>Don't want them springing open at an inopportune moment <
I don't know Mayf after that guy took his last ride at Bonneville this year
perhaps you CAN rig them to open at an opportune moment. Just make sure they
open at the same time (braking) or independently corrosponding to the
direction of the spin.
Tom Witt the conservative voting, church going, suburbanite in Thousand
Oaks
----- Original Message -----
From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>; "Alpine Mailing List" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: Fw: Stuff Needed for World's Fastest Sunbeam (wannabe)
> Third time is a charm, I hope...has the autox server been down?
>
> msyf
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
> To: <tigers@autox.team.net>; "Alpine Mailing List"
<alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 7:41 AM
> Subject: Fw: Stuff Needed for World's Fastest Sunbeam (wannabe)
>
>
> > Sent this last night. Guess the server was down or something. Tried 10
> times
> > then bounced...someone send me a reply so I know it is working, Steve?
> > mayf
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
> > To: <tigers@autox.team.net>; "Alpine Mailing List"
> <alpines@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 4:27 PM
> > Subject: Stuff Needed for World's Fastest Sunbeam (wannabe)
> >
> >
> > > Well, things are mushing along on the subject car. I have told my wife
> > that
> > > the next time I rescue a rust bucket to make something out of, to
shoot
> me
> > > first then have me buy a new Lexus to start with. Yikes! This has been
a
> > > bugger from the git go. Well, most of the dings are out of the
exterior,
> > at
> > > least good enough to go racing. Still a lot of bad panels but wont
> affect
> > > aerodynamics (much). I finally managed to gently convince the
passenger
> > door
> > > frame that it was too small for the door. Only took a 6 tom bottle
jact
> to
> > > get it close then some gentle pounding and bondo, lots of bondo,
> > everywhere
> > > I look, bondo...magic stuff. I am nearly done with the back half of
the
> > car,
> > > lacking only tweaking the deck lid, and applying more, guess what?,
yep
> > > bondo! This car was bent everywhere and not just a little...I have to
do
> > > some fiddling with the deck lid latch to make it fit better as all of
> this
> > > was bent from some sort of rear end wreckage. But it actually latches
> and
> > > all, go figure. Oh, I have the driver's door likewise on, and have
> welded
> > on
> > > some tabs to the door and to the roll cage to let me bolt the door
> closed.
> > > Don't want them springing open at an inopportune moment (like in a
> spin).
> > > Still have lots of fender work(dolly, hammer, and of course, bondo) on
> the
> > > passengers side up front. That was rolled under in some sort of fracas
> in
> > > the past. Plus gotta weld up a tear in the lip (well actually it is a
> > > crack). Then I am going to put some sandable primer on this puppy,
sand
> it
> > > once and paint it. Still some small welding jobs to finish, like the
> > helmet
> > > bars on the roll cage to keep my brain bucket inside the structure,
some
> > > fiddling with the gas pedal, and the bungs in the torker ii manifold.
> That
> > > part is all set to weld, just havent got to it yet. Took my "race'
> > > transmission apart the other day and it had been raced all
right---total
> > > junk. Will have Harvey at PA put me together a new fresh AOD. Then all
I
> > > need is heads (AFR 205), and the tweecer. And a laptop, and some 50+lb
> > > injectors, and a big MAF, and a 90mm Throttle body. Then dual COld
Fire
> > fire
> > > suppression systems (one for the motor area, bigger one for the
driver).
> > > Have the parachute already. Fire suit, shoes, gloves, helmet and
safety
> > > belts are last because a) I keep changing sizes, 2) they go otu of
date.
> > >
> > > So that just about catches everyone up on what has been happening
> lately.
> > As
> > > soon as I get the rear end back under the car, I'll roll it out and
> atake
> > > some pix and post them on my web site. I'll let everyone know...
> > >
> > > Now, here is what I need, other than the programmed stuff above...
> > > 1) A source of letters. I have all the SUnbeam script, but I do not
want
> > it
> > > coming off while motoring down the salt. So I have plugged all the
> > attaching
> > > holes. I want some stick on letters of the same style as the pot metal
> > ones
> > > that came on the car. Same size, etc. I need three sets, deck lid, and
> for
> > > each fender. "Sunbeam" only. It is not an Alpine any longer, nor is it
a
> > > Tiger. Just a Sunbeam. Anyone have a source for this?
> > > 2) Final paint color. I had been thinking about the carnival red
color.
> > Then
> > > I thought about matching my Tiger (Omaha Orange). What ever color, it
> has
> > to
> > > be distinctive on the salt. Makes it easy for the timer to see if the
> > track
> > > is clear for the next car, or if a loop de loop has been
accomplished.
> > So
> > > how about all you folks letting me know what color ya'll think it
should
> > be.
> > > Historically, the old land speed car was red. So lemme know...
> > >
> > > mayf, the red necked ignorant desert rat in Pahrump
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