- 1. [Fot] Sanding brake pads? (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 23:02:47 -0700
- On my '74 TR6 used right now for autocross, I am changing front rotors and putting in new pads. Since this car is not a driver and I tow it to event, the pads will be brand spanking new for my next a
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00018.html (9,010 bytes)
- 2. [Fot] Anti-squeal strips (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:25:43 -0700
- Does anyone know whether or not you should use the anti-squeal strips when doing pads on a TR6 that does no street driving and only the hard braking of autocross? Thanks, Jim [demime 1.01d removed an
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00019.html (8,845 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Fot] Fot Digest - Subject: Sanding brake pads? (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 22:30:27 -0700
- Thanks for your response Joe. At least this go around, I am running Kevlar pads. Jim --Original Message-- From: fot-bounces+jimhearn1=comcast.net@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces+jimhearn1=comcast.
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00022.html (11,668 bytes)
- 4. [Fot] Limited slip rear ends (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 21:23:29 -0700
- What a options for a limited slip rear end for a '74 TR6 used for autox and road racing? Thanks, Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] _
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00038.html (6,786 bytes)
- 5. [Fot] Amount of front and rear negative camber? (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 19:32:52 -0700
- On a '74 TR6 being used for autocross (no street use at all), what is a suggested initial set up for the amount of negative camber front and rear. Thanks, Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of t
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00069.html (6,410 bytes)
- 6. [Fot] Race opportunities in Northern California (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 20:38:07 -0700
- I am autocrossing in Stockton and plan to do Atwater but it looks like vintage racing is fairly limited for a '74 (cutoff seems to be '67) TR6 in Northern California. Is there anything that I am over
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00071.html (6,990 bytes)
- 7. [Fot] Can radial and bias race tires be mixed successfully? (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 21:48:14 -0700
- Does anyone know if radial and bias race tires can be mixed successfully? Would bais race tires on the front and radial race tires on the back be a good thing for autocross or not as good as all four
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00072.html (7,647 bytes)
- 8. [Fot] Those bare metal Triumph accelerators (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:01:25 -0700
- Has anybody successfully addressed those bare metal Triumph accelerators? I was thinking of gluing on to the face of the accelerator some rubber or maybe some abrasive cloth. I thought I would see if
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00108.html (7,820 bytes)
- 9. [Fot] Engine oil level for autox and time trials (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:05:04 -0700
- I am reading and hearing different things; should it be over or under full? I am using the felt dipstick spacer on my TR6. Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which ha
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00109.html (6,849 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Fot] Amount of front and rear negative camber? (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:22:34 -0700
- Hi Bill, Thanks for a great response. I have used the shoe polish on the sidewall to check for tire turnover and will put a temp gauge in my routine. I have a laser no contact type and I assume these
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00110.html (9,879 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Fot] Limited Slip diffs (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:06:54 -0700
- Hi Chuck, I could definitely go for one. Let me know what you need. Thanks, Jim Hearn Sacramento, CA --Original Message-- From: fot-bounces+jimhearn1=comcast.net@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces+ji
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00195.html (8,728 bytes)
- 12. Re: [Fot] Limited Slip diffs (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:08:18 -0700
- Sorry Chuck. It's for a '74 TR6. Jim Hearn --Original Message-- From: fot-bounces+jimhearn1=comcast.net@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces+jimhearn1=comcast.net@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gt6steve@
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00196.html (8,653 bytes)
- 13. [Fot] Adjusting valves (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:30:44 -0700
- It has been suggested to me that the valves on my '74 TR6 may need other than the stock settings since it has a hotter cam. I don't know what the cam is but it is definitely a hotter cam. I have only
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00260.html (7,533 bytes)
- 14. [Fot] TR6 rear whel camber for autox (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:24:58 -0700
- For autocrossing a TR6, if 3 degrees negative camber is a good place to start on the front wheels using radials, what is a good start on the rear wheels? Is it the stock negative one degree? Thanks,
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00293.html (6,385 bytes)
- 15. [Fot] Differential oil (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:49:50 -0700
- I am changing parts in the differential of my '74 TR6. I don't know what oil is in it now but I have some Valvoline 85 w - 145 w. I'm autocrossing or tracking (no street driving) mostly in hot weathe
- /html/fot/2007-08/msg00303.html (6,346 bytes)
- 16. [Fot] What oil for the stock rear shocks (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 23:29:38 -0700
- Any suggestions as to what oil to use in the stock rear shocks in a TR6 for autox and race but no street use. I was going to use motorcycle fork oil but I wasn't sure what weight. I see Kas says to u
- /html/fot/2007-09/msg00011.html (6,442 bytes)
- 17. Re: [Fot] Buttonwillow? (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 07:46:09 -0700
- Steve, I'm just curious. I never have even seen Buttonwillow but why is it that you hate it? Jim --Original Message-- From: fot-bounces+jimhearn1=comcast.net@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces+jimhea
- /html/fot/2007-09/msg00034.html (7,603 bytes)
- 18. [Fot] Rear spoiler on a TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 08:09:43 -0700
- Would a rear spoiler have a noticeable effect on a TR6 for autocrossing? Would the spoiler cause any eligibility problems for vintage racing? Any thoughts? Thanks, Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attach
- /html/fot/2007-10/msg00036.html (7,329 bytes)
- 19. [Fot] Correct camber on the front end? (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 22:57:46 -0700
- On my '74 TR6, I have approximately a negative 1 > degree camber with shims on both front wheels. After an autocross run, the temperature difference between the hotter outside and cooler inside of th
- /html/fot/2007-10/msg00069.html (7,231 bytes)
- 20. [Fot] Alignment tools for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:52:56 -0700
- What are some good (preferably cheap and/or homemade) alignment tools for toe and camber? When the string is used to measure toe, what part of the car is it set up as parallel to? Is this way of meas
- /html/fot/2007-10/msg00084.html (7,161 bytes)
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