How does that work? Does the clutch come out or stay in? It would seem to be
a time saver for many repairs. Now if he figures out how to pull the tranny
w/o the engine, there would be a find. I might not have waited 5 years before
replacing my clutch.
Gary C
In a message dated Thu, 19 Sep 2002 7:27:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, Chris
Coker <chriscoker@comcast.net> writes:
An interesting note: You _can_ pull the engine out without removing
>the transmission. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. Thanks to Col.
>Joe Hauser for coming up with the innovation.
>
>Dave had a serious crash in his 2000 a few weeks before the runoffs, and had
>been scrambling to get the car together, but was there. He wasn't really
>happy with his times earlier in the week. This afternoon, with a different
>set of tires, he got a lap in the 1:40's, which he is very happy with.
>Places him 19th on the grid. Dave would really like to be up front, but the
>motor he has is down on power.
>
>Bill had some OK qualifying on Tuesday, but not his best. We all watched
>Brian Till's video on how to drive mid-ohio that night. Bill decided to try
>some things on Wednesday, and was 2.3 seconds faster. Good enough for 7th
>on the grid yesterday. Final grid after qualifying today bumped Bill down
>to 8th, but he's really pleased. Bill was just scrubbing in some new tires,
>so they'd be ready for the race on Saturday.
>
>I also got to meet Joe Hauser, the previous owner of Bill's car. For those
>that don't know, Joe won three SCCA National Championships in the 1600.
>He's quite the legend at the race track. He quit racing in 1997, and I
>think he was about 77 years old at the time.
>
>I've never met Dave or Bill in person, and it was a real treat. I learned
>more in three days hanging out with those guys than I would learn in three
>years developing my race car on my own. Great bunch of guys.
>
>Bill's race will be broadcast on Speed TV December 1. Dave's race is later
>in December, not sure of the date right now.
>
>Time to get cleaned up, and get rested. Going back to the track on Saturday
>for Bill's race.
>
>Happy Roadstering,
>
>--
>Chris Coker
>69 1600 SPL311 <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/chriscoker/roadster.html>
>66 1600 GP Race Car <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/datsunracer/racecar.html>
>Royal Oak, MI
>
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