List - Check it out! This puts a whole new slant on the phrase that starts a lot of races - "Fire 'em up!" http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061101/FREE/61101002 /1036/MOTORSPORTSN
Okay, the cell is dead and won't take a charge. Why is it that particular cell that went dead (vs. one of the cells mid-way through the battery, maybe)? Jon Wennerberg Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Rac
How many of you have developed "favorite tools"? Hi DickJ I took an old Craftsman ratcheting box wrench and welded it to a 3' piece of 3/4" pipe. It fits the crank bolt. I use it to turn the engine o
Nice tip OTTO thanks for the ideas Cheers, -it's your ol' pal, "Dirt Track Doug" Thanks Doug. I've been using them for years. Almost makes adjusting valves,, fun! Almost! LOL Odd Toe
Who is using a hydraulic throttle control? How about a cable system? Comments regarding throttle hookups? I have an intake that positions the carburetor at almost a forty five degree angle on top of
A professor at Texas A &M University was giving a lecture of the supernatural. To get a feel for his audience, he asks, "How many people here believe in ghosts?" About 90 students raise their hands.
Sometimes we have to do stuff in the line of work -- that we night not otherwise do. I just had to/got to move a few vehicles around in our storage barn, and dang it if that '66 427 'Vette didn't nee
I don't know about you guys but my favorite tool is right between my legs! I don't know what I'd do without it. When I need it, it's right there for the grabbing. It has so many uses and has never le
Does anybody on the list have an old Hollander Parts Interchange Manual? I want to convert my 1975 Firebird from power steering to manual steering. The (questionable) list I have lists: mid-80s S-10s
Hey, I was wondering if anyone knew much about rebuilding C6 transmissions and how difficult it might be. Anyone know a good deal about it? Tyler Hi Tyler Most Hot Rodders avoid Auto trannys because
I have been thinking of how to increase the number of courses at Bonneville with the available space problems we have. The plan I have only uses 2, 100' wide strips of "existing, groomed but unused s
Where the hell is this thread going. Glen Calm down. I knew this thread would go nowhere. Just threw it out there to wake up a quiet list! 4 race tracks, how absurd! Concerning me volunteering, I'd f
Actually, your idea is not bad Otto. It uses existing space and offers a solution to the "turn-out" issue. At least someone is looking at the "line" problem with something other than a "too hard to d
What happens when your long course car has passed the 3 mile and you have sent the short course car and something happens to the long car so you roll the ambulance with cars underway on the other thr
When we only had one course it was done all the time. It was a way to keep things going. Sooooooo what you're saying is it's been tried and it worked when we had 1 course!? Why wouldn't it work now?
First, there is some confusion that all 4 courses are right next to each other. Not so. Picture the aerial view of the existing Bonneville track as shown in the entry handout. In fact, drag it out an
y did u shout Me? Shout? The exclamation point was "surprise", not a shout. Ok, maybe a little shout, because of all the flack I got, when in actuality it was something that was done before, apparent
Tell me again where the push trucks for the long courses go. Wayne Hi Wayne Push trucks go the outside just like now. Yes, they will cross the short course but they will do that well before the short