- 161. [Fot] New Video (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:22:09 -0800
- Happy New Year FOT. To help you get your thoughts back on racing, I've posted a new video on Youtube. It's from the final race at the Columbia River Classic in Portland. This was Monday afternoon of
- /html/fot/2013-01/msg00029.html (9,234 bytes)
- 162. Re: [Fot] TR6 hot start problems (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2013 12:25:54 -0800
- I had similar problems with my racing Spit. Wouldn't restart after the engine heat soaked. The only way to get it to restart was to pour cold water on the intake manifold to cool it. After I had the
- /html/fot/2013-01/msg00044.html (13,261 bytes)
- 163. Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:35:32 -0800
- Ultrasonic Thickness testers are available. I've used one for work on several occasions. A quick internet search didn't find anything under $1000. Unfortunately, Harbor Freight hasn't come up with a
- /html/fot/2013-01/msg00101.html (11,047 bytes)
- 164. Re: [Fot] 1147cc Spit manifold gaskets (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:35:51 -0800
- I've got three of them that I no longer need since I switched to a 1300. They are the metalized type. I normally source that type of stuff from British Parts NW. Since they are across town from me I
- /html/fot/2013-01/msg00142.html (10,853 bytes)
- 165. Re: [Fot] Advice on Differential - Stock, Lock or LSD (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:31:07 -0800
- I suspect the GT6 rear suspension will work much better than the Spitfire's swing axles. Years ago, I tried racing a Spit with an open diff for one weekend. It was horrid. The inside rear got so ligh
- /html/fot/2013-01/msg00224.html (12,528 bytes)
- 166. [Fot] Longest Drive (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:46:37 -0800
- I talked my wife to be (and still wife, Patty) into buying a Spitfire in 1972. We drove it from Portland to Lodi, CA to attend a friends wedding. What I remember most about the trip was filling the S
- /html/fot/2013-01/msg00365.html (9,135 bytes)
- 167. Re: [Fot] tattle tale (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:21:40 -0800
- I use a System One inline filter on the Spitfire in addition to the normal filter. A few years back, I spun a bearing shortly after a rebuild. I was concerned that there may have been some residual d
- /html/fot/2013-03/msg00036.html (9,117 bytes)
- 168. Re: [Fot] [VRG NewsGroup] Trailer tire info (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:51 -0700
- We lost the right rear trailer tire on the way to the Kastner Cup race at Laguna Seca. It was near Stockton on a really bumpy concrete section of I5. A passing driver started waving frantically at me
- /html/fot/2013-05/msg00172.html (11,376 bytes)
- 169. [Fot] Fwd: Fwd: GT6 Bonnet (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:48:24 -0700
- Hi Jim, I am curious if you happen to know anyone in the vintage race community in or around the San Fransisco area? I located what appears to be a decent bonnet and I am trying to find someone local
- /html/fot/2013-06/msg00035.html (9,482 bytes)
- 170. Re: [Fot] Rear End Ratios (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:50:21 -0700
- Finally catching up on old e-mails. This may not be totally relevant to the TR3, but I'll toss it out for the group. We normally run a 4.11 in our Spitfire and it works great at Portland without the
- /html/fot/2013-07/msg00096.html (12,881 bytes)
- 171. [Fot] Tokyo R888 Pressures (score: 1)
- Author: Norlin Engineering <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:52:03 -0700
- Anyone have experience with these tires on a Spit? The pressure Toyo recommends 34 hot, seems way too high. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID _______________________________________________
- /html/fot/2013-09/msg00002.html (8,672 bytes)
- 172. Re: [Fot] Tokyo R888 Pressures (score: 1)
- Author: Norlin Engineering <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 15:06:10 -0700
- Thanks we're gonna drop pressures for this final race. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID _______________________________________________ fot@autox.team.net http://www.fot-racing.com Archive:
- /html/fot/2013-09/msg00005.html (10,284 bytes)
- 173. Re: [Fot] Tokyo R888 Pressures (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 07:34:47 -0700
- Darn autocorrect on the phone - anyway, thanks for the help. Here's what we found out. We've been running Hoosier R-6's and I was hoping to get a final weekend out of this set. Several flat spots end
- /html/fot/2013-09/msg00015.html (10,790 bytes)
- 174. Re: [Fot] 2013 Kastner Cup Road America (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:46:37 -0700
- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --==1161838257== boundary="--030206010704030302050609" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --030206010704030302050609 Content-Transfer-Encoding:
- /html/fot/2013-09/msg00195.html (16,309 bytes)
- 175. Re: [Fot] SU Rebuilder (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:11:39 -0800
- I had Ray Marty, rebuild mine a couple of years ago and I'm very happy with the results. http://www.martyenterprisesoforegon.com/ Jim _______________________________________________ fot@autox.team.ne
- /html/fot/2013-11/msg00124.html (10,905 bytes)
- 176. Re: [Fot] SU Rebuilder (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:20:42 -0800
- Dave - You nailed it with respect to Ray Marty. He's the only one in his shop and he is detail oriented. You will get back all the parts he replaced along with a detailed list of the repairs he made
- /html/fot/2013-11/msg00142.html (13,976 bytes)
- 177. Re: [Fot] Stuck clutch plate (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:08:01 -0800
- I've got a car with the same problem but it's been sitting for at least 15 years. Got the engine to fire no problem, but the clutch is frozen. I tried all these ideas and more. Every idea I could fin
- /html/fot/2013-12/msg00139.html (13,001 bytes)
- 178. Re: [Fot] Old race cars (score: 1)
- Author: Norlin Engineering <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 22:43:22 -0700
- Kas - you nailed it! Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID _______________________________________________ fot@autox.team.net http://www.fot-racing.com Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/fot/2014-07/msg00122.html (10,053 bytes)
- 179. [Fot] Last Weekend at The Ridge (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 07:51:17 -0700
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfq2UeWwME Last weekend, Patty ran our Spitfire at The Ridge, outside of Shelton, WA. This is only the 3rd season that the track has been in operation and it is a bla
- /html/fot/2014-08/msg00103.html (9,415 bytes)
- 180. Re: [Fot] Working insane amounts of time to run a particular stint (of much less time) (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:10:36 -0800
- Catching up on old e-mails. Back in the '80's I had a sports racer I built out of a Titan Formula Ford. I had a friend that came over every Saturday and worked on the car with me, year round. Not cou
- /html/fot/2014-11/msg00000.html (12,349 bytes)
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