- 281. RE: oil pump and compression ratio info needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:04:54 -0700
- I know Greg Solow does a reworked pump. I've done my own by carefully radiusing the slot in the pump drive and the tangs on the shaft, then shot peening both bits to relieve stress. I also punched ou
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00258.html (8,448 bytes)
- 282. RE: BRIC pile-up (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:26:39 -0700
- The steward should be yelling at lead drivers who set the pace to suit their cars. You're supposed to maintain the pace of the pace car. A tough steward will explain that at the drivers meeting, then
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00262.html (7,565 bytes)
- 283. RE: BRIC pile-up (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:40:23 -0700
- I don't want to sound too holier than thou, when I'm on the pole I do whatever I think I can get away with to get the best start, I'm sneaky, and sometimes it still backfires. I almost always have a
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00272.html (7,963 bytes)
- 284. RE: Rules, Accidents, and Vintage Racing (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:47:11 -0700
- Just shows how damned smart you are. Bill Babcock Babcock & Jenkins I want to point out that my message was sent over 30 days ago and has nothing to do with the incident at RA, but was referring to s
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00276.html (10,665 bytes)
- 285. RE: Rules, Accidents, and Vintage Racing (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 01:43:13 -0700
- In general, rolling starts behind a pace car are deemed more safe than standing starts, especially standing starts on a grid. They are certainly easier on the equipment as well. It's very hard to get
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00280.html (8,852 bytes)
- 286. RE: Rules, Accidents, and Vintage Racing (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:46:41 -0700
- Gentlemen's and Ladies agreements are, in fact, the only ones that really matter. The real difficulty in avoiding really ugly things (like suicide bombings, or the absurd rhetoric around Israel's wit
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00283.html (9,364 bytes)
- 287. Nice to be back (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:16:01 -0700
- I'm back in my shop, seriously jet lagged, but hapy to be in a place that smells like disassembled car. All that Lavender got to me. France was great, watching Lance kick butt was cool, but it's grea
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00305.html (6,975 bytes)
- 288. RE: TR3 rack & pinion (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:40:23 -0700
- Looks interesting, and the price is still right. The brackets do look a little flimsy--there's a lot of force applied to a rack. Has anyone noticed the rack and pinion conversion on E-Bay (#456426139
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00308.html (8,078 bytes)
- 289. RE: TR3 rack & pinion (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:42:31 -0700
- Not steering worth a crap is sometimes considered a bit of a safety issue. I have managed to rebuild worm and peg steering to the point where it isn't notchy and imprecise--for about three races. If
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00312.html (9,491 bytes)
- 290. RE: TR3 rack & pinion (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:35:12 -0700
- I'd be worried about bump steer with any conversion. The rack looks a little long, though that's hard to tell from the picture. You can tune out a lot of bump steer even with a really bad starting ge
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00313.html (9,212 bytes)
- 291. RE: TR3 rack & pinion (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:04:33 -0700
- I've mentioned this before, but here's what you want--in the steering-centered position, the center of the inner tie rod joint needs to intersect a line drawn through the pivot points of the upper an
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00318.html (11,224 bytes)
- 292. RE: TR3 rack & pinion (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:05:35 -0700
- I plan to drive an F1 car before I kick. Since I put PI on my TR6 I've been looking @ a lot of injection on race cars. I've noticed the Ferrari V-12 injectors were pointed upwards in the throttle bod
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00319.html (10,987 bytes)
- 293. RE: TR3 rack & pinion (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:57:04 -0700
- Not really. Camber gain is caused by the difference in upper and lower suspension arm arc. You can easily have zero bump steer and lots of camber gain, or zero gain and lots of bump. they are unrelat
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00321.html (8,874 bytes)
- 294. RE: TR3 rack & pinion (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:54:18 -0700
- Absolutely right. I think when you're fiddling with suspension, you need to make the effort as simple as you can, but no simpler. A lot of the folks I talk to about racing suspension use thumb rules
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00324.html (9,295 bytes)
- 295. RE: Triumph Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:56:37 -0700
- Umm. Is he nuts, is this an email from 1970, or is it a scam? I don't have any use for it but I'd take it. FYI.... Hello I have a 1975 Triumph TR6 engine and standard transmission that I am selling.
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00325.html (7,814 bytes)
- 296. RE: Replacing the front brake rubbers (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 03:28:03 -0700
- You mean the Caliper rubbers. Close--in fact it wasn't recognizable because it looks like a real word--something to do with capillary action, which is how some people believe TR3 are oiled. There isn
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00334.html (7,882 bytes)
- 297. RE: TR 3 Steering (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:55:13 -0700
- The FV's are a lot more visible than the old chain drive special. He used to suddenly appear at my elbow and scare the heck out of me. I doubt that SOVREN would get sideways about a rack. I could be
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00344.html (11,758 bytes)
- 298. RE: TR 3 Steering (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:51:24 -0700
- The problem with the worm and peg is that it gets vague very quickly. Under normal street use it gets notchy relatively quickly. You have a small peg being pressed very hard into a small diameter wor
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00345.html (10,468 bytes)
- 299. RE: TR 3 Steering (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:52:03 -0700
- Actually, there are a lot of tracks where bump steer can stick you into a wall. Turn one at Pacific Raceways springs immediately to mind. It's fairly tricky to get a stock TR3 steering system to be t
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00347.html (10,957 bytes)
- 300. RE: TR3/Peerless info needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 06:01:47 -0700
- I don't know what Peerless used, but the size is about right. My only point of reference is the Peerless Ambro that I see every year at Monterey. If it isn't a bolt-in it's probably an easy conversio
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00352.html (7,634 bytes)
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