In a message dated 22/01/01 8:35:35 AM Pacific Standard Time,
Tombread@aol.com writes:
> He once put an alternator shell on our car and
> took out the guts, (nothing said the alternator had to be operational)
> figuring the savings in drag would be useful; it simply resulted in having
> to
> lug around a bunch of aircraft batteries and keep them charged, replacing
>
We had a guy with a big Healey that did this back in the late 70s. We all
helped push the damned thing (and are those Austin Lorries ever heavy) for a
race or two, and then suggested that he either start using a generator or
hire a pit crew!
Bill
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