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Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: kas kastner [mailto:kaskas@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 3:17 PM
To: Joe Curry; 'Robert M. Lang'
Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
Considering all the modifications I have seen in this past year or so
at the Vintage races, no one should even mention the word, CHEAT. Test,
maybe, try out, maybe, but with all the other things that are being used
and hidden, complaints about anything should be taken with a large dose
of salt.
My personal car and my team cars were torn down many many times and
inspected with fine tooth combs and I have NEVER had a modification
that I could not either justify or argue the regulations to a
standstill. But I will admit that sometimes I did take a chance or two
on a little slight of hand. Generally the cars I have seen recently,
NONE would make it to the grid for the first practice. NOT GUILTY. (Me
and O.J. and we are both out there looking for the bad guys, hah!)
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <mailto:spitlist@cox.net>
To: 'kas kastner' <mailto:kaskas@cox.net> ; 'Robert M. Lang'
<mailto:lang@isis.mit.edu>
Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com ; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au ;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 3:02 PM
Subject: RE: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
Who was it that said, "It's our job to cheat and the Tech Inspector's
job to catch us."?
Joe C.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of kas kastner
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 2:38 PM
To: Robert M. Lang
Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
I found this out when doing the experiments on the TR-250 engine and
needed a
race weekend to prove the point. The tech test in those days was to
pull the
starter and then look to verify the material (rust is an indication of
ferrous
metal right?) and maybe a magnet, but you don't bother with magnets when
there
is rust.
The following year the aluminum flywheels were legal and by then I had
solved
my problem and completed the testing.
With an aluminum head though, you'd better not adjust the valves at the
race
track. But of course if you were to paint the head interior with epoxy
paint
for better oil drainage (hah), who could complain or note this. As in
most
other things , there are ways and ways, and where there is a will there
is a
relative.
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert M. Lang
To: kas kastner
Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com ; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au ;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, kas kastner wrote:
> If you have the aluminum head metal sprayed with CAST IRON (.005"
thick)
it
> will even pass the magnet test. Then you rust it in places with a
little
> muratic acid. I can vouch that it works on flywheels. Funny how I
remember
> things like that.
That is too kool. You made my day, Kas. And probably most of the FOTs!
I'm guessing that aluminium flywheels weren't allowed in Prod "back in
the
day". Make that - I _know_ they weren't after reading that statement.
rml
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