- 241. [Fot] Spitty Vibes - Update # 2 (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:09:50 EDT
- Dear List'ers, Just wondering if any of you are using Aluminum Cylinder Heads for the TR6 engine? And what you think of them? Thanks in advance. Kind Regards Peter Vucinic TR-4 Fot mailing list <mail
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- 242. Re: [Fot] TR4/IRS header (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:02:36 EDT
- Amici The difference between the TR-4 and TR-4A is the mounting brackets for the lower a-arms. The 4 has the old TR-3 mountings whereas the 4A has the TR-6 type brackets that go inside of the frame r
- /html/fot/2010-04/msg00224.html (7,449 bytes)
- 243. Re: [Fot] Steve Sargis (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:01:55 EDT
- I've seen Sargis race several times and had the chance to look over his red Spitfire; both him and the car are incredibly interesting and fast. Maybe that is why he holds the fast lap for GP at Road
- /html/fot/2010-06/msg00016.html (6,471 bytes)
- 244. [Fot] TR6 Gearbox Extension Housing Identification (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:14:30 -0400 (EDT)
- Who wants to take a chance with the usually inferior Chinese steel? I use Pauter rods which work as well as Carillo for me at 2/3 the price. _______________________________________________ fot@autox.
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- 245. Re: [Fot] Freeing stuck pistons (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 00:45:32 -0400 (EDT)
- I was thinking about doing this when that last set of shoes wouldn't fit. Glad to hear it works in a pinch. _______________________________________________ fot@autox.team.net http://www.fot-racing.co
- /html/fot/2011-07/msg00020.html (7,835 bytes)
- 246. Re: [Fot] TR-4 Oil Pump? (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 01:33:21 -0400 (EDT)
- Good morning group, I just rebuilt my engine on my '69 Kmart TR6 (that means it's safe to drive this one to Kmart) otherwise known as "Rusty". I glanced at the timing specs and set it at the 4 degree
- /html/fot/2011-07/msg00022.html (7,497 bytes)
- 247. [Fot] FW: TR6 Timing (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 01:40:48 -0400 (EDT)
- We have seen the pin on the driven oil pump shaft on gears supplied by Moss Motors come out and jam the oil pump gears causing failure, Greg Solow (Engine Room Santa Cruz, CA 831 429-1800) has oil pu
- /html/fot/2011-07/msg00023.html (7,025 bytes)
- 248. Re: [Fot] 1500 Spit rockers (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:37:23 -0400 (EDT)
- Mike, there is an O-ring on the outer periphery of the bearing. The O-ring may be cut and leaking or missing? These are also sealed bearings. You may have had a seal failure, in which case you would
- /html/fot/2011-07/msg00070.html (8,294 bytes)
- 249. [Fot] Tr6/gt6 Crankshaft (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:33:38 -0400 (EDT)
- For those interested here is a CAD mock up of two crankshft designs. From they weigh perhaps 27kg or so. The open rod journals design may have a bit less weight ..may spin faster. I suspect this thr
- /html/fot/2011-07/msg00094.html (9,639 bytes)
- 250. Re: [Fot] Carrillo TR3-4 rods torquing (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:18:53 -0400 (EDT)
- Find the markings on the top of the rod bolts and call Carrillo's tech people. Actually, hang on a sec.... Here... http://www.cp-carrillo.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=rGOOtq6Rn%2fY%3d&ta bid=76 I'd
- /html/fot/2011-08/msg00098.html (6,880 bytes)
- 251. Re: [Fot] Subject: Triumph Parts Needed In Hawaii, (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:40:51 -0500 (EST)
- Pictures of the Spitfire can be seen on the home page at www.bigislandscca.org, See car #81. SCCA class me here as H Production, but I can rarely get out of 2nd gear on this small, SOLO track in Hawa
- /html/fot/2012-02/msg00082.html (8,061 bytes)
- 252. Re: [Fot] Subject: Indexing plugs (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 18:28:38 -0400 (EDT)
- We could not measure any change, and we run popups and a high CR; we went to MSD and then Electromotive and ran to 7200RPM with our TR3. TR Regards, Hardy In a message dated 5/5/2012 3:07:34 A.M. Pac
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- 253. [Fot] Racing In Golden Gate Park (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 20:47:53 -0400 (EDT)
- For some years I prepped and stored our race car across the street from Golden Gate Park in SF, and I so wished that I could race there when faced with flat towing many hours to places like: SIR, Wes
- /html/fot/2012-05/msg00452.html (10,899 bytes)
- 254. Re: [Fot] Subject: Indexing plugs (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 18:28:38 -0400 (EDT)
- We could not measure any change, and we run popups and a high CR; we went to MSD and then Electromotive and ran to 7200RPM with our TR3. TR Regards, Hardy In a message dated 5/5/2012 3:07:34 A.M. Pac
- /html/fot/2012-05/msg00575.html (10,467 bytes)
- 255. [Fot] Racing In Golden Gate Park (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 20:47:53 -0400 (EDT)
- For some years I prepped and stored our race car across the street from Golden Gate Park in SF, and I so wished that I could race there when faced with flat towing many hours to places like: SIR, Wes
- /html/fot/2012-05/msg00904.html (10,985 bytes)
- 256. Re: [Fot] trt 3/4 head gasket (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:00:24 -0500 (EST)
- Alas, many of us have tried this with negative results in distances measured in feet, not races. Much has been posted about head gaskets; I never had to "O" ring a good steel gasket, and I always use
- /html/fot/2012-11/msg00110.html (9,198 bytes)
- 257. [Fot] Racing a TR3 A Type Overdrive (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:28:56 -0500 (EST)
- Racing a TR3 A Type Overdrive Please see what you can find in the archives. For many years the TR3 was one of a very few cars not allowed alternate gearbox ratios in SCCA E Production. Using second g
- /html/fot/2012-11/msg00118.html (9,738 bytes)
- 258. [Fot] More about racing with overdrives (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:31:58 -0500 (EST)
- By measuring the overdrive pressure and oil temp, it became clear that using enough pressure and volume to keep the wet clutch slippage to a minimum reduced the oil temp build up and reduced the clut
- /html/fot/2012-11/msg00130.html (8,078 bytes)
- 259. [Fot] Subject: Re: front toe setting for racing TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:52:20 -0500 (EST)
- This reminds me of my time before correcting the bump and rebound changes in my TR's system; part of the process is to exactly center the rack First. The TR had 1.2" toe in on full bump, 1.7" toe Out
- /html/fot/2012-11/msg00170.html (9,041 bytes)
- 260. Re: [Fot] Subject: Sad News (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:25:01 -0500 (EST)
- He was quite a fine fellow and will be missed. I learned many things from him when his office was in the Brisbane, CA BL Depot and I visited frequently. Hardy From: Kas Kastner <kaskas@cox.net> To: f
- /html/fot/2012-11/msg00226.html (8,066 bytes)
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