Time to become fat!

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means its time to get fat! Less importantly, it is also time to be thankful.  With Blueprint to Brilliance, I have learned to be thankful for the little things in life.  I have found out the importance of a portable heater along with  garage space.  Without these two, I would probably be frozen solid working on some dinky lawn mower outside in the snow.  Instead, I am alive!!!  I am also thankful for all the stores around the area.  Thankfully, I have not needed to ship any parts yet; I have always been able to purchase them. It is a little awkward to walk into a construction store as a kid though.

Lets start!

Now that I got the parents approved, I can start working on the engine.  I picked up a small 6.75 hp Briggs and Stratton push mower roughly 1 month ago. 

At the moment, it is in a non-operational condition and does not run.  Looking over it, it looks light I will need to go through and replace the spark plug.  Also, the carburetor looks like a mess so I will need to rebuild that.  While I am at it, I may want to check the piston head to let me see how well maintained the motor because who knows how stupid the people who owned this beforehand were. Who knows, maybe I can fiddle around with the exhaust to make it sound like a Ferrari! The possibilities are endless... 

The plan is announced, and the votes are in

Well I finally gave the dreaded speech for my class a few days ago, and it turned out fine! (Besides the fact of me embarrassing myself by knocking the teachers bowl off her desk).  But, I got a few laughs in and made it a-ok.  During the presentation of pure awesomeness, I put up a picture of a spark plug just to see what people know, which is apparently nothing.  Someone guessed it was a whistle.  I mean go ahead, stick your mouth on it and see what happens, but I personally would not recommend using it as one.

However with these people not knowing much, they were still able to help me.  I found out that in the real world, money could be a problem and may be a problem in this situation.  I may haft to tweak this project to fit these parameters cause cash is much needed for food, girlfriend, and this project.  Without a job, it may be hard to fund a full car so...