Sounds like your having fun at last.....keep it up!
Skip H (65 today and cloudy but no rain)
At 03:52 PM 2/19/00 , you wrote:
>Mark, Skip, Dave, List,
>
> Ha! That last one took only 20 seconds to post. (Mark must really have
>fixed something in a hurry. Thanks!) This is the one that was supposed to
>have gone out Friday night.
>
> I've been a list junkie for a few years now, and Friday nights are always
>slow on all my lists. Gives me a chance to get done reading my mail early
>and get some much needed sleep on Friday evenings. (Guess I was tired last
>night. I forgot to change the address before I sent this the first time.)
>
> I discovered a new source of mandrel bent aluminized exhaust tubing this
>afternoon and had to take a few minutes to capitalize on it. Got some
>really sweet pieces off one of the new Cadillac Suburbans (Escalade). Might
>even fit the aluminum tip, that kinda resembles a vacuum cleaner attachment,
>to the tow vehicle. With all the new exhaust systems that are replaced
>under warranty for rattles and such there is always a good source of tubing
>behind your local new car dealer. GM has got most of their exhaust systems
>right, with either nice smooth mandrel bends or flattened bends and straight
>sections (A'la Corvette) that don't lose any of their internal diameter when
>going around bends or through tight spaces. The price is right too! Got
>some nice stand-off heat shields that might be useful on sections of my
>blazing hot (up to 1800 degrees) rotary exhaust. I'll cut out all the
>interesting curves and trash the rest, since my storage space is limited,
>but this sure beats buying the stuff mail order.
>
>Chuck "Have chain cutter, will travel" Rothfuss
>Clear & sunny Saturday morning
>ECTA #9
>Pole Cat Hollow, NC
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>At 03:53 PM 2/18/2000 -0800, Dave Haller wrote:
>>I'm reading you fine skip. I think folks are just busy working. I took the
>>day off to be with my kids and my sweety wife and couldn't resist getting
>>out here with the rest of us speed freaks. Got a new cam for my hot rod
>>today, much longer duration and better lift than what I had. Got the heads
>>cleaned up and number four exhaust valve replaced along with the guide, it
>>got bent somehow. Looking to get the injection system up and running on it
>>and dreamin about Muroc.
>>Dave Haller #93
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
>>To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 5:42 PM
>>Subject: ???
>>
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>>> Am I the only one that is sending a message? Is my machine broken?
>>>
>>> Skip H (down where it is over 80 and wild flowers abound........but no
>>> rain!!??%$#@.
>>>
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