- 21. RE: [FOT] off-on-on toggle switches (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:59:59 -0800
- I left this one alone, but it's bugging me. the way that the over-center quick closing switch mechanism works in a quality toggle swtich would either require a fat swtich--as fat as a DPDT--or a very
- /html/fot/2006-02/msg00256.html (8,107 bytes)
- 22. RE: [FOT] Southwick rear axle conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:01:07 -0800
- It doesn't look all that stout, but it works just fine. No inner axle seal--the bearing is lubed by rear end oil. You know how hard I skid Peyote around. I'e had the rear end apart numerous times and
- /html/fot/2006-02/msg00282.html (6,810 bytes)
- 23. RE: [FOT] SA2005 Helmets (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:59:05 -0800
- Well that will teach you. Actually your belts on the shelf are theoretically fine since it's UV damage that ruins the nylon, but the tech guys have no way of knowing that you stored them in a refrige
- /html/fot/2006-02/msg00291.html (8,959 bytes)
- 24. RE: [FOT] SA2005 Helmets (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:46:22 -0800
- It's not exactly a condo. Hey, I never said I wan't rich (I don't remember what movie that's from). http://www.mauisports.com/rentals/pono/ph.htm Actually we bought this place at exactly the right t
- /html/fot/2006-02/msg00300.html (8,045 bytes)
- 25. RE: [FOT] SA2005 Helmets (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:58:51 -0800
- And all the brothers say "amen". Helmets are expensive until you compare them to brain injuries. Here in Hawaii you don't need to wear helmets to ride motorcycles. I see sportbike riders every day r
- /html/fot/2006-02/msg00301.html (9,637 bytes)
- 26. RE: [FOT] broken head stud (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:50:34 -0800
- Gregg Solow's wizard mechanic who's name will escape me until I press "send" removed one for me with absolute elegance when I broke one at the Monterey Historics several years ago. He used a drop-in
- /html/fot/2006-02/msg00306.html (8,106 bytes)
- 27. Motor Mount (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 09:53:17 -0800
- I've got a broken motor mount on Peyote. I sure don't think much if how the stock ones are made--the rubber looks like it was only adhering to a few spots on the plate. For that matter I wouldn't min
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00015.html (6,977 bytes)
- 28. RE: Motor Mount (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 10:32:34 -0800
- Funny you should mention Lord--I looked at Lord vibration mounts, but I don't think many of them would fit without a lot of fiddling, and I don't have enough information on their application. I order
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00018.html (9,185 bytes)
- 29. RE: To Ebay or not to Ebay ? Followup Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 08:14:50 -0800
- Hmm. I should have read Bill's response first--he said it better. == unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00028.html (7,057 bytes)
- 30. RE: To Ebay or not to Ebay ? Followup Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 08:13:53 -0800
- History is certainly important if it's a rich one. But there are plenty of old race cars about, and every one has history. Just being on the track a lot is not significant as far as the amount someon
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00029.html (8,452 bytes)
- 31. RE: Re: Motor Mount (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:40:57 -0800
- Those are TR4 mounts--I've never tried them in a TR3. I could probably make them work but they look like they hold the motor higher. == unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00030.html (6,781 bytes)
- 32. RE: what is history (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:49:34 -0800
- We were originally talking about selling race cars, and there the judge is the guy with the checkbook that is willing to pay for your car. I think the sport has grown in almost every direction possib
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00047.html (7,001 bytes)
- 33. RE: $15 Coils?? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:42:57 -0800
- It was me talking about $15 coils, but this is hardly unusual for the kind of money collectors pay for rare stuff. There are a lot of motoring memorabilia collectors and some things command stunning
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00048.html (6,502 bytes)
- 34. Re: What is history (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 10:39:16 -0800
- Me too. Personally I like both approaches a great deal. I'm trying to come up with ways to attract both camps to the Columbia River Classic. I don't think it's necessarily separate races, but it coul
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00073.html (9,358 bytes)
- 35. RE: Need a phone number for composite lifter vendor (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 12:03:51 -0800
- Hey Tim, I bet you know this guy's name off the top of your head. I can't seem to find his ads--as I recall they were in Classic Motorsports. By the way, Tim, I was just in your website, and I'm amaz
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00077.html (7,111 bytes)
- 36. Starters (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:55:32 -0800
- So what's the deal with gear reduction starters. I'm about to chuck my third one in three years. Does someone make a better one, or are they a yearly recycle item. == unsubscribe/change address reque
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00079.html (7,225 bytes)
- 37. RE: Starters (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 08:54:34 -0800
- They get weak and won't crank the engine. Probably a heat shield is a good idea. I had one on for a while but got irritated with it being in the way. Does anyone have the URL for Ted's website? Could
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00091.html (9,315 bytes)
- 38. RE: Testing Lifters? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:53:53 -0800
- 89! How about 92MM? I suspect it's not guilty silence--just that no one has an answer. I haven't done any NDT testing other than Magnaflux and dye penetrant in twenty years. I recall that we always w
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00098.html (7,874 bytes)
- 39. RE: Starters (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:47:43 -0800
- That's probably it--the change was sudden. One minute I could turn the motor over easily, the next I couldn't. I tried different batteries and a jumper but no dice. Where are the wires? In the motor
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00115.html (8,225 bytes)
- 40. RE: Tappet talk (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 12:01:04 -0800
- As usual with traditional parts like these, there's a lot of contention about what makes a good lifter and why they have specific characteristics. I don't consider these right or wrong, but any serio
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00134.html (8,871 bytes)
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