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21. [Fot] 89MM piston question (score: 110): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 07:40:43 -0400; I agree with that, reliability is #1, you can't race a broken racecar! I don't know who to credit for the quote but it's one of my favorites"horsepower sells racing engines and torque wins motor race; /html/fot/2018-09/msg00098.html (10,938 bytes)
22. [Fot] Blackhawk/Kastner Cup and THANK KAS! (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 08:38:03 -0400; I would also like to add a special personal thanks to Kas, since he's the man who literally wrote the book. Jeffs car is the epitome of a true Vintage car, built to "the book", 87mm, SUs etc, all Tri; /html/fot/2017-06/msg00135.html (11,094 bytes)
23. [Fot] TR4 ARP Flywheel Bolts Question (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:41:22 -0400; I use old crank flange as a jig. Glen ?What would be the best approach to drilling a second dowel hole in the flywheel? Should you index to the second hole in the stock TR3/4 crank? On Mon, Jun 5, 20; /html/fot/2017-06/msg00198.html (13,928 bytes)
24. [Fot] Public Service Announcement, knockoff Datsun brake drums (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:46:32 -0400; Pretty much normal with them when they get hot. Inspect regularly, mark & watch the progression of the cracks. Also some friction materials want a click or 2 more clearance because they swell when ho; /html/fot/2017-06/msg00199.html (9,434 bytes)
25. [Fot] Crack in block fixable? (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 16:24:39 -0400; I would consider repairing that with a "time-sert" solid wall insert, vs heli-coil. That would restore the thread but the flange on top of the insert sits slightly below the deck. If the crack is ope; /html/fot/2017-07/msg00001.html (9,574 bytes)
26. [Fot] Kas Cup in-car video (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 08:23:20 -0400; Cool video, good drive Tony! Glen In-car video from the Kastner Cup race: https://youtu.be/STSpNuIjDsQ Regards, Tony Drews _______________________________________________ fot at autox.team.net http:/; /html/fot/2017-07/msg00023.html (7,804 bytes)
27. [Fot] Crack in block fixable? (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 17:11:19 -0400; "those type of inserts are usually short" You can get different length inserts. If there's enough good material left, I don't know of a better repair than a solid wall insert. Sadly in Mikes case it; /html/fot/2017-07/msg00028.html (11,205 bytes)
28. [Fot] Pittsburg Vintage Grand Prix (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 15:15:47 -0400; Geez I keep telling him to take it easy with that old car... Glen ps- yeah nice job Jeff! Amici... Word on the street suggests our own Jeff Snook and his lightening fast TR3 got 3rd place, and made t; /html/fot/2017-07/msg00064.html (8,125 bytes)
29. [Fot] Thickness of figure 8 gaskets (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:00:47 -0400; I would also like to know how .020 works? It wouldn't come close to sealing the water passages and tappet chest, and anybody who has done it knows what a PITA it is to trim the tops of the liners; th; /html/fot/2017-07/msg00069.html (10,005 bytes)
30. [Fot] Figure 8 gasket thickness (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 13:40:02 -0400; I measured the copper ones out of a old AE/Hepolite 2.2 kit, they measure .017+, not quite .018, and appear to be fairly soft. Glen Thanks for the responses to my recent post regarding the thickness; /html/fot/2017-08/msg00001.html (9,972 bytes)
31. [Fot] FW: Grattan VSCDA next weekend? (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:27:20 -0400; Check the gasket thickness, it depends on what piston/wall clearance, rods, and RPM you use. You generally need around .030 piston/head with stock rods, so add that to your pop-up of .010 for minimum; /html/fot/2017-08/msg00028.html (10,840 bytes)
32. [Fot] TR6 Dry Sump (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:16:39 -0400; Not just no... hell no for a prod car, but like Terry said, who knows re vintage today... Glen Hi, Reading the 72 GCR for Production cars and specifically for the TR6, section 2.2, D. 20 - "use of an; /html/fot/2017-08/msg00034.html (8,372 bytes)
33. [Fot] Oil diapers (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:31:34 -0400; ... not to mention just a wee bit of a fire hazard. jus sayin'... Glen That is just so fricken Appalachian. Never in my wildest dreams would ever degrade my triumph to such Shame. Mordy MDunst Headga; /html/fot/2017-08/msg00084.html (10,474 bytes)
34. [Fot] Ed Barnard passed away (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:39:04 -0400; I just got an email from Ed last Sunday evening, he was checking to see how things were in Fla. Damn, Ed was a good man, very sorry to hear this. Glen FOT I?m not on the FOT list so I do not know if; /html/fot/2017-09/msg00058.html (11,649 bytes)
35. [Fot] Ed Barnard passed away (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:26:25 -0400; Yes when I first met Ed, we shared our mutual dislike for the TR-7! He hauled a spit out here to fla to race @ PBIR, at least 20-25 years ago. We had Mikes TR-3 there and Ed was paddocked next to us.; /html/fot/2017-09/msg00064.html (12,764 bytes)
36. [Fot] [TR] TR4A head gasket, 87 mm cylinders (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:58:28 -0400; I guess I don't get all of the FOT messages through AOL, so I don't know the entire conversation but with the 87mm bore and much more than .075 or so off of the head, you're gonna start to lose that; /html/fot/2017-09/msg00083.html (10,736 bytes)
37. [Fot] Drag Racing photos of Ken Gillanders (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 07:31:45 -0400; Very cool photos Steve, sidescreen TR vs Corvette coupe! Thanks for posting that. Glen Here are a few photos courtesy of Steve Hedke, featuring Ken G drag racing with his TR. ________________________; /html/fot/2017-10/msg00030.html (8,782 bytes)
38. [Fot] Supplier for Brake shoes for TR4 well I know this guy... (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 07:12:38 -0400; Call Ted, problem solved. Glen The left rear brake shoe lining came off the shoe at Blackhawk Farms last weekend. I am looking for suppliers for brake shoes with riveted linings as the one that came; /html/fot/2017-10/msg00057.html (8,515 bytes)
39. [Fot] Supplier for Brake shoes for TR4 (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 07:37:28 -0400; As the drum gets thinner/closer to the regrind limit, it will have a tendency to warp & get bell-shaped. I can't explain the difference in the cost between the drums, but in my experience the cheap d; /html/fot/2017-10/msg00071.html (11,455 bytes)
40. [Fot] Re TR4 camshafts (score: 103): Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1); Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 07:36:43 -0400; This right here would suggest a bit of a problem... Glen When installing the cam. Information on there website stated peak cam lift was .295" (it is only .220") resulting in a lift at the valve being; /html/fot/2017-10/msg00087.html (13,126 bytes)

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