- 1. Favorite Tools (Vaguely LSR) (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 00:05:07 -0800
- I welded a 3/8 dia bar about 20 long to a round flange that has the same bolt pattern as the cam gear face. I bolt the handle onto the cam and have perfect leverage when sliding it into the block
- /html/land-speed/2006-11/msg00065.html (9,265 bytes)
- 2. Throttle linkage (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:14:36 -0800
- Dick: Nice web site, check them out. www.controlcables.com <http://www.controlcables.com/> . They are a SPONSOR in our rule book. Otto: Jim Deist has been a supporter of LSR for more than 50 years. C
- /html/land-speed/2006-11/msg00110.html (7,354 bytes)
- 3. Speedweek Car Pictures (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:26:46 -0700
- Many thanks to everyone that responded. I have received the pics that I
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00017.html (6,400 bytes)
- 4. Speedweek Car Pictures (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:27:59 -0700
- Many thanks to everyone that responded. I have received all the pics that I
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00018.html (6,434 bytes)
- 5. MGs To Be Built in China ? What's NEXT ??? (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 02:31:25 -0700
- California Gross State Product is $1.5 trillion. (36.8 million People) China Gross Domestic Product is $1.6 Trillion. (1.2 billion People) That is 1,163,200,000 ''LESS'' people producing the SAME amo
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00033.html (9,394 bytes)
- 6. RE: MGs To Be Built in China ? What's NEXT ??? (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:11:14 -0700
- List I am responding to Brian privately since this is non-LSR stuff. Feel free to email me privately if you want to join in. -Elon Elon, Yes, but if you want to see what's coming, look at the percent
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00056.html (8,696 bytes)
- 7. "M" Motor (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 01:06:40 -0700
- On page 1 of Speed Week 2006 Official Results is a record listed as M MVOT. Obviously, it is a vintage midget but what is an "M" motor? Isn't the smallest motor a "K"? The car is #714 Le Claire Speci
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00079.html (6,815 bytes)
- 8. "M" motor (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:33:36 -0700
- Dan and James I appreciate your response. In the rule book page 54 there is no "M" motor designation. The only designation for a midget is MVOT which is the car 'class'. No motor is specified. I gues
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00090.html (7,477 bytes)
- 9. RE: "M" motor (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:03:46 -0700
- James, I'm not talking about the Sesco's. etc. All the 'types' of motors in the VOT class have also run in midgets. The only difference for midgets is the cu.in. size. Example, a V-8 60 is a flathead
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00095.html (7,570 bytes)
- 10. CV U-Joint (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:04:50 -0700
- See what you started, Skip :-) I was on the 3 story tower briefly when Ray Crowell was video taping a few runs (many thanks Ray). I saw a few spins in real life. Man! .does it happen fast. Unless I c
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00192.html (7,232 bytes)
- 11. Drive shaft U-joints (formerly, CV U-Joint) (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 01:57:39 -0700
- Well what do you know...I'm going to learnt sumptin from this thread. Long before FWD popularized Mr. Rzeppa's joint, I used to call the "double cardan" joints (like those found on fine vehicles like
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00215.html (8,882 bytes)
- 12. Timing light wires (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:32:34 -0700
- Bonneville is constantly troubled with lightening, thunder storms and other electrical issues. Any wireless, radio frequency based system surely is NOT the sign of the future. A laser base system is
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00217.html (8,699 bytes)
- 13. Fast Lane (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:32:38 -0700
- In the many years I have been at the starting line I have just not seen the problems that are being mentioned in this thread. Occasionally, there is a hold up and Jim Jensen gives the other car the O
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00218.html (9,248 bytes)
- 14. Timing light wires (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:30:16 -0700
- I am not talking about laying down 5 miles of fiber optic! Only a laser BEAM would communicate between mile marks. All that is needed is a laser and a target. I'm suggesting fiber optics only in the
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00248.html (8,556 bytes)
- 15. Fast LAne PArt 1 (Take a number) (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:46:33 -0700
- Sitting around the barbie or working in the convenience one's pit is far better than the endless "wait-and-move" experience. TAKE A NUMBER should be seriously considered by the board. The NHRA has us
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00251.html (7,124 bytes)
- 16. Wireless timing (part 1) (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:10:09 -0700
- In light of Jon's comments and others, I am proposing a laser based system that eliminates wires. The idea is that a laser shoots a beam across the course to turning-optics that send the SAME beam to
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00264.html (8,341 bytes)
- 17. Wireless timing (part 2) (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:12:58 -0700
- First of all I am not a qualified EE or optical engineer. There was modest negative feed-back on Jon's idea so I only made this proposal to show you that parts to a laser based timing system are alr
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00265.html (7,982 bytes)
- 18. by the numbers.... (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:33:44 -0700
- I kind of like the class call simply because I like to watch certain kinds of cars run. Knowing in advance, when they are going to run, I can plan my day accordingly and get a magnum dose of good inf
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00298.html (8,630 bytes)
- 19. RE: Drive shaft U-joints (formerly, CV U-Joint) (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:24:44 -0700
- My focus is on the drive shaft so I am not sure I am following your train of thought. I'm not interested in FWD. Are you saying the rzeppa joint is also used on drive shafts? It appears to be superi
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00322.html (7,861 bytes)
- 20. I've got a good idea!!! (score: 1)
- Author: "3 liter" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:08:43 -0700
- Jim, nice post and thanks for the aerial shot of the salt. Unfortunately, "moving on" likely will NOT happen due to the requirements necessary to run on the salt. Building a car to meet the rule book
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00324.html (8,700 bytes)
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