- 21. Re: Lang Runner Up for NER Stirling Moss Runoff (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:16:11 -0500 (EST)
- At the present time, I don't drive in circles at Lime Rock... I'm an autocrosser... BUT - rumor has it that the Dare to Be British event will be at Lime Rock (again) the weekend around June 1st (as u
- /html/6pack/2006-01/msg00179.html (9,802 bytes)
- 22. Re: Moss Header Port Matching (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:24:39 -0500 (EST)
- I have that header on my street car. I don't recall any "fitment" issues. If I recall correctly, it just bolted on. This is a good header. The primary tubes are a tad on the short side, the primary b
- /html/6pack/2006-01/msg00190.html (8,255 bytes)
- 23. Re: Now I have seen everything on ebay (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:18:08 -0500 (EST)
- Gee - that sort of looks like my garage. rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-9535 | Cell: xxx-xxx-xxxx --
- /html/6pack/2006-01/msg00245.html (8,114 bytes)
- 24. RE: Now I have seen everything on ebay (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:52:37 -0500 (EST)
- ... and when I croak my "estate" will probably have to pay many $k's to haul the metal away! But it'll be worth a lot... in scrap value! Bob "I'm still kickin'" Lang -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This
- /html/6pack/2006-01/msg00255.html (8,303 bytes)
- 25. Re: Rear Camber (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:07:30 -0500 (EST)
- Howdy. The answer depends on two things: the tires that you have and the expected load. If you run bias ply tires (don't laugh, most racing slicks are bias-ply) you run with very little static camber
- /html/6pack/2005-12/msg00081.html (9,033 bytes)
- 26. Re: TR6 Clutch Recommendations - Comments on B&B (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:02:36 -0500 (EST)
- [stuff deleted] LUK purchased Laycock way back when, so the LUK is more or less the same as the Laycock. I have one of these in my street car, it works pretty good. Pedal pressure is no problem (for
- /html/6pack/2005-12/msg00100.html (7,823 bytes)
- 27. Re: Concours Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:22:51 -0500 (EST)
- RUST. There was a coating on the manifold when the cars were new, but it burned off soon after you took delivery. Many folks paint there's with a hi-temp color called "cast iron"... you can get it fr
- /html/6pack/2005-12/msg00103.html (8,249 bytes)
- 28. Re: Concours Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:05:37 -0500 (EST)
- I'm pretty sure that the CF cars came with a silverish coating when new. If it wasn't silver, it was white. Def. a brighter color. I'll bet if you look really closely at the sales brochures that have
- /html/6pack/2005-12/msg00110.html (8,942 bytes)
- 29. Re: Rear Camber (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:55:42 -0500 (EST)
- There are 36 combinations of the 1, 2 and three-notch brackets. They give you quite a log of camber change, around 11 degrees, if memory serves. But if you have short springs, you can also get the ca
- /html/6pack/2005-12/msg00122.html (7,813 bytes)
- 30. Re: Concours Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:18:46 -0500 (EST)
- The responses to this question have been quite thoughtful indeed. But there is a lingering unanswered component - that is: what exactly is concours? To me, concours means _as it left the factory_ an
- /html/6pack/2005-12/msg00125.html (10,371 bytes)
- 31. Re: Gear Lube (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:18:58 -0500 (EST)
- Regarding RedLine oil - I use MTL in my 4-speed TR6 tranny. It works great. I use MT90 in the differential. It works great. You can usually purchase RedLine quarts for about $7, not $10. It's expens
- /html/6pack/2005-12/msg00201.html (7,062 bytes)
- 32. RE: (WAS) i may have scrwed up (front suspension) (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 11:43:22 -0500 (EST)
- While the points about Triumph and innovation were apropos, the characterizations about limited parts count is a little off-base. To wit, a number of parts interchange across entire product lines. C
- /html/6pack/2005-11/msg00055.html (8,972 bytes)
- 33. Re: Oil Pressure (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 10:34:11 -0500 (EST)
- Besides the other stuff that's been mentioned, I'd like to add the following: 1. verify that your gauge is reading correctly. I've been bit by this before (both low and high oil pressure). Suffice t
- /html/6pack/2005-11/msg00076.html (7,869 bytes)
- 34. Re: Oil Pressure (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 10:42:58 -0500 (EST)
- Regarding the case where fuel has gotten into the oil, virtually every case that I've seen of that results in the car running very rich once it gets hot - resulting in black smoke (and eventual fouli
- /html/6pack/2005-11/msg00077.html (8,135 bytes)
- 35. Re: New Frame (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:19:05 -0500 (EST)
- Hmmm. I guess the marketing department didn't get a chance to work with the company's "image" before this one went out. :-) RATCO? Yikes. I hope they have a good product. It's great to keep these car
- /html/6pack/2005-11/msg00082.html (6,991 bytes)
- 36. Re: Differential Stub Axles (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:19:14 -0500 (EST)
- Dick Taylor hits the most important aspect of taking apart the differential stub axles - that you must support the entire face of the axle when applying the force, otherwise the flange distorts and
- /html/6pack/2005-11/msg00119.html (8,129 bytes)
- 37. Re: Differential Stub Axles (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:29:35 -0500 (EST)
- Yes, the round part, not the square part. If you try pressing the square part, you'll wreck it. rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438
- /html/6pack/2005-11/msg00121.html (7,410 bytes)
- 38. Re: LUK Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:37:00 -0500 (EST)
- [stuff deleted] Hmmm... is there any chance that your increased power from the supercharger might effect the life of the clutch? Is/was the clutch slipping or do you have more broken clutch fingers?
- /html/6pack/2005-11/msg00138.html (8,166 bytes)
- 39. RE: LUK Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:39:15 -0500 (EST)
- Oh - I upgraded, alright. Time will tell how that works out, but I bought a SPEC stage one clutch (should be good for 200 HP)... not cheap, but very nice quality. I have the PP lightened for an addit
- /html/6pack/2005-11/msg00141.html (8,308 bytes)
- 40. Re: FW: LUK Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:24:50 -0500 (EST)
- If you want to run a small diameter hi-po clutch, you will add _even more sudden_ engagement which on a TR6 is saying something. But Tilton sells a 7.25" clutch setup for this sort of application. T
- /html/6pack/2005-11/msg00155.html (9,215 bytes)
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