The engine also powers the hydraulics that drive the feed roller system. The hydraulic system incorporates a Sun- source pump with a displacement of 0.38 cu.in./rev. that drives a 12.5 cu.in./ rev. White feed roller motor. Flow to the feed roller motor is controlled by three valves.

When the door to the central bay (100 feet wide, 150 feet high, 600 feet long) stopped creaking upward, and my eyes had adjusted to the gloom, I could barely make out two abandoned VW Bugs tucked into a mountain of garbage. They were listing at carheaterfanspeedcontrol crazy angles with smashed-in windows and fenders all dented, but the essentials were all there: the motor, wheels, and floor plan. I looked around me. If people could enclose such a vast expanse, and make the overhead crane capable of lifting a hundred VWs, surely I could modify a Bug.Friends helped strip windows, fenders, bumpers, doors, hood, trunk, seats, and running boards from the car. In our enthusiasm we pulled out all the wiring, only realizing afterwards that some of the wires were probably important. From the mountain of trash, we recovered three ignition wires and the oil and generator lights. Then using an air grinder, Sawzall, tin snips, can opener, and finally a corkscrew, we cut the top off the car. Now only 33 inches tall, the VW was the right height for a table base, but at 12 feet long, it threatened the roundness of the table. So in a moment of brash confidence ("we''ll just spend a few hours welding this thing back together"), we chopped the car in half and threw away the middle four feet. Now we had a big problem. The car was in two pieces, and no one knew how to weld.

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