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A new body??

To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: A new body??
From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 20:59:31 -0400
Glad you got your new toy back home safe and sound.
If the body was wider what tires would you use at Maxton? How wide is the
current wheel well?
What is the width of the Berkly vs the Healey?

JB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:21 PM
Subject: couple of quick Jab's and some theory...


> Glen...  Thanks for coming by and helping us load the car... it was a
bunch
> easier to unload then it was to load... and dang... I didn't even ding the
> fiberglass...  whew.... took 5 minutes... hooked the engine hoist up to
the
> back.... raised it in the air.... rolled it back till the front tires were
on
> the dove tail and simply jacked it up and drove out from under it...
> re-arranged the Jack Stands ... done deal... to easy...
>
> Louise... I'm not abandoning the Camaro... I'm simply looking at another
> option on a long term basis.... this car cost less then half what it was
going
> to cost to build an untested car and it's already had twin turbo's in
it...
> The biggest problem I have so far is that I'm going to have to rebody the
back
> of the car for Maxton.... the tires won't last two passes up there....
sooooo
> geez what kinda body should I run that's about 4 inches wider.... Hmmm how
> bout a Healey?    Tooooo cool eh?
>
> Tell me life isn't good....  it was just a difficult decision as it
> represented a fair amount of cash up front... and frankly I'm trying to
stay
> cash poor...
>
> Right now I'm fixing to go down and check out what I've bought and see if
I
> can get the rest of the El Mirage dust on it.....  seems the car was
pretty
> proven there...
>
> K

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