- 21. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:58:12 -0800
- The other thing RWD cars should have is a strap under the drive shaft to prevent the car from trying to do a pole vault when a U-joint gives up the fight. Drag racers are required to have this as wel
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00215.html (8,263 bytes)
- 22. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:20:25 -0800
- With a mid-engined car, I don't have worry about this much. ;=) I would lose a rare set of transaxle cases if the clutch blew up. I did get a little nervous when the Mexican VW clutch in my F. Jr. st
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00216.html (8,332 bytes)
- 23. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: JWoesvra@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 17:49:45 EST
- << Right-hand drive Minis can send parts directly into the groin area. >> <<I'll bet that hurts!>> I always wear a cup when in the Mini. jw
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00217.html (8,215 bytes)
- 24. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 15:27:06 -0800
- Oh, this inspires a host of jokes, none of them related to the area of potential injury. ;=) When you said you take a cup in the Mini, I thought it was to brew tea. I thought the cup was your refueli
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00218.html (8,551 bytes)
- 25. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark Palmer" <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 01:15:00 GMT
- So is the Mini equipped with a CUPHOLDER? We promise we won't ask names! Mark
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00219.html (9,125 bytes)
- 26. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 17:49:37 -0800
- But incriminating photographs may be provided to Significant Others...
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00220.html (7,924 bytes)
- 27. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Fitzsimmons <fitzsmns@mwci.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:30:49 -0600
- When I bought by ex-SCCA Bugeye, it has a steel plate about a foot high welded the driver's side inside footwell. I left it there too. I do seem to recall someone who raced Sprites back in the 60's a
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00221.html (9,098 bytes)
- 28. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: "MalcolmCox" <malcox@napanet.net>
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 22:44:48 -0800
- plate.. My MGA still has the steel plate debris shield around the top of the bell housing. Interestingly, in the MGA, there is a 2" dia chassis tube threading under the bell housing. A pretty beefy
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00222.html (7,963 bytes)
- 29. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: Tombread@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 02:05:28 EST
- << Boy I'll bet that woke him up! >> Speaking of the damage that can be done when something breaks: I was in an IRL team shop today looking at the remains of an Olds engine where the small end of a c
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00223.html (8,223 bytes)
- 30. RE: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: Sadek Charles H DLVA <SadekCH@nswc.navy.mil>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:16:11 -0500
- I can't imagine not having a driveshaft loop (360degrees) in a front engine race car. When things break, only bad things happen! The local drag strips require a bell housing blanket/shield for my son
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00224.html (8,249 bytes)
- 31. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 17:17:26 -0500
- When I built my ' 67 Midget almost ten years ago one of the things I did after the car was painted and before the engine/trans went in was to afix a 1/4" steel plate to the transmission tunnel side
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00253.html (10,198 bytes)
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