[Fot] Solid Six?

Tue Dec 31 11:30:00 MST 2019

I did that for years and I am looking for a better way!
Bob Kramer

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 12:13 PM Duncan Charlton <
duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob, I usually drive my race cars up onto wood ramps to allow the arms to
> swing under.  They’re made of doubled 2X8s with staggered 45˚ angles at one
> end (so I can drive up the first 1-1/2” and have the tire completely on the
> board already before going up the second 1-1/2” rise) and scraps of inner
> tube stapled to the bottom to keep them from sliding on the floor as I
> drive on.
>
> Duncan
> On Dec 31, 2019, 11:36 AM -0600, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>,
> wrote:
>
> Got all the power stuff covered. With 40 foot depth I choose to run most
> everything down the middle at 20'.  The welder and compressor 220V are on
> the opposite wall from the breaker box..  I have another tip that I can
> pass on from Robert MacKenzie,  I plan on a free floor lift and getting the
> arms under teh car is always a pain.  Robert puts his car on a set of
> dollies first. makes the arm swing a breeze.
> Bob Kramer
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 11:01 AM Bob Bownes -Seiri <bownes at seiri.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> It’s overkill, but I have an electrical reel and air hose reel over each
>> bay. It comes in terribly handy.
>>
>> Don’t know about the planned lift, but mine is 220VAC, so don’t forget
>> you may need that.
>>
>> On that note, I’ve been accumulating Real  Machine Tools of late that all
>> need 220 3phase. So 220 drops are going in around the shop for those and
>> the welder. I find it easier to move the welder to the work than the work
>> to the welder sometimes.
>>
>> On Dec 31, 2019, at 11:54, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Those are great ideas. I used the RapidAir tubing system and I have an
>> overhead run 20' in.  Dropping a line down and mounting it on both posts of
>> the lifts would be a simple upgrade.. I did think ahead and wired in an
>> extra 30 amp circuit up top. I was planning on using a retractable electric
>> hose reel but dropping an outlet to the posts might be a better plan.
>>
>> Bob Kramer
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 8:52 AM Bill Tobin via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Bob put the lift in the easiest accessible best lighted spot in the
>>> shop. Also run air and power outlets to the lift; this eliminates stringing
>>> hoses and cords across the floor. Put a workbench close to the lift area;
>>> maybe on wheels. You can also never have too much shelving. Or lighting
>>> especially as we age and eyesight isn't quite what is used to be! And maybe
>>> have a small room sectioned off for your lathe milling machine and maybe
>>> surface grinder.
>>>
>>> While you're at it maybe add another 10 or 20 feet to the original specs!
>>>
>>> Ask me how I learned all this stuff!
>>>
>>> Happy New Year everyone.
>>>
>>> Cheers Bill
>>> On 12/31/2019 8:46 AM, Bob Kramer via Fot wrote:
>>>
>>> Is that a 50 x 30?
>>>
>>> I built a 30 X 40 and it took the better part of a year to get it
>>> outfitted between other stuff. Shelving, electrical, lighting, work
>>> benches and air lines. With a 12' front door on a 30' front, I still can't
>>> decide where to put a lift.
>>>
>>> Bob Kramer
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 12:04 PM John Styduhar via Fot <
>>> fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I recently picked up an early TR4 frame from a fellow WPTA club member
>>>> that is in decent shape and have all the necessary bits to build a wide
>>>> track for my TR3.  This will be my next project after outfitting my new
>>>> headquarters.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 10:57 AM Mark J Bradakis via Fot <
>>>> fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This TR3 Beta got me thinking.  The TR4 was based on a modified TR3
>>>>> frame.  The TR4A frame was a totally new design, and adaptable to
>>>>> either
>>>>> the IRS or solid axle rear suspension.  The TR6 used basically the same
>>>>> frame.  Are there solid axle TR6s out there?
>>>>>
>>>>> mjb.
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> fot at autox.team.net
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.fot-racing.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>>>>> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive
>>>>> http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
>>>>> Unsubscribe/Manage
>>>>> <http://www.team.net/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage>:
>>>>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/johnstydo@gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> fot at autox.team.net
>>>>
>>>> http://www.fot-racing.com
>>>>
>>>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>>>> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive
>>>> http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
>>>> Unsubscribe/Manage
>>>> <http://www.team.net/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage>:
>>>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rkramer56@gmail.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________fot at autox.team.net
>>> http://www.fot-racing.com
>>>
>>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>>> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
>>> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/william.tobin31@verizon.net
>>>
>>>  _______________________________________________
>>> fot at autox.team.net
>>>
>>> http://www.fot-racing.com
>>>
>>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>>> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
>>> Unsubscribe/Manage <http://www.team.net/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage>:
>>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rkramer56@gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>> fot at autox.team.net
>>
>> http://www.fot-racing.com
>>
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
>> Unsubscribe/Manage:
>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/bownes@web9.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
> fot at autox.team.net
>
> http://www.fot-racing.com
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/duncan.charlton54@gmail.com
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/fot/attachments/20191231/7f6bc885/attachment-0003.htm>