Okay, no torching. I don't have a cutoff saw,
but I've got a hig speed die grinder and a box of
discs for it - -oughta work just as good.
Dick J
--- John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
wrote:
> Dick
>
> Torching the springs is a NO-NO. Use a cut off
> saw instead.
>
> JB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 5:14 PM
> Subject: Turkey Day Weekend Car Work
>
>
> > I had a great post-Turkey Day weekend. It
> was
> > nice and sunny and warm after days and days
> of
> > miserable cold rain. I got out into the shop
> and
> > got my new 3.08 rear end all cleaned up and
> ready
> > to install. We'll be painting the housing
> > tonight, and then this weekend I'll be
> figuring
> > out how to get it positioned so that the car
> can
> > be about a foot lower than it was. I removed
> > those 1970s era extended shackles, and I
> think
> > I'll slip in some 2" lowering blocks that I
> have.
> > That, combined with a panhard bar should get
> the
> > back end down and stable.
> >
> > The front will be easy - light torch - burn
> off
> > one coil - put torch away!
> >
> > That ought to get the car down where it
> belongs,
> > 'course, all the tires will rub inside the
> > fenders, so I will have to follow up with a
> > little body work.
> >
> > I'll get the new cam and kit in right after
> > Christmas. Can't do it before 'cause it has
> to
> > stay under the tree until then! A couple of
> > other little items left to tweek and I should
> be
> > ready for a return to Maxton in the spring.
> >
> > =====
> > * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > * Dick J *
> > * (In East Texas) *
> > * # 729 *
> > * C/GRS E/STR *
> > * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> >
> >
>
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* Dick J *
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* # 729 *
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