OK folks -
Help me out.
I've sent my response to Howard & SCCA according to a previously listed
e-mail address & it keeps coming back with address unknown.
Will someone please rewrite the address?
Thanx Judy {:>}
At 12:03 PM 9/15/99 -0400, Thompson, Adrian (A.L.) wrote:
>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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