Flip caps are not illegal, they just need to be secured with a safety
device.
On Jan 5, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Rocky Entriken wrote:
> Oh, I knew you were just having fun with it, and to a point me too.
>
> Actually, everything you write below I agree with. It *is* fun with
> our LBCs to try to save a few of those silly little things that make
> them distinctively Triumph. I still have the Monza flip-cap gas
> filler on my car for just that reason. Of course, it isn't connected
> to anything now, just there for looks. You have to open the trunk
> lid to fill the fuel cell. (Besides, flip caps are illegal on race
> cars.)
>
> A guy I knew made his Spitfire into a screamer autocross Modified
> class car. A fun thing was to find stuff on his car that was still
> Spitfire. My favorite -- he still had the cowl-mounted ashtray.
>
> --Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Wagner" <jmwagner@greenheart.com
> >
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Metal Question
>
>
>> I was just having fun with this thread with my "sacrilege"
>> reply. Racing cars has always been about modifying OEM equipment
>> to make it more serviceable, faster, etc... Why should these tabs
>> be any different?
>>
>> On the other hand.. At some point, in the backs of our minds, we
>> don't want our cars, over time, to morph into something that isn't
>> really a Triumph. That we replace something that finally fails
>> after nearly half a century with plastic ties and/or Velcro just
>> struck a nerve with me. Will there be any sign of those old metal
>> tabs 20 or 30 years from now?
>>
>> It seemed to me to be a great thread... Talking about how to save
>> this one little silly detail that could be so easily replaced with
>> low tech modern solutions!
>>
>> Of course, it's not an issue for all cars in all classes of
>> racing. By all means, do what is appropriate for your car. It's
>> just nice to think that because of such discussions there may
>> still be some of those silly tabs to be seen in the pits, for
>> future generations to ponder!
>>
>> --Justin
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