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241. Re: rear susp alignment (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 10:01:34 -0800; I suspect non-zero caster would create what's called roll steer in the rear suspension. This was experimented with in the 50's, maybe 60's, but is now considered a *bad* thing. If the radius arms are; /html/vintage-race/1999-03/msg00023.html (7,278 bytes)
242. Re: Sand-cast Weber 40 DCOE carbs (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 10:31:46 -0800; I think the carbs you're talking about are the 40 DCO 3 type. I am running them on a Formula Junior. Trust me, the DCOE is a MUCH better carb. The story I heard was that representatives of Alfa Romeo; /html/vintage-race/1999-03/msg00089.html (7,785 bytes)
243. Re: Sand-cast Weber 40 DCOE carbs (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 11:19:12 -0800; You want je ne sais quoi, go look under the hood of a big Maserati from the 50's. They used THREE of those sand cast wonders, and a larger size too. I use a pair of 40 DCO 3 carbs on a Fiat 1100 Form; /html/vintage-race/1999-03/msg00091.html (7,277 bytes)
244. Re: Sand cast Webers and allthese oil leakers at Mid-OH! (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 14:19:14 -0800; According to my version of world car history, the British invented Cars That Leak Oil(tm). The Italians invented Factory Rust(R). The two groups entered into a cross-licensing agreement to avoid a na; /html/vintage-race/1999-03/msg00099.html (9,272 bytes)
245. Re: Sand cast Webers and allthese oil leakers at Mid-OH! (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 16:48:18 -0800; Why do you think the Italians wanted to license it so badly? All that Russian steel rusting away on the loading docks. At least with the British self-lubricating feature, the Factory Rust wouldn't sh; /html/vintage-race/1999-03/msg00102.html (9,250 bytes)
246. Re: Front Engine Formula Juniors (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 13:37:24 -0800; There is also an HMSA event on the West coast June 25-27 at Thunderhill. This will be a club event run by HMSA, not a major spectator event like Monterey.; /html/vintage-race/1999-03/msg00122.html (7,597 bytes)
247. Re: Sand cast Webers and allthese oil leakers at Mid-OH! (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 13:45:01 -0800; But from the other point of view, the Italian engineers acheived the correct balance. Their goal was to make sure the Italian buyers had to purchase a new car every 3 years. If they hadn't added the; /html/vintage-race/1999-03/msg00123.html (9,372 bytes)
248. Re: Vacaville area. (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 10:11:37 -0800; Well, I'll tell you. This weekend, CSRG is having an event at Sears Point and the admission is only $10 (or maybe $15) for the whole weekend. There are plenty of FORD products running there, you shou; /html/vintage-race/1999-03/msg00174.html (7,900 bytes)
249. Re: Vintage formula ford questions (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:55:48 -0800; FYI, Coleman Machine can make vintage rotors to order. If you can send them a decent old one, they can reproduce it. They make rotors and 'hats' you can bolt together to mix & match, too. They can be; /html/vintage-race/1999-03/msg00186.html (8,225 bytes)
250. Elva-Porsche Info Request (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 11:36:42 -0800; I saw a note asking for info on an Elva-Porsche that won the Road America 500 with Augie Pabst and Bill Wuesthoff at the wheel. If anybody here has any info, email to jallison@webaccess.net and cc th; /html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00012.html (6,397 bytes)
251. Paint stripping suggestions wanted (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 10:59:12 -0800; The Aluminum skin on my Formula Junior is developing some stress cracks. They're all in non-critical areas. I'm pretty sure they can be TIG welded but I'm not sure how to proceed with stripping. I m; /html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00026.html (7,901 bytes)
252. Re: Ruggles Scales (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 13:58:15 -0800; Huh? Maybe you got an old set of Ruggles. I thought one of the best things about these scales is that they are EXACTLY the same height as a 2x4 laid flat. Actually, I use pieces of 2x12. You roll the; /html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00037.html (7,459 bytes)
253. Re: Generic, But for Spridgeteers (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:27:36 -0800; Just to touch on the battery box thing, here's what I did to make the SCCA happy with a relocated battery in an Alfa. The battery must be held down with metal-to-metal hardware, secured to the chassi; /html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00068.html (8,275 bytes)
254. Re: Master switch (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:51:57 -0800; You may think this is cheap, but it works well enough. I pulled the color coded plastic handles off an old pair of jumper cables and pushed them on the cables before attaching them to the switch. I p; /html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00069.html (7,556 bytes)
255. Re: Fixing Loose Wheel Studs (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:36:59 -0800; On some cars (early Alfas) the wheel studs have hex heads like a regular bolt. These tend to round off if the lug nut gets stuck and the bolt spins. The later ones have D-shaped heads that are less o; /html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00119.html (7,910 bytes)
256. Re: Synthetic Lubricants (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:53:46 -0800; See below. Good questions all. The big advantages are increased film strength, lower friction, and less decomposition due to heat (less sludge in the motor). I would tend to break a motor in on dino; /html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00147.html (8,867 bytes)
257. Re: What is vintage racing? (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 17:24:41 -0600; The time when men of reason go to bed. Certain old men prefer to rise at about that time, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach, and otherwise mortifying the flesh. They then poin; /html/vintage-race/1999-01/msg00069.html (7,723 bytes)
258. Re: PEE Rating (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 17:07:56 -0600; A case of beer was always my flat rate for car repair house calls. ;=) "Have crane, will travel"; /html/vintage-race/1999-01/msg00089.html (7,141 bytes)
259. Re: List Addresses (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 15:05:48 -0600; Welcome to cyberspace. Triumph.cs.utah.edu is the machine that currently hosts various mailing lists, like these. The team.net domain is an alias. This allows the list adminstrator the freedom to mov; /html/vintage-race/1999-01/msg00096.html (7,896 bytes)
260. Movie car trivia question (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:39:14 -0600; In the movie "THX 1138", Robert Duval's character steals a car at one point. ensuing chase scene was filmed in the Caldecott Tunnel in the SF Bay Area. Does anybody know exactly what kind of car it w; /html/vintage-race/1999-01/msg00101.html (6,795 bytes)

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