[Fot] Kevin Lynch's GT6

[Bill Tobin]

Jason, probably the best advice to ever be given to a new car owner/driver!
KISS!
And have fun keeping it simple.
Cheers, Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Ostrowski" <jason at multivintage.com>
To: "Burt Stein" <burtstein at gmemusic.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Kevin Lynch's GT6


> Greetings Burt.
> From someone that has been involved with racing several GT6's over the 
> period of several decades...
> DO NOT change the car from its current set-up.
> It is true that webers can be a nice upgrade at some point. Your biggest 
> concern should be to become familiar with the car. Learn how to drive it. 
> Make it safe. Become comfortable with working on all the parts of the car 
> and enjoy it and learn it BEFORE you CHANGE ANYTHING. You will have 
> (hopefully) a whole lifetime of tweaking an modifying the car. Your first 
> couple years we'll be smartest spent enjoying and keeping it going just 
> the way it is. You will have your hands full just with that.
> Some of the best GT6's ever built were quickly made to go slower and 
> became a big pain in the ass by new owners who thought their new methods 
> and upgrades would be a good idea. Kas Kastner himself told me of folks 
> buying his perfectly solid winning cars ... Quickly changing things to 
> make them faster and simply wound up wasting time, money and making a good 
> driving car something that couldn't do a lap.
> Take it slow. Enjoy the car. Enjoy maintaining it. Take things apart and 
> put them back together exactly the way it was. That will serve you much 
> better than changing anything.
> Buy yourself the original factory manual ( it's a red binder type book 
> with a vinyl cover) go by that exactly on every dismantle and assembly and 
> use the torque specs listed on every nut and bolt. That book is a very 
> important bible. Read all of Kastner's books and pamphlets and combine 
> that knowledge with the factor manual.
> Ask any questions you have here on the FoT. There is a real trusted wealth 
> of knowledge here and don't worry about or believe anything you see on the 
> Internet. The fastest GT6 race cars in the country and their owners are 
> all here to help you (on FOT) and if you listen to the wisdom you will 
> have the most laps and the most fun with your GT6!
> Good luck and have fun!
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
> 1969 Triumph GT6+ Racecars
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 24, 2016, at 3:09 PM, Burt Stein <burtstein at gmemusic.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Mark,
>>
>> I read your report on Kevin's car which was the deciding factor for my 
>> son and I to buy the car and get into vintage racing. I thank you!
>>
>> I have been noodling around the internet and noticed that some of these 
>> cars have triple Weber's. Is that something that we will want to do to 
>> the GT6 or are we best off leaving the carbs alone? I did note you saying 
>> that this is the fastest GT6 you have ever driven and that in handles and 
>> presents well. Please advise.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Burt
>>
>>
>>
>> Burt Stein
>> Gold Mountain Entertainment
>> 11 Music Square East
>> Suite 103
>> Nashville, TN 37203
>> 615-255-9000
>> 615-255-9001 fax
>>
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