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121. RE: RE: cams, lifters, etc (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:33:02 -0800; == fot at autox.team.net supported in part by Fat Chance Garage == http://fatchancegarage.com Ceramic lifters are prohibited in some forms of racing. I don't see vintage racing as following suit as t; /html/fot/2005-11/msg00247.html (7,325 bytes)
122. Hart collection (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:40:59 -0800; == fot at autox.team.net supported in part by Fat Chance Garage == http://fatchancegarage.com Gee, you live right in the neighborhood. You sure don't need me to set up a visit, as I recall you've met; /html/fot/2005-11/msg00258.html (7,682 bytes)
123. RE: TR4 racecar on eBay (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 07:50:03 -0700; I'm pretty sure it's not a Ural. they were actually a prety good setup, they had reverse, though the engines were nowhere near as reliable as a BMW, and they were completely gutless instead of just b; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00017.html (9,198 bytes)
124. RE: TR4 racecar on eBay (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 07:47:09 -0700; The picture is too small to be sure, but it looks like an early /2 BMW, maybe an R60 or R69. And I'm no expert on sidecars, but that's a fairly common look--I think it's a Watsonian, though those mig; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00018.html (8,904 bytes)
125. RE: Rear Trailing arm bushes IRS cars (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 06:55:55 -0700; I would think poly mounts on a street car would be hideous. I guess people always think stiffer is better for the same reason they think bigger is better. A certain Freudian sense of longing perhaps?; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00027.html (9,738 bytes)
126. RE: PowerTrain Clutch (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 07:03:24 -0700; I'm using the quartermaster twin plate clutch and really like it. Not sure who Powertrain is. You can use the standard setup, but I really like the modified SAAB release bearing I installed in Peyote; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00028.html (8,156 bytes)
127. RE: Rear Trailing arm bushes IRS cars (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:33:05 -0700; FWIW, I run poly or nylatron bushings everywhere on Peyote. I'm reasonably careful about installation and making sure that the right part is turning, etc. I tear down everything yearly to crack check; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00032.html (11,073 bytes)
128. RE: Spitfire cam gear issues (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 11:07:39 -0700; Don't feel bad Jay. I've learned the lesson about distributor pedestal clearance the hard and expensive way myself. Clean the block very carefully--you pretty much have to take it completely apart. H; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00036.html (8,180 bytes)
129. RE: PowerTrain Clutch (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 18:26:16 -0700; The last aluminum flywheel that I sheared off had two dowel pins and four stock bolts with lock tabs. Cost me a close ratio dog box, which I dropped onto the track at a buck thirty. I'll stick with s; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00041.html (9,311 bytes)
130. RE: PowerTrain Clutch (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 22:09:34 -0700; I'm sure it's feasible to make an aluminum flywheel work. I just consider it not worth the experimentation when there are steel ones that are almost as light. For someone making a purchase decision i; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00052.html (9,381 bytes)
131. RE: Spark Plugs (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 17:01:57 -0700; If you can find them, the BP7HC is a half step colder and a good plug. Me too. You can go to a BP8HS if you want a colder plug, or a BP6HS if you want a hotter plug. - Tony; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00065.html (7,633 bytes)
132. RE: Advice Needed - Proper Storage of Fiberglass Molds & Panels (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 09:08:56 -0700; Interesting question--if only for the resources it hooked me up with. I was curious about the answer since I have some glass I don't want damaged, and most molds are just a lot of fiberglass (except; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00081.html (8,296 bytes)
133. RE: Advice Needed - Proper Storage of Fiberglass Molds & Panels (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 09:12:09 -0700; If I had my druthers, I'd park my Vincent in the living room--or the MV Agusta Senna. A lot more fun to look at then "Art". --Original Message-- From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00082.html (8,118 bytes)
134. RE: Interesting Catalog (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 00:11:56 -0700; Most of the older spark plus could be disassembled to clean. They all suffered from the same problem--they worked fine when spark coils put out about 10,000 volts, but when they started hitting 20K o; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00089.html (9,943 bytes)
135. RE: Interesting Catalog (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 00:16:44 -0700; Nice math, as usual, Michael. But is it just me, or does that just look like it's down in the area of rounding errors? And manufacturing costs for ancient vintage cars can't have gone down much. I'm; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00090.html (9,392 bytes)
136. RE: Interesting Catalog (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 11:50:06 -0700; It's a strange world. As always, much more complex than the numbers suggest. The cultural difference between 1957 and now is astonishing. People expect to have so much, even when their ability to ear; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00100.html (10,666 bytes)
137. RE: Tow Vehicle Recommendations? (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 16:36:23 -0700; No recommendation, but an observation. still fit the need. Gas-powered vehicles seem to suffer terribly from hauling (mileage, transmission overheating, brake rotor warpage, etc.), while diesels seem; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00112.html (9,276 bytes)
138. RE: Tow Vehicle Recommendations? (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:11:12 -0700; One of my dumber ideas was that a 1959 Cadillac I found which had been used to haul a matching camping trailer and had a Type III hitch integrated into the frame and hidden behind the license plate w; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00133.html (11,017 bytes)
139. RE: Tow Vehicle Recommendations? (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:59:55 -0700; that was part of my plan, but it didn't work that well in this case--mostly because my trailer brakes were screwed up. I did the same thing-replaced the controller and had the brand-new brakes checke; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00136.html (10,549 bytes)
140. RE: Tow Vehicle Recommendations? (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:01:52 -0700; Man, I love the looks of those roadmaster wagons. A buddy of mine has one that his kids hate, but I keep seeing a wonderful potential semi-lowrider. Drop a diesel into that puppy and you'd have somet; /html/fot/2005-10/msg00137.html (9,556 bytes)

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