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Subject: RE: Shhhh! while they're busy at Nationals...
From: "Jeff Lloyd" <jslz3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 17:33:23 GMT
Adrian,

ok well I looked @ the latest revision I have of st/u rules and
it was somthing to this effect.
"vehicle must have 4 seats and 4 seatbelts, and not sports car based"

does the "sports car based" cover the MGB-GT also STU must comply to the 3.1 
litre displacement

check out
http://www.best.com/~mouton/sccasolo/street_touring_rules.html

Jeff Lloyd

P.S. I would not be suprised how liberal the "sports car" definition is 
taken in the future, super protest bait if you ask me.


>From: "Thompson, Adrian (A.L.)" <athomps9@visteon.com>
>To: "'Jeff Lloyd'" <jslz3@hotmail.com>,        "'autox@autox.team.net'" 
><autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Shhhh! while they're busy at Nationals...
>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 12:03:54 -0400
>
>OK, you got me on the Spridget, but the MGB GT was a four seater, or it was
>as sold in England, I've never looked that closely at a US spec one.  The
>back seat was small but present, I don't remember anything in the STU rules
>defining the size of a rear seat.  How do I know, well back in the late 
>60's
>when I was still in dippers (Nappies for any other Brit's) my parent used 
>to
>hillhclimb one :)
>
>
>Adrian Thompson
>2002 Panther Suspension Engineer
>Visteon Chassis Systems
>Phone:       313 322 6544
>Cell phone: 313 418 5943
>Fax:           313 390 4714
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Lloyd [mailto:jslz3@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 10:39 AM
>To: athomps9@visteon.com
>Subject: RE: Shhhh! while they're busy at Nationals...
>
>
>MGBGT and spridget were both 2 seaters......  buzz next..
>
>STU does need 4 seets, sorry
>
>Jeff Lloyd
>'96 Z3 1.9 I'd be in STU if they let me.
>
>
> >From: "Thompson, Adrian (A.L.)" <athomps9@visteon.com>
> >Reply-To: "Thompson, Adrian (A.L.)" <athomps9@visteon.com>
> >To: autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: Shhhh! while they're busy at Nationals...
> >Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 08:44:03 -0400
> >
> >Another one.  What about an MGB GT with the Rover/Buick V8.  That was 
>sold
> >in England so you can claim it's a British Leyland engine.  It's still in
> >production in Range Rovers and Discoveries, enlarged with fuel injection 
>so
> >you wouldn't even need to tune it much.  Or even better drop that same
> >engine in an Spridget shell.  I've seen a couple of E mod cars like that
> >and
> >a friend of mine back home (England) had one as a daily driver for a long
> >time.
> >
> >I think this any engine from the same manufacturer is the biggest problem
> >with STU.  That's what makes this almost unworkable. If it was revised 
>to:
> >
> >Any Engine from the same manufacturer with the same number of cylinders 
>and
> >within 20% of the original capacity.
> >
> >Or something similar it might be better but it's still way to open for a
> >street based classed IMHO.
> >
> >Adrian Thompson
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Larry Steckel [mailto:lorenzoscribe@hotmail.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 11:35 PM
> >To: lhheston@yahoo.com; autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Shhhh! while they're busy at Nationals...
> >
> >
> >Try to find Hot Rod Magazine from about 1980-81.  The Chevy engineers
> >dropped a 2.8 litre V/6 into a Chevette and Hot Rod detailed the swap 
>with
> >part numbers of engine mounts etc.  Factory parts would be a big help 
>with
> >such a swap.
> >
> >
> > >From: Lonnie Heston <lhheston@yahoo.com>
> > >Reply-To: Lonnie Heston <lhheston@yahoo.com>
> > >To: autox@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Shhhh! while they're busy at Nationals...
> > >Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:18:33 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >...let's think up some really good STU cars.  My
> > >favorite idea so far is:
> > >
> > >Chevy Chevette with a Turbo'd Camaro RS 2.8v6, 10bolt
> > >rear end geared for top end and itsy-bitsy rollerskate
> > >style wheels.  Replace the side windows with aluminum
> > >panel with fancy paint and a little bow-tie window.
> > >Any tall first gear manual tranny would work, maybe
> > >get 75mph in first.  Turbo lag would help prevent tire
> > >spin.
> > >
> > >What's your idea??
> > >
> > >Lonnie (G-stock is no place for a 2.8 Camaro RS)
> > >Heston
> > >
>
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