Paul Harvey would be proud!
Ed
Phillip Landry wrote:
> HEY! You're moving in on our territory there. Seems like we got JB Weld on
> almost every part of our car. On the block (to fix the hole I drilled), on
> the intake (to repair the ravages of time), to hold on the balancing weights
> on the wheels, to fix our ruptured coolant tank,
> on and on. Phil
>
> >From: wspotter <wester6935@home.com>
> >Reply-To: wspotter <wester6935@home.com>
> >To: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>, Land Speed List
> ><land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: B'Ville Repair
> >Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2001 08:25:27 -0700
> >
> >Ed,
> >
> >Any truth to the rumor that you will run next year as the J B WELD Special?
> >I have heard from reliable sources that you are approaching the company for
> >major sponsorship.
> >
> >Wes
> >
> >
> >on 10/5/01 2:16 PM, Ed Van Scoy at edvs@uswest.net wrote:
> >
> > > As most of the list knows, I had the fan go through the radiator of my
> > > Vette at Speedweek. Finally decided I should fix it so I got busy
> > > yesterday. Before I tell my story, I should point out that another '85
> > > Vette lost his fan too at 191 mph, and wiped out his radiator as well.
> > > After pulling the plastic shroud off, the problem became obvious - the
> > > radiator went INTO the fan instead of fan into the radiator. The
> > > radiator on a C4 Corvette is held in place by a plastic enclosure. The
> > > mounting points are all J-nuts through plastic tabs. The electric fan
> > > bolts (through plastic mounting holes) to the shroud. Apparently the
> > > force of the air pushed the radiator back, which broke the plastic top
> > > mounting points, and the plastic fan mount, allowing the radiator to
> > > contact the fan. SO, there are several Corvettes on the list that may
> > > want to reinforce this area. I made some metal pieces the same shape as
> > > the mounting tabs and fiberglassed them over & under the stock mounting
> > > points. The fan has been retired forever. Hopefully that issue is
> > > solved.
> > > Ed
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