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Re: Block

To: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Block
From: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 19:54:17 -0700
Cc: "Paul A Asgeirsson" <pasgeirsson@juno.com>, <millerls@ado13.com>, <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
In-reply-to: <01eb01bf1f4a$8e5c0720$705589ca@mikeg>
References: <001101bf1e7f$d9356be0$359ee3cd@mbayweb.com><19991025.163657.2335.4.PAsgeirsson@juno.com>
Reply-to: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Now that's some creative racing...


At 10:39 AM +1000 10/26/99, Mike Gigante wrote:
>There was a "cheatin' dog" trick pulled by someone who will remain nameless
>(except he was from NSW)
>
>Build up a false '948' on the side of an 1100 block with coat hanger wire
>and epoxy.
>
>Paint over the entire block and go racing in the under 1000cc class.....
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
>To: <millerls@ado13.com>
>Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, 26 October 1999 9:37
>Subject: Re: Block
>
>
>> 948 blocks have "950" cast into the side, 1098 blocks have a boss where a
>> "1098" aluminum tag is nail/riveted on.
>>
>> Paul
>> PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>>
>> On Sun, 24 Oct 1999 17:28:04 -0700 "Larry & Sandi Miller"
>> <millerls@ado13.com> writes:
>> >Does anybody know of a sure fire way to identify a 1098 block?
>> >
>> >It had a 948 head on it and it has the side covers but it does not
>> >have the
>> >fuel pump hole. It looks like there is a place for a tag to be mounted
>> >where
>> >the fuel pump would go.
>> >
>> >Just picked this up from Dan Mullis, thinking as was he, that it was a
>> >948.
>> >
>> >Dan's Bugeye is looking good. It would be drivable if he replaced the
>> >pillow
>> >with a seat :-)
>> >
>> >If it is a 1098 does Swift Justice want it?
>> >
>> >Larry Miller
>> >
>> >
>>
>>


If you can stay calm, while all around you is chaos... then you
probably haven't completely understood the seriousness of the situation.

G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
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  R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
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