Y'all go ahead and take your cheap shots where you can get them.... ( with
Joe Timney you gotta feed him info first ).....
Reminds me of sitting around Korea in the Winter Time.... with a Group of
America's finest Children.... nothing to do but Drink and Play with the
Local Girls... and Harass each other... I been Picked on before... in
worse Places... Just remember.... I pick Back...
Keith ( hell come to think of it.... I gotta feed you folks too)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
To: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
Cc: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <DrMayf@aol.com>; <lsr_man@yahoo.com>;
<boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: Little screws and tubless tires
> Ed
> Go easy on Keith, he might get a little crazy with all this info.
> Glen
>
> Ed Van Scoy wrote:
>
> > AH HA! Thought you were gonna get me to confess to (another) screw-up!
No way,
> > Jose......Jus so happened that I decided to change over to dzus
fasteners the
> > same time I replaced the tires. Figgered it might be better to balance
the new
> > tires with the extra weight I was adding to the wheel. I was gonna trash
the
> > tires anyway so I just deflated them before I welded the tabs on.
> > Ed (and yes, the screws were such a hassle I rarely checked the pressure
> > either....)
> >
> > Keith Turk wrote:
> >
> > > I gotta be semi Honest here.... when I was using the little screws it
was
> > > such a MAJOR hassle that I didn't like to check Tire Pressure more
then once
> > > .... Now it's a Snap and I don't have to worry about them at all...
they
> > > just work... I think I have Two extra disc's that aren't set up yet...
I can
> > > do that.. it's easy... takes me about 30 min to set up a Wheel...
> > >
> > > AND ED.... TELL ME TRUE... how do you know about burning the Bead?
This I
> > > gotta here...
> > >
> > > K
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
> > > To: <DrMayf@aol.com>
> > > Cc: <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <kturk@ala.net>;
<boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>;
> > > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 5:56 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Little screws and tubless tires
> > >
> > > > I USED to have 6 8-32 screws holding my discs on (each). I drilled
holes
> > > in the
> > > > rim, tapped & threaded them, and used pan-head screws about 7/16 in
length
> > > with
> > > > small flat washers. They went into the bead, but not THRU it.
Actually
> > > they held
> > > > the bead in place similar to drag slick screws. Never lost any air,
but I
> > > did
> > > > lose a disk - I guess 6 tiny screws wasn't enough so I went to the
Dzus.
> > > Also it
> > > > is a pain in the b*tt to put in 6 screws, and you have to paint
index
> > > marks on
> > > > the wheel & disk or it will REALLY drive you nuts.
> > > > Ed
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > DrMayf@aol.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Ok, gang, I got up stupid today. Concerning the screws to hold the
> > > moons, on.
> > > > > If I am correct, don't the screws go into the wheel just above the
bead
> > > lock
> > > > > on the tire.? Keith, you had screws on yours didn't you? I know
you have
> > > dzus
> > > > > fasteners now. If you drill through the wheel and not through the
tire,
> > > > > screws should work just fine! Tubes or no tubes. Or heck don't run
> > > moons.
> > > > > Look at John, Joe, and Lionel in their car - no moons. Record
holder...
> > > > >
> > > > > mayf
> > > >
> > > >
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