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Re: Street Roadsters

To: "tim cunha" <tfc1932@hotmail.com>, <jdincau@qnet.com>, <34ford@msn.com>,
Subject: Re: Street Roadsters
From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 20:05:16 -0700
Tim
Exploding clutches don't know up from down. You don't want to have pieces
bouncing back up or running over them. As far as I know the lower portion
must be bolted to the motor plate. I hope you never have to go through one
it's not a fun thing. Been there.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "tim cunha" <tfc1932@hotmail.com>
To: <jdincau@qnet.com>; <34ford@msn.com>; <lsr_man@yahoo.com>;
<landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: Street Roadsters


> Here is a different question guys/gals!!! i have a steel scattershield. it
> is an ex sprint car piece. it has been clearenced on the bottom and a
clutch
> window is opened up. the flange has been taken off on the bottom which
> caused bottoming out in the dirt. will this be legal at the lakes? it is a
> steel bell housing. i can fix the window with a plate, but i dont have a
> block protector and the flange is off. what will happen at tech. the bell
> housing panel has been modified...lol. the rules do not answere a question
> like this. i will email a photo of it to an expert and tell me if i can
use
> it so i dont have to buy a new one!! thanks for the help again!!! by the
way
> the top of the shield is perfect and intact. if the clutch blew it would
cut
> a trench in the dirt and make a mess i quess. let me know what i should
do.
> trying to save a dime anyway i can.
>
>
> >From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
> >Reply-To: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
> >To: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>, "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>,   "John
> >Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>,   "tim cunha"
> ><tfc1932@hotmail.com>
> >CC: "land-speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: Street Roadsters
> >Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 18:31:48 -0700
> >
> >Currie's car was illegal, in addition to the rear fenders the body had
been
> >stretched 5 inches. They never made it to impound so the matter never
came
> >to a head.
> >Jim in Palmdale
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: JOHN BACKUS <34ford@msn.com>
> >To: JOHN BACKUS <34ford@msn.com>; Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; John
Beckett
> ><landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; tim cunha <tfc1932@hotmail.com>
> >Cc: land-speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 5:46 PM
> >Subject: Re: Street Roadsters
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: JOHN BACKUS
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 4:44 PM
> > > To: Dick J; John Beckett; tim cunha
> > > Cc: land-speed
> > > Subject: Re: Street Roadsters
> > >
> > >
> > > When Frank Currie decided to drive a '32 Ford to and from L.A. a few
> >years
> >ago
> > > and try to set a record over 200 for a street driven roadster, he had
to
> >have
> > > rear fenders. I saw them, they were not even close to stock, they were
> >like
> > > cut down motorcycle fenders. I do not believe you need original
fenders.
> >In
> > > fact, how about something that can act like a small canard wing?
See....
> >us
> > > old racers thinking again.
> >
> >
>
> _________________________________________________________________

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