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Re: Hot Rods for Speed week

To: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>, "'Dick J'"
Subject: Re: Hot Rods for Speed week
From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:11:21 -0400
It ain't.

JB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
To: "'John Beckett'" <saltracer@servusa.com>; "'Dick J'"
<lsr_man@yahoo.com>; "'Land Speed List'" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 7:59 PM
Subject: RE: Hot Rods for Speed week


> JB;
>
> If it's a structural weld, it's not a good idea.
>
> Regards, Neil     Tucson, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Beckett [mailto:saltracer@servusa.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 4:40 PM
> To: Albaugh, Neil; 'Dick J'; 'Land Speed List'
> Subject: Re: Hot Rods for Speed week
>
>
> Yeah, but it's now smooth as a baby's behind. Not to worried about a crack
> in the belly pan. Not with 85 feet of welds holding it on.
>
> JB
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
> To: "'John Beckett'" <saltracer@servusa.com>; "'Dick J'"
> <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; "'Land Speed List'" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:37 AM
> Subject: RE: Hot Rods for Speed week
>
>
> > John;
> >
> > Bondo over your welds? I hope you were not serious about that. If a
> > crack appears, you probably won't find it under the Bondo in time to
> > keep something drastic from happening. As someone-- I forget who-- 
> > once said "Don't grind or fill a weld! If it looks that bad it
> > shouldn't be on your race car." Some sanctioning organizations
> > prohibit it altogether as a matter of
> safety.
> > Murphy's Law says that if your race car is going to fall apart, it
> > won't happen in your driveway.
> >
> > Regards, Neil     Tucson, AZ
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Beckett [mailto:saltracer@servusa.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:22 PM
> > To: John Beckett; Dick J; Land Speed List
> > Subject: Hot Rods for Speed week
> >
> >
> > Got the belly pan totally finished today. Bondoed up the seams and
> > added a little paint. Tomorrow we flip it one more time, finish any
> > residual
> welding
> > and then add suspension to make a roller.
> >
> > Trying my damndist to get this thing to Maxton for "show and tell". So
> maybe
> > someone will get a few shots there.
> >
> > JB, #79

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