wonderful point... I am painting the hell out of everything on this rag of
a car.. hey Wal-Mart had a special.. it is every color in the Rainbow...
J/K but seriously the aircraft I flew had lots of special requirements...
but mostly they had to have paint on parts to be protected... the car when
I bought it had very little paint on the bottom... and one trip to the salt
tells me that a fells couldn't make a worse mistake.... so now everything
is getting a really good coat of paint.. I am sure it will rust all the
same... but at least I gave it a good try...
I am really worried about my new truck and the effects of a week on the
salt with it... anyone out there done anything that worked on a new
vehicle?.... I really didn't want to undercoat it... if it comes back to
bad I will simply trade it in on another.... and let it go down the Road
only to destroy the next new one in 2000
Keith Turk
Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
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> From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Fire system plumbing
> Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 8:02 PM
>
> List,
>
> How about -4 AN braided stainless hose? Speedway has it for $4.25 a
foot,
> and I think Jeg's was slightly cheaper. My system came with it, and it
was
> sure easy to install. That oughto solve the salt problems. If you don't
> like braided hose, how about a good coat of paint. We do something
that's
> similar to the mess at Bonneville when we drive military vehicles onto
the
> beach from landing craft. A good fresh water wash and a salt water check
of
> the fluids and they're good as new. I wouldn't try that with my Jeep,
but
> with the CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating) paint and heavy
> undercoating that these trucks get we really don't have too much trouble.
> Just a thought.
>
> Chuck Rothfuss
> ECTA
>
>
>
> At 07:56 AM 3/11/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Only problem with steel is it's reaction to salt. Not that alumium
doesn't
> >too, but it's not as bad as that rust.
> >
> >JB
> >
> >At 07:53 PM 3/10/99 -0500, Chuck Rothfuss wrote:
> >>Gents,
> >>
> >> I've gotto make a couple observations about the use of aluminum tube
for
> >>fire system plumbing. Aluminum may be light and easy to work with, but
it's
> >>also prone to being squashed. How many times have you been working on
the
> >>car when you bang things around inside your car? Helmets, tools, heavy
fuel
> >>cans, the occasional lawn chair. Doesn't take much to smash an
aluminum
> >>tube enough that it wouldn't allow free halon flow.
> >>
> >> I know you can't be that concerned about weight to not go with 1/4"
steel
> >>tubing, or even -4 braided steel. Both of these are a lot better
suited to
> >>the real world inside our cars. 1/4" steel tubing is cheap too at
under $20
> >>for 25 feet.
> >>
> >> If you really must have 1/4" aluminum tubing I can probably find you
an
> >>aircraft supplier at work tomorrow, but it will be a bit more than $20
for a
> >>25' roll. Pegasus (800-688-6946) should have all the fittings you
need.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >>Chuck "What was that noise?" Rothfuss
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>At 01:35 PM 3/10/99 -0500, John Beckett wrote:
> >>>Let us know if you find the 1/4" aluminum tube and fittings.
> >>>
> >>>JB
> >>>
> >>>At 10:58 AM 3/10/99 -0800, Keith Turk wrote:
> >>>>well if I look real close and use my imagination.... I might be
capable of
> >>>>justifying a little leak in the Manifold Gasket... I hate this
part... the
> >>>>guessing thing .... there was so little water in the oil that none
was
> >>>>standing.... just came out a little milky... I was running Kendall
which
> >>>>may account for it not separating as easily... something about ash..
Hell I
> >>>>don't remember what the engine builder said... but he was going to
pressure
> >>>>test the block today and that should help...answer the question....
> >>>>
> >>>>gotta go find me some aluminum 1/4 inch tubing for the new fire
system...
> >>>>
> >>>>Keith Turk
> >>>>Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed
Racer
> >>>>Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
> >>>>
> >>>>----------
> >>>>> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> >>>>> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> >>>>> Subject: Re: Fw: another long day
> >>>>> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 7:03 AM
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sorry to here about the water. The best laid plans of mice and men,
and
> >>>>all
> >>>>> that stuff. At least you have another motor to step up to. Maybe
you'll
> >>>>get
> >>>>> lucky and find a head problem. You were going to change those
anyway,
> >>>>right.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> JB
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> At 06:22 PM 3/9/99 -0800, Keith Turk wrote:
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> >yeah.. and today wasn't one I would call a record day.... found
some
> >>>>water
> >>>>> >in the oil of the C motor I was going to run in a couple of weeks
..
> >>>>> >pulled it out to put the new heads and cam on it... damn sam....
> >>>>couldn't
> >>>>> >find a gasket problem... so we are going to the Local motor shop
to
> >>>>check
> >>>>> >it out... not good...
> >>>>> >I am worried about it having froze this winter... not likely but
> >>>>> >possible... we don't have that many cold days here but the few we
had
> >>>>could
> >>>>> >have been deadly... hmmm Oh well it doesn't really matter other
then I
> >>>>had
> >>>>> >this great plan put together.... now it is all up in the air...
You
> >>>>gotta
> >>>>> >love it...
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> >----------
> >>>>> >> From: V4GR@aol.com
> >>>>> >> To: kturk@ala.net
> >>>>> >> Subject: Re: another long day
> >>>>> >> Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 9:47 AM
> >>>>> >>
> >>>>> >> In '78 we were running on a 103mph record or something like
that. I
> >>>>had
> >>>>> >my 32
> >>>>> >> five window stock roof with a 270 GMC and 2 Corvair turbos.
Didn't
> >>>>cost
> >>>>> >much
> >>>>> >> and went 158 one way. My Vega has run in BGas/Alt with a fourbbl
460
> >>>>Ford
> >>>>> >> (198) and a more expensive 455 Pontiac ( not mine-208 mph) and
now
> >>>>with a
> >>>>> >392
> >>>>> >> which is given parts from a boat racer who stepped up to a KB
and swap
> >>>>> >meet
> >>>>> >> stuff. No new parts and I expect it might run around 200. No
records
> >>>>> >there.
> >>>>> >> Jack Costallas liner is so slick that I think my Nissan V6 in
his car
> >>>>> >should
> >>>>> >> be ok. We are hoping for 260 on a 220 record. We'll see. He went
332
> >>>>with
> >>>>> >a
> >>>>> >> 302 sbc using a 4bbl manifold and 4 Quadjet secondary
butterflies for
> >>>>his
> >>>>> >own
> >>>>> >> injectors.
> >>>>> >> We all plan this so well we should be able to phone in results,
and
> >>>>BNI
> >>>>> >mail
> >>>>> >> out trophies. But no, we have to see what happens on the salt.
> >>>>
> >>>>> >See
> >>>>> >> you there Rich Fox
> >>>>> >
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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