Ed Van Scoy wrote:
> Let's see if I remember this right Keith..........The gage didn't work on the
>8th
> cylinder because the piston had a hole in it because the driver failed to
>retard
> the spark because he turned the wrong knob (the one that wasn't hooked up to
> anything) to Minus 6 Deg., while leaving the knob that WAS hooked up to the 38
> Deg. setting............
> Ed (preparing for the inevitable return insult)
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
>
> > <snip> Only I barrowed his compression gage at speed week and I think it
>was
> > of suspect quality.... only worked 7 out of 8 times....
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Doug Anderson <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
> > > To: kturk@ala.net; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > Cc: av8ford@volcano.net; saltcircus@mcn.net; Capecod626@aol.com;
> > tinshed@ozemail.com.au; whodaky@sympac.com.au; pyramid62@aol.com;
> > je832@aol.com; robere@xensei.com; jungbec@aol.com; mkamm@juno.com;
> > bellytk@nh.ultranet.com; drichard@stny.rr.com; lsaltsman@telenet.net;
> > neatoldstuff@webtv.com; squarerollbars@yahoo.com; kch@digisys.net;
> > Zulk62@aol.com; indy@intergrafix.net; saltsix@earthlink.net;
> > SPLHAUGINC@aol.com
> > > Subject: Re: Bob Daunerheim -and ducks
> > > Date: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 12:25 PM
> > >
> > > From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > > Reply-To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > > To: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>, <richk@spartajunction.com>
> > > CC: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Subject: Re: MAXTON MARCH MEET PHOTOS
> > > Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 11:52:27 -0500
> > >
> > > the Cosworth belongs to Calvin Smith.... and the Shark's tooth Bike is
> > Jim
> > > Cannon.... Trust me when I say that is sedate for Jim.... almost scary...
> > >
> > > the Roll Master car is quick... even with the D motor it ran 195+ on
> > > gas.... with the A Motor it really hauls.... they were in the 250+ range
> > at
> > > Speedweek.... so they have a clue.... the builder's name is Bob Durnhiem
> > he
> > > is just a super fabricator...
> > >
> > > K
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Keith, and List, Bob Daunerheim use'TA (in the 60s and 70s,) build
> > Fuel
> > > Dragsters out of Na Joisey. Bet ol' Timney knows him well......
> > >
> > > A good friend of mine, Mike Kamm, now of "upstate NY", bought a rolling
> > > chassis that Bob had built in 1968 originally with a 392 innit as an
> > AA/FD,
> > > and Mike meteculously restored it for Nostalgia Draggin' He ran 7.5 to
> > > 7.8s @ 170-188 with a 6-71 blown alky honest ta' gawsh PONTIAC 421 innit!
> > >
> > > Boy was that car ever COOL to watch smoke the hides a full 1/4 mile
> > > ( and still running in the 10s doing so.....just for fun!) whoooom-bah!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Annywheez Mr. Daunerheim does indeed have alla his ducks inna row.
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