Scott Dennison

[Scott Dennison]

I am 63 years old and live in Waukesha, WI. I have been a fabricator all my life, either as a hobby or as a profession. I started in Indy Cars with Parnelli Jones Racing in 1973 working for Al Unser, SR. I drove midgets, sprint cars, and road raced. I headed design teams for Excalibur Automobiles in Milwaukee creating four cars. Recently, I have started my own business and am restoring pieces for a Goodyear FG-1D Corsair WWII fighter.

I am always looking for knowledge and advice as well as good equipment. I also am a TIG welder.

Thanks for letting me join this organization.

[longyard]

Welcome Scott. The Corsair is quite a project, especially that wing folding mechanism! Post pictures please! Lots of a/c fans here.

[Scott Dennison]

Hey Bill, thanks. I have been posting the progress on the Warbird Information Exchange

http://warbirdinformationexchange.or...hp?f=3&t=52024

as well as my Face Book page

https://www.facebook.com/DennisonEnt...esLLC?fref=ts#

Probably easier to get a feel from those pages. The Corsair belongs to the Warbird Heritage Foundation and I am doing some restoration of the air inlet sections currently. The project is being done by Sam Taber and his crew at Tab Air in East Troy, WI.

http://www.warbirdheritagefoundation.org/index.php

If you spend some time on my FB page, you can find a bar I did for a friend using a 747 engine cowl as well as fighter ejection seats for bar stools. I have built medieval armor for my boys when they were jousting knights.

I'll have to figure out how to post pictures on this forum. Probably a tutorial somewhere. Most important is to learn from all you guys. I know a lot about a little but you guys never cease to amaze me with what you are capable of. I will never stop learning.

Thanks again!

[longyard]

Okay Scott. Thanks for blowing my whole night! I've just gone through your pages and have to say your woodwork is as impressive as your metal work. Great photography, too!

[David Gardiner]

Welcome to the forum Scott, Nice work.

David

[Peter Tommasini]

Hi Scott really cool work
Welcome to the forum
Peter

[Jere]

Hello Scott and welcome to the forum.

Did you work at Vels Ford with Parnelli?

Jere

[HEATNBEAT]

Hi Scott and welcome!

[Scott Dennison]

Originally Posted by Jere

Hello Scott and welcome to the forum.

Did you work at Vels Ford with Parnelli?

Jere

Jere, I didn't work at the Ford dealership but the Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Team, Indy Division, primarily on Al Unser Sr.'s cars. 1973 through end of 1975. Then I joined the Morales Brother's Tamale Wagon team with Billy Vukovich. Jr., Bobby Olivero. Poncho Carter drove the Champ Dirt car to the Championship in 1978. After that, I moved to Salinas CA to work for Ryan Falconer Racing Engines building all their inlet and exhaust systems for the Turbo V-6 Chevy program in IMSA GTP and Indy.

[Scott Dennison]

To all who have responded, thank you for your kind remarks. This is quite an impressive group of craftsmen. I will try to stay out of the way and ask a lot of questions.