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1. Fw: 27T street roadster classification/rules (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:05:27 -0500; A T roadster is a very small package sometimes. The stock T hood is only 25 inches long. Having done it, I know the trouble you are having stuffing an ARDUN into that chassis. You might have to move; /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00016.html (8,387 bytes)
2. Fw: Am I crazy or just dumb? (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:15:19 -0600; This question came up more than 50 years ago in the age of Flathead (wrought iron engine) powered dirt-track racing in stock cars and sprinters with heating problems. One cure was a washer restrictor; /html/land-speed/2005-03/msg00159.html (9,394 bytes)
3. Fw: Water Pump speed (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:40:12 -0600; /html/land-speed/2005-03/msg00169.html (7,687 bytes)
4. Fw: Re;Records / Scores (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:16:30 -0600; The Hayseed's mold is 70 years old. His spirit is 19,; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00179.html (8,339 bytes)
5. Fw: a coke can? (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:32:41 -0600; Hey Keith Tommy Thompson, the owner of the Original Goldenrod streamliner that we used to race, said that the real trick was to find the right thickness of aluminum sheet to punch into the can shape.; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00348.html (8,308 bytes)
6. Fw: a coke can? (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 17:36:21 -0600; There are probably very few new ideas in the world, and many ideas come to several people at the same time. The Coors aluminum can was developed about 1951. Many good ideas are never patented. Dave t; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00358.html (7,961 bytes)
7. Fw: Racecar on Ebay (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:26:04 -0600; Yep, Keith, EJ (Ed Jr.) rebuilt the Swamp Rat XXX after I crashed it and he did an outstanding job. You may have seen it in the Garlits Museum. Dave the Hayseed; /html/land-speed/2004-12/msg00218.html (7,177 bytes)
8. Fw: Steering Dampener? (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:41:18 -0600; Bump steer will result from the radius rod and the drag link not being on the same axis. In that case a steering dampener would be useful, especially on hard racing surfaces. Caster also helps. Dave; /html/land-speed/2004-12/msg00219.html (6,921 bytes)
9. Fw: Arduns What Else (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 16:31:03 -0500; Hey Bill Thanks for the tip. Excellent article. Doug is right- nobody should try to build one of these things. That magazine also ran a nice article on the Original Goldenrod streamliner we used to r; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00259.html (7,163 bytes)
10. Fw: Ford flathead trans. (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 16:36:59 -0500; The Ford truck 4-speed transmission of the flathead years had a removable bell housing that bolts to the early block and by re-drilling or making an adaptor plate, most any trans can be bolted to th; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00260.html (6,967 bytes)
11. Fw: Roadsters Aero issues... (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 21:03:40 -0600; Street roadsters probably will always benefit from added weight because of their brick-like aerodynamics. I had to add 300 pounds to get up to 170 mph. There it started spinning and got to be a hand; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00354.html (8,115 bytes)
12. Tom Senter's ARDUN (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 20:05:07 -0600; We borrowed Tom Senter's ARDUN blower manifold for a couple of years from Mark Dees and returned it to him. It was a nice piece that Tom had made out of two stock ARDUN intakes. It ran in the Swamp R; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00413.html (6,679 bytes)
13. Fw: waiting in line (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:35:29 -0500; Amen- it ain't broke. We like to get in line whenever we want and spend most of our time working on the car in line or in impound and use the pit only to change motors. Besides, later in the week the; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00481.html (9,273 bytes)
14. Fw: And another Speedweek wrap-up (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 18:19:38 -0500; Hey Bob We were always in impound or in line, except for Sunday afternoon when we pulled the ARDUN (169 record) and put in the E motor, a 255 small block Ford which missed it's record by 0.3 MPH. Sor; /html/land-speed/2003-08/msg00422.html (7,651 bytes)
15. Fw: Buick 8's (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 13:01:12 -0500; Right on, Doug. See my other post for details. would know couple /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at ht; /html/land-speed/2003-05/msg00196.html (8,153 bytes)
16. Fw: Buick 8's (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 18:17:37 -0500; Chris Lance and list. Wayne runs a blown flathead out of Lexington Nebraska. His old racing partner Don Wheeler, of Parker CO, runs the straight 8 Buick. Look it up in the rule book as "Salt Lick". I; /html/land-speed/2003-05/msg00205.html (9,219 bytes)
17. Fw: all quiet on the eastern front... (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 19:09:17 -0600; Hey Keith We just got back from the Don Garlits museum of drag racing after delivering the world's fastest flathead (1988-1996 until Jack took our record) . I sold it to Garlits for display in the mu; /html/land-speed/2003-03/msg00204.html (9,230 bytes)
18. Fw: Big Daddy's Vintage Liner (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:51:30 -0600; Garlits' Bonneville streamliner will soon be on display at his museum along with my flathead that put him in the 200MPH club. I will be delivering it in a couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to see; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00347.html (7,926 bytes)
19. Fw: Submission to Landracing (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 09:10:57 -0600; Nobody responded. Does this mean you and I are the only flathead people left on this list? That is an aftermarket flathead part that some flatheaders debate if the part is needed. I had one come loo; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00374.html (7,441 bytes)
20. Fw: LSR vrs costs (score: 1): Author: <dthomssen@neb.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:02:43 -0600; I'm having more fun for less money than most, maybe all. I had $100 in a flathead shortblock that went 220MPH, so on a mph/$ basis that is cheaper than my tow rig. Dave the Hayseed -- Original Messag; /html/land-speed/2003-01/msg01164.html (9,353 bytes)

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