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Re: New to the List!

To: "Gregory W. Gillette" <gillette@aiinc.com>,
Subject: Re: New to the List!
From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 12:08:38 -0500
        Hey Greg

        Haven't run any Fords in 30 years or so, but I understand that some of 
the
new aftermarket heads make em run as good as Chevy's. Wish the parts cost
the same as Chevys. All those bellybutton engines get a little boring, but
hold the majority of records.

        JB

At 05:57 PM 3/15/99 -0800, Gregory W. Gillette wrote:
>ah, that's what we need.
>
>more ford members.
>
>welcome.
>
>have a day,
>greg
>the facts:
>http://members.tripod.com/~drofrockology/index.html
>the fiction:
>http://members.tripod.com/~montyandwilly/index.html
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lawrence E. Mayfield <mayfield@traveller.com>
>To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 15:13 PM
>Subject: New to the List!
>
>
>>Hello, all. I just received my copy of Bonnevile News and saw that there is
>>now an e-mail list. Thanks to the host! A little about me and my project..
>>
>>I own a Sunbeam Tiger that I no longer want to race so I am building an
>>Alpine for Bonneville and ET bracket drag racing. It has an Art Morrison
>>frame, full strut front suspension, narrowed 9 inch with 2.75:1 gears, full
>>roadster style roll cage, twin turbo 302 ford, and AOD. The current status
>>is frame is welded in, roll cage is sloooowwwwly goint together, all engine
>>components except for TFS heads and a custom cam are in hand (well, I gotta
>>make the headers for the turbos yet), tranny is in hand, etc. My plan is to
>>run in BMS -D. I am not going to try for a class record, but simply to have
>>the fastest Sunbeam on the planet.
>>
>>I am retired aerospace engineering manager from Boeing. Please check my
>>website for more info on cars, projects, etc....
>>
>>Glad to be aboard!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>L.E. Mayfield
>>124 Maximillion Drive
>>Madison, Al. 35758-8171
>>1-256-837-1051
>>
>>http://www.hsv.tis.net/~mayfield
>>
>>DrMayf@AOL.com
>>mayfield@traveller.com <<<<preferred
>>
>>
>>Bonneville Land Speed Racer, '66 Hydroplane Drag Boat (390 FE)
>>
>



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