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1. Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: "Jerry Dickinson" <og_1leg@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:44:36 -0800; Why does the rulebook recommend Mild steel and not 4130? I know 4130 is more diffacult to weld, but I would think if you had a welder that could weld it right 4130 would be stronger. ________________; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00835.html (7,628 bytes)
2. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:54:27 -0600; Tom Burkland and I have been discussing that exact topic.... Strength comes from Size as well as wall thickness.... Mild steel is just to easy to deal with in comparison to Chromoly... The First thin; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00836.html (8,892 bytes)
3. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:42:52 -0800; Jerry; Also 4130 is a heat treatable alloy. Since the welded area will cool fairly rapidly it may well be one stage heat treated and brittle. Aircraft 4130 weldments are annealed or heat treated and; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00841.html (8,338 bytes)
4. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:51:33 EST; << Why does the rulebook recommend Mild steel and not 4130? I know 4130 is more diffacult to weld, but I would think if you had a welder that could weld it right 4130 would be stronger. _____________; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00842.html (8,454 bytes)
5. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 15:17:27 -0800; Jerry and list The one thing that started all of this was the early rear engine and a few front engine dragsters were showing up at the lakes. Most were .049 wall tubes and due to the many cycles of; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00844.html (9,910 bytes)
6. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: Want1937hd@aol.com; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 19:26:28 EST; Back in 1959 when the Lyndwood 92" wheelbase rail I've restored was build EMT was used as braces in places. This was a top of the line item back them, good to see things have changed! Bob in Connecti; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00849.html (7,931 bytes)
7. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: Flowbench@aol.com; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:21:13 EST; Weight can help you go faster at Bonneville? /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00854.html (7,739 bytes)
8. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: Flowbench@aol.com; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:25:16 EST; That car was Dick Miller's and he was a great guy. We miss him. /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00855.html (7,759 bytes)
9. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: "Nafzger" <nafzger@vtc.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 19:38:23 -0700; Sure can. Traction is not an absolute on the salt. You reach the point where aerodynamic drag exceeds available traction and you get wheelspin. At that point you have two choices. Add weight ( be car; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00856.html (8,413 bytes)
10. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:08:15 -0600; Okay Mike.... Tell me bout the weight in that " CAMARO " or firehawk.... Chicken hawk .... whatever that Dang car is.... Are you going to tell me you busted off a 270+ mph pass with no added ballast?; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00859.html (8,939 bytes)
11. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:12:17 -0800; I helped Dick unload the car on saturday and had a couple of beers afterwards. The next morning I was helping the paramedics try to save him. A very sad day. Still miss him. Glen -- Original Message; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00863.html (8,289 bytes)
12. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:28:04 -0800; Yep, or at least, I think so. Weight does a couple of things: 1) it holds the car down on the track. When you go fast, the least little thing can upset a car rresulting in spins and other bad things,; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00865.html (8,355 bytes)
13. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: Flowbench@aol.com; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 23:39:41 EST; Sorry Keith, I was just kidding around. If you ask an honest question I will give you the best answer I can, however even when I tell people the truth they don't always beleave. By the way the car do; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00866.html (7,758 bytes)
14. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:40:35 -0800; But as has been mentioned here in the past ... It's your neck, what will be the best protection for you? Wes /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00870.html (8,641 bytes)
15. Re: Why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 06:44:22 -0500; My inquiries about chromoly vs mild steel have always netted the same result. The answer I get is that mild steel is "tougher" and can take a severe impact better than chromoly. The mild steel tube; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00880.html (9,152 bytes)
16. why not use 4130 (score: 1): Author: "paulblandavon" <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 13:23:01 -0000; I've found the questions/comments on 4130 very interesting, would anyone care to state if either of the two materials is better than the other, or does it just depend on who's built the chassis i.e.; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00882.html (7,652 bytes)

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