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35661
Here is some creativity! http://www.electric7.com/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database:...
Ed & Ruth Young
espre88
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Jul 1, 2006
10:37 am
35662
Wow. that's impressive! ... From: Locost_North_America@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Locost_North_America@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Ed & Ruth Young Sent:...
Mark Rivera
paco94miata
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Jul 1, 2006
12:06 pm
35663
Porsche, You may want to consider my "afterthought anti-sway bar installation". After I completed the car I decided to add a front bar. I already had...
Jon A. Winterhalter
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Jul 1, 2006
6:40 pm
35664
Do you have ample clearance with front wheels turned lock to lock? Esko ... From: Jon A. Winterhalter To: Locost_North_America@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
Eskoa
opto_mech2000
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Jul 1, 2006
7:46 pm
35665
Yes, it's at least 4" clear from inside of wing to the bar. (The bar was shortened 4 inches and rewelded.) ... build update. ... front ... 1.6 ... It ... in ...
Jon A. Winterhalter
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Jul 1, 2006
8:13 pm
35666
There is a story on an electric Westfield in either the April or May issue of RaceTech. David H Calgary ... From: Ed & Ruth Young To:...
David H
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Jul 2, 2006
3:25 am
35667
Hi all, I have a Fuel Safe fuel cell in my car. Last week the conversation here in MA turned to the subject of of gasoline having alcohol as an additive. The...
Eskoa
opto_mech2000
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Jul 2, 2006
4:01 am
35668
The word is unanamous, call Fuel Safe. Will do. All of this started when a friend received a new bladder for his fuel cell from Fuel Safe. They have cut the...
Eskoa
opto_mech2000
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Jul 2, 2006
11:46 am
35669
Sorry guys, I have been lax on reading posts. Coveland Motorsports would be a great place for a meet. My schedule of racing, a busy shop, a British car show,...
covelandllc
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Jul 2, 2006
1:36 pm
35670
... see if there was interest in a meet, bar-b-que at my shop in St.Catherines. Just an informal get-together as the spring meet has not happened yet. Seems...
George
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Jul 2, 2006
11:33 pm
35671
... government is trying for 20% at the pump. Kinda makes it a crap-shoot as you tune for whats in the tank and what the next tank brings. And people wonder...
George
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Jul 2, 2006
11:55 pm
35672
Any ideas how much play there should be between a hydraulic clutch throughout bearing and the clutch pressure plate fingers? I bought and installed a Howe...
Steve Carter
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Jul 3, 2006
6:09 am
35673
Steve, I have a T/O bearing from Taylor Engineering which looks like it is Saab derived. I bought some parts from Dave Bean and was told by them that I should...
Eskoa
opto_mech2000
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Jul 3, 2006
12:36 pm
35674
Hi all, I just spoke to Fuel Safe about the alcohol situation. I was told that no need for concern about the alcohol content in pump gasoline. It is the...
Eskoa
opto_mech2000
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Jul 3, 2006
4:07 pm
35675
If you use the logic one would use with a press. plate/t.o. bearing, you would want *some* clearance so that the bearing isn't constantly spinning,...
butter_art
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Jul 3, 2006
9:16 pm
35676
I think you're absolutely right, and that is what I'll go with ... -Steve...
Steve Carter
toyotus
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Jul 3, 2006
9:20 pm
35677
Thanks Eskoa ... I also have a saab 900 TO bearing but the bore is too small for the shaft on my Toyota T50 trans. The howe unit: ...
Steve Carter
toyotus
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Jul 3, 2006
9:37 pm
35678
... slave. I set them up with full travel or fully extended, take off what is needed for fingers to travel over center, take off an additional 3/8 to 1/2" for...
George
geo1129
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Jul 4, 2006
12:46 am
35679
I believe SAAB actually uses a light-pressure sping to keep the T/O bearing up against the P Plate. I don't understand why......
Thomas Benham
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Jul 4, 2006
1:36 am
35680
Hey guys, Just wondering how a light, low powered locost compares to a heavy pig thats got more power? Reason I ask is because the british guys seem to have...
chevroletc1070
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Jul 4, 2006
4:08 am
35681
They're lighter and less powerful ... :) The opposite is true in my view, in that a well designed and nicely built Locost is easier to control than a heavier...
Steve Carter
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Jul 4, 2006
5:45 am
35682
Cory: The Lotus Seven has to be something entirely different, or perhaps superior, to have people building clones 40 years after it's debut. To get an idea of...
Ed Bratt
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Jul 4, 2006
6:00 am
35683
If we set aside feel and dynamics, and just consider power to weight ratio, it depends on the engine. The 4000lb/700hp F body has 5.7lb/hp. An original Super...
scorpio516
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Jul 4, 2006
3:02 pm
35684
I thought all concentric TO bearings are designed to be in contact all the time. This way, the bearing does not have to be almost instantly accelerated from 0...
Anthony
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Jul 4, 2006
4:27 pm
35685
Driving a seven is more akin to riding a motorcycle than it is to a muscle car. The seven makes few concesions to safety or comfort, but the payback is...
Berkeley Choate
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Jul 4, 2006
7:47 pm
35686
Now that I have cut out and shaped my hood (nasty experience - I'm really disliking sheetmetal work), I think the black tape edge as seen on Keith's Locost...
G Wellwood
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Jul 4, 2006
9:12 pm
35687
... When I try to explain what in the heck I am building, I say it's like a go-cart you can legally drive on the street... and that it makes the Europa I once...
Ed & Ruth Young
espre88
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Jul 4, 2006
9:17 pm
35688
George, What are you using to make the cut? Even snips used carefully can make very stright cuts....
Paul_Greenleaf
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Jul 4, 2006
10:00 pm
35689
An 1100 pound car with a low CG will beat a well set up Vette around most race tracks until you get to the latter half of a long straight. Light weight has...
garywolf1947
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Jul 5, 2006
12:36 am
35690
An 1100 pound car with a low CG will beat a well set up Vette around most race tracks until you get to the latter half of a long straight. Light weight has...
garywolf1947
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Jul 5, 2006
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