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1. Babs scans (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 21:50:05 -0500; In my Sisyphus like quest to clean out all this junk, I found an old AutoCar magazine that has a good article on the resurrection of Babs. In case that doesn't ring any bells, Babs was the early land; /html/land-speed/2004-11/msg00064.html (7,995 bytes)
2. Re: Babs scans (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:54:42 -0500; The extra irony is that Parry bought the car from Count Zborowski, who died in an equally gruesome accident himself, similarly cranium related. IMO it's rather spooky when you look at the related his; /html/land-speed/2004-11/msg00066.html (9,197 bytes)
3. Re: Babs scans (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:20:57 -0500; Here's a low quality picture of the restored car. http://www.bluebird-electric.net/parry_thomas.htm; /html/land-speed/2004-11/msg00075.html (7,221 bytes)
4. More LSR scans- 1965 (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:03:24 -0500; Here's a three page LSR article from 1965. You may notice that the text is in German, but the pictures are still understandable. ;o) I like that there are people along the little streamliners, gives; /html/land-speed/2004-11/msg00133.html (6,753 bytes)
5. Re: First car? (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:42:04 -0500; An unbelievably crappy '73 Ford Maverick. It had the feature of being slow, yet getting poor gas mileage too. Just a dud of a car, got rust in weird places that shouldn't really rust like that, etc.; /html/land-speed/2004-11/msg00331.html (7,874 bytes)
6. Gasping for air (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:45:10 -0400; Just FWIW, I built a fresh air respirator, and here's a minced email that I sent on another list... I used a fresh air breathing system originally for a welding helmet, but now leading to the inlet o; /html/land-speed/2004-10/msg00036.html (8,162 bytes)
7. Re: Gasping for air (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 21:29:28 -0400; I had made a longer system a while back, where the fresh air was from outside the garage, but the air would be very hot and stale as well as yet another cable to be drug around. When I'm welding I te; /html/land-speed/2004-10/msg00044.html (7,607 bytes)
8. Dzus (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:09:38 -0400; Where's a good place to buy Dzus fasteners? -Aron; /html/land-speed/2004-10/msg00106.html (6,182 bytes)
9. More Dzus (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 22:20:53 -0400; Do aluminum Dzus spring plates exist? For welding on the spring plates, some bits are aluminum with the current project... I suppose I could fab some, but I've got enough to do already. ;o) TIA, -Aro; /html/land-speed/2004-10/msg00136.html (6,219 bytes)
10. Right Purtyful! (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:07:23 -0400; I'm at the point with a few of my projects that I need a bunch of stuff chromed. Any recommendations for chrome shops? TIA, -Aron; /html/land-speed/2004-10/msg00212.html (6,258 bytes)
11. Re: Bright Stuff (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:18:17 -0400; savings where labor is cheap and polution regs are not strict, typically in southern states. Well, I am in Florida, but it's either outrageous pricing, or really really poor quality. At least from wh; /html/land-speed/2004-10/msg00217.html (8,075 bytes)
12. ARG!! (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 22:26:34 -0400; A vent... I've been fighting the carbs (DAYS!!) on one of my motorcycle projects, an '86 Ninja 1000R. All four carbs totally rebuilt, jets probed with my new pin gages, gone over top to bottom. But,; /html/land-speed/2004-08/msg00116.html (8,414 bytes)
13. Re: ARG!! (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:54:20 -0400; I'd be happy for it to move under it's own power. I think I need to wave a crucifix at it. Trimming the nib from the nip did the trick, fuel stayed where it ought to. Still won't run or start right t; /html/land-speed/2004-08/msg00125.html (8,993 bytes)
14. Re: ARG!! (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:16:59 -0400; Yep, that's kind of what I'm saying, even if the main jets are way wrong, it should at least start and run. I should be tuning the carbs by now... I can see fuel around the needles, this bike is real; /html/land-speed/2004-08/msg00128.html (7,831 bytes)
15. Sonic testing (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 18:59:21 -0400; http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tech/0404phr_sonic/ A good David Vizard article on sonic testing blocks. -Aron; /html/land-speed/2004-07/msg00146.html (6,526 bytes)
16. Re: Sonic testing (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:05:58 -0400; I think it was $150 to have it done, and under a grand to buy the equipment yourself. One thing I'd wonder is how clean things need to be to have it work properly. -Aron; /html/land-speed/2004-07/msg00213.html (7,822 bytes)
17. Motorcycle main jet sizes (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 16:07:42 -0400; I remember.............that somewhere I read that motorcycle jet sizes relate to their hole diameter in millimeters, i.e. a #140 main jet is a 1.40 mm hole. Can anyone confirm or deny this? I can't f; /html/land-speed/2004-07/msg00357.html (6,943 bytes)
18. Thanks! Motorcyle main jet sizing (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:02:08 -0400; Since I asked the original questions... Thanks for all the replies on the sizing systems, I didn't know it was such a mess, plus the specter of previous owners drilling out or modifying jets. So, the; /html/land-speed/2004-07/msg00399.html (6,709 bytes)
19. Re: Pit bike? (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 21:39:42 -0400; What! No matching tight fitting yellow biker shorts? There'd be another type of 'mooneyes'. ;o) -Aron; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00044.html (6,894 bytes)
20. DIY gas tanks (score: 1): Author: "atrav" <atrav@vcmails.com>; Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 10:13:58 -0400; Awhile back I made a gas tank for truck project, out of regular 6061 aluminum. Now I need to make another one, but reading the Aircraft Spruce catalog they recommend using 5052H-32 aluminum instead.; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00087.html (7,368 bytes)

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