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By grovedawg - 14 Years Ago
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Ted moderates this forum. Does a sweet 3x2 manifold test and all the ol' vintage tri-powers on his lil' dyno mule. Runs every flipping exhaust he can with every combo of exhaust pipe diameter, with and without mufflers. He then rocks the Engine Masters Challenge with what they say is a "mixture of vintage iron and new technology" y block. And apparently holds down a full time job running his shop. I don't believe he sleeps more than 3-4 hours a night! I get tired just READING about all the crap he does. I'm gonna take a quick nap before I finish posting this topic. 
Moderators: I'm placing this thread in the technical session because I want our members with technical expertise to weigh in here on this topic.
What is your best guess as to when/if he sleeps at all, and for how long?
PS. This is a round about way of saying thanks for all you do Ted. I'm sure grateful!
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By oldcarmark - 14 Years Ago
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Ted kind of reminds me of that fellow in the commercial on TV.You know-the one where he is playing chess and doing a tattoo on his back with his other hand at the same time.A very busy talented man.Thanks Ted!
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By glrbird - 14 Years Ago
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Ted lives in a small town community with out strip clubs and honky tonks. Now you know why he has all that time to amaze us. LOL thanks Ted
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By mctim64 - 14 Years Ago
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He may be sleeping now. I tried to call him today and his machine said they were closed till early Monday morning. Charlie Burns always says "if you want something done give it to a busy man". 
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By 2DRHRDTP57 - 14 Years Ago
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mctim64 (3/10/2011)
He may be sleeping now. I tried to call him today and his machine said they were closed till early Monday morning. Charlie Burns always says "if you want something done give it to a busy man".
Charlie Sheen says "If you want something done pop a 7 gram rock...Winning"
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By NoShortcuts - 14 Years Ago
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Ted slept at an earlier time in his life. One story is that as he grew up, he liked the looks of Ford motor cars and by happenstance found himself working on a lot of FE engines.
Some say curiosity struck Ted one day and he became interested in the forerunner of the Ford sideoiler FE engine. Another story says that one day a friend asked him for some help rebuilding a y-block engine. (NOTE: the engine had one of those Champion (?) after-market auxiliary rockerarm oiler kits on it). Yet another story says that a close relative gave Ted his old car when he stopped driving. -It was a middle '50s Ford that just needed some TLC. -Yeah, it had a y-block in it.
Anyway . . . the more Ted learned about Ford y-Block engines, the more puzzled he became about why Ford stopped making them. They really weren't a bad engine. -They just needed a little more development. Heck, the y-block started out with top shelf features like a rugged engine block, a crankshaft-first oil distribution system, forged connecting rods, full floating piston pins, solid lifters, shaft mounted rocker arms, an intake port layout that minimized fuel distribution problems to the end cylinders, and an AIR GAP intake manifold!
The more Ted worked on y-block Fords, the more it consumed him! Ted now has a seemingly incurable case of Y-Block-itis. Yes, it would seem that he can no longer sleep. AND, when he does sleep, he dreams about Y-Blocks and more things to do to them.
All of us have benefited from Ted's obsession to further develop and optimize the Ford y-block engine. Thank You, Ted! ...Not just for all that you have done, but for all that you have shared with us, ...your time, effort, knowledge, and experiences. That sharing has been both here on the Forum and in Y-Block Magazine. SALUTE!
There are others that have and do regularly contribute generously to this Forum! We'll get to them, too, I hope.
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 14 Years Ago
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Those of us that go to Columbus every year also know that in addition to everything mentioned in the above posts, he is a regular guy, one of the gang. He brings his own car to race, but if anyone has a problem with their car, he is right there helping. Thanks Ted! I am proud and blessed to have you as a friend.
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By Ted - 14 Years Ago
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Guys. Sounds like a tribute here. As John says, I’d like to think I’m just a regular guy making ends meet. As far as getting things done, it’s a matter of prioritizing. Made that sound easy didn’t I? The problem is for everything that gets moved to the top of the list, something else gets moved down. But getting up early in the morning and working until dusk helps in keeping projects moving along.
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By Glen Henderson - 14 Years Ago
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For those of you that have not had the opportunity to visit Ted, if you are ever in the Waco area, I would suggest that you stop by. He has an amazing collection of Ford stuff. The thing that you might not know is that he does engines for alot of racers in his area including some of the scrub guys. We are very luckie to have him on this site not to mention his contributions to YBM. I will say this the last time I was out there, he had just got out of bed and I had to call him and let him know that I was sitting in his drive way!
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By oldcarmark - 14 Years Ago
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What time were you there? 4 AM?
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By unibodyboy - 14 Years Ago
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About a year and half ago, I was getting married. Needed a set of high quality rockers in an EXTREME hurry to have my getaway rig moving in a hurry.... Ted got them to my door in less than five days. He didn't charge me any extra, and he did it with exceptional professionalism.
Point is, i'm sure many of you have experienced the same thing at some point in time from him. We should all be pretty thankful to have him around.
Thanks again Ted!
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By yehaabill - 14 Years Ago
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Y-Guys: Since Ted has all this spare time; maybe he could write or update a "Y" Block book to supplement Mr. Mummert's guides and I'm sure Frank, Hurricane, and ? could add their contributions....... Bill A good friend of mine, Roger Crain(RIP) once said "You can sleep when you're dead"
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By Y block Billy - 14 Years Ago
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I once said in an earlier post I needed what Ted was on, its a lot better than what I am taking, (Just kidding) sitting in Beijing airport at the moment after travelling for 3 days trying to get here and still have one more connection (nobody better come close to my rear side with a match after farting in the same shorts for that long, may be as explosive as an atomic bomb) was stuck in Tokyo after the earthquake, those scenes were amazing on the television, I watched live videos of towns where all the people ran up the hill and then just watched the wave come in and wipe their town out. Unbeleivable stuff! Back to Ted, He is a blessing to us all and can't give him enough thanks!
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By PF Arcand - 14 Years Ago
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It would be hard to argue with Y Block Billy's assessment of Ted.. He's the best!
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By MoonShadow - 14 Years Ago
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One thing for sure, he certainly dosen't sleep on the starting line! Ted isn't currently the fastest Y-Blocker but I bet he had a hand, or mind, in the building of all who are! And he's a lot nicer than "Vic E.". Only problem I have with him is that he won't move to New Hampshire! Chuck in NH
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By RB - 14 Years Ago
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Let's all take up a collection to get Ted a bigger hat...LOL All these accolades could bump him up to Y Block Demi god status.
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By Tom Compton - 14 Years Ago
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Was on the road yesterday evening when I called Ted at about 6:30 with a trivial question about brake part substitute between my Vicky and a 56 Bird. He was cutting and burning brush but talked to me a couple of minutes and was willing to go into the shop and look thru his manuals to be sure he was right. Didn't let him do it. Of course he had the right answer off the top of his head. I know I would have enjoyed an excuse to stop cutting and burning but Ted was just willing to be helpful. An all around great guy. Also impressive is the time he has taken - in the middle of his highly prioritized day - to show me around his museum, discuss individual cars or motors and his plans for them and the information that flows from his mind. Then in the middle of a conversation, he pulls out a calculator and runs some numbers to verify his thoughts on compression ratio, quench or the like. Thank you, Ted, for everything. TC
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