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To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>, John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>,
Subject: uh oh
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 08:19:25 -0700 (PDT)
And you were saying something about 
TERMINAL VELOCITY ? ?

Dick J

--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> OH NOW THAT CHANGES THIS PICTURE..... Okay
> John....you a Certified Welder?
> 
> Geez Now you Tell me....
> 
> Keith ( smiling all the way )
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Beckett"
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; "Joe Amo"
> <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 8:52 AM
> Subject: Re: First Rule of Racing -= -VIOLATION
> 
> 
> > Dick
> >
> > Lots of LSR cars have welded control arms.
> Keith ran 228 MPH with a pair I
> > welded. Get the front-end shop to figure
> which way you need to move the
> ball
> > joint to get the alignment where you want it.
> Cut the joint end off,
> > reposition,  tack-weld and take it to a
> certified welder.
> >
> > John Beckett, LSR #79
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
> > Cc: "Higginbotham Land Speed Racing"
> <saltrat@pro-blend.com>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:16 AM
> > Subject: First Rule of Racing -= -VIOLATION
> >
> >
> > > I should have known that just as you can't
> > > violate the rules of physics, you can't
> violate
> > > the rules of racing.  I mean, whoever heard
> of a
> > > racecar being ready two weeks before race
> day??
> > > I think the rule goes something like: "No
> race
> > > car can be ready to race until after sunset
> of
> > > the night prior to the race."  I should
> have
> > > known something was wrong when I delcared
> it
> > > ready two weeks ahead of that!  I went to
> pick it
> > > up at the front end shop and they couldn't
> align
> > > it - lower right control arm is bent! 
> Then, to
> > > make things better, when I call the
> renowned
> > > Camaro supply house, they groan when I tell
> them
> > > what I want.  Seems like there are no
> > > aftermarkets available for '67-'69 model
> years.
> > > They are scarce as hen's teeth and bring
> about
> > > $300 bucks a piece if and when you find
> one!  I
> > > am now frantically searching the internet
> for a
> > > lower right control arm for a '68 Camaro. 
> If I
> > > don't find one real soon - - it'll be no
> racing
> > > for me this year!
> > >
> > >
>
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