Wow! I read my mail backwards so I saw your reply to the wise guys first.
Then your fist post. If you have a down draft carb is it progressive? Most
of them are made for much larger displacement ( as in over 2000 cc's ) but I
have heard of them working good when set up properly. The flaps on top may
be the choke. As for your roll over bar, It's not that heavy. As to the
handing check your alignment first. And get some manuals and read up. And
remember your car is a 68, most modern sub compacts have better suspension
and more horsepower per pound.
Paul Van Wig
Long Beach, CA
60 Bugeye
60 Minor Woody
61 Minor Pickup
----- Original Message -----
From <RichHed99 at aol.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 11:56 AM
Subject: New to list/car trouble
> Dear Spridget owners,
>
> My name is Richard and I have a 68 Midget that looks to be seriously
> modified, I guess the guy before me (don't know him bought car from a
garage)
> really knew his stuff. However, some things just don't seem right about
the
> car. Maybe you can offer me some advice?
>
> The car is supposed to be race tuned but really runs out of revs at about
> 5,500rpm and I tried changing from 4th to 3rd at 4,800 revs to get the
revs
> up in 4th but the wheels almost locked and the nose dived. The carb is
> supposed to be a racing car carb and has squareish looking holes at the
top
> with flaps at the top. I though the flaps were slowing it down so removed
> them but it made no difference.
>
> The car is plain awkward to start and with the cooler weather here has got
> harder and harder to get going. Any ideas?
>
> The car seems a bit darty when you go fast and more wallowy when you go
slow.
> The suspension looks complicated and I cant understand it. I put more
air
> pressure in the back tyres and less in the front to balance out the
dartiness
> but haven't tried it out yet - will this work?
>
> Whats all this stuff with roll bars I have a big bar near the back seats
but
> don't see how it can help the suspension unless it is the extra weight
giving
> downforce and grip to the tyres.
>
> How can I get the car to go faster? At the moment a lot of family cars
seem
> to overtake me?
>
> Richard Head
>
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