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121. Re: Helmets (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:40:12 -0500
That fire proofing solution was a mixture of Borax and Boraxo as I recall. Made the garment stiff as a board and when you sweated it made an awful mess. Larry Dent
/html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00385.html (7,215 bytes)

122. Re: Harmonic Dampers, Honestly (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:47:46 -0500
Harmonic Dampers are a bit of a black art and are developed individually for each application. That is not to say one might interchange with another, but that is not likely to happen. A lot of dyno t
/html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00386.html (6,643 bytes)

123. Re: homoligation papers (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 12:56:07 -0500
ACCUS is in Chicago. 1500 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook, IL. 60062 Try them. Larry Dent
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00012.html (6,170 bytes)

124. Re: Ford 1500 (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 13:02:14 -0500
I ran both single and dual weber engines in the 60's in my Super 7, and the 3 main was only a hand granade if you tried to turn it over 6500 consistently. We had a good source of cast iron cranks and
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00013.html (6,907 bytes)

125. Re: Bearing bolts (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 08:58:03 -0500
No lock tite. No locking tabs. Just clean well, lube and torque to For rod bolts stretch is best. Get a stretch gauge from Speedway in Neb. and stretch to spec. Gauge is only $65.00. Or use a mike to
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00017.html (7,423 bytes)

126. Re: 2001 Chicago Historics? (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 09:08:17 -0500
Date showing on CENDIV schedule is July 28-29. Suggest you call Joe Marketti at 312-226-RACE and see if he is really going to do it. Last year saw a pretty low turnout and Joe had to lose a lot of mo
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00018.html (6,672 bytes)

127. Re: Bearing bolts (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 14:26:57 -0500
Ok here's the deal on rod bolt stretch. New style rod bolts have a small center depression in both the head of the bolt and the other end of the bolt. The stretch gauge is nothing more than a dial in
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00023.html (8,025 bytes)

128. Re: Bearing bolts (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 14:28:07 -0500
Yeh, its foot/pounds not PSI. Sorry. L.D.
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00024.html (6,831 bytes)

129. Re: Bearing bolts (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 14:47:19 -0500
Again, as I said in an earlier post, I think the secret is in the mfg's recommended stretch for that bolt in that application. I would guess that those stretch specifications will vary with several f
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00025.html (7,192 bytes)

130. Re: Bearing bolts (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 09:00:29 -0500
Thats the way it ought to be, but Murphy's law says, " anything that can go wrong will". Cheers, L.D.
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00038.html (6,929 bytes)

131. Re: Seattle Track (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 09:20:27 -0500
I work as Chief Steward at SIR 3 times a year and while this does not give me any real inside information I do hear a lot of comments, so, to answer your question as best I can, There has been a BIG
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00039.html (7,815 bytes)

132. Re: racing team name for 2001? (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 16:37:30 -0500
I call my present racing effort "GRAY POWER RACING" with a bald eagle trailing the script as the logo. Seems appre po po for a 66 year old with snow white hair. L.D.
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00053.html (6,527 bytes)

133. Re: Brake line advice (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 08:14:34 -0500
Bad advice from your sports racing friend. Most of these cars do NOT use flex hose for the entire car. Most use steel brake line for everything except for flex to the wheels, which should be dash 3 a
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00138.html (8,052 bytes)

134. Re: Brake Line wrap-up (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 07:29:37 -0500
Brian makes a VERY good point. Braided lines come in several flavors. rubber insides for fuel, oil and water lines, and teflon braided for high pressure such as brakes. This line will NOT degrade int
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00206.html (7,288 bytes)

135. Re: 1100 cc Coventry Climax (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 07:33:52 -0500
All depends on what is needed in the rebuild. Bill Hutton does good Climax work. Not cheap, but very knowledgeable and reliable. I have had 2 litre engines by both Wentz and Ivey and both do very goo
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00207.html (6,853 bytes)

136. Re: Tow vehicles again (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 07:44:39 -0500
I am using a 1970 Superior 22 Motor home in mint, restored condition. It's really not a great Motor Home (old interior design, etc) but it is the greatest tow vehicle you could imagine. First, at 22
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00208.html (8,496 bytes)

137. Re: TOWING (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 07:46:49 -0500
My best results with wind problems is to tuck right up under a BIG semi running around 65 to 70. At 10 feet or so I can back off to about half the throttle normally needed to run that fast. Bugs the
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00209.html (6,994 bytes)

138. Re: Tow vehicles (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 07:57:11 -0500
Martin Tanner, back in the early 60's, used to tow his 700 pound home built D Sports Racer with a Morris Countryman wagon. Thats getting it right down there, but it was NOT vintage, at least at the t
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00210.html (6,599 bytes)

139. Re: Tow vehicles (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 07:57:56 -0500
Sorry. Make that H Modified for Martin Tanner. Brain fade strikes
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00211.html (6,461 bytes)

140. Re: Rules and 'Cheating' (score: 1)
Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:20:09 -0500
I ran production cars for years in SCCA and always looked at the rules to see if there were any loopholes, or ways to BEND the rule to my advantage. If done properly (still done today) it comes to a
/html/vintage-race/2001-01/msg00264.html (8,694 bytes)

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