has been what is now the Farmers Co-op of Hanska’s New Ulm branch.  While the complex is a lot different from when it was run by the ERMC, some of the most interesting parts (like the power plant) remain from that period.
The ERMC was founded in 1856 according to the plaque on the power building, though digitized documentation going back that far isn’t really available.  The earliest Sanborn Fire Map created for New Ulm is from 1884, which shows a relatively modest operation served by the Chicago and North Western Railroad.  The operation expanded with each new map created, as can be seen in the animation I put together of all of the fire maps aligned, with the buildings of the ERMC highlighted.  The surviving power plant was built in 1920 and appears on the 1922 fire map, and the large storage silos to the north (Elevator E) were built in 1910.  Between 1899 and 1905, the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad connected to the mill as well, which today has melded into the former C&NW tracks that are used to serve the mill.  Beyond that, the only surviving buildings I know of are the 1908 flour warehouse to the south of the power plant and the small house to the north that once served as an office.
The Eagle Roller-Mill Company went out of business in 1952, with operations being taken over by the Burdick Grain Company in Minneapolis.  One source claims that the 1910 storage silos were rebuilt by Burdick, but given their configuration remains the same as in the Sanborn maps and aerial photography never shows a point at which the section was leveled, this seems unlikely.  Rather, aerial photography shows that Elevator D (which is the focus of ERMC VII/VIII) was replaced at some point between 1946 and 1955, so that’s likely what the original source was referring to.  Burdick continued to operate the mill until at least 1975, and it appears the elevator was sold to a new company by 1983.  Exactly when the FCoH bought the elevator isn’t clear, but it has operated it since then as the Burdick Division.
I’m really glad I had the chance to get these photos when I did, because this summer (July, 2021 for future reference) there was a substantial explosion in Elevator E that damaged the head house (apparently that’s the term) and superstructure, including the “Welcome to New Ulm” sign.  Articles on it have been limited, but at least some of Elevator E is to be demolished due to the damage, perhaps all of it.  We can hope that some of it will survive, but who knows with a structure that old.  On the upside, my researching also showed that at least engine 123 is sill in operation doing switching there.
#explanation post#eagle roller mill company#history#sanborn fire maps#cartography#industrial#railroad#chicago and northwestern#cnw#minneapolis and st louis#didn't realize that was unrelated to the soo line and was bought by the cnw in 1960#anyway i don't know how to tag a post like this#new ulm#minnesota#explanatory
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mattprivettwrites · 4 years ago
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The best songs of the 1970s
“What started out as a joke has turned into a disaster!” - Stu Nahan, Rocky IV
So my employment has me in my car a lot, which means I’m listening to the radio a lot. If I’m not listening to a podcast or baseball game through my phone I also have SiriusXM, which of course has a plethora of musical options. I gravitate to the 70s and 80s channels because, well, of course I do.
Something else about me you may or may not know is that I love ranking things. I have a Note on my phone I’m regularly accessing that is nothing but different types of rankings. 
Thus, you can imagine my excitement when the 70s on 7 station announced a listener-voted Top 700 Songs of the 70s countdown over Labor Day weekend. It was a fun listen. They went through it twice over the four day weekend, and I was laboring much so I heard much.
It prompted me to think: What are my top seventy songs of the 70s? Surely I wasn’t going to come up with a top 700. After all, some in that list were real stinkers. But seventy? No problem. And indeed, it wasn’t hard to come up with that many songs. The hard part was narrowing it down. And once I did, there were still so many songs on my list I had enough for more lists, so I expanded it to 140, then 210, and... well...
I’m about to give you the authoritative list of the 350 best songs of the 1970s. I originally put out a Top 70 list on Facebook a few weeks ago. Much that of that list remains the same, with a few changes. But now there is much more. I’ve divided these into five “volumes” of seventy songs. They are my picks, but I welcome your feedback, because what’s a good set of rankings without debate and discussion.
Vol. 1 (1–70)
Chicago - “25 or 6 to 4”
Billy Joel - “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”
The Doobie Brothers - “What a Fool Believes”
Queen - “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Boston - “More Than a Feeling”
Elton John & Kiki Dee - “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”
Gerry Rafferty - “Baker Street”
ABBA - “Waterloo”
Don McLean - “American Pie”
The Eagles - “Take It to the Limit”
Fleetwood Mac - “The Chain”
Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Free Bird”
Billy Joel - “Until the Night”
Looking Glass - “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)”
Stevie Wonder - “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours”
Elton John - “Philadelphia Freedom”
The Bee Gees - “Stayin’ Alive”
The Knack - “My Sharona”
Derek & The Dominos - “Layla”
Chicago - “Just You ’N’ Me”
The Emotions - “Best of My Love”
Jefferson Starship - “Miracles”
Aerosmith - “Dream On”
Joe Cocker - “You Are So Beautiful”
The Who - “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
Carly Simon - “You’re So Vain”
Electric Light Orchestra - “Livin’ Thing”
The Rolling Stones - “Beast of Burden”
Queen - “We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions”
Billy Joel - “My Life”
Journey - “Lights”
Toto - “Hold the Line”
Michael Jackson - “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough”
Pilot - “Magic”
Bruce Springsteen - “Born to Run”
Led Zeppelin - “Stairway to Heaven”
Styx - “Babe”
Stevie Wonder - “Sir Duke”
Orleans - “Still the One”
Samantha Sang - “Emotion”
Foreigner - “Feels Like the First Time”
ABBA - “Dancing Queen”
The Four Seasons - “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)”
Marvin Gaye - “Trouble Man”
The Spinners - “Rubberband Man”
Kansas - “Carry On Wayward Son”
The Jackson 5 - “I Want You Back”
Chicago - “If You Leave Me Now”
Bill Withers - “Ain’t No Sunshine”
Earth, Wind, & Fire - “Shining Star”
Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta - “You’re the One That I Want”
Yvonne Ellman - “If I Can’t Have You”
Fleetwood Mac - “Don’t Stop”
Billy Joel - “Just the Way You Are”
The Eagles - “I Can’t Tell You Why”
Free - “All Right Now”
Kenny Rogers - “The Gambler”
The Bee Gees - “Night Fever”
Player - “Baby Come Back”
The Ides of March - “Vehicle”
David Bowie - “Starman”
The Five Stairsteps - “O-O-H Child”
Carole King - “I Feel the Earth Move”
Elton John - “My Father’s Gun”
Jefferson Starship - “Jane”
Stevie Wonder - “Higher Ground”
Electric Light Orchestra - “Mr. Blue Sky”
Seals & Croft - “Summer Breeze”
The Temptations - “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”
Chicago - “Old Days”
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Vol. 2 (71–140)
The Who - “Baba O’Riley”
The Eagles - “Hotel California”
Billy Joel - “Prelude/Angry Young Man”
Aerosmith - “Walk This Way”
The Four Seasons - “Who Loves You”
Gerry Rafferty - “Right Down the Line”
Chicago - “Make Me Smile”
The Bee Gees - “Too Much Heaven”
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - “Old Time Rock and Roll”
Elton John - “Your Song”
Earth, Wind, & Fire - “September”
Queen - “Somebody to Love”
Paul McCartney & Wings - “Live and Let Die”
The Village People - “Y.M.C.A.”
James Taylor - “Fire and Rain”
Led Zeppelin - “Whole Lotta Love”
The Spinners - “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love”
Three Dog Night - “Joy to the World”
Jim Croce - “I Got a Name”
Billy Joel - “Stiletto”
The Jackson 5 - “ABC”
Styx - “Come Sail Away”
Dobie Gray - “Drift Away”
Ozark Mountain Daredevils - “Jackie Blue”
Stevie Wonder - “I Wish”
Credence Clearwater Revival - “Up Around the Bend”
The Hollies - “Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)”
Daryl Hall & John Oates - “Rich Girl”
Elton John - “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”
KISS - “Rock and Roll All Nite”
Fleetwood Mac - “Go Your Own Way”
Carl Douglas - “Kung Fu Fighting”
Steve Miller Band - “Jet Airliner”
Chicago - “Saturday in the Park”
Led Zeppelin - “Immigrant Song”
The Beatles - “Let It Be”
Three Dog Night - “An Old Fashioned Love Song”
Bad Company - “Can’t Get Enough”
Grand Funk Railroad - “We’re an American Band”
The Bee Gees - “More Than a Woman”
The Charlie Daniels Band - “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”
The Doobie Brothers - “Listen to the Music” 
Black Sabbath - “Iron Man”
Chic - “Good Times”
Billy Joel - “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”
Harry Chapin - “Cat’s in the Cradle”
The Bay City Rollers - “Saturday Night”
Elton John - Bennie and the Jets”
K.C. & The Sunshine Band - “That’s the Way (I Like It)”
Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Sweet Home Alabama”
Carole King - “It’s Too Late”
The O’Jays - “Love Train”
Billy Joel - “Piano Man”
Foreigner - “Double Vision”
Chicago - “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day”
Peaches & Herb - “Reunited”
Deep Purple - “Smoke on the Water”
Wild Cherry - “Play That Funky Music”
Marvin Gaye - “I Want You”
Orleans - “Dance With Me”
Earth, Wind, & Fire - “After the Love Has Gone”
Van Halen - “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love”
Paul McCartney & Wings - “My Love”
Little River Band - “Lonesome Loser”
Stevie Wonder - “Isn’t She Lovely?”
Steely Dan - “Reelin’ in the Years”
Cheap Trick - “Surrender”
The Sugarhill Gang - “Rapper’s Delight”
Maxine Nightingale - “Right Back Where We Started From”
The Who - “Who Are You”
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Vol. 3 (141–210)
Gloria Gaynor - “I Will Survive”
Led Zeppelin - “Kashmir”
Chicago - “Baby, What a Big Surprise”
Sister Sledge - “We Are Family”
Jackson Browne - “Running on Empty”
Olivia Newton John - “Hopelessly Devoted to You”
Vicki Sue Robinson - “Turn the Beat Around”
Billy Joel - “Big Shot”
Starland Vocal Band - “Afternoon Delight”
Rupert Holmes - “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”
Queen - “Don’t Stop Me Now”
Andrea True Connection - “More More More”
The Guess Who - “American Woman”
The Doobie Brothers - “Black Water”
Paul McCartney & Wings - “Band on the Run”
Stevie Wonder - “Superstition”
Elton John - “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”
James Taylor - “Your Smiling Face”
The Rolling Stones - “Miss You”
Chicago - “Beginnings”
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - “Let It Ride”
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - “We’ve Got Tonight”
Styx - “Lady”
Three Dog Night - “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)”
Journey - “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’”
Foreigner - “Cold As Ice”
10cc - “I’m Not in Love”
Credence Clearwater Revival - “Have You Ever Seen the Rain”
K.C. & The Sunshine Band - “Get Down Tonight”
Billy Joel - “Summer Highland Falls”
The Delfonics - “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”
Electric Light Orchestra - “Don’t Bring Me Down”
The Bee Gees - “How Deep Is Your Love”
Ike & Tina Turner - “Proud Mary”
Elton John - “Levon”
The Doobie Brothers - “Long Train Runnin’”
Seals & Croft - “Diamond Girl”
Redbone - “Come and Get Your Love”
Kenny Loggins - “This Is It”
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - “Blinded By the Light”
Roberta Flack - “Killing Me Softly With His Song”
Paul McCartney & Wings - “With a Little Luck”
The Bellamy Brothers - “Let Your Love Flow”
The Carpenters - “Superstar”
Blue Oyster Cult - “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”
Stevie Wonder - “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”
Eddie Money - “Baby Hold On”
Ted Nugent - “Cat Scratch Fever”
The Eagles - “Best of My Love”
The Four Tops - “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)”
Chicago - “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
Chairmen of the Board - “Give Me Just a Little More Time”
The Cars - “Just What I Needed”
Queen - “You’re My Best Friend”
Thelma Houston - “Don’t Leave Me This Way”
Heart - “Barracuda”
Isaac Hayes - “Theme from Shaft”
Daryl Hall & John Oates - “She’s Gone”
Rod Stewart - “You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)”
Billy Joel - “She’s Got a Way”
The Hues Corporation - “Rock the Boat”
Steve Miller Band - “Fly Like an Eagle”
Thin Lizzy - “Jailbreak”
Supertramp - “Give a Little Bit”
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
America - “Sister Golden Hair”
Pure Prairie League - “Amie”
The Temptations - “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)”
Prince - “I Wanna Be Your Lover”
Van Halen - “Eruption / You Really Got Me”
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Vol. 4 (211–280)
Led Zeppelin - “When the Levee Breaks”
The Clash - “London Calling”
Chicago - “(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long”
KISS - “Detroit Rock City”
Bobby Womack - “Across 110th Street”
Bad Company - “Feel Like Makin’ Love”
Billy Joel - “I’ve Loved These Days”
Jim Croce - “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”
Aerosmith - “Sweet Emotion”
Ace - “How Long”
James Taylor - “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)”
The Chi-Lites - “Oh Girl”
Frank Mills - “Music Box Dancer”
Amii Stewart - “Knock on Wood”
ABBA - “Take a Chance on Me”
Grand Funk Railroad - “Some Kind of Wonderful”
Elton John - “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”
Fleetwood Mac - “Dreams”
The Sweet - “Fox on the Run”
Herb Alpert - “Rise”
The Eagles - “The Long Run”
K.C. & The Sunshine Band - “Boogie Shoes”
Marvin Gaye - “What’s Going On”
Todd Rundgren - “Hello, It’s Me”
Black Sabbath - “Paranoid”
Paul McCartney - “Maybe I’m Amazed”
The Rolling Stones - “It’s Only Rock and Roll (But I Like It)”
Boston - “Don’t Look Back”
Billy Joel - “Streetlife Serenader”
Journey - “Wheel in the Sky”
Poco - “Crazy Love”
Blondie - “Heart of Glass”
James Gang - “Funk #49”
Kansas - “Dust in the Wind”
Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks - “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’”
Steely Dan - “Do It Again”
Natalie Cole “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)”
Billy Preston - “Outa-Space”
Boz Skaggs - “Lido Shuffle”
Leo Sayer - “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing”
Alicia Bridges - “I Love the Nightlife (Disco ‘Round)”
10cc - “The Things We Do For Love”
America - “Ventura Highway”
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - “Tears of a Clown”
Donna Summer - “Hot Stuff”
Edgar Winter Group - “Free Ride”
Chicago - “Wishing You Were Here”
The Jackson 5 - “The Love You Save”
Carly Simon - “Nobody Does It Better”
Parliament - “Flashlight”
T. Rex - “Bang a Gong (Get It On)”
Ohio Players - “Love Rollercoaster”
Chuck Mangione - “Feels So Good”
Jackson Browne - “Doctor My Eyes”
The Eagles - “Take It Easy”
The Ramones - “Blitzkrieg Bop”
Seals & Croft - “Get Closer”
Queen - “Killer Queen”
Carol Douglas - “Doctor’s Orders”
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - “Her Strut”
Billy Joel - “Vienna”
Average White Band - “Pick Up the Pieces”
James Taylor - “Handy Man”
Thin Lizzy - “The Boys Are Back in Town”
Walter Murphy - “A Fifth of Beethoven”
Three Dog Night - “Shambala”
The Three Degrees - “When Will I See You Again”
Jim Croce - “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim”
The Commodores - “Machine Gun”
Led Zeppelin - “The Song Remains the Same”
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Vol. 5 (281–350)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet”
Billy Joel - “Miami 2017 (I’ve Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)”
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - “Still the Same”
Al Green - “Let’s Stay Together”
ABBA - “S.O.S.”
The Cars - “Let’s Go”
Ted Nugent - “Stranglehold”
Elton John - “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long Long Time)”
Styx - “Renegade”
Eddie Rabbitt - “Every Which Way But Loose”
Alice Cooper - “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
Daryl Hall & John Oates - “Sara Smile”
Chicago - “Lowdown”
Love Unlimited Orchestra - “Love’s Theme”
Rod Stewart - “Maggie May”
Paul Simon - “Slip, Slidin’ Away”
Robert Palmer - “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)”
MFSB - “The Sound of Philadelphia”
Ambrosia - “How Much I Feel”
Electric Light Orchestra - “Evil Woman”
Bruce Springsteen - “Thunder Road”
ZZ Top - “La Grange”
Gino Vannelli - “I Just Wanna Stop”
Gilbert O’Sullivan - “Alone Again (Naturally)”
Fleetwood Mac - “Say You Love Me”
The Doobie Brothers - “Rockin’ Down the Highway”
Golden Earring - “Radar Love”
Ram Jam - “Black Betty”
The Eagles - “One of These Nights”
Meco - “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band”
Billy Joel - “Honesty”
The Bee Gees - “Tragedy”
Queen - “Stone Cold Crazy”
Chic - “Everybody Dance”
Bread - “Everything I Own”
Olivia Newton John - “A Little More Love”
The Trammps - “Disco Inferno”
Neil Sedaka - “Laughter in the Rain”
Marvin Gaye - “Got to Give It Up”
B.J. Thomas - “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”
The Village People - “In the Navy”
King Harvest - “Dancing in the Moonlight”
Ohio Players - “Fire”
Nicolette Larson - “Lotta Love”
Main Ingredient - “Everybody Plays the Fool”
Barry White - “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe”
The Kinks - “Everybody’s A Star”
Michael Jackson - “Ben”
Elton John - “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
Dionne Warwick & The Spinners - “Then Came You”
Nazareth - “Love Hurts”
Eric Carmen - “All By Myself”
Foreigner - “Hot Blooded”
Bobby Caldwell - “What You Won’t Do For Love”
Foghat - “Slow Ride”
Andy Kim - “Rock Me Gently”
Cheryl Lynn - “Got to Be Real”
Captain & Tennille - “Love Will Keep Us Together”
The Miracles - “Love Machine”
Blondie - “One Way or Another”
Elvin Bishop - “Fooled Around and Fell in Love”
Leo Sayer - “When I Need You”
Little River Band - “Reminiscing”
Hudson Brothers - “So You Are A Star”
Exile - “Kiss You All Over”
Mountain - “Mississippi Queen”
Heat Wave - “Groove Line”
Sugarloaf - “Don’t Call Us (We’ll Call You)”
Hot Butter - “Popcorn”
ABBA - “Mamma Mia”
#1970s music
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zvaigzdelasas · 2 years ago
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However, what we don't understand is how systematically the British decimated India’s native industries to demonstrate their supremacy. That incorporates India’s handloom clothing sector too. Prior to colonial rule during the 17th century, India was producing 25% of the world's textiles, which fell to just 2% by the time of the end of British colonial rule in 1947 [...]
India's textile history is among the world's oldest, going way back to ancient times. Mesolithic cave paintings portraying women wearing waist garments provide an example, but the first real evidence of textile manufacture and usage doesn't exist until the proto-historic period. [...]
The art of Indian craftsmanship is in heavy demand all around the world. The major fabrics that proliferated during the period were cotton and silk. Mughal India was known for its gorgeous coloured and printed textiles, which were later imported to Europe and quickly became a huge trend there. The English language adopted several Indian terminologies for textiles and garments, such as chintz and pyjamas.
The 'Golden Age of Textile Production' occurred in the 16th century when new and diverse dye sources were introduced, weaving techniques were refined, and new floral themes were included. The Mughal courts were great patrons of the arts and crafts movement in India and amassed enormous textile collections, including woven, painted, and embroidered works.[...]
Due to the heavy demand for Indian textiles and spices, Britishers attracted India to do trade. The East India Company's dominance in Indian textiles started with establishing their mills at the major trade centers of India—Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay.
The colonization of India was the primary goal of the British invasion. In their minds, India would serve as a source of cheap labour for the British economy at large. The era of the 16th century was considered the establishment of the British empire and the fall of the Mughal dynasty. To carry out their plan, instead of providing assistance to the Indian textile sector, England encouraged the development of raw cotton and indigo as support industries for British manufacturing. As a result, in 1681, English silk throwsters were sent to India to train the local weavers. Prior to that, Britishers bound Indian weavers into contract to sell exclusively to them. By fixing prices at a low level, they prevented handloom weavers from recovering their costs. This led to extreme poverty for Indian fabric manufacturers in India. [...]
The "Calico Act," enacted in 1721 by the British parliament, forbade the application of all types of calico in England to safeguard the interests of English producers from the rising prominence of Indian cotton in the English market. When new technological advancements made it possible for English clothing to compete with materials made in India and other Eastern nations, the Act was abolished in 1774.
To just recover the price of their hard work, Indian artists tried to sell their fabrics to the foreign traders of the Dutch and French. To prevent this, British traders started appointing their peons over the weavers. [...]
The textile sector in England was transformed during the late 17th century thanks to the innovation of the spinning jenny, the crompton mule spindle, the utilisation of copper plates rather than wooden boxes for printing, and printing machines with rollers. These factories not only mastered the art of calico printing in a wide variety of patterns influenced by Indian textile products, but also increased output dramatically. Conventional hand-spun yarn and fabrics faced tough competition as more cheap garments produced from machine-spun yarn swamped not just European but also Indian markets[...]
During this revolution, the European industry started mimicking the cloth and prints of Indian textiles, which actually flooded markets. Cheap machines, fast fashion, quick mass production, and an easy-approach made competition tough for slow & meticulous Indian handloom weaving.
Enforcing violence and fixing prices were short-term strategies. To eliminate this, they also imposed a long-term tax policy. Draconian taxes were imposed on Indian clothing imported into Britain, whereas Britain relaxed the tax and duty on the export of British textiles to India.
These taxes balanced the trade and left a huge impact on the Indian handloom industry. Throughout the early 18th century, India was the largest consumer of British textiles, but by the 1810s, British textile exports to India outnumbered those of India. In the 1820s, Indian yarn cost two times as much as English yarn. This paved the way for the gradual reduction in demand for Indian handwoven fabrics, which ultimately reduced them to the position of a rather expensive luxury item.
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shrushti167 · 4 years ago
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GLOBAL OILFIELD DRILL BITS MARKET ANALYSIS
Oilfield drill bits are important tools used in the drilling of boreholes in the exploration of oil and gas activities. The drill bits are selected depending on the type of formation that is being drilled. Drill bits produce drill cuttings which can be removed later using drilling mud. Irrespective of type of drill bit, these bits need to suffice two main conditions that include maximizing the formations rate of penetration (ROP) while providing a long and sturdy service life.
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Figure1.  Global Oilfield Drill Bits Market Share, By Region, 2016
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A Quick Reference Guide to Overdrive Automatic Transmissions and Parts
One of the greatest innovations of the ’80s was the incorporation of overdrive into manual and automatic transmissions. Overdrive has been a terrific means to reduced wear, tear, and fuel consumption on the open road by reducing engine rpm. Overdrive-equipped automatic transmissions arrived as original equipment in new automobiles at the cusp of the ’80s as a means to improved fuel economy and lower emissions.
As the ’80s passed enthusiasts began to wonder how to get this kind of efficiency into their classic cars and trucks. One by one transmission builders and aftermarket companies jumped on board with overdrive automatics and conversion kits.
Converting to overdrive should be something of a package deal depending upon the type of classic truck you’re building. If you’re building a mainstream truck high on popularity numbers, transmission conversion packages and parts are available to facilitate your conversion. And when there isn’t, you will have to look to the fabrication skills of a professional who can build a crossmember and related parts to get the job done.
There are two basic ways to get into overdrive automatic technology. You can take an existing three-speed automatic and spline in a Gear Vendors overdrive unit for six-speed variable ratio cruising or you can look to a plethora of overdrive automatic transmissions and sources from all over the industry. The aftermarket offers you a wealth of “crate” overdrive automatics engineered for your specific application. Couple this with a wide variety of torque converters, stall speeds, and shift programs and you’re good to go. What’s more, electronically controlled overdrive automatics offer precision shift programming without the hassle of throttle valve cables and linkages.
Here’s what’s available from the aftermarket for your classic truck overdrive automatic conversion, along with important details you need to know about along the way.
  Overdrive automatics like the 4L60E are tried and proven geartrains fitted to new-design cases fitted with an overdrive unit inside.
You have a choice when it comes to selecting the overdrive automatic path. You can find a good rebuildable core and have a local transmission shop perform the rebuild, or you can look to a broad spectrum of mass aftermarket rebuilders who can set you up with a solid high-performance automatic overdrive with bulletproof components and a warranty.
Aftermarket high-performance transmission shops like Hughes Performance in Phoenix offer you an extensive line of built-to-order transmissions, kits, parts, and torque converters for classic trucks. These are blueprinted hand-built transmissions that are missions specific. Order one up for your classic truck project.
When you’re shopping for an overdrive automatic or a rebuild kit, you’re going to want to know the caliber of the parts within. You don’t want budget parts even if you’re on a tight budget because doing it over again becomes more expensive. Because automatic transmissions tend to get expensive, this is something you want to do once and be done with it. Don’t do this on the cheap. You want high-end clutches and steel plates. Seals, both internal and external, depend upon the kind of driving and power anticipated.
Electronically controlled automatics deserve fresh electrical components inside and out. Solenoids, switches, and harnesses should all be new. Reputable transmission builders such as Performance Automatic, Hughes Performance, Gearstar, ATI Performance, and TCI Automotive all employ new electrical components in their builds.
The Hughes Performance 4L60E fits virtually all GM rear-wheel drive models, including the very popular C/K trucks. Hughes Performance has continued to improve this time-proven transmission both in durability and upscale technology. All parts are carefully inspected and many of the original equipment pieces are replaced with Hughes High Performance components. Kevlar bands have been used in Hughes transmissions over 15 years with great success. These are race-proven components, which means they work well together and they last.
Here’s the 4L65E from ATI Performance Products. The 4L60E has its roots in the original 700-R4 overdrive automatic introduced back in the early ’80s. Through the years, ATI has managed to massage these popular slush boxes into very competitive automatics. The 4L65E from ATI is rated to 550 hp and comes with a 10-inch locking torque converter, which makes it a terrific choice for your street truck. The 4L65E is good for the commute and weekend drag racing. The Simple Shift transmission programmer shown here enables you to set up shift programming any way you desire based on the kind of driving you plan on doing. All parameters are simply adjusted with easy-to-use dials on the end of the Simple Shift unit. Complete control of how and when your transmission shifts is at arm’s reach.
If you’re the do-it yourself type or have a favorite transmission shop you like working with, Hughes Performance has a complete line of transmissions overhaul kits and parts for your project. Everything needed for an overdrive automatic rebuild is included in this kit: clutches, plates, bands, bushings, and seals (iron and Teflon). It’s a good idea to order front pump parts (gears or rotors) while you’re at it. Plan on ordering a torque converter while you’re on the Hughes website.
The AODE/4R70W from TCI Automotive is a mainstream, electronically controlled Ford Automatic Overdrive transmission. The original Automatic Overdrive transmission introduced in 1980 was a mechanically modulated unit with a single throttle valve (TV) cable, which replaced the vacuum modulator and kickdown linkage used on the classic C4, C6, FX, MX, and FMX transmissions. The TV cable does the work of both the vacuum modulator and kickdown linkages. TCI builds the AOD and AODE/4R70W with heavy-duty high-performance components, such as a new intermediate shaft, a larger complement of fresh Red Eagle Alto clutches, new roller clutches, and complete inspection of all hard parts to ensure integrity.
Performance Automatic is now building the electronically controlled Ford 6R80 six-speed overdrive for Blue Oval applications. The 6R80 is designed for Ford’s overhead-cam Modular engine family. The Street Smart system enables proper shift tuning to your driving habits.
This is the Hughes Performance 700-R4 mechanically modulated overdrive automatic, which is perfect for carbureted and even fuel-injected applications. As you would expect from Hughes, the 700-R4 has all of the right stuff inside, with racing components that increase strength, reliability, and torque capacity. All Hughes street/strip transmissions also feature a manual/automatic valvebody that allows you to select precise manual shifting or full automatic. Hughes recommends the use of a transmission cooler and deep-sump aluminum oil pan with 2 to 4 quarts of extra fluid capacity in any severe-duty, street/strip transmission.
If you’re planning in excess of 650 hp, ATI’s 4L85E has the bases covered with high-torque capacity via a 10-inch locking torque converter with billet aluminum cover, heavy-duty internals, fully able to withstand the power of a brute big-block. The ATI 4L85E is available in 1,000- and 1,500hp ratings, depending on your expectations and the size of your checking account.
When you’re gearing up for an overdrive transmission swap, it is important to remember the peripherals. You’re going to need sensors and other items, like the neutral safety and backup light switches. These are normally not included with transmission packages.
Summit Racing Equipment sports an inventory of QuickTime bellhousings engineered to make virtually any swap possible. This is the QuickTime bell adaptor that enables you to go from a 4L80 to the 6L80.
Would you like a 4L60 behind your Buick/Olds/Pontiac mill? You get there with this QuickTime bell adaptor from Summit Racing Equipment.
This QuickTime bell from Summit Racing Equipment enables you to put the Ford AOD/AODE/4R70W behind the legendary FE Series Ford big-block.
An easy way to get into cooling capacity is a finned deep-sump transmission pan like this TCI piece available from Summit Racing Equipment. These cast-aluminum pans are huge heat sinks for hot transmission fluid. These terrific pans extract a ton of heat, especially when complemented with a transmission fluid cooler. And remember, heat destroys critical automatic transmission parts. The cooler you can run your automatic the better.
When you’re shopping transmissions and torque converters, remember how critical stall speed is. Stall speed is the rpm range when your engine begins to move the vehicle. Street trucks need a low stall speed in the 1,200- to 2,400-rpm range to be effective. Higher stall speeds become necessary to get a high-performance engine into its powerband to get a productive launch. This is the FTI Performance torque converter from Summit Racing Equipment. These converters are available in a variety of stall speeds, depending on where your engine makes peak power.
Hughes Performance has a complete line of torque converters for GM, Ford, and Chrysler applications. Choice depends on what you want your classic truck to do. Cruisers need a lower stall speed and lockup capability for efficiency.
One step too often overlooked during transmission installation is filling the torque converter with transmission fluid prior to installation. Filling the converter primes both the converter and front pump with fluid to achieve line pressure upon startup. Most converters will need 1-2 quarts.
The 4L80E from Gearstar Performance Transmissions is a purpose-built overdrive automatic engineered for high-horsepower/torque applications. Here’s what you get. The Gearstar Master Overhaul Kit with New Steel Plates, Raybestos High Energy clutches, TransGo Shift Reprogramming Kit, Filter; Torrington bearings, bushings, and thrusts, new internal wiring harness, manifold pressure switch, EPC solenoid, PWM solenoid, and input and output speed sensors; 1-2 shift solenoid, 3-4 shift solenoid, extra capacity Second gear clutch assembly, heavy-duty forward clutch hub, heat-treated input shaft, heat-treated main shaft and forward steel forward clutch hub; heavy-duty intermediate sprag, updated molded steel direct-clutch piston and reverse band, new low roller assembly, wider kickdown band with new apply piston, updated boost valve and TCC regulator valves, blueprinted front pump and valvebody, transmission mount, new OEM steel pan, and 30,000 GVW transmission fluid cooler.
Transmission installation requires as much care as the transmission build itself. If the bell won’t seat against the engine squarely, the torque converter isn’t fully seated in the front pump. This is an easy mistake to make and it will cost you the transmission. If you can fit your hand between the torque converter and bellhousing the converter is not properly seated in the pump.
Especially tricky is Ford’s AOD (Automatic Overdrive) with its two input shafts — one small inner shaft for overdrive lockup and the other for straight drive (larger hollow outer input shaft). The AOD does not have a locking converter like its contemporaries at GM and Chrysler. The lockup feature is inside the unit, coming into play when overdrive engages via the smaller input shaft. Torque converter installation is tricky because you have two shafts to engage plus the pump. As you seat the torque converter, you must be positive you have engaged both input shafts and the front pump.
Another issue can be flexplate size and type, which you want to be mindful of when you’re ordering components to complement your transmission install. It gets confusing with Ford and its many flexplate sizes and applications.
If you’re running a GM 700-R4 or Ford AOD transmission, the TV cable calls for a strict adjustment process, which calls for precision adjustment and knowing what you’re doing. Summit Racing Equipment offers this universal adjustable TV cable for all applications sporting TV cable modulation and kickdown in carburetor and EFI applications.
TV cable adjustment directly influences line pressure based on throttle position and vehicle load. It is strongly suggested you use a line pressure gauge when carrying out TV cable adjustment. Oh sure, you can get by holding the throttle wide open and locking the adjustment in, which should get you proper line pressure. However, if you screw this up and don’t have enough line pressure at wide-open throttle, you’re going to have clutch and band slippage and serious transmission damage.
Gearstar also offers terrific overdrive automatics for Ford and Chrysler applications like the 4R70W, which is an evolution of the original AOD and AODE. The Chrysler A518 (not pictured) is available for big-block applications. Gearstar is a built-to-order full-service transmission builder. This means you can spec out specifically what you want. Gearstar is here to help you make an educated decision.
If you’re running a classic three-speed automatic such as a Ford C4 or C6, GM TH350 or TH400, or the Chrysler A904 or A727, you can get into a Gear Vendors overdrive unit and come up with a six-speed automatic shifting into and out of overdrive as you shift.
Overdrive swaps call for custom-length driveshafts. With proper measuring technique instructed by Inland Empire Driveline, these folks can build a new steel, aluminum, or composite shaft to your application.
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casinobonuspromo-blog · 8 years ago
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The history of slot machines: from the "Liberty Bell" to online slots
Slots can be classified as one of the youngest gambling games. However, they can not be called young, because the first models were born in the century before last. Since then, slot machines have passed the thorny path from primitive mechanical devices to the most complex computer programs.
Currently, the network can be found not only new games of this kind. Virtually every automaton known on real casinos can be found in Internet establishments in the form of a virtual analogue, which is usually called an emulator. They are especially popular with customers who remain attached to their favorite games for many years, even if more modern versions appear. Even  vip casino bonus  are already in every gambling website. 
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So, the slot machines are about one hundred and twenty years old. Considering such an insignificant (in the scale of history) age, it is not surprising that the name of the inventor of the first slots is well known to everyone who is interested in their history. They became Charles Fei, a German immigrant who lived first in New Jersey, and then in California. This is called the father of slots.
When the Fairy was about twenty years old, the doctors found out that he had tuberculosis and claimed that he would not last a year. However, he not only lived many more years, but he was able to become a legend of the gambling world.
In 1887, Charles designed the first slot machine, which he named Liberty Bell ("The Bell of Freedom"). It consisted of three drums with twenty characters (bells, horseshoes, stars and card suits) that formed combinations, and took five-cent coins. The novelty was a resounding success, and in a few years the mass production of Liberty Bell slots was established.
I must say, Fey was not only a talented engineer, but also a successful businessman. He thought of renting out slots for 50% of the profits that they brought. He invariably refused to sell machines or the right to issue them, although he was making advantageous offers from all the major casino equipment manufacturers.
Only in 1907 he began working with Mills Novelty Company, which resulted in the emergence of a new slot Mills Liberty Bell. Later, the Operator Bell model was developed. About its popularity speaks the fact that it was sold more than thirty thousand slots.
It should also be remembered that in 1891 in Brooklyn, Sittman and Pitt developed their version of the slot machine. It was based on the principles of poker, and payments were made for the fallen poker hand. Some researchers believe that this is the first slot.
Significant changes in the design and design of slot machines occurred in the thirties of the twentieth century. First, the slots relieved the boring boring all, which informed about the win. Secondly, they feature a double jackpot. In addition, the design of the apparatus has become more attractive and diverse. The new models were called Lion Head, Roman Head, War Eagle and Castle Front.
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Boom of slot machines
Slots became really in demand in the forties. Over time, they appeared in almost all casinos. At first they were preferred by women, whose husbands and companions preferred to experience fate in traditional card and table gambling. A few years later slots brought the greatest profit in the casino.
The first electromechanical machines called Big Bertha appeared in the fifties. They were equipped with a five-horsepower engine. For each of the eight drums, there were twenty symbols, and the return of the slot was 80%. These slots took coins of greater dignity, which made them attractive for high-roller.
The Money Honey machine from Bally Technologies became the first fully electronic slot. He appeared in the casino in 1963.
The Age of Computers
In the 1980s, Sircoma made a real revolution in this field, releasing computer-equipped video poker. It is believed that it was with this model that the era of modern slot machines began. The appearance of random number generators in them increased the level of trust of players to slots. Gradually, the principles of customer service, money receiving, payments and so on were modified.
When the first online casinos opened in the network, the slots became one of the first gambling games to be offered. Now their assortment is estimated in thousands. It seems that in the modern world, no significant cultural event passes without the appearance of a slot machine dedicated to it.
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sodopesofresh-blog1 · 8 years ago
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Dollywood: Tennessee's Down-Home Theme Park
Dollywood is a 125-acre theme park owned by and named after entertainer Dolly Parton. Located in Pigeon Forge, Dollywood is the second top tourist attraction in Tennessee after the nearby Great Smoky Mountains nationwide Park and is visited by thousands of people each time. It is one for the kept secrets that are best when it comes to theme parks and is staking its claim to be one of the top parks in the nation by expanding with bigger and bigger rides and adding the 30-acre Splash Country water park next door.
This Tennessee theme park is a more laid back style park and is a great place for the family that is whole. It hosts art that is annual music festivals, offers daily real time music shows and offers more than 40 rides and attractions, including roller coasters, water rides and numerous other family-oriented attractions. Guests can revisit the past and enjoy the famous craftsman demonstrations and shops in Craftsman's Valley as well as enjoy the Eagle Mountain Sanctuary, which houses the country’s largest collection of non-releasable bald eagles.
The park is organized into eight themed areas:
1. "Showstreet" is the introductory area of the park that features several shops and eateries, including The Sweet Shoppe and the Liberty Gift Shop. Guests can also take in live shows at the Showstreet Palace and Dolly Parton Theatre or go to the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame.
2. "Timber Canyon" is a mine camp themed area of the park that features the “Mystery Mine” coaster and the award-winning “Thunderhead” roller coaster. It also features the rotating, tilting tower ride, “Timber Tower”, which is the only ride of its kind in the US. Other attractions include the “Lumberjack Lift” cable-pull ride and the“River that is new; water ride that features onboard water soakers to shoot other passengers and nearby targets. "Timber Canyon" also includes “Lil’ Loggers’ Landing” which features a play that is multi-level with climbing walls, slides and interactive features.
3. "Adventures in Imagination" features the “Smoky Mountain Wilderness Adventure Tour” interior attraction therefore the Dolly Parton “Chasing Rainbows” museum.
4. "Jukebox Junction" is a realistic 50&rsquo area that is;s guests can enjoy a show at the Pines Theatre or take a classic car ride at the “Rockin” Roadway”.
5. "Rivertown Junction" features a replica of Dolly’s childhood “Smoky Mountain Home” as well as a host of arts and craft stores. Guests can visit stores like "Mountain Slate Works" and "The Old Mill’s Pigeon River Pottery" or watch hand-blown glass being made at the “Rainbow Glass Blowing Factory”.
6. "Country Fair" area includes a variety of carnival rides, including the Disk&rdquo that is“Dizzy; “Scrambler” and the “Waltzing Swinger” swings. It also features “Dolly’s Demolition Derby” bumper cars, “Shooting Star” tower drop and the “Wonder Wheel” Ferris wheel. "Country Fair" is home to kiddie that is several that include “Piggy Parade”, “Busy Bees”, “Lucky Ducky” and the “Amazing Flying Elephants”. Other tame rides include the “Sky Rider” plane ride, “Lemon Twist” teacup trip and also the “VeggieTales Sideshow Spin” kiddie coaster.
7. "The Village" is home to the Heartsong Theatre and the "Village Carousel". schmuck lumber company hanover pa newspaper obituaries Guests can also go to the Train Depot and catch the "Professor Seymour Tricks Magic Show" and then take a file-mile tour around the park on an steam engine that is authentic.
8. "Craftsman’s Valley" is one of the oldest and largest areas of Dollywood and includes the “Tennessee Tornado” steel coaster and the “Blazing Fury” indoor coaster. It features over a dozen authentic crafters demonstrating and explaining their crafts, including soap making, blacksmiths, candle making and woodcarving. "Craftsman’s Valley" also includes the Palace Theatre, the Robert F. Thomas Chapel and the Calico Falls Schoolhouse. The Eagle hill Sanctuary bald eagle aviary can also be found here.
Dollywood is open from March through December with varying operating hours. Crowds are largest during festivals with May through being the busiest months and crowds also grow during December due to the parks Christmas celebration september. It is usually perhaps not very busy during the last few hours before closing so if you've allotted 1 day to visit, you can also go the night time before to enjoy the parks many attractions without the lines that are long.
Dollywood is a clean and entertaining park that offers great southern food along with excellent rides and entertainment. It also features wonderful and friendly employees who are genuinely interested in making sure that each guest feels welcome and has a great experience at the park. Make sure to make Dollywood a part of your next Tennessee vacation.
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wrong-brothers · 3 years ago
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Eagle Roller-Mill Company I
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#photography#queer artists#abandoned#urbex#rurex#industrial#midwest#mill hell#new ulm#minnesota#this is gonna get a big write-up on the history of the place because it seems to have had quite the life#ugh then I could also do research on the two ex-Soo Line switchers there...#knowing how to research this stuff is a blessing and a curse
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The history of this engine isn’t directly related to the ERMC, so it wouldn’t end up in the post about that, but I still want to talk about it because these little industrial switchers have such cool histories.  One key thing is that this mill actually has two switch engines, sister engines numbered 123 and 124.  No photos of 124 because it was pretty well hidden by a truck next to it when I was there.
Both 123 and 124 started life on the Soo Line in 1955 as 556 and 557, respectively.  In 1985, both were renumbered to 4231/4232, before being sold to I&M Rail Link in 1997 and gaining their current numbers.  123 was apparently sold to the Farmer’s Coop of Hanska in 2005, while 124 was sold to Iowa Chicago and Eastern in 2002.  It’s possible that both are actually owned by IC&E at this point, as 123 and 124 are listed on the RR Picture Archive under the ICE name around 2010, though most photos from recent years put both as I&M Rail Link engines.  I could probably find more definitive sources on these, but I have more important things to research.
#photography#queer artists#rurex#industrial#soo line#railroad#train#midwest#mill hell#new ulm#minnesota#sorry for the break in posting I ran out of motivation for a bit after finals (plus all sorts of adventures that happened)
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wrong-brothers · 3 years ago
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Eagle Roller-Mill Company IV
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#photography#queer artists#urbex#rurex#industrial#midwest#mill hell#new ulm#minnesota#god I love well-used machinery like this
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wrong-brothers · 3 years ago
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5.13.2021
#photography#queer artists#urbex#rurex#industrial#midwest#mill hell#new ulm#minnesota#next post will be a discussion of the history of this place so be prepared for some sanborn maps
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wrong-brothers · 3 years ago
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#photography#queer artists#rurex#industrial#midwest#mill hell#new ulm#minnesota#finally I have the idealized version of this and not just the crappy phone photo with an instagram filter on it#fun fact I have an instagram where I posted exactly 4 times before deciding that I hated its aspect ratio limitations#we talk about tumblr being a hellsite but honestly it has the nicest UI for making posts like this of any site I've come across#also sorry my posting schedule's been a bit off it's finals week for my summer classes rn
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The Valley Grain Company elevator that’s been the subject of this little series was built in 1908 as the Bingham Brothers Grain Elevator.  The Bingham brothers appear to have operated in the area since at least 1884 (which is as far back as I have maps), with a lumber yard and grain elevator several blocks away.  This earliest elevator was replaced by a new structure on the site of the one in these photos between 1889 and 1894, which apparently only lasted 20 years or so.  The small brick building in front of the elevator was presumably built at the same time (at least in the 1905-1913 region) as a gas plant and coal processing building.  Between 1922 and 1935, the elevator was sold to the Eagle Roller Mill Company as Elevator A, a company we’ll run into in my next series.  It’s unclear exactly when the large silos behind it were added, but it appears to be at some point between 1948 and 1955 based on maps and aerial photography.  As of 1948 the elevator was still labeled as the ERM Co. Elevator A, but I would hazard a guess that the Valley Grain Company may have taken over the operation around the time the new silos were added, giving at least some idea of when the advertising is from.  Interestingly, I haven’t run across any reference to Daniel Webster from the faded logo/advertisement on the side of the elevator, but I also haven’t researched local businesses from that period much.
#photography#queer artists#35mm#abandoned#rurex#industrial#midwest#history#mill hell#new ulm#minnesota#composite photo#railroad#soo line#filmisnotdead#film#vintage#so that took a heck of a lot more research than I expected#and still no solid date on valley grain company#but the ERMC connection is cool
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#photography#queer artists#rurex#industrial#midwest#mill hell#new ulm#minnesota#fun fact: there was an explosion here this summer that blew out some of the 'welcome to new ulm' sign
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itsworn · 7 years ago
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A Woman Shows Men How A Charger Ought To Be Built & Driven!
Back in 1982, this guy named Bruce Feirstein wrote a book called “Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche.” Meant satirically, most diehard Mopar guys still fondly remember the part about what sort of cars real men drove. Yep, good ’ol real Pentastar muscle iron, even if only a few of us ever got the chance to swap pistons out in our blown Hemi Road Runner as a regular, fun afternoon activity. Despite its politically incorrect undertones, it is not yet banned in the 21 century, and it might be worthwhile finding a copy of this former New York Times best-seller, just for old times’ sake. But, hey, we digress

Meet “real woman” Jennifer Galambos. She and her husband John live in Anaheim, California, and they have spent the past few years upgrading one of the most iconic muscle car packages to ever come from Detroit: the 1968 Charger. While values have pushed a lot of these examples into the realm of “restore for the trailer” crowd, the Galambos crew decided it would be better to live up to the reputation these machines created, building the Dodge into a street-track cruiser that trips the timers down in the ten-second zone.
“My first muscle car was a ’69 Chevelle that I purchased from my uncle and drove as a daily driver in the late ’90s,” she told us. “I didn’t know too much about cars back then but had the desire to learn more and do my own tinkering. I always loved the bad guy’s car from the movie Bullitt. After my husband John told me that the hit man car was a ’68 Charger, I decided to focus on finding one that I could make my own.”
That effort led to a real R/T that was located in Las Vegas, which is where we also shot this story over a decade later. Jennifer and John made the purchase and she soon began to get busy with learning some of the ins and out of getting the Dodge back in shape. Though the car was already a driver when bought, it needed some work fairly early on. A real woman, she jumped right in.
“That was the beginning of a long road of work to get her to the shape and condition she is today,” admits the 37-year-old company comptroller. “We started with the dreaded wiring; I became very familiar with a soldering gun. Then the 440 engine that was in the car when we bought her had issues and I ended up throwing a rod out of the bottom of the block on the freeway heading back from a drag race at Barona.”
We have shown a lot of Chargers on these pages in the last three decades, but what made this one special is how it is used. Since the couple works in the real world like most of us, there was a limited budgeted, and many of the cosmetic things they wanted were put on the back burner for things the car needed for driving and racing. That’s ok, because it’s more fun embarrassing that loudmouth with the bright shiny Corvette by beating him in front of his girlfriend, especially when he sees afterward that Jennifer did the deed.
“The car was off the road for a while as we saved funds to build a stroker motor,” says Jennifer. “So while the engine was out of the car, I sanded and painted my engine bay. We also prepped a fiberglass hood as the engine would no longer fit under the factory one and I didn’t want to cut a hole in the original. The rest of the body we haven’t done a lot with. That Viper Red paint is probably around 17-plus years old.”
The body is still all steel save for the hood, which now has an opening made for the scoop to protrude through. By carefully considering other parts, the car hits the scales at 3,660 pounds even with a full interior. One change that helps in this was going to the Caltracs mono-leaf rear spring and bar layout, pulling off the heavy OE multi-leaf pack. The suspension is tunable by using Calvert’s adjustable shocks on all four corners as well. Welded-in subframe connectors tied it all together, and then adding fresh PST polygraphite bushings freed up the front end, an important consideration since the Charger has manual steering. Braking was also upgraded, with 11.75-inch sliding caliper 1978 Cordoba front discs and rear Wilwood discs now mounted on the Dana 60 housing. A dual master cylinder from Wilwood balances it all out.
Since we are still talking about a streetable package, the rolling package doesn’t feature skinny dragster wheels. Rather, under the nose are vintage 15×7 Indy Slots rims with 235/60R15 BFGoodrich rubber. Wider 15×10 ET III slot-type rims hosting Hoosier 325/50R15 drag radials are out back. What is coolest is that custom backspacing on these rims meant they snugly fit into the OEM wheelhouses. No minitubs on this one! The car still retains the OEM torsion bars and front sway bar. These are all very reasonable adaptations, and looking like the sort of mods that keep ’em guessing just what is possible once the red Charger pulls up next to you at the traffic signal.
“Everything needed to be beefed up so we wouldn’t have to worry about parts failure on the track or in traffic,” Jennifer notes. “I also can drive my car pretty much anywhere except when it’s raining, so I enjoy taking family and friends for rides down to the beach for a cruise or to pick up some yummy sushi or tacos locally. In fact, there are even a few valets who know me well and let me park my own car! I’ve also taken her on several car cruises, one of them being an annual Anza Borrego cruise which puts the car through corners and mountain terrain.”
Power for the program came from a noteworthy source, the legendary Joe Jill at Superior Automotive in Placentia. Again, nothing exotic was used here, but the circa-1968 440ci RB wedge pegged the dyno needle at 651 ponies once it was back together. Following machine work, pieces from Eagle and Ross pushed the displacement to 511 inches. That mill now sports 10.43:1 compression pistons, one of Jill’s well-selected cam grinds, and a timing and valve gear combo from Manley, Cloyes, Manton, and Harland-Sharp. Eye candy that also puts power down on pavement came from Edelbrock in the form of weight-saving aluminum RPM Performer cylinder heads and a matched low-profile dual-quad intake hosting a pair of ex-Carter Edelbrock 750 AFBs. These are topped by the injector-shaped air box that now comes up menacingly right through the hood.
Other upgrades helped as well. Spark comes from aftermarket parts including a Mopar distributor, MSD Blaster coil, and MSD 8.5mm wires. TTi long-tube headers and Dynomax Race Bullet mufflers rattle the windows next door. Keeping it all cool meant taking that power-robbing factory fan off the pulley and replacing it with twin electric units mounted behind a big Mark 7 radiator.
Making the driveline work in a street/strip car is never as easy as it seems. Spending money here is smart and it went into an A727. Protrans took the Torqueflite apart, added upgraded planetaries and lightweight internals, then capped it off with a reverse valve body and a 3,400-rpm stall converter. Though it retains the OEM ratios, the benefit is less horsepower-robbing weight in the driveline itself. Behind this is a Dana 60 with an Auburn SureGrip set-up and a 3.54 final gear ratio. Coupled to the larger rear tire, the car can hook and go but remains reasonably sane on the boulevard.
“Typically, I’ll fill the tank in Anaheim and drive to Famoso or Vegas, drag race all weekend, then drive her home. That’s what our goal was, to make a true street/strip car.”
Jennifer noted that the interior is just as God and Chrysler intended, and again, there is nothing here done for sheer appearance value. The factory steering wheel and dash are still in place, and a locking-design B&M Pro Ratchet shifter is in the console. Aftermarket gauges note what is going on under the hood. Legendary supplied reproduction seat upholstery and the fun began. “Yes, I learned the frustrating art of using hog ring pliers,” she joked.
“I started out not knowing a whole lot about drag racing, but after my very first trip down the quarter mile at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2003, I was hooked,” she says. “The Inaugural Mopars At The Strip, my husband and I both had our Chargers in the Mopar Muscle True Street Challenge. Her best time so far was at March Meet 2017 at Famoso, where she ran 10.94 at 121 mph running the Hoosier DOT drag radials and leaving the line at idle. We didn’t want to chop up the pretty body, so she’s running cage-less for now,” then added, “but the car sometimes runs a little quicker than the 11.49 cage requirement.”
As a life-long fan of real horses, Jennifer even uses distaff terms like “her” and “she” when referring to the car. All in all, here is a classic Charger that handles, runs hard, stays off the trailer, and gets driven like it should. As a result, we think Jennifer could probably even teach some of the hobby’s real men how to enjoy that classic iron. And if they don’t like it? Let ‘em eat quiche

Fast Facts
1968 Dodge Charger R/T Jennifer Galambos Anaheim, CA
ENGINE Type: 511ci wedge design based on factory RB block Bore x stroke: 4.375 (.055-inch over) x 4.25 Block: OEM cast; cleaned and machined at Superior Automotive, clearanced for Eagle reciprocating upgrades Rotating assembly: Eagle crank, Eagle rods, Ross pistons, Total Seal rings ARP fasteners Compression: 10.43:0 Cylinder heads: aluminum Edelbrock RPM Performer Camshaft: Comp custom-grind solid roller, Intake 230/236 degrees duration at. 050-inch lift, .603-/.608-inch lift Valvetrain: Harland Sharpe 1.6 rockers, Manley valves, Manley springs, Manton pushrods Induction: Edelbrock low-profile dual-quad Fuel system: 2x4BBL Edelbrock Competition Series AFBs Exhaust: TTi headers, Dynomax Race Bullet mufflers Ignition: MSD and Mopar Cooling: Mark 7 aluminum radiator with twin electric fans Fuel: 91-octane pump gas Other: injector replica scoop from Summit, Braille light weight battery, high-output Mopar alternator Output: 651 hp and 720 lb-ft torque Engine built by: Superior Automotive, Jennifer and John Galambos Best quarter-mile e.t.: 10.94/120 mph
DRIVETRAIN Transmission: 1968 A727 by Dave and Darren Smith of Pro Trans (manual reverse pattern valve body, Pro Ratchet shifter, custom Continental torque converter (3,400 rpm stall) Driveshaft: American Drive Lines shaft with 1350 U-Joints, Mark Williams yokes front and rear Rearend: Chrysler Dana 60 with Dutchman axles, 3.54 ratio, Auburn SureGrip, factory width
CHASSIS Construction: Factory with Mopar welded-in subframe connectors Front suspension: factory torsion bars, PST bushings, Calvert adjustable shocks Rear suspension: Caltracs mono-leaf springs with adjustable bars, Calvert adjustable shocks Steering: OEM manual Front brakes: conversion to big-bearing—spindle 11.75-inch rotor with sliding caliper (circa 1978 Cordoba) Rear brakes: Wilwood disc layout, associated dual master cylinder
WHEELS & TIRES Wheels: 15 x 7 Indy Slot Mags (front), 15 x 10 ET Fueler with custom backspace (rear, no mini tubs) Tires: BFG 235/60R15 (front), 325/50R15 Hoosier DOT drag radial (rear)
INTERIOR Seats: Legendary replacement, black Instruments: OEM cluster, Stewart-Warner aftermarket gauge set, large-face tachometer Stereo: dual exhausts! (factory thumb-wheel AM Music Master) Shifter: B&M Pro Ratchet with T-handle top, console-mounted
The engine bay is clean and functional, while 511 inches of dual-quad RB wedge allow for serious performance. Due to the tall scoop design, a fiberglass hood was used, the only body-lightening component in this build-up. Note the small Braille battery, selection of black and bare metal cues on components, and nicely-smoothed firewall.
Upgrading suspension and braking pieces makes a difference, especially when you intend to drive the car. This master cylinder made the use of front and rear disc brakes of differing design possible, while PST’s polygraphite bushings throughout the front suspension helped the machine handle better. Jennifer gets to use it all, as the car has manual steering, eliminating yet another horsepower-robbing accessory.
Running 10s in any street car is a challenge, so two things are paramount: saving weight and taking drag off the drivetrain. This Mark 7 aluminum radiator and twin electric fans do both; the only pulley still working off the front of the motor drives the alternator. Selecting aluminum heads and intake, a smaller battery, and fiberglass hood helped get the car to scale at 3,660 lbs. event with Jennifer in the driver’s seat.
The factory interior remains intact, indeed, some small details have been left unattended to so that the money goes into making the rear tires work better. Jennifer used Legendary covers on the seats and handled some of that fun electrical harness wiring. The car uses S-W gauges and a B&M Pro Ratchet shifter with a Hurst T-handle over the reverse valvebody ‘flite by ProTrans.
Want to see what a functional 21st century rear set-up looks like? This is John Calvert’s race-designed-but-street-capable Caltracs mono-leaf spring and associated pre-load bar. The layout is behind an ET Fueler custom back spaced 15×10 rim, which allowed a 325/50R15 tire from Hoosier to fit under here without using minitubs. Finally, note the Wilwood disc outfit through the wheel openings.
Seen from behind is the business end of the driveline. The Dana 60 is bulletproof, with a nice 3.54 gear set. The short tailpipes exit just ahead of the wheel wells. Meanwhile, that relocated fuel line and filter on the big OE 22-gallon tank help make sure the 500 inches up ahead never gets too thirsty.
Jennifer Galambos has spent many years and hours building this Charger into a true street-strip beast. She admits that she takes it anywhere, and often refers to the car as “her.” A cruiser capable of 10-second times, few ’68s are still set up for this much fun.
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