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Re: What is Vintage?

To: "Kevin D. O'Connor" <oconnor@fuse.net>
Subject: Re: What is Vintage?
From: Gregory Petrolati <gpetrola@prairienet.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 14:47:30 -0500 (CDT)
On Sun, 27 Feb 1938, Kevin D. O'Connor wrote:

> 
> If I recall from the article, the TR4 owner complained of a push 
> problem, and his driving technique included "pitching" the car into a 
> turn until its suspension "flopped" over.

        I encountered the same problem with pushing in my `4 set up for 
        autocross... I had sway bars front & rear and a "Detroit locker". 
        Hell, pushing was so bad that under heavy throttle the beast almost 
        didn't want to answer the helm at all!!

        Denny Wilson ( an old SCCA racer who I think was the next guy to own 
        Paul Newman's old TR6 racer after he was through with it). Suggested
        to remove the FRONT sway bar, which I did... It worked...
        I figure he should know, he sold me the locker in the first place.
        

        Greg Petrolati

gpetrola@prairienet.org                         1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
        "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois



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