Hello Jeremy,
A 61E is a 61 that a person of above average stature can actually get into. A
61M has lower bodywork at the drivers shoulders. I have seen both and the front
is the same. The body work on the 61M that I know of was cut out for the
drivers shoulders. A jockey or current F1 driver would have fit with room to
spare. Rear bodywork on the 61M is the same wedge with rear louvers as the
61E. What is an "X"? My documentation shows only an M version.
I plumbed my own fire system so the nozzles are definitely pointed the right
way. Guaranteed. The "on" switch activates the system while you eject. Can't
even turn it off.
Halon is not like hair spray. I rarely use either one and, so far, never the
halon. Are you kidding - the "hole in the ozone layer" is a giant farce. You
are kidding, okay, you got me. I take this stuff too seriously.
If Australia is now civilized another bubble is burst. I thought you would be
the last to go.
Cheers,
Dave Mericle
Leucadia, CA USA BEACH-N-RIDES
the only beach town in southern California without a fast food restaurant, only
fast Mexican
Jeremy Braithwaite wrote:
> David
> What's a 61E? BTW I have a 61MX which was one of the last and with lower
> front bodywork and nothing at the rear.
>
> The only time I've used my fire extinguisher is in my modern Van Dieman FF
> which has a plumbed in fire bomb. The handle has to be kept pulled for the
> thing to keep working .... so you fry while your car gets the extinguisher.
> The nozzles as it happened were pointing at the wrong place so the only
> effect was to empty the cylinder. Luckily the fire truck arrved in time and
> we made the last race!
>
> Surely you guys aren't still using Halon? Its the same stuff that makes
> HUGE holes in the ozone layer and guarantees the next generation will fry.
> The rest of the civilised world ... ie Australia ... has banned the stuff.
>
> regards
>
> Jeremy Braithwaite
> Age & Treachery Racing Australia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Lee Mericle <ok3wire@ixpres.com>
> To: Christopher H.Kang, MD <chkangmd@qnis.net>
> Cc: vintage-mailing list <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 8:09 AM
> Subject: Re: ?regarding fire systems
>
> >
> > I rigged a standard halon fire bottle in my Lotus 61E F/F. I used an
> > activation switch on the dash and nozzles from a fire system vender.
> Tubing
> > was from a home supply store.
> >
> > Strongly concur with comments from other racers about keeping the regular
> > fire bottle if possible and plenty in the pits and tow vehicles.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > "Christopher H.Kang, MD" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm going to replace my hand held extinguisher w a fire system, but
> > > noticed the price of the "systems" is alot more than just the
> > > extinguisher. Does anyone know if the standard Halon fire extinguisher
> > > is essentially the "same thing" as the fire bottle systems except that
> > > there's a pull pin instead of a handle squeeze pin?
> > >
> > > I've seen a fire bottle rigged up to use a cable which squeezes the
> > > standard handles together to actuate the system with the usual tubing
> > > attached to the dispersing nozzles, but didn't know if this is "kosher".
> > >
> > > christopher w an extra Halon extinguisher.
> >
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