I had the pleasure of working several meets with John Woods. He used to come prepared tool wise to work. In addition to the extension mirrors, what other tools are useful for chassis, interior, mechanical, etc?
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John was the first to introduce me, and.....
and alot of others to the "Cop Lights" and the "Shooters Scopes" that alot of the judges now use.
While judging chassis at Convention in Bowling Green, we could not make out a date stamp on the starter. We knew it was there, but, it was not legible with standard type flashlights. John happened by and asked what we were doing, since by then we had several people looking, he said "try this". That flashlight through out a bright white beam making the date stamp as obvious as a newspaper headline.
Viewing through the scope makes the engine pad highly visible, especially on the later sharks that are so difficult to see with all the bolt-on stuff that's in the way.
Hope this helps, but then, John could always explain things better than I could.
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Magnets, bendable flash lights, magnifying glass, small rags to rub casting #'s and dates, a good digital camera to make pictures of what you thought you saw, small round mirror, rectangular mirror, more stuff than TSA thinks that you should have in your carry on bags. Guaranteed to have a hand search done.Dick WhittingtonComment
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I had the pleasure of attending MANY of John's "101.x" Judging Schools. The most important point he made was to consider carefully the weight of point deductions determined in light of 5 describable originality observations; separate from condition with cleanliness last.
I saved a short stack of his placemats, always reading one during the flight to the meet. They maybe a bit oudated but one is always in my bag. Sort of like a mass card saved in a book of scripture.
A good judge needs John's philosophy in his tool bag.Comment
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Extremely good point Nick!Dick WhittingtonComment
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Nick, would you please elaborate on your second sentence for me? Thanks.
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To ensure the owner received the maximum number..
of judging points, John was emphatic during the 101's about applying the FDICC rule that Nick alluded to. That is clarifying that the part in question is meeting one or more of the requirements for Finish, Date, Installation, Completeness and Configuration.
Magnets are also useful in identifying steel or stainless in components like staples, lines, bleeders and exhaust systems.Comment
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Yes!! That was my Corvette Lyle *NM*
Lyle
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