- 161. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 07:32:42 -0700 (PDT)
- Hmm, good points, but but the bottom line is strength and ease of application vs welding. Airframes have thin aluminum skin, but there are many other components that are substantial. The stringers, r
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01116.html (14,447 bytes)
- 162. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:48:50 -0700 (PDT)
- Given the skill and equipment, welding is the way to It's not fear, rather respect for the skill and training that good welding requires. Carter __________________________________________________ Yah
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01125.html (10,368 bytes)
- 163. Re: Welding Spit body panels (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 07:20:58 -0700 (PDT)
- There you have it folks, take your choice, but welding seems the winner! I will still consider adhesive/rivets as a footwell floorpan solution, but not for any serious load bearing usage. BTW, since
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01146.html (11,613 bytes)
- 164. Re: Timing for hopped-up engine (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:50:49 -0700 (PDT)
- Look in the Comp Manual for total advance. I used to run 33-35 degrees in a race-prepped 1147, but since the combustion chamber is different in a 1296, it depends. If you have access to a chassis dy
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg01226.html (9,491 bytes)
- 165. Re: 450 for 90 (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 19:40:52 -0700 (PDT)
- Hah, well played! Reminds me of the BTCC on Speedvision this evening. Carter __________________________________________________ Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00008.html (6,990 bytes)
- 166. Re: Wheel Tuck!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 06:49:56 -0700 (PDT)
- do you have a picture of it? Thanks, Carter __________________________________________________ Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00659.html (7,234 bytes)
- 167. Re: Source for Lucas door mirrors? (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:22:52 -0700 (PDT)
- Lucas mirrors, Jeff? Aren't you concerned that they might suddenly 'go dark' some rainy night? ;) Carter __________________________________________________ Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00852.html (7,474 bytes)
- 168. Re: Rotoflex couplings (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 03:48:38 -0700 (PDT)
- Fellow LM's, I have used two large worm screw type hose clamps connected together for this. The 'tail' of one is connected to the screw housing of the other. You tighten them in sequence, a couple tu
- /html/spitfires/2000-07/msg00885.html (8,118 bytes)
- 169. RE: Shocking shifting (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 20:10:34 -0700 (PDT)
- Actually, the solenoid coil can produce a shock when the current is interrupted. I'm not advising anyone to actually do this, but if you touch the horn terminals while the horn button is pushed, you
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00026.html (8,039 bytes)
- 170. Re: Synthetic oil (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 12:36:11 -0700 (PDT)
- The only anecdotal advice I have comes courtesy of the Nissan SE-R list. Many members report problems with oil leaks after switching to synth. But since we're talking LBC's, it's only a matter of vol
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00080.html (7,037 bytes)
- 171. Re: Driveshafted, Part 2 (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:59:55 -0700 (PDT)
- Joe, et al, The key is that height of the rollers is just slightly less than diameter. The torque is transmitted from the outer groove face to the inner (or vice versa, depends on accel or deccel) by
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00186.html (8,548 bytes)
- 172. Re: Deceased Equine Flagellation (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:28:25 -0700 (PDT)
- I've used both Swing Spring and Camber Compensator. Both have limitations based on different compromises, and what you are trying to accomplish. A racing project that I never completed was a true swi
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00196.html (7,223 bytes)
- 173. eBay funnies (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 18:58:24 -0700 (PDT)
- On eBay, TR-6 oil pump. Started at $15.00, 17 hrs to go, up to $81.00. Spitbits lists it at $85.00 Wassup wid dat? Carter __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00253.html (6,907 bytes)
- 174. Re: waving recoginition (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 05:19:17 -0700 (PDT)
- I previously lived in Miami for 20+ years, and learned that there's an unwritten protocol to this process. 1) When waving, hold your pistol lightly, but firmly. A sloppy wave is taken as a sign of w
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00264.html (8,189 bytes)
- 175. Re: Swing spring / camber compensator (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 05:16:28 -0700 (PDT)
- Just some random comments: The roll center is set by the effective pivot points, ie, the axle U-joints. This is not affected by the swing spring at all. The SS works by decreasing the rear roll stiff
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00433.html (9,941 bytes)
- 176. Re: Swing spring / camber compensator (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 06:15:05 -0700 (PDT)
- The last mod we did on our Spit racecar was to remove the CC. The small diameter race tires (19.5" dia I believe), lowered rear end with lots of neg camber, and very stiff rear spring eliminated the
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00438.html (10,095 bytes)
- 177. Re: Rear sway bar!! (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 06:18:52 -0700 (PDT)
- You have a *factory* rear sway bar for a Spitfire? That, I gotta see. What factory? (if the chassis mounts were installed such that the bar was clamped solid, then it would limit rear axle movement,
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00439.html (8,363 bytes)
- 178. Re: Spring Swing / Camber Compensator (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:13:14 -0700 (PDT)
- Bottom line is that Joe's CC works just fine, as will I think we are meaning the same things. Bygones Move on anyone? Carter __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos -- now, 1
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00458.html (7,015 bytes)
- 179. Re: Intakes (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 04:25:22 -0700 (PDT)
- I have noticed that there are two different versions of the 1296/1500 intake manifold though. The size of the ports where they match up to the head is different. Not sure which version goes with whic
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00486.html (8,377 bytes)
- 180. looking for 195/45-15 tires? (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 06:27:24 -0700 (PDT)
- Who was looking for these? I deleted the message, sorry. Look at www.tirerack.com, use the tire finder by size. I found 2, Michelin and Yokohama. Carter Shore ________________________________________
- /html/spitfires/2000-06/msg00490.html (6,498 bytes)
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