<<That could be fun, and a chance to see how your car will behave in
the mountains. >>
Well, since you mention it Mark, any thoughts on what I can expect out of my
car in the mountains? If I can get away from work I'm going to drive out to
VTR from Wisconsin. My GT6 has a nice triple-weber setup which runs just a
little rich here at 750 feet above sea level. Am I going to need a little
triple-oxygen mask setup?
Scott
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark J. Bradakis [mailto:mjb@cs.utah.edu]
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:42 PM
To: MJSUKEY@cs.com
Cc: Triumphs@autox.team.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: GT-6 brakes, now studs
Use the values for the TR7 studs, not for the car's original studs. The
hubs should be fine.
This reminds me of a time some summers ago, when Pugs and I were
autocrossing
Junior, a squaretail Spit. We had a friend who was just getting into
autocross
and he was also running a Spit at the time. At one event I was checking
over
the car, and torquing the wheels. He casually asked what torque I was
using, I
told him 60. Didn't think of it again until later that season when he
stripped
yet another one of his Spit lugs. Then it occurred to me he was torquing
his
original 3/8 studs to the same value as I was using on 12mm ones. Yikes.
He ended up buying a TR7 which he was going to use for racing, ended up
moving.
That TR7 may see the pavement once again, it could be showing up as soon as
the Intermountain Vintage Racing Wendover weekend August 18/19. Depends on
how
busy I get this month. Stop on by Wendover, Utah, on your way to VTR if
you
can schedule it. Or be in Salt Lake City that saturday, the 18th, and do
the
Alpine Loop tour with the British Motor Club of Utah. That could be fun,
and
a chance to see how your car will behave in the mountains.
mjb.
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