Okay, I've got to see this.
-----Original Message-----
From: kas kastner [mailto:kaskas@cox.net]
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:26 PM
To: Charly Mitchel; Bill Babcock; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Little Bits
Sure, it works best on the long snout (back) crank. This is a quick (and I
mean really quick sketch) I don't really see this working to any advantage
on the 4 cyl engine, but then maybe??
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
To: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: Little Bits
> It seems to me that just every one that has run a TR at Pacific
> Raceways
has
> had a problem with the flywheel coming loose. I've got a drawing of
> an adaptor that Kas sent me on a fix for the problem for a TR6, it
> might work for the 4 motor as well. If Kas says it's okay, I'll share
> it with anyone who would like it. Charly
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:52 AM
> Subject: Little Bits
>
>
> > Had a great weekend at the Sovern Fall Finale. I really like racing
> > at Pacific Raceways. Fun track. I had a good time even though I had
cylinder
> > head issues on Saturday (fortunately I brought along the old head
> > and swapped it) and Peyote fragged it's transmission in about the
> > fifteenth lap of the enduro. Darn, and it was going so well--I
> > started near the
back
> > but got past all the formula fords, trans am cars and other stuff
> > and
was
> > running fourth behind two big XKEs and a Porsche 910. Then boom! At
least
> > I know my funky little scattershield works.
> >
> > When I say fragged I mean fragged. I think the flywheel bolts broke
> > and then the flywheel took everything else out. I was going at max
> > speed at the end of the straight when it happened. A little shudder,
> > the RPMs popped up to 7K, and everything got all noisy and
> > confusing. The transmission sagged down into hard contact with the
> > pavement but didn't
do
> > anything crazy, like pole-vaulting me onto my head. I got the car
> > slowed down and turned into the infield, cutting a huge furrow for
> > about 300 feet. Lots of drama. There's nothing left of the bell
> > housing and I can see gears in the tranny (that seems wrong).
> >
> > Oh well, season's over anyway. I need to find a good TR6 case. I
> > don't care about the gears, I'm going to put what's left of my nice
> > dog gear trans into it. Anyone have a candidate?
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