Oh ya I re read it, 3/4 is fine.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
To: Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com>; George Mitchell
<americanpartnerinrussia@starpower.net>; <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: Water tank question
> Okay Jim How bout Two 3/4" all thread with plates top and bottom.... and
> 30lb sheets of lead with Two holes that go down over the all thread and
then
> get Plated on top. The Nuts get Impacted down so the lead conforms to
the
> Floor...
>
> I took three weights that were originally in Metal boxes apart to do
this...
> the metal box was just to heavy to deal with!!!
>
> Keith
> ----- 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 8:26 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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