Been done, at least on one wild and crazy Roadster. I saw the car at
Shasta, and although I don't know if it's the only way to do it, the
front of the head was cut off and the timing belts were exposed. The
car was also supercharged.
I HAD a few pictures of this car on my PictureTrail site, but they seem
to have thrown away all my pictures. If they come back, they're in the
Mt. Shasta album at http://www.picturetrail.com/abend
Adam
--- Roadster <roadster@texoma.net> wrote:
> The following is my "Crazy Thought of the Month".
>
> Due to the high (and ever rising) cost of chains and sprockets, has
> anyone ever considered the feasibility of replacing them with belts?
> Replacement pulleys (for lack of a better term) and tensioners would
> have to be fabricated at a fair cost. Are these replacement items or
> do
> they last 'forever' in an engine designed for belts? If they need
> not
> be replaced with the belts, they would pay for themselves rather
> quickly. While the belts would be more difficult to change than on
> an
> engine that was designed for them, it certainly wouldn't be any more
> trouble that the chains and sprockets. Would a belt survive in the
> oil
> bath environment in which it would br placed?
>
> Just another wacky thought.....
>
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Fred Schroeder
> '70 2000
> SRL311-13359
> TDROC
> Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest/
> Regular e-mail Sitsinwest@texoma.net
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'70 1600 SPL311-28181
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