Thanks for the responses everyone .
The deeper I get into this project the more I appreciate what everyone is
doing out there . In drag racing the formulaes seem to be pretty
simple ---more horsepower ,less weight etc.
Its not like I can go ask someone now " So when you ran your Porsche with a
desoto hemi in it what did you do ?" This is really taking some head
scratching . I love it !! I do appreciate the input from the list though .
It helps me keep all of the ideas running around in my head from driving me
nuts.
I moved the driving position back in the car pretty far ( compared to stock)
and I was going to use lead to ofset my own weight ( 280 #) In addition
there is quite a lot of space between the motor location and the spindles --
plenty of room there to add a weight box of some kind. I think I may weld up
additional tanks to weight it more as necessary. The desoto motor weighs a
tonne too !
Sometimes its still tough for me to think exactly the opposite on the
weight thing.
George in a very cold and windy DC
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
FastmetalBDF@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 10:54 PM
To: americanpartnerinrussia@starpower.net; kturk@ala.net;
land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Water tank question
George, Since some-one said one picture is worth a thousand words, I
should have mentioned the photos in the Black Radon Eng. website . There
are well over 100 pics, and about 60 of them are of the construction phase .
You can click on image 44 and see the left side water ballast tank
( with the red locking filler cap ) behind the driver' s seat ..... it' s
seen from
the front in image 19, which also shows the aluminum trans cooling case
in front passenger area . Images 17, 43, and the very last one also show
the ice cooler case that holds the coiled aluminum tubing for heat transfer
.
In the Speedweek 2000 group of photos, the first two rows on top
include a nice shot of the Amo Bros. on the starting line ....... AND
.......
our very own Keith mugging it up with Darrell at the bet payoff ! Please
note that although Darrell won the Diet Coke Bet ..... Keith is drinking it
!!!
There is also a " moving " slide show of salt pics on this site
.......
but it moves kind of fast to really focus on the cars / people !
You can check it out at :
http://my.cybersoup.com/blackradon/
Bruce, on very rainy, windy shoreline of Connecticut ........
missing the warm days in California / Utah this past August
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