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Will give the kick-ass thing a whirl!!! Sorry to hear that you are not coming to Lincoln, was hoping to to see you again and the SPOKES crowd.   How far along...
John Edwards
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Sep 5, 2009
11:28 pm
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Hello John, How did you shorten the steering arms? Derek From: fiat850racing@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fiat850racing@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Edwards ...
Derek Greenwood
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Sep 6, 2009
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Cut .700" out and TIG weld back together. Also added the ears to lower and decamber the spindles, not too terribly complicated.   Hows things/biz on your end...
John Edwards
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Sep 6, 2009
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Pretty good, I got my 1960 Abarth 750 finally delivered. I hope to start it in the next week or so. It has the PBS 1050 with the Twincam head and a turbo. I...
Derek Greenwood
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Sep 6, 2009
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Derek,   Neither image made it thru, please resend to PM.      John... ... From: Derek Greenwood <dgreen@...> Subject: RE: [fiat850racing]...
John Edwards
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Sep 6, 2009
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Hello racers, I figured I would keep you guys updated on my progress on getting the PBS Twincam running in the Abarth. Over the last couple of days I have...
Derek Greenwood
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Sep 8, 2009
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John How big an effect did shortening the steering arms make? I always had trouble with the slow steering on my Abarth. I ended up going with a very small...
Derek Greenwood
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Sep 8, 2009
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... Add me in, too. Thanks. ... Sounds like lots more grip than Heartland. Keep the shiny side up and the pointy end in the front! -- Jeff Guerdat "The...
Jeff Guerdat
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Sep 8, 2009
3:11 pm
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The steering make a big difference for autox. Check out this link, you should be able to see my hands and arms move in this wide-screen video. It's a lot less...
John Edwards
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Sep 8, 2009
7:46 pm
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... BTW, is there an issue with the particular distributor used for this system? I happen to have the Ducellier, if it does... -- Jeff Guerdat "The trouble...
Jeff Guerdat
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Sep 8, 2009
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Jeff,   I'll find out before I place the order.      John... ... From: Jeff Guerdat <jguerdat@...> Subject: Re: [fiat850racing] Racing & Pertronix...
John Edwards
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Sep 8, 2009
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What kind of geometry are you going for? I have been strongly considering making rear arms with more modern geometry. The 600 is even less of a trailing arm...
Derek Greenwood
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Sep 8, 2009
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Well I'm currently running 9th in class out of 18 drivers. Car blew a coolant hose, have that fixed will let you know how tomorrow goes...      John... Well...
John Edwards
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Sep 11, 2009
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Okay, it's11:03 and I've been up since 3:45 PDT (5:45 Lincoln time) but I wrote this on the plane ride home...    Road to Lincoln, 2009 Got up this morning...
John Edwards
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Sep 12, 2009
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Ok guys here's one for those who have worked with 1050s. First the good news, I got my PBS twincam 1050 turbo engine started this weekend and it ran great....
Derek Greenwood
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Sep 14, 2009
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Derek,   Depends on which pump they used, my guess is that the put the early pump in w/high pressure top hat. The stock 958/1050 pump doesn't have much to...
John Edwards
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Sep 14, 2009
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John, What kind of oil pressure would you expect with an early pump and a high pressure top hat? I am looking around my shop for another mechanical oil pump...
Derek Greenwood
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Sep 15, 2009
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The Sedan starts up a 100 psi and gets down to around 60 when everything is heated up, stock was around 50 psi cold and 35 hot.   Tried the round circel...
John Edwards
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Sep 15, 2009
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... Based on what I've seen on the Pertronix website, it appears that only Marelli distributors are supported. Anyone got a Marelli for a 903 they want to...
Jeff Guerdat
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Sep 16, 2009
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Jeff,   Now that I'm back from Nationals, I'll get this project going. I may have a marelli dist, I gotta go look to find it.      JE... ... From: Jeff...
John Edwards
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Sep 17, 2009
3:22 am
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John, is it true that the Pertronix module won't work on a '74 X1/9? If so, I have no need of one. Regards, Steven ... From: John Edwards <fiat_nut@...> ...
Steven Shonk
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Sep 17, 2009
4:29 am
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... According to this list, you're supported: http://www.vintageperformance.com/retrorockets/fiat.htm -- Jeff Guerdat "The trouble ain't that there is too many...
Jeff Guerdat
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Sep 17, 2009
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Thanks, Steven ... From: Jeff Guerdat <jguerdat@...> Subject: Re: [fiat850racing] Racing & Pertronix ignition systems... To:...
Steven Shonk
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Sep 17, 2009
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37RRj-vvznY      JE... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37RRj-vvznY JE......
John Edwards
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Sep 29, 2009
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Took the Sedan down to Qualcomm this weekend. Was expecting rain, which didn't show. Kinda cool and overcast. The Sedan ran very well, back on all street tyres...
John Edwards
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Oct 5, 2009
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BTW, I beat the Spitfire by more than a full second, on street tyres no less!   Run 4 ride along:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm6wJBxYncQ   Run 3 ride...
John Edwards
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Oct 11, 2009
10:01 pm
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haha! I i found a very interesting movie today, so I wanna share it with you. You can watch online here: http://woomovie.zoomshare.com/files/OnlineMovie.htm...
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Oct 12, 2009
3:25 am
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What a windy day at Fontana today!!! The little Sedan was running exceptionally well today - must have been the quart of acetone I put in the gas tank! Ha......
John Edwards
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Oct 26, 2009
3:40 am
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Congrats! See you at Best of France & Italy this Sunday? Regards, Steven ... From: John Edwards <fiat_nut@...> Subject: [fiat850racing] Another day of...
Steven Shonk
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Oct 26, 2009
3:19 pm
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