Sure would like to see a set of those throttles Dave.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: welding/metal work
> Dave,
>
> How about using the new picture post to show an example of your handiwork?
>
> Dan W
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> Cc: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; Skip & Joyce Higginbotham
> <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 5:31 AM
> Subject: Re: welding/metal work
>
>
> > I suspect most on this list think I sit around all day
> > thinking of ways to be controversial.. Works for me right
> > now. What I do is something most here have little interest
> > in as it is very expensive. Will just say that I have done
> > design work and prototype work for a lot of cars that win in
> > almost any venue you might want to pick other than F1 and
> > Indy. Not that I can't just the plate is full right now.
> > Thre slides I design are not new in theory, but in practice
> > are quite a bit different than what most might imagine at
> > times. make them for a whole bunch of different engines and
> > venues. They are the best and the price reflects it
> > unfortunately. A typical setup for a yates Ford or a 18
> > degree chevey is about 8k so something i suspect no one here
> > is interested in. Lsr racing is a hobby for me although I
> > approach it with the same attitude I have when involved with
> > pro efforts. To be candid I am sure anything that has been
> > done once has beeen done more than once with varing degrees
> > of sucess, so the is very little new, just done better at
> > times. In LSR did design work on 2 cars to date with a free
> > hand as to what to do an how to do it. 2 cars 3 records all
> > 'off the trailer'. Both guys 2 club members. But it was just
> > fooling around to be honest. Working on a little plan to
> > hit the F class records all 8 in the special construction
> > category. need right now to have the chassis guys work on
> > the 'Lakester/Streamliner' morphing kit so it can run in
> > both during the same event. I am doing the engine stuff
> > right now. Using current technology it will be 1100 hp in
> > F/BF 850 in F/BG 600 in F/F and 400 in F/G The car
> > builder wants to run the N/A stuff to start I am wanting to
> > right to the blown stuff and be done with it. And for all
> > the cost conscious out there it will be a low dollar deal
> > using a production based engine sort of.. Well they come in
> > a car you can buy in the US anyway. ran a similar engine
> > yesterday. made 810 at 7800 on gas and 20 lbs of boost. real
> > mild deal would have had another 200 if they let me turn it
> > up a bit and add the next 10 lbs of boost but it did what it
> > had to do and will run all day long.
> >
> > Time for me to go make a few chips for the pro guys so i can
> > get some play time on my stuff.
> > Dave
> >
> > Keith Turk wrote:
> > >
> > > Yeah Dave... I hear you.... I was discussing your latest Slide
throttle
> set
> > > up with Brad yesterday ... Still don't think I got it right.. Your
> > > whittling skills go way beyond normalcy.... but you make a living at
> it....
> > > I expect that quality of work!!! It's the design concepts which are
so
> damn
> > > stunning....
> > >
> > > I bet most folks here on the List don't really understand what you do
> > > Dave.... take a sec and explain what a Slide throttle is and does....
> how
> > > you got involved with it....
> > >
> > > Keith ( I understand your desire not to go into the Teams you tune for
> .....
> > > Trust me I understand that the Land speed racing thing really is a
> Hobby)
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> > > To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > > Cc: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; "Skip & Joyce Higginbotham"
> > > <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:19 PM
> > > Subject: Re: welding/metal work
> > >
> > > > I have made a couple of metal chips LOL..
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > > Keith Turk wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Practice your Gas welding skills... cause that Tig is just about
> like it
> > > > > only better...
> > > > >
> > > > > Metal work.... Just curious how many of you are into Metal work?
I
> was
> > > > > Talking to Joe the other day when I ordered my master cut off....
> > > Anyway
> > > > > he was talking about a Motorized Bead roller and I think he has an
> > > English
> > > > > Wheel.... Who else out there is into the Metal smithing side of
> this?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not.... I am just fascinated with the skills of a
fabricator...
> > > someone
> > > > > who can design something in his head or on paper and come up with
it
> as
> > > a
> > > > > REAL usefull product....
> > > > >
> > > > > Keith ( yep I was wrong then I admitted it.. then I followed
through
> > > with my
> > > > > own advice...hmmm )
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > > > To: "Skip & Joyce Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>;
> > > > > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:20 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Roll cage welding
> > > > >
> > > > > > After all the input on welding, I was starting to
> > > > > > get very leary of my own welding. I certainly
> > > > > > can't pass up an offer like this. Skip, it'll be
> > > > > > late summer, or even next fall, but I'll be
> > > > > > calling on you.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > Dick J
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- Skip & Joyce Higginbotham
> > > > > > <saltrat@pro-blend.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Dick,
> > > > > > > Rather than stick weld them I'd rather you
> > > > > > > brought the car over here to
> > > > > > > Bastrop and I'll TIG the cage for you.......or
> > > > > > > show you how to do it.
> > > > > > > Skip
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > At 08:03 AM 1/17/01 , you wrote:
> > > > > > > >That's what I was looking for. Somebody who
> > > > > > > was
> > > > > > > >running with older technology welding. I've
> > > > > > > got
> > > > > > > >all the tubes on my roadster cage bent and
> > > > > > > tacked
> > > > > > > >in place. I would have to take a long day and
> > > > > > > >drive nearly five hundred miles to get the guy
> > > > > > > >who started the thing for me to finish weld
> > > > > > > it.
> > > > > > > >I've been leaning towards just running the
> > > > > > > beads
> > > > > > > >myself with my buzz box. I keep thinking:
> > > > > > > "This
> > > > > > > >ain't no 200 mph car. It's prolly not even
> > > > > > > going
> > > > > > > >to see 150." The rules only require a roll
> > > > > > > bar,
> > > > > > > >so the cage is just frosting (the kind I like
> > > > > > > -
> > > > > > > >-safety stuff). I dunno, I'll lay down some
> > > > > > > >practice beads in the spring - if they look
> > > > > > > good,
> > > > > > > >I'll go after the roll cage. If they look
> > > > > > > >crappy, I'll pack a picnic lunch and make the
> > > > > > > >drive to south Louisiana. Could take another
> > > > > > > >look at Phil Landry's car anyhow.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >--- Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > >> Dick; My Vega cage was done with my buzz box
> > > > > > > >> and looks OK to me. But I
> > > > > > > >> haven't tested it yet and hope not to. Rich
> > > > > > > Fox
> > > > > > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > >> From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > > > > > >> To: The Butters Family <bbutters@dmi.net>;
> > > > > > > >> ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
> > > > > > > >> <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>;
> > > > > > > land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > > > > > >> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > > > > > >> Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 02:40 PM
> > > > > > > >> Subject: List Police - Back to LSR !
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> >Let's not beat the poor guy to death. I'm
> > > > > > > >> sure
> > > > > > > >> >that by now he get's the idea that the post
> > > > > > > >> was
> > > > > > > >> >inappropriate. He is into LSR, and we are
> > > > > > > >> into
> > > > > > > >> >LSR, so let's drop all of this and get back
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > >> >LSR. I don't think there are many among us
> > > > > > > >> who
> > > > > > > >> >haven't made some off-color remark, at some
> > > > > > > >> time
> > > > > > > >> >in our life, only to realize a second too
> > > > > > > >> late,
> > > > > > > >> >that a wife, preacher, teacher, or somebody
> > > > > > > >> was
> > > > > > > >> >present to make our face turn red and wish
> > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > >> >could hide under a rock.
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> >So, about this welding stuff. Back in the
> > > > > > > >> olden
> > > > > > > >> >days, were roll cages and chassis welded up
> > > > > > > >> more
> > > > > > > >> >with gas welding, or with buzz boxes?
> > > > > > > i.e.,
> > > > > > > >> >since it ain't gonna be mig or tig, which
> > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > >> my
> > > > > > > >> >antiquated devices should I be using for
> > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > >> >kind of work? I personally like working
> > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > >> the
> > > > > > > >> >torch, I can melt that stuff right to the
> > > > > > > >> point
> > > > > > > >> >of burning through, then start feeding rod.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >> With
> > > > > > > >> >the buzz box, I sometimes burn holes, then
> > > > > > > >> have
> > > > > > > >> >to get the torch out and start melting in
> > > > > > > >> order
> > > > > > > >> >to fill them back up.
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> >=====
> > > > > > > >> >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > > > > > >> >* Dick J *
> > > > > > > >> >* (In East Texas) *
> > > > > > > >> >* # 729 *
> > > > > > > >> >* C/GRS E/STR *
> > > > > > > >> >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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> > > > > > > >* (In East Texas) *
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