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221. Re: brakes locked up (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 11:29:17 -0700; At Russel Racing, I was told, "In a spin, both feet in, when in doubt, both feet out."; /html/vintage-race/1999-07/msg00043.html (6,618 bytes)
222. Re: Corvair V8 answer (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 16:30:13 -0700; Would he say it's adding insult to injury? ;=); /html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00004.html (6,847 bytes)
223. Re: beginners tech question (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 13:34:40 -0700; You should try to verify that it's really the fronts locking up before the rears before you install the prop valve. You're right in that the valve only reduces the pressure in the line you install it; /html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00040.html (9,227 bytes)
224. Re: front brake lock-up (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 10:22:18 -0700; I definitely suggest you try it again with the new tires first. See, this is why when you ask a question, it helps to provide the background up front. Knowing that you upgraded the front calipers, bu; /html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00075.html (9,724 bytes)
225. Re: Alfa powered sports racers (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 10:47:12 -0700; That would be a Bourgeault, a rare car indeed. The sports racers were the last cars he worked on before he passed away. Bourgeault also made engine adapters so you could bolt an Alfa engine to a Hewl; /html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00091.html (9,704 bytes)
226. Re: beginners tech question (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 11:20:31 -0700; What you apply to the pedal is a force. Multiply that by whatever pedal ratio you have and you still have a force. Divide that by the area of the master cylinder piston and you get a pressure. Multip; /html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00092.html (9,504 bytes)
227. Re: Alfa powered sports racers (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 14:24:14 -0700; This is the very car I saw at Concours Italiano last year. It's still a deal. The GTA mill alone is worth close to half the car's asking price. Amen!; /html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00096.html (7,744 bytes)
228. Re: Visit to and drive on the "Ring" (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 10:36:48 -0700; Wonderful story. For those who can't quite get there, here's a virtual http://cbsgi1.bu.edu/bmw/nurbcgi.html; /html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00142.html (7,314 bytes)
229. Re: v-8 corvair (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 10:29:57 -0700; With most transaxles, it's possible to flip the differential over and re-shim the ring gear backlash so the car goes the right direction. That's how all the Formula Vees work. Hewland, OTOH, flipped; /html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00238.html (7,565 bytes)
230. Re: MGB Exhaust (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 11:18:37 -0800; It depends more on the track than the club. Laguna Seca has the tightest sound limits. They only get 4 "loud" weekends a year. Fortunately, the Monterey Historics are one of them. All club events at; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00006.html (9,010 bytes)
231. Re: Car(s) In The Barn -- A True Story (fwd) (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 13:42:07 -0800; "Seek ye the company of older women. They are so grateful." -- Benjamin Franklin ...; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00013.html (8,803 bytes)
232. Re: Wainer (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:55:06 -0700; There's a write-up of the Wainer Formula Junior in the September 1960 issue of Sports Cars Illustrated (just before they were forced to change the name to Road & Track). I just happen to have a copy; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00068.html (7,497 bytes)
233. Re: Wainer (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:34:12 -0700; ... {SNIP} Actually, they changed the name to Car & Driver, not R&T. They were sued by Sports Illustrated. I should know this. My car was featured in a '61 Car & Driver subtitled 'formerly Sports Ca; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00071.html (7,145 bytes)
234. Re: Rites of Spring (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 14:02:39 -0700; It's also one of the more tense moments. Did I do everything right? Is it holding together? Is the oil pressure adequate? What's that noise? What's that smell? When it seems to settle down and act li; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00088.html (7,961 bytes)
235. Re: Grand Prix (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 17:21:44 -0700; I hear you need a killer video card to really let the program do the graphics; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00097.html (7,707 bytes)
236. Re: Sprite question (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 10:29:34 -0700; Another common problem with high energy coils is that people overlook the relationship with the plug gap. On a high energy coil, you should run a larger gap. If the gap is too small, the energy is al; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00154.html (8,374 bytes)
237. Re: Would BMC have done this in 1955/56? (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:20:51 -0700; For years, local racer Jim Smith has been towing his BMC Formula Junior behind a mid-50's Studebaker pickup. Gil Nickel of Far Niente Winery often has a vintage wine delivery truck show up in his pad; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00158.html (7,984 bytes)
238. Re: Sprite question/Ignitions (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:12:22 -0700; On another note, the resistor does something else besides keeping the coil from burning out. The actual waveform of the spark is partly determined by the resistor. While it's true that less resistanc; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00170.html (9,099 bytes)
239. Re: Sprite question/Ignitions (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 14:07:00 -0700; No, I think you're not reading the follow up messages carefully enough. The resistor doesn't just drop the voltage, it limits the peak current in the coil. If you're running a total loss system, you; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00176.html (11,500 bytes)
240. Re: Weber 40 DCO3 parts (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 17:35:36 -0700; Pierce Manifolds in Gilroy, CA. usually has the rebuild kits. Jets and floats could be a real problem. The only part that is the same as on a DCOE is the main jet itself. None of the other parts cros; /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00191.html (6,466 bytes)

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