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81. Re: 6 Blade fan for Triumph (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:41:56 EST; Can't you fit an electric fan (you only need it for pregrid anyway)? That lump of metal attached to the end of the crankshaft is a balancing nightmare and not all that efficient anyway. Bill (whose; /html/vintage-race/2003-01/msg00032.html (7,163 bytes)
82. Re: Custom Tie Rod Source (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:09:34 EST; Heims give accurate suspension motion, but wear out more frequently, even with the little rubber gaiters. OK for race only use, but not for race/street. Bill /// unsubscribe/change address requests t; /html/vintage-race/2003-01/msg00052.html (6,975 bytes)
83. Re: 2 Winter Prep questions (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:46:17 EST; While this appears at first blush to be a good idea, I have to question whether you aren't setting yourself up for some agony the NEXT time you have to remove the body for maintenance - be it for it'; /html/vintage-race/2002-12/msg00011.html (8,470 bytes)
84. Re: 2 Winter Prep questions (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 13:35:06 EST; Bonding the body to the frame also seems to me to have some (possibly illegal) ramifications. If you take a production car like the 7 and use the body to reinforce it in ways the factory never did, a; /html/vintage-race/2002-12/msg00014.html (8,067 bytes)
85. Air Tanks (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:25:22 EST; A note on tanks - I've been using a diving tank for about 30 years now, and it just keeps on passing it's hydrostatic test every 5 years (it was manufactured in the 60s!). At 2250 psi, it holds enoug; /html/vintage-race/2002-12/msg00051.html (7,081 bytes)
86. Alloy Sumps (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:24:14 EST; "Since the oil pan is used to dissipate heat, I don't believe this would be a good idea. Is there a finned aluminum oil pan available for your car/engine? This would improve the appearance and also p; /html/vintage-race/2002-12/msg00058.html (7,261 bytes)
87. Re: Alloy Sumps (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 16:45:23 EST; No, just don't go pogo-sticking in the tulies. I note that many Jag owners also change to steel - probably save about 15 pounds by doing so. Think I'll leave the fancy alloy sump on my Lamborghini, s; /html/vintage-race/2002-12/msg00064.html (7,084 bytes)
88. Re: Alloy Sumps (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:05:47 EST; I think that's likely the case with many alloy engine blocks - some even benefit from a relatively thin steel spacer between the block and pan. I doubt that many cast iron blocks (MG, Jag, Triumph) g; /html/vintage-race/2002-12/msg00066.html (7,696 bytes)
89. Re: Cranks (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:38:33 EST; You can buy a 'Scat Mat" that has a low voltage current going through it to discourage pets that jump up on the car. Personally, I'd be looking into high voltage transformers for the thing, even if i; /html/vintage-race/2002-11/msg00042.html (7,354 bytes)
90. Re: Cars & titles (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:42:17 EST; I've done that a couple of times for clients - it ensures that the vendor doesn't get stiffed. Ask your lawyer if he'd do it for you. Bill (lawyer) /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordom; /html/vintage-race/2002-11/msg00055.html (7,267 bytes)
91. Re: Headrest Pads (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:22:56 EDT; My solution: Take a round piece of aluminum plate or, I suppose, plywood. Drill it for 4 suitable bolts. Put the bolts in from the front, and nut them on the backside Glue a round piece of 2 cm. sytr; /html/vintage-race/2002-10/msg00042.html (8,536 bytes)
92. Re: datsun question (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 09:27:17 EDT; Or do what us guys with MGAs do when we can't buy a long throat cap that has more than 7 psi pressure - have a new shallow neck put on your radiator. Bill /// unsubscribe/change address requests to m; /html/vintage-race/2002-09/msg00090.html (7,188 bytes)
93. Re: The Great Transmission Towing Debate (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:34:28 EDT; Larry - I expect that van has a larger series of trans. The old 727 was bulletproof, but some of the newer smaller stuff is pretty wimpy. I had a friend that lunched his mid-sized Chrysler trans in t; /html/vintage-race/2002-09/msg00143.html (7,861 bytes)
94. Re: [mill_drill] Making 12 ba nuts (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 10:06:11 EDT; I restore antique clocks. Go back a couple of hundred years and you find little standardisation in thread pitch and even sizes - all the screws and nuts were hand made - which means that it they are; /html/vintage-race/2002-08/msg00014.html (7,298 bytes)
95. Re: Downshift: Double clutch or blip? (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:41:19 EDT; Double clutch - you want to match gearbox and engine speed. With a 9 pound flywheel, my engine will have dropped and the gears will be just sitting there (not having been brought up to speed by the m; /html/vintage-race/2002-06/msg00022.html (8,634 bytes)
96. Re: Downshift: Double clutch or blip? (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:21:17 EDT; Geez, Bob - now you're starting to sound like my wife! I'm selling 2 cars (one probably gone, and if you know anyone that wants a race ready TVR like my friend Dave just sold, let me know). Maybe I'l; /html/vintage-race/2002-06/msg00023.html (7,651 bytes)
97. Re: Saab (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 17:01:07 EDT; Enough with the Saab stories! Not exactly Shakespearean Sonnets, were they? That little Taunus V4 was cute, but fell short of being really sporting, and the body design looked like it had been done b; /html/vintage-race/2002-06/msg00059.html (7,191 bytes)
98. Re: Saab (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:09:21 EDT; Cool car - looks like a Berkley on steroids..... I used to race against a Honda S-800 sports - same idea, even neater high rev engine, but a little lacking in the torque department. Always thought it; /html/vintage-race/2002-06/msg00071.html (7,652 bytes)
99. Re: Spitfire aluminum bell housings (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 14:24:49 EDT; Except that you are converting a half decent scatter shield to a shrapnel source....;-) Bill /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman; /html/vintage-race/2002-05/msg00028.html (7,298 bytes)
100. Re: Spitfire aluminum bell housings (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 15:11:30 EDT; Whoa! My class is a little more civil than that - a nasty glance, perhaps a raised finger (indicating we are number one!) when an improvident pass is carried out, but we never expect to have to deal; /html/vintage-race/2002-05/msg00030.html (7,534 bytes)

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