- 61. Book recommendation needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 12:42:32 -0400
- The recent thread on camber has shown me just how weak my understanding of the concepts behind great handling really is. Can anyone suggest a good book to help me get up to speed on handling, roll c
- /html/fot/2000-05/msg00212.html (7,741 bytes)
- 62. RE: Book recommendation (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 11:54:24 -0400
- Uncle Jack, I'm writing up a summary of the responses I got, since many were received off line, but if you want to keep up, you may need to buy the massive, techno-thriller <sarcasm> "Race Car Vehicl
- /html/fot/2000-05/msg00238.html (7,918 bytes)
- 63. decals - small adhesive stickers (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 13:09:38 -0400
- I just received a phone call from the home Chief of Receiving and Quality Control, my wife Susan. The remaining small adhesive stickers are in and they are right. If I can escape the family and holi
- /html/fot/2000-05/msg00240.html (6,992 bytes)
- 64. Summary: Book recommendation request (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 13:19:59 -0400
- Thanks for all the responses on books about handling. Since many of the responses came in "off-line" and the responses were valuable, I elected to summarize them and post back to the list. The two mo
- /html/fot/2000-05/msg00241.html (8,343 bytes)
- 65. NON-TECH - Decals, the final chapter (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 13:06:42 -0400
- The remaining decals/sticker (mostly small adhesive ones) are in the mail, dropped off yesterday, with one sole exception. Sorry Wes, but due to the overseas shipment, your envelope will be dropped
- /html/fot/2000-05/msg00258.html (6,695 bytes)
- 66. Seats and sliders for TR's (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 14:21:59 -0400
- Kent, You may want to contact Brian Schlorff of PowerBritish <britcars@powerbritish.com> about seats. He had some really nice ones in his TR4. They were non-TR, but comfortable and good looking, alt
- /html/fot/2000-04/msg00045.html (7,536 bytes)
- 67. RE: .Plus driveline vibration inquiry (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 14:37:08 -0400
- The way I found my "two piece" tranny mount was the sound of the driveshaft hitting the tunnel on REALLY hard right turns. Yes, the short term fix was to stop making REALLY hard right turns, but that
- /html/fot/2000-04/msg00046.html (8,639 bytes)
- 68. RE: Rear Mount (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 16:02:58 -0400
- The two L shaped brackets is a heck of an idea. Did you just clamp the bracket in place using the tranny mount to chassis mounting bolts? An interesting and remarkably simple idea. ...and Joe, ....wh
- /html/fot/2000-04/msg00052.html (7,068 bytes)
- 69. RE: dual points and MSD ignitions (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:01:43 -0400
- I learned about disconnecting the second set of points from the MSD web site http://www.msdignition.com/, where they have instructions and wiring diagrams, not from personal experience. Perhaps othe
- /html/fot/2000-04/msg00094.html (7,974 bytes)
- 70. Stickers (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:05:31 -0400
- Sorry for the delay in delivering the stickers. I am still working with the printer on some of the small adhesive stickers. I was hoping to make just one mailing, but this project it is taking entir
- /html/fot/2000-04/msg00186.html (6,961 bytes)
- 71. TR Gear ratios (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 12:49:30 -0500
- Does anyone have a table or list of the ratios for the various gear sets used in the TR3 through TR6 gearboxes? I think the ratios were in same in the entire TR2-4 series and consistent within the T
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00017.html (7,828 bytes)
- 72. RE: TR Gear ratios (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 14:36:21 -0500
- Based on what you wrote later, I'll just get the TR6 book from Charles and Co. A big step in the right direction. I just became aware of someone who is testing a plastic bushing material to replace
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00019.html (8,840 bytes)
- 73. RE: Oil Filters (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 12:21:30 -0500
- I don't have the information here, but when I got to this point on my engine, I grabbed my spin-off adapter and headed out to the autoparts store to find the biggest Purolator filter that would fit.
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00024.html (8,342 bytes)
- 74. gear ratios (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 17:12:30 -0500
- As a follow-up to my question and based on Bob Lang's suggestion to contact TRF for a TR6 catalog (which I did) I also called the tech line and Dave Haggenbush (sp?) gave me the following ratios: TR
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00034.html (6,696 bytes)
- 75. RE: Revised Gear List (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 17:02:51 -0500
- Bob Lang, et. al., Thanks Bob. I did make a mistake with the early TR6, 3rd gear. Bob put an asterisk next to the 1.09. It should have been a 1.33 (not a 1.39) instead. I've corrected it below. BTW -
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00100.html (7,705 bytes)
- 76. RE: Gang aft agley (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 13:10:27 -0500
- I don't believe Val would appreciate where this is going, Bob. Jack Brooks 1960 TR3A 1974 Norton 850 Commando Hillsdale, NJ
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00141.html (8,349 bytes)
- 77. RE: Gang aft agley (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 13:35:11 -0500
- Me too. I've got to stop forgetting to add those little smiley faces. =(8^0) Finally! Jack
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00143.html (7,769 bytes)
- 78. TR3 leaf spring bushing material (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 07:54:12 -0500
- I'm just about finish pulling the rear springs off my TR3. My wife, Susan and I AutoX the car, but we also drive it around town regularly. I going to replace all the bushings and would like to tight
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00187.html (7,604 bytes)
- 79. RE: TRA Annual Meet? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 16:31:28 -0500
- Jack and FOT, TRA-2000 is being sponsored by New Jersey Triumph Association and is being held in Bushkill, PA (eastern PA, on the NJ border). As webmaster for NJTA (and persistent nagger for more inf
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00226.html (7,104 bytes)
- 80. RE: TR3 leaf spring bushing material (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 17:18:36 -0500
- I received a number of responses about the bushing material for the leaf spring eyes. Two new materials I hadn't considered were Teflon and brass. Teflon is a surprisingly tough material. I've seen
- /html/fot/2000-03/msg00231.html (7,203 bytes)
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