- 1. Re: $900 of diesel fuel? (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 11:23:29 -0400
- Regular gas is jumping up here in Tidewater Virginia today. $3.29-3.39. The public has been prepared for a jump by the press, and the oil companies are going to give it to us. Can't blame 'em, they d
- /html/land-speed/2005-09/msg00015.html (7,088 bytes)
- 2. Re: A sad day on the salt (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:33:17 -0400
- This is terrible news. John Beckett was a fine man and we will miss him. Bill Hoddinott
- /html/land-speed/2005-08/msg00131.html (6,907 bytes)
- 3. Braided Hose (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 13:28:14 -0400
- Braided hose is traditional and impressive-looking, but a lot of people prefer Aeroquip blue hose with push-on fittings from Speedway Motors. Elmo Gillette told me about it and it works fine for me.
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00125.html (7,585 bytes)
- 4. Re: Fuel Injection Question (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 11:01:53 -0400
- Individual throttle bodies are always an advantage because they insure equal distribution of fuel to each cylinder. There is always some inequality of distribution in a plenum. Theoretically having t
- /html/land-speed/2005-05/msg00249.html (7,912 bytes)
- 5. Re: Copper Gaskets? (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:07:51 -0500
- John, from what I've learned about one-piece dead-soft flat copper head gaskets, they can be used without o-ringing the block but they are prone to seep at the combustion chamber that way so it is pr
- /html/land-speed/2005-03/msg00339.html (7,414 bytes)
- 6. Re: For you flathead fans (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:32:03 -0500
- It's a V8-60 in an MG. Bill H.
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00313.html (6,559 bytes)
- 7. Re: Broken Pinion (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 12:19:03 -0500
- Good point. One of the top Bonneville roadster racers recently told me he uses a V8 quickchange rear axle without a spool and over 1000 horsepower there with good results. But he wouldn't think of us
- /html/land-speed/2005-01/msg00005.html (7,397 bytes)
- 8. Re: ECTA membership & snow report (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:44:06 -0500
- Jon, I had word from Joe Timney that 2005 ECTA membership renewals(still $60 I guess) can be sent to: ECTA - Tonya Turk 206 Sylvan Dr. Enterprise, AL 36330 Bill H.
- /html/land-speed/2005-01/msg00090.html (7,326 bytes)
- 9. Towing at the Low-End (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 11:18:05 -0500
- There's been some solid information about towing here from people who It might be worth mentioning that reliable towing on a budget can also be done with more modest equipment. When it was time to ge
- /html/land-speed/2005-01/msg00184.html (8,398 bytes)
- 10. Vincent Black Lightning (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:09:51 -0500
- Hi folks, there is a beautiful photo of what is said to be a totally original and intact Vincent Black Lightning on Jim Baltusnik's thevincent.com website today. It is claimed that it was ordered and
- /html/land-speed/2005-01/msg00248.html (7,086 bytes)
- 11. Re: Can you define what is "Ford" (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:04:01 -0500
- It is near a century since Henry Ford started up plants in many parts of the world and before too long, became reportedly the richest man on earth. Now Ford has Jaguar, and here in coastal Virginia t
- /html/land-speed/2005-01/msg00368.html (8,331 bytes)
- 12. Re: Wind Noise (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:23:02 -0500
- A Bonneville veteran recently told me that it is an unforgettable experience to hear the wind howl around the 250+ mph Wilson & Waters roadster on the Long Course from the return road, when the drive
- /html/land-speed/2005-01/msg00369.html (6,751 bytes)
- 13. "Arduns at Bonneville" (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:44:08 -0500
- Hi folks, for any who may be interested, I made a few copies of reprints of my interviews out of Bonneville Racing News with the Ardun stars and the first is being offered on the "Ardun" section of e
- /html/land-speed/2005-01/msg00477.html (6,883 bytes)
- 14. Re: Engineers, etc. - OT (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:31:05 -0500
- Todd, from what I've seen, not every engineer is a designer. Designers are a specially gifted breed of engineer. But anyway, in practice, scientists, engineers, managers and contractors just fight it
- /html/land-speed/2005-01/msg00537.html (7,197 bytes)
- 15. Re: BRN Articles on Ebay (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:21:02 -0500
- John, as I've said several times, and as it says on the Ardun page on eBay, I had and have written permission from Wendy to reprint her pages out of BRN. Bill H.
- /html/land-speed/2005-01/msg00552.html (6,889 bytes)
- 16. Re: Ardun head drawing on ebay (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 13:48:44 -0500
- These are genuine half-size copies of the original, all right. But this was a drawing of the original prototype dated Dec. '47. A few details were changed later for practical reasons. When Don Orosco
- /html/land-speed/2004-12/msg00017.html (7,374 bytes)
- 17. Re: land-speed-digest V1 #1764 (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 17:48:38 -0500
- Ed, a couple of details I noticed on the prototype print that vary from later production are the end water return arrangements and the alignment of the pushrod holes in the heads. There may be others
- /html/land-speed/2004-12/msg00037.html (7,620 bytes)
- 18. Re: What's in your crankcase? (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 18:32:05 -0500
- I recently had a chat with a member of one of the leading Bonneville roadster teams. He said they use a dry-sump system which keeps 100 psi in the engine at all times, and always use Valvoline Racing
- /html/land-speed/2004-12/msg00189.html (9,413 bytes)
- 19. Re: Steering Dampener? (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:01:21 -0500
- With 15 degrees of caster, before it can 'wobble' the wheels, it has to lift a lot of weight! Bill H.
- /html/land-speed/2004-12/msg00213.html (6,470 bytes)
- 20. Re: '97 SPort Rider Sam Wheeler article (score: 1)
- Author: ardunbill@webtv.net
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:50:17 -0500
- Bonneville Racing News will also soon feature an in-depth interview with Sam about his 2004 successes and efforts. Bill H.
- /html/land-speed/2004-12/msg00252.html (6,832 bytes)
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