- 1. Re: Cam Question (score: 1)
- Author: jhassall <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 20:58:48 -0500
- Irv, I just installed an Isky 777 in my TR4. The 666 specs are: cam lift 0.298 valve lift 0.435 duration 286 0.050 duration 250 lash 0.018 (h) I can send you the timing info if you need it. I have no
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00159.html (7,878 bytes)
- 2. Re: Nomination (score: 1)
- Author: jhassall <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:39:45 -0500
- Heck yes! ISTR I ran against him once, and am still looking for my doors. Buzz's one hell of a TR driver. Jim -- Jim Hassall Blacksburg VA jhassall@blacksburg.net '63 TR4 in autox preparation - 90% f
- /html/fot/2006-01/msg00245.html (8,411 bytes)
- 3. RE: Need for Speed?? (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:40:34 -0400
- A guaranteed cure for tailgaters! Jim -- Jim jhassall@blacksburg.net Blacksburg VA '63 TR4 in autox preparation, 90% finished, 90% to go
- /html/fot/2005-07/msg00156.html (7,811 bytes)
- 4. TR4 gbx extension housings - free (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:49:13 -0400
- I have two TR4 gearbox extension housings which need to find a new home - they've been in my garage forever. I hate to take them to our Aluminum recycling facility, so I hope someone needs one or bo
- /html/fot/2005-06/msg00439.html (6,573 bytes)
- 5. Re: [FOT] compression ratio (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:19:27 -0500
- Ken, Here are the relationships: CR = swept vol / compressed vol swept vol = cyl vol + head gasket vol + deck clearance vol + eyebrow vol + compressed vol = head gasket vol + deck clearance vol + eye
- /html/fot/2006-03/msg00262.html (7,354 bytes)
- 6. [FOT] TR6 main journal clearance? (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 21:08:32 -0400
- A friend has been asked to rebuild a street TR6 engine. He needs the main and rod journal diameter ranges and recommended clearances but his Haynes manual doesn't have the data. Anyone have the info
- /html/fot/2006-05/msg00011.html (6,723 bytes)
- 7. Re: [FOT] Kastner D cam? (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 11:48:09 -0400
- Isky has a good description of the process for degreeing a cam at http://www.iskycams.com/degreeing.php. Another FOT mentioned using a piston stop. Their Web page describes how to easily make one. Ha
- /html/fot/2006-05/msg00283.html (8,301 bytes)
- 8. Re: [FOT] Detroit Locker (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:49:10 -0400
- OK, now I'm suffering from Locker envy. I had one in my old TR4 and absolutely loved it, but understood that they're NLA, so I settled for a Quaife. Anybody know of a source, or a source of somebody
- /html/fot/2006-06/msg00175.html (7,344 bytes)
- 9. [FOT] heim joint threaded rod source? (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:26:24 -0400
- I need to fabricate a throttle linkage for the Webers, but haven't been able to find a source for the LH/RH threaded rod. Can someone pls send me a source? And what is the proper nomenclature for the
- /html/fot/2006-06/msg00220.html (6,989 bytes)
- 10. [FOT] TR4 Weber linkage with tubular headers (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:33:03 -0400
- My TR4 has tubular headers which interfere with the linkage I planned for the dual Webers with Canon manifolds. The manifolds have a boss on top to support a shaft and linkage to drive the butterfli
- /html/fot/2006-07/msg00336.html (8,544 bytes)
- 11. Re: [FOT] diff adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:33:46 -0400
- Uncle Jack, I used an Aluminum block just a scosh narrower than the notch in the housing. It successfully drove out (ISTR) 0.005 thick shims with no damage. I'll be glad to loan it to you for the dur
- /html/fot/2006-10/msg00099.html (6,865 bytes)
- 12. Re: [FOT] Rear Axle Hub (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:17:09 -0400
- Gary, I took mine to a company that works on trucks, the big, honkin' kind. They used a 100T press; when each hub let go, it made impressive racket. Based on my experience, a puller won't do the job.
- /html/fot/2006-10/msg00260.html (7,789 bytes)
- 13. Re: [FOT] trans top conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:36:46 -0500
- Jack, I installed a reverse lockout switch (so OD in all forward gears) using the standard switch. The thread is M16 - 2. ISTR I bought the tap from Enco for ~$5. Jim -- Jim Hassall Blacksburg VA jha
- /html/fot/2006-11/msg00011.html (7,207 bytes)
- 14. Re: [FOT] Motor Mount - Followup (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:24:12 -0500
- Not sure about the Comp dept., but many 4 pot TR engines are missing the torque reaction arm (Moss part number 031-651) and buffer. I think Joe Alexander makes 'em (much better quality than the offsh
- /html/fot/2006-11/msg00033.html (8,186 bytes)
- 15. [Fot] Permatex Red applied to rod bolts (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:37:50 -0500
- What's the preferred technique for applying Red to bolt threads? Lacking info on their Web site, I applied a uniform coating to the leading 1/4 inch of my TR4 rod bolts. A day later it occurred to m
- /html/fot/2006-12/msg00431.html (7,839 bytes)
- 16. [Fot] test (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 08:23:34 -0500
- Hello? Is anyone home? Jim Hassall Blacksburg VA jhassall@blacksburg.net '63 TR4 in autox preparation - 90% finished, 90% to go _______________________________________________ Fot mailing list Fot@au
- /html/fot/2007-01/msg00018.html (7,315 bytes)
- 17. Re: [Fot] test (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 10:53:24 -0500
- It's a sweltering 61F in The Burg today. I'm loving this el Nino business - much lower heating bills and the TR is now 92% finished and only 90% to go. Don't tell my wife those stats, she teaches Mat
- /html/fot/2007-01/msg00031.html (8,294 bytes)
- 18. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:56:58 -0500
- I took my leaf springs to a shop that works on heavy duty truck (think large dump trucks) springs. They de-arched mine for $20 / side. That reduced the ride height 2". hth jim -- Jim Hassall Blacksbu
- /html/fot/2007-03/msg00112.html (8,931 bytes)
- 19. [Fot] Brembo slotted disk "handedness"? (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:42:45 -0500
- I'm about to install a set of slotted disks on my TR4. While the boxes carry the same part number, the rotors are clearly "handed" (slots CW on one, CCW on the other). While I doubt that slot directi
- /html/fot/2007-03/msg00119.html (7,041 bytes)
- 20. [Fot] nomination of Leigh Derby (score: 1)
- Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
- Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:32:24 -0400
- It is my pleasure to nominate Leigh Derby to our throng. He's a Spitly racer of considerable renown on the Right Coast - in fact, you'll see his smiling face on p. 24 of Kas' latest book. I had the
- /html/fot/2007-04/msg00116.html (7,105 bytes)
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