- 1. bellytank (score: 1)
- Author: Phillip Landry <saltracer@netscape.net>
- Date: 1 Jan 00 15:13:20 PST
- Hi Greg and group, Johanson was a brilliant idea that performed atrociously. Its lackluster performance was a direct result of a last-minute, cobble-together construction job. Running with engine in
- /html/land-speed/2000-01/msg00019.html (7,916 bytes)
- 2. Re: bellytank (score: 1)
- Author: V4GR@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 18:52:05 EST
- Maybe if the tanks had been positioned closer together it would have handled better. It sure looks like it should work. R. Fox
- /html/land-speed/2000-01/msg00020.html (6,893 bytes)
- 3. bellytank (score: 1)
- Author: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 13:25:28 EST
- Hello Rich, Phil and group, The twin tank, or " twin - boom " design was built,and run, successfully, in Europe, and I believe it was in the postwar years, probably from 1946 -- to 1955. I saw this o
- /html/land-speed/2000-01/msg00028.html (8,603 bytes)
- 4. Re: bellytank (score: 1)
- Author: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 20:37:21 EST
- Hi Greg, Thanks for your knowledgeable input. I'm wondering -- was involvement of NSU in this ?? Was this a motorcycle engine powered car by any chance ? The NSU name is somehow tied in to this vehic
- /html/land-speed/2000-01/msg00042.html (8,973 bytes)
- 5. Re: bellytank (score: 1)
- Author: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 01:30:24 EST
- Greg, I think most on the list would agree your " bygone design twin racer project sounds quite interesting. Since you wish to employ dubious designs or " loser technology ", as you call it -- the ou
- /html/land-speed/2000-01/msg00051.html (8,893 bytes)
- 6. Re: bellytank (score: 1)
- Author: V4GR@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 11:03:19 EST
- Bruce; Now you have really dated your self. The Bourke Two Stroke? I haven't heard much about that for 35 years or so. Rich Fox
- /html/land-speed/2000-01/msg00062.html (6,932 bytes)
- 7. Re: bellytank (score: 1)
- Author: "Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield" <lemay@hiwaay.net>
- Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:52:41
- Wow, me either! I remember that puppy well. Is it gonna make a new try at becoming a real motor? L.E. Mayfield 124 Maximillion Drive Madison, Al. 35758-8171 1-256-837-1051 old >>>>>>>> http://www.hsv
- /html/land-speed/2000-01/msg00068.html (7,816 bytes)
- 8. Re: bellytank (score: 1)
- Author: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 20:18:45 EST
- haven't Group, I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Bourke in the late 1950's or early 1960's. He was living in a run-down motel cabin-trailer park in the Petaluma, CA (60 miles north of SF) area. My e
- /html/land-speed/2000-01/msg00073.html (7,925 bytes)
- 9. Re: bellytank (score: 1)
- Author: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 11:16:11 EST
- << As I remember it, the rods were round and passes through a seal. The lower end was oil lubricated. The intake charge was sucked in under the piston then into the ports on the cylinder, if this mak
- /html/land-speed/2000-01/msg00087.html (7,467 bytes)
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