[Fot] Metal Question

[Rocky Entriken]

Oh, I knew you were just having fun with it, and to a point me too.

Actually, everything you write below I agree with. It *is* fun with our LBCs 
to try to save a few of those silly little things that make them 
distinctively Triumph. I still have the Monza flip-cap gas filler on my car 
for just that reason. Of course, it isn't connected to anything now, just 
there for looks. You have to open the trunk lid to fill the fuel cell. 
(Besides, flip caps are illegal on race cars.)

A guy I knew made his Spitfire into a screamer autocross Modified class car. 
A fun thing was to find stuff on his car that was still Spitfire. My 
favorite -- he still had the cowl-mounted ashtray.

--Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Wagner" <jmwagner at greenheart.com>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Metal Question


>I was just having fun with this thread with my "sacrilege" reply.    Racing 
>cars has always been about modifying OEM equipment to make it  more 
>serviceable, faster, etc...  Why should these tabs be any  different?
>
> On the other hand..  At some point, in the backs of our minds, we  don't 
> want our cars, over time, to morph into something that isn't  really a 
> Triumph.  That we replace something that finally fails after  nearly half 
> a century with plastic ties and/or Velcro just struck a  nerve with me. 
> Will there be any sign of those old metal tabs 20 or  30 years from now?
>
> It seemed to me to be a great thread...  Talking about how to save  this 
> one little silly detail that could be so easily replaced with low  tech 
> modern solutions!
>
> Of course, it's not an issue for all cars in all classes of racing.   By 
> all means, do what is appropriate for your car.  It's just nice to  think 
> that because of such discussions there may still be some of  those silly 
> tabs to be seen in the pits, for future generations to  ponder!
>
> --Justin
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