Jim,
"Wendover Loctite". I love it.
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
To: "George Mitchell" <americanpartnerinrussia@starpower.net>;
<FastmetalBDF@aol.com>; <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: Water tank question
> George,
> Regarding the ballast question. We too built several odd shaped metal
> boxes and filled them with lead. This has proved to be a pain in the back
as
> far as taking the weights out. One of them is so big and heavy it takes
> four people to get it in or out without a chain hoist. It is a miracle we
> haven't squashed any fingers. A better setup would be two one inch tubes
> welded to the chassis that stick up through the proposed weight. Cast the
> weights in one inch thick plates that slip down over the tubes. Top with a
> steel plate and bolts through the tube. Much easier on your body when
doing
> that between seasons teardown to remove all the Wendover locktite from the
> chassis.
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Mitchell <americanpartnerinrussia@starpower.net>
> To: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>; <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 2:32 PM
> Subject: RE: Water tank question
>
>
> > Thanks for the responses everyone .
> > The deeper I get into this project the more I appreciate what everyone
is
> > doing out there . In drag racing the formulaes seem to be pretty
> > simple ---more horsepower ,less weight etc.
> > Its not like I can go ask someone now " So when you ran your Porsche
with
> a
> > desoto hemi in it what did you do ?" This is really taking some head
> > scratching . I love it !! I do appreciate the input from the list
though
> .
> > It helps me keep all of the ideas running around in my head from driving
> me
> > nuts.
> >
> > I moved the driving position back in the car pretty far ( compared to
> stock)
> > and I was going to use lead to ofset my own weight ( 280 #) In addition
> > there is quite a lot of space between the motor location and the
> spindles --
> > plenty of room there to add a weight box of some kind. I think I may
weld
> up
> > additional tanks to weight it more as necessary. The desoto motor weighs
a
> > tonne too !
> > Sometimes its still tough for me to think exactly the opposite on the
> > weight thing.
> > George in a very cold and windy DC
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> > FastmetalBDF@aol.com
> > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 10:54 PM
> > To: americanpartnerinrussia@starpower.net; kturk@ala.net;
> > land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Water tank question
> >
> >
> > George, Since some-one said one picture is worth a thousand words,
I
> > should have mentioned the photos in the Black Radon Eng. website . There
> > are well over 100 pics, and about 60 of them are of the construction
phase
> .
> > You can click on image 44 and see the left side water ballast
tank
> > ( with the red locking filler cap ) behind the driver' s seat ..... it'
s
> > seen from
> > the front in image 19, which also shows the aluminum trans cooling case
> > in front passenger area . Images 17, 43, and the very last one also show
> > the ice cooler case that holds the coiled aluminum tubing for heat
> transfer
> > .
> > In the Speedweek 2000 group of photos, the first two rows on top
> > include a nice shot of the Amo Bros. on the starting line ....... AND
> > .......
> > our very own Keith mugging it up with Darrell at the bet payoff !
Please
> > note that although Darrell won the Diet Coke Bet ..... Keith is drinking
> it
> > !!!
> > There is also a " moving " slide show of salt pics on this site
> > .......
> > but it moves kind of fast to really focus on the cars / people !
> > You can check it out at :
> > http://my.cybersoup.com/blackradon/
> >
> > Bruce, on very rainy, windy shoreline of Connecticut ........
> > missing the warm days in California / Utah this past August
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