- 1. RE: Way back when .... Aluminum V8's (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:00:43 -0800
- Two stories-- Back on a near forgotten 1962 Wednesday night in Orange, NJ, we were all waiting in the Royal Rods club garage for our weekly meeting to start. Member Andy Furchak walks in carrying a V
- /html/land-speed/2005-12/msg00220.html (7,378 bytes)
- 2. New Scientific Developments - OXymoron (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:19:57 -0700
- "The reason hot-rod owners raise the backs of their cars is that it's easier to go faster when you're always going downhill." .................. But does this work for street roadsters? Check out thi
- /html/land-speed/2005-09/msg00274.html (6,788 bytes)
- 3. John Beckett (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:55:45 -0700
- I didn't know John Beckett and was only vaguely aware of him before last Sunday. When I heard of his accident at the Salt Talks and listened to Scott Guthrie speak of him I felt the sorrow at losing
- /html/land-speed/2005-08/msg00195.html (7,978 bytes)
- 4. Re: Drill Doctor (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:46:03 -0700
- I have a drill doctor and have had the same experience with it that you have. It doesn't produce a decent clearance angle. All it can do as designed is to produce an approximate zero clearance angle
- /html/land-speed/2005-08/msg00213.html (8,452 bytes)
- 5. 27T street roadster classification/rules (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 10:05:13 -0700
- I have questions for anyone who has had experience with this-- What is/are the defining dimension(s) to determine whether a 1926-27 Ford T roadster "hood" length meets the rule requirements for 5.B.3
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00003.html (8,785 bytes)
- 6. Re: 27T street roadster classification/rules (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 19:27:24 -0700
- I'm not trying to nitpick the rulebook. None of us, racers, officials or fans want a 500 page rulebook that no one reads and costs $50 to print. Not to mention the full time staffer and countless mee
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00008.html (8,182 bytes)
- 7. Urgent - August Consumer Reports (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 08:00:04 -0700
- All serious racers--ATTENTION--Take action!! Do you subscribe to Consumer Reports magazine? Hide the August issue from your wife before she sees it. If at all possible keep it out of sight until afte
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00019.html (7,808 bytes)
- 8. Re: Is Tis Thing ON? (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 13:44:04 -0700
- Good that you are working on your trailer. You didn't mention checking the lights. Hopefully that means you respect the long accepted protocol for all land speed racers; i.e. "Trailer lights may not
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00034.html (7,210 bytes)
- 9. 27T street roadster classification/rules (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 14:08:31 -0700
- Thanks to you guys who've thrown info and ideas at me. You've given me the baseline I need to figure this thing out. But I'm still looking for some "fudge factors". 30 mills here and 30 mills there c
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00036.html (7,238 bytes)
- 10. Battle Mountain Festival in the Pit (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 09:21:05 -0700
- Just received the CSAA Via magazine and on pg 12 it describes the "Battle Mountain Pit Festival" on Aug 12-13. For those of you California Types who may be traveling out I80 East or up the Scenic rou
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00045.html (7,481 bytes)
- 11. Re;Is this thing on/Trailers (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 19:59:13 -0700
- While we are on trailers, what's the consensus on the best durable, decent-looking, non-slip, floor treatment? I need about 120sq. ft worth. 4 sheets of CDX plywood, no sanding. "C" side up. One coat
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00061.html (8,275 bytes)
- 12. DIY distributor cap (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 10:47:25 -0700
- Real stuff on plastics for high voltages-- (% Water absorption 24 hour per ASTM D570 test) There are a lot of types of plastic around but the list narrows a lot when you go looking for thick blocks t
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00208.html (10,023 bytes)
- 13. I80 across Nevada (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:30:14 -0700
- Share the wealth time..... Last year returning to CA after Speedweek I decided to check out the various places along Interstate 80 in Nevada where I could pull off and sleep if I got tired of driving
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00239.html (8,814 bytes)
- 14. How To Go Racing at Bonneville John Thawley Sequel (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:00:03 -0700
- Why am I talking about this? I often thought that after 25 years had passed since John Thawley wrote his book on "How to Go Racing at Bonneville" someone should put together an update that would give
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00372.html (10,836 bytes)
- 15. Re: How To Go Racing at Bonneville John Thawley Sequel (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:13:05 -0700
- Thanks for your encouragement. We hardly know each other outside the Landspeed Digest venue. We only met once the year I did the refreshments gig and handed you a bottle of Tums. But I count you as
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00380.html (8,402 bytes)
- 16. Re: How To Go Racing at Bonneville John Thawley Sequel (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 08:55:27 -0700
- Jon--This would be a great parallel effort to what I'm talking about doing. Lots of opportunity for cross fertilization between both. I personally don't do well interviewing people; so I'm staying aw
- /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00396.html (8,562 bytes)
- 17. Stainless steel hardware source (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 19:16:04 -0700
- I just got a catalog in the mail from an outfit that calls itself "McFeely's" www.McFeeleys.com 800-443-7937. They seem to specialize in deck building hardware and have a lot of interesting items for
- /html/land-speed/2005-06/msg00093.html (6,958 bytes)
- 18. Radiator in a bath tub (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:32:06 -0700
- Hey guys!! Some of you might not like what I'm going to say here-- First a little history: One of the principal driving forces behind the formation of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (AS
- /html/land-speed/2005-06/msg00197.html (8,456 bytes)
- 19. Radiator in a bath tub (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:44:43 -0700
- I knew I'd stir up a hornets' nest. But I know they're friendly hornets. I've actually been following this discussion pretty closely. I know pretty well what most of you are talking about. But I've s
- /html/land-speed/2005-06/msg00202.html (9,380 bytes)
- 20. Non LSR (well not exactly) Bugeye Sprite (score: 1)
- Author: "The Weldons" <2weldons@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 10:39:11 -0700
- Modern hemi in a Bugeye (wish I had one) Check out the Marian's web Wow!! If the car is any indication the Marians are a pretty talented family. One real problem with a car like this is that it can b
- /html/land-speed/2005-05/msg00069.html (8,277 bytes)
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