- 1. Anybody seen Greg? (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 12:36:16 -0400
- Hi all. I'm wondering if anybody's heard from Greg Monfort. I haven't seen any postings from him here in quite a while, and I haven't gotten a response from the last email I sent him. Greg - are you
- /html/bricklin/1999-08/msg00035.html (6,328 bytes)
- 2. RE: dual exhaust (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:06:27 -0400
- I know this is kind of a cop-out, but I recommend you try to locate a good custom exhaust shop and ask them to recommend something. My one-and-only experience of this type was very positive. I knew a
- /html/bricklin/1999-08/msg00080.html (7,567 bytes)
- 3. Flow rate and thermal transfer (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 18:30:14 -0400
- I think that one very important factor has been ignored in this discussion so far. You want your cooling system to do _two_ things that are in some respects at odds with one another: 1) Extract heat
- /html/bricklin/1999-08/msg00096.html (10,020 bytes)
- 4. 360 Turbo (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 14:47:12 -0400
- I just want to say that I like how you think, George. Sorry I don't have anything more substantive to contribute than "GO FOR IT!" ;) -- Phil Martin pmartin@surgnav.com "Who's my cream-puff?" Has any
- /html/bricklin/1999-07/msg00004.html (6,613 bytes)
- 5. RE: Odometer repair (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:08:42 -0400
- Someone gave an address for a VDO repair shop from Hemming's - I've also heard good things about "Hollywood Speedometer" - I believe they specialize in VDO gauges too, and are popular with the Porsch
- /html/bricklin/1999-07/msg00044.html (8,928 bytes)
- 6. Any Bricklins in the GTA or KW areas? (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:59:28 -0400
- Hi there. I'd really like to pay a visit to someone who's got a Bricklin with some of the interior intact. I'm trying to finalize the mounting position for my new engine and tranny (a Mazda rotary en
- /html/bricklin/1999-06/msg00062.html (7,157 bytes)
- 7. RE: Interior Upgrades In Progress... (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 19:44:14 -0400
- The FAQ says an AOD trannie can bolt into a '75 to replace the FMX. Exactly what Mustang year models qualify here? The body style drastically changed in'93, and I've never seen a 5.0 mustang later th
- /html/bricklin/1999-05/msg00082.html (8,154 bytes)
- 8. RE: Department Of The Interior..... (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 15:02:40 -0400
- 3: Has anybody tried using coilover shocks in the rear? Any pros/cons? That depends on what you mean by "tried using coilover shocks" - there are a few different ways you could install coilovers: 1)
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00077.html (8,644 bytes)
- 9. RE: Removing the links (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 12:04:33 -0400
- Mine were positively brutal! I had to use an awful lot of heat, penetrating oil, and an air gun or the big johnson bar, I don't remember which. Of course, I had it easy because the body was off the f
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00084.html (7,284 bytes)
- 10. RE: 74vs 75 (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 12:28:23 -0400
- Putting almost any flavor of 351W in a 75 or 76 should be very straightforward. The only issues I know of are: o Internal vs. External balancing o Electronics like EFI etc. o Intake and exhaust manif
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00133.html (9,084 bytes)
- 11. Bricklin weight (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:50:02 -0400
- For as light as the Bricklin is, I can imagin that a nearly 500hp engine in it would produce near flight characteristics. On a drag strip I'm sure it would be fun to ride. == Note: This isn't a flame
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00138.html (9,294 bytes)
- 12. RE: Bricklin weight (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 17:37:45 -0400
- If you really want to reduce the weight: Replace the frame with an aluminum chassis designed for greater stiffness. == Thought about it. If I was starting now, I'd probably go for it, since the proje
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00142.html (9,451 bytes)
- 13. RE: Bricklin weight (roll cage) (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 06:54:51 -0400
- I'm adding a roll cage to reinforce the frame more than to protect the occupants of the car. The birdcage/body is a stressed member, but it's isolated from the body by rubber mounts, so I don't think
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00150.html (8,063 bytes)
- 14. RE: Bricklin weight (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 07:48:27 -0400
- Actually, I wouldn't recommend drilling out the birdcage without doing a proper engineering stress analysis. == I hear you. == The Turbo 13B swap is very interesting. I hadn't considered that option.
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00151.html (14,109 bytes)
- 15. RE: Bricklin weight (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:42:49 -0400
- What are you thinking, putting a Jap motor in a rare American Sports Car, == I'm thinking that the way the Americans designed it (don't forget it was built by Canadians) it wasn't really much of a sp
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00164.html (10,896 bytes)
- 16. Chassis mods (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:58:34 -0400
- That is quite a project!!! == You're telling me! ;) == Are you planning to keep the existing shock towers? == No, the frame rails for the new chassis are in the same place as the originals, but all o
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00165.html (9,327 bytes)
- 17. Rubber body mounts (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 08:13:23 -0400
- I have been thinking about adding some bracing to the birdcage as well. The two steps I have been considering are 1) tying the rear of the birdcage to the frame with two braces that would follow the
- /html/bricklin/1999-04/msg00166.html (8,708 bytes)
- 18. RE: Interesting story (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 22:13:04 -0500
- I'm going to be in the market for a new daily driver soon, and I've been thinking lately that it would be cool to get a DeLorean as my driver while I work on the Brick... But I don't think it's going
- /html/bricklin/1999-03/msg00024.html (10,191 bytes)
- 19. RE: AMC Day (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:59:37 -0500
- Well, a '75 still has an AMC front suspension, right? ;) -- Phil Martin pmartin@surgnav.com "Beavis, glam rock just isn't what it used to be." I've been invited to a couple of AMC meets, and been war
- /html/bricklin/1999-03/msg00038.html (6,980 bytes)
- 20. Body Panels (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Martin <pmartin@isgtec.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 08:47:13 -0500
- The answer to your earlier question is yes, you can get OEM replacement acrylic body panels, which are very expensive (don't have numbers here), or reproduction fiberglass replacements, which aren't
- /html/bricklin/1999-03/msg00042.html (7,265 bytes)
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