Iyam but imma awweful long way from Ol' Dick downdere in east Texas........
Dirty Doug in New Yawk
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Reply-To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>, "Dick J"
<lsr_man@yahoo.com>, "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
CC: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: First Rule of Racing -= -VIOLATION
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 09:58:34 -0500
OH NOW THAT CHANGES THIS PICTURE..... Okay John....you a Certified Welder?
Geez Now you Tell me....
Keith ( smiling all the way )
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: First Rule of Racing -= -VIOLATION
> Dick
>
> Lots of LSR cars have welded control arms. Keith ran 228 MPH with a pair
I
> welded. Get the front-end shop to figure which way you need to move the
ball
> joint to get the alignment where you want it. Cut the joint end off,
> reposition, tack-weld and take it to a certified welder.
>
> John Beckett, LSR #79
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
> Cc: "Higginbotham Land Speed Racing" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:16 AM
> Subject: First Rule of Racing -= -VIOLATION
>
>
> > I should have known that just as you can't
> > violate the rules of physics, you can't violate
> > the rules of racing. I mean, whoever heard of a
> > racecar being ready two weeks before race day??
> > I think the rule goes something like: "No race
> > car can be ready to race until after sunset of
> > the night prior to the race." I should have
> > known something was wrong when I delcared it
> > ready two weeks ahead of that! I went to pick it
> > up at the front end shop and they couldn't align
> > it - lower right control arm is bent! Then, to
> > make things better, when I call the renowned
> > Camaro supply house, they groan when I tell them
> > what I want. Seems like there are no
> > aftermarkets available for '67-'69 model years.
> > They are scarce as hen's teeth and bring about
> > $300 bucks a piece if and when you find one! I
> > am now frantically searching the internet for a
> > lower right control arm for a '68 Camaro. If I
> > don't find one real soon - - it'll be no racing
> > for me this year!
> >
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