Since the holes will have to be drilled to take the bigger studs the PN won't
matter. Drill to whatever knurl size is recommended. I know I said 1/2", but
Moroso 7/16" are just fine. I think we put through bolts in the hubs from the
backside to support the hub flange already, if not it needs to be done.
Bob Kramer
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On Jun 24, 2013, at 12:35 PM, "Robert MacKenzie" <list@mackenzie.aero> wrote:
> Winning "The Spirit of Chump" was a great achievement but we could not have
> accomplished it without the true team effort that got us there. Thanks
> have to go out to all the drivers but special mention to Betina & Dave
> Foreman for putting it all together.
>
> The car ran perfectly on Saturday. Never dropped any oil, overheated or as
> much as mis-fired. We never opened the hood. When we did it was only down
> a quart and a half on oil.
>
> The handing was very predictable; it just did not want to turn or stop. I
> spun twice as most of the others did.
>
> Sunday it was another car on the new Toyos. We could go much faster into
> and through the turns; and this was out downfall as it turns out.
>
> When I got into the car (driver #3) we realized the battery had gone dead
> and it would not crank. After a push-start I did a slow lap and the car
> seemed fine.
> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MLpz2GAkKWk]
> When I got out 45 min later I noticed that a front left wheel nut was
> missing. Closer inspection showed that the stud had sheared off flush at
the
> hub. After a quick discussion we let Bobby go "to see what would happen".
> Two laps later the wheel fell off.
> That was my call and it was the wrong one. Again: Bobby I am sorry.
>
> After our epic failure we had an epic fix and made the last hour of the
race
> to a standing ovation from the other teams. It was great.
>
> On that note: does anybody have a part number for 1/2 diameter, long style
> wheel studs for the TR6?
>
> Oh and Bobby...it is pronounced My-Atta.....
>
> Robert MacKenzie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Bobby Whitehead
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 7:21 AM
> To: FoT Triumph
> Subject: [Fot] Triumphs are still relevant, even today
>
> With the dawn of the new age and the alignment of the new world order
taking
> shape, occasionally on must take a few steps back to be right with the
> world.
> This past weekend is one such event when the Chump Series came to the well
> used Texas World Speedway in College Station Texas. Six fearless champions
> came to show to the world, once again, that the Triumph marque was still
> relevant and worthy. Team FOGHAT (five old guys have a Triumph) ... (yes we
> can't count
> either) proudly campaigned a true crap can car.. in theory there are
> supposed to be $500 cars that enter the event... now I don't know about you
> but I've looked far and wide for a $500 Miata (or Myyaatah according to our
> Canadian driver) and I've never found one,,, much less a BMW or a SHO.. but
> our car I happen to know was a former Lemons car owned by Bob Kramer that
> was a $200 car.. 1970 TR6 bone stock and not worthy of much..but it was
> complete.
> We campaigned all day Saturday from start to checker flag EIGHT hours in 95
> degree heat. A big thanks to the CoolShirt company indeed. We had tires
that
> were very predictable, they would not hold a corner at all. That night the
> tires were switched out for sticky tires and we started Sunday with much
> more grip.
> Yours truly was piloting the TR6 when all that traction separated the front
> wheel from the hub, thank God it was not turn 7 or the straight..with much
> vigor and stupidity several of the guys forged on to reattach studs and
> lugnuts.. we were sidelined for several hours but we did get the TR6 back
on
> the track the last hour to catch the checked flag!
> Later in the afternoon the awards ceremony came around and all the usual
> trophies were passed out. It came to the final trophy for the event, one
> that personified the true spirit of crap can racing in the Chump Series and
> with large eruption of cheers from the team and the crowd, team Foghat was
> awarded the great honor of the receiving the award. I hollered and even
shed
> a tear, it was one of the greatest moments in my Triumph career.
>
> Point is, it's okay to take a few steps back every once in a while, if it
> makes you happy and keeps the true things in life relevant, like racing
> Triumphs!
>
> Bobby Whitehead
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