Third time is a charm, I hope...has the autox server been down?
msyf
----- Original Message -----
From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>; "Alpine Mailing List" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 7:41 AM
Subject: Fw: Stuff Needed for World's Fastest Sunbeam (wannabe)
> Sent this last night. Guess the server was down or something. Tried 10
times
> then bounced...someone send me a reply so I know it is working, Steve?
> mayf
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
> To: <tigers@autox.team.net>; "Alpine Mailing List"
<alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 4:27 PM
> Subject: Stuff Needed for World's Fastest Sunbeam (wannabe)
>
>
> > Well, things are mushing along on the subject car. I have told my wife
> that
> > the next time I rescue a rust bucket to make something out of, to shoot
me
> > first then have me buy a new Lexus to start with. Yikes! This has been a
> > bugger from the git go. Well, most of the dings are out of the exterior,
> at
> > least good enough to go racing. Still a lot of bad panels but wont
affect
> > aerodynamics (much). I finally managed to gently convince the passenger
> door
> > frame that it was too small for the door. Only took a 6 tom bottle jact
to
> > get it close then some gentle pounding and bondo, lots of bondo,
> everywhere
> > I look, bondo...magic stuff. I am nearly done with the back half of the
> car,
> > lacking only tweaking the deck lid, and applying more, guess what?, yep
> > bondo! This car was bent everywhere and not just a little...I have to do
> > some fiddling with the deck lid latch to make it fit better as all of
this
> > was bent from some sort of rear end wreckage. But it actually latches
and
> > all, go figure. Oh, I have the driver's door likewise on, and have
welded
> on
> > some tabs to the door and to the roll cage to let me bolt the door
closed.
> > Don't want them springing open at an inopportune moment (like in a
spin).
> > Still have lots of fender work(dolly, hammer, and of course, bondo) on
the
> > passengers side up front. That was rolled under in some sort of fracas
in
> > the past. Plus gotta weld up a tear in the lip (well actually it is a
> > crack). Then I am going to put some sandable primer on this puppy, sand
it
> > once and paint it. Still some small welding jobs to finish, like the
> helmet
> > bars on the roll cage to keep my brain bucket inside the structure, some
> > fiddling with the gas pedal, and the bungs in the torker ii manifold.
That
> > part is all set to weld, just havent got to it yet. Took my "race'
> > transmission apart the other day and it had been raced all right---total
> > junk. Will have Harvey at PA put me together a new fresh AOD. Then all I
> > need is heads (AFR 205), and the tweecer. And a laptop, and some 50+lb
> > injectors, and a big MAF, and a 90mm Throttle body. Then dual COld Fire
> fire
> > suppression systems (one for the motor area, bigger one for the driver).
> > Have the parachute already. Fire suit, shoes, gloves, helmet and safety
> > belts are last because a) I keep changing sizes, 2) they go otu of date.
> >
> > So that just about catches everyone up on what has been happening
lately.
> As
> > soon as I get the rear end back under the car, I'll roll it out and
atake
> > some pix and post them on my web site. I'll let everyone know...
> >
> > Now, here is what I need, other than the programmed stuff above...
> > 1) A source of letters. I have all the SUnbeam script, but I do not want
> it
> > coming off while motoring down the salt. So I have plugged all the
> attaching
> > holes. I want some stick on letters of the same style as the pot metal
> ones
> > that came on the car. Same size, etc. I need three sets, deck lid, and
for
> > each fender. "Sunbeam" only. It is not an Alpine any longer, nor is it a
> > Tiger. Just a Sunbeam. Anyone have a source for this?
> > 2) Final paint color. I had been thinking about the carnival red color.
> Then
> > I thought about matching my Tiger (Omaha Orange). What ever color, it
has
> to
> > be distinctive on the salt. Makes it easy for the timer to see if the
> track
> > is clear for the next car, or if a loop de loop has been accomplished.
> So
> > how about all you folks letting me know what color ya'll think it should
> be.
> > Historically, the old land speed car was red. So lemme know...
> >
> > mayf, the red necked ignorant desert rat in Pahrump
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