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Re: Belly Pan question

To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Belly Pan question
From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:02:10 -0600
At 08:00 AM 3/20/00 , you wrote:
>>snip....
>>
>>I have been designing the Bugeye with a Full Pan that Never comes off... in
>>other words I will NEVER go under the car...  Just like this Morning when I
>>was stuffing that Chunk in the 9" on the Camaro... Shame on Playing around
>>UNDER the car... there isn't anything there that couldn't be accessable on
>>top if the body comes off...
>>
>>My Two Cents worth... K
>
>Howdy, the White Heat entry Dodge Colt #3388 is set up this way, so that 
>the belly pan can not come off, and while I do not need to climb under the 
>car, the salt that gets into EVERYTHING makes the unremovable belly pan a 
>real pain! The next car gets built so I can remove everything to access 
>the hidden crooks and crannys to wash out salt. because of the salt, I 
>strongly urge you to think this one out...


              John Robinson, Mechanician
   Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
                 1513 University Ave.
                  Madison, Wi. 53706
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        Current World Land Speed Record Holder
                 Bonneville Salt Flats
            H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
                   131.333 MPH set 1995
                   136.666 MPH set 1996



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