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41. Re: Rear Leaf Springs - understeer geometry (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:56:55 -0800; I recently read an interesting article by Marc Sayer that explained that with the rear shackle being higher than the front shackle, this designs in rear axle roll-steer understeer. In other words, wh; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00142.html (7,658 bytes)
42. Rear Shock Kit (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:37:53 -0800; One of the things on my near term shopping list is a rear shock kit, converting from the armstrongs to lever shocks. The two kits under consideration are the Moss Kit and Doug Jackson's kit from Brit; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00236.html (7,613 bytes)
43. Re: Rear Shock Kit (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:41:12 -0800; Thanks for the advice. Can you refresh my memory as to which of the units are adjustable? I believe that you sell a spax unit which is. My gut agrees with your preferences. Thanks. Are the shocks in; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00237.html (8,781 bytes)
44. Re: Rear Shock Kit (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:12:42 -0800; Since I need to pull in and out of my driveway, I won't be lowering the car overmuch. I've got an exhaust system from my local mufffler shop. If there's a problem, I'll have them fix it. They came up; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00243.html (12,167 bytes)
45. Aluminum Cylinder heads (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 02:12:29 -0800; I've pretty mcuh decided to go with the aluminum cyldinder head (from pierce) as the aluminum reduces the chance of detonation, and detonation seems to be the limiting factor in a supercharged motor.; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00268.html (7,520 bytes)
46. spin-on oil filter adapters (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 02:20:18 -0800; I noticed that on pages 12 & 13 oof the moss catalogue, they have three types of spinon oil filter adapters. On page 12 is one that just goes axially for $30. On page 13 they have an inverted spin-on; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00269.html (7,060 bytes)
47. Aluminum front and back plates (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 02:28:56 -0800; I've got a friend with a nice machine shop. I suspect that if I bribed him properly I could get a really good deal on having him make front and back plates for my motor out of aluminum. This would ob; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00270.html (7,467 bytes)
48. Re: Rear Shock Kit (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:30:09 -0800; This is interesting. Is there anyone that has installed tubeshocks, when they've had good working armstrongs, and noticed significant improvement? More than they would from heavier fork oil or compet; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00283.html (8,688 bytes)
49. Camshaft timing offset (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:56:48 -0800; The new cam for my supercharged motor will need to be offset 5 degrees. There are two options, an offset key for about $15 or a vernier timing guage for about $200. The cam was ground by Elgin, so I; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00336.html (8,826 bytes)
50. Valves on a supercharged motor (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:24:12 -0800; I've decided to build up an aluminum head for the next incarnation of my motor (damn but this is getting expensive). As such, I'll need to get valves for it. Since I'm not restricted by any sort of c; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00354.html (7,605 bytes)
51. Re: Rear Shock Kit (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:42:13 -0800; How hard would it be to make adjustable valves for the armstrongs? It seems to me that this would be a pretty desirable performance item. Since the valving is all coaxial, it should be possible to ma; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00355.html (8,535 bytes)
52. Re: Camshaft timing offset (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:45:34 -0800; This is the motivation for a removable cam gear cover. I'd be able to dial in the cam timing a lot easier than having to take everything off. -- Girling is not a verb. lrc@red4est.com http://www.red4; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00356.html (7,670 bytes)
53. Re: Camshaft timing offset (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:22:48 -0800; Good point. It would require removing the belt and the idler pulley. This would still be a lot less effort than removing that and everything else that I'd have to, to change a timing adjustment key.; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00359.html (7,880 bytes)
54. Re: Camshaft timing offset (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:32:08 -0800; I just talked to someone at Elgin and he said that I should put it together, see where I end up, and get the proper key to fit. The next question is, should I get new timing gears, chain and tensione; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00360.html (7,468 bytes)
55. Re: Valves on a supercharged motor (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:12:15 -0800; My suspiscion is that while a blower can mask problems with flow, it'll do so at the expense of requiring more power to pump the air into the motor, this energy will show up as heat, someplace, proba; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00361.html (7,787 bytes)
56. Re: Rear Shock Kit (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:26:59 -0800; This is very interesting. I wonder where I might find some, and whether they'd be worth the money (rather than getting, for example the spax kit). http://www.singercars.com/4ax/armstrong.html Seems t; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00362.html (8,776 bytes)
57. Re: MGB - How to put it back together (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:55:10 -0800; Yeah, buy a rusted out old parts car to use as a model. If you don't know how things go together, go out and look at it. I'm only half joking on this. Do you know anybody with a car that they aren't; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00392.html (8,711 bytes)
58. Re: MGB - How to put it back together (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:15:50 -0800; It's funny how everyone comes up with the same answer. The brute force solution is often the most elegant. -- Girling is not a verb. lrc@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00394.html (8,194 bytes)
59. Re: MGB - How to put it back together (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:17:58 -0800; I would like to suggest that if you use a digital camera and take a pictorial record of your reassembly, you will create immensely useful record for future generations. How much would you pay, right; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00395.html (8,462 bytes)
60. Spinon filter adapters (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:32:08 -0800; I was talking to the dealer I'm setting up a big Moss order through, and had decided to try the hanging spinon filter adapter, the one that has the filter mounted concentrically. I didn't have my cat; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00396.html (8,259 bytes)

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