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Re: Roger Beasley's 'Tilt'

To: "michael l. cook" <mlcooknj@bellatlantic.net>
Subject: Re: Roger Beasley's 'Tilt'
From: Andrew Mace <amace@UNIX2.NYSED.GOV>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:55:20 -0400 ()
On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, michael l. cook wrote:

> At last, a possible solution! Paul mentions corned beef rolls with which
> I am unfamiliar. However, back in the 1960s, serious chassis alignment
> problems began occurring in new Triumphs coming off the assembly line.
> This was traced to a tilt in the alignment rig which was near the
> canteen which served hundreds of traditional British sausage rolls at
> lunch each day. The weight of these lardy pastries, as anyone who has
> ever eaten one can attest, was considerable, causing the entire assembly
> hall structure to shift towards the cafeteria line....

And here I always assumed long-ago crash damage was what shaped the
chassis on the "Hardly Boys RaceSpit 4" to its current position. (The
front of the chassis has a decidedly "starboard" orientation when viewed
from overhead.) Seems to track well enough, though. Must be all those
shims....

--Andy

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