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Re: Nitrous Bottle Cover

To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Nitrous Bottle Cover
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 06:14:35 -0700 (PDT)
Be sure and report your solution to protecting
the line as itpasses the flywheel.  Doesn't
running the line outside the frame rails suffice
for that?

Dick J


--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> Well we actually stuck the bottle in the
> Passenger compartment yesterday...
> 
> After Much Consideration there simply wasn't
> any place else to put this
> Monster.... and this is the 15lb bottle.... I
> really wanted the 20 but now
> that I see just how big this thing really
> is.... Hmmm
> 
> There are a couple of Safety issues still to
> deal with like Protecting the
> line as it passes the Bell Housing and building
> a Box to cover the Bottle...
> My Understanding is that the bottle must be
> covered... There is No
> limitation on what kind of material covers the
> bottle So I am going to use
> some .080 aluminum sheet metal I have.... 
> Wondering if I can put a
> Plexiglass window in it to see the bottle
> Pressure gage from the Drivers
> seat.
> 
> The Box itself basically is going To have to
> Permanent Ends with a
> removeable cover that Duez fasteners on...
> Nothing real fancy Just a Cover
> ....
> 
> Course My Drag Racing buddies think I am
> NUTS.... They can't understand this
> Rule at ALL.... and with my limited knowledge I
> can't explain it to them any
> better.
> 
> Keith ( why Yes I am still Clueless as to why I
> am covering a bottle that
> they mount in the open )
> 


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