- 101. Re: I wonder (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 19:37:29 -0400
- Hi Mark, I'm now back from my 2600 mile roundtrip visit to the land where the mosquito is the state bird. Anyway, you asked: Not bad - not entirely as organized as it seemed, but everyone got their t
- /html/fot/2002-07/msg00098.html (7,213 bytes)
- 102. RE: Tyre Pressure/Temperature (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 21:09:37 -0400
- Years ago, I recall a story about someone at a Pro Solo filling their spare with water to help their launch by moving the center of gravity back (it was a pickup truck as I recall). They were "busted
- /html/fot/2002-07/msg00158.html (8,257 bytes)
- 103. Re: Tyre Pressure/Temperature (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 21:20:49 -0400
- When I took the chassis course last spring, Richard Pare suggested that after the tires are mounted, drain all the air out of the tires, then re-fill with nitrogen. Drain this back out, all the way -
- /html/fot/2002-07/msg00159.html (7,672 bytes)
- 104. Re: [FOT] Leasing Vintage Cars for Movies (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:42:19 -0500
- Hi all, As some of you know, about 25 years ago, MGM rented my TR-3 for the movie "Diner". It was a really great experience for me. They were wonderful to work with, they treated me very well. In fac
- /html/fot/2006-03/msg00281.html (8,651 bytes)
- 105. Re: [FOT] Any Amici Participating in SCCA Improved Touring ? (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:13:04 -0400
- That's still the reputation that the IT classes have - not as bad as the SRF's or the Spec Miatas but pretty rough. Of course, this is from the perspective of an open wheel racer. R. John Lye rjl6n@c
- /html/fot/2006-04/msg00379.html (8,073 bytes)
- 106. Re: [FOT] Fletcher Williams' TR250 (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:48:53 -0400
- I don't remember that car, but I do remember Swanson - especially since I was just talking with him yesterday... R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net
- /html/fot/2006-06/msg00105.html (7,141 bytes)
- 107. Re: [FOT] Recycled hose fittings (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:45:54 -0400
- Steve, try calling Tex Racing in North Carolina. They often have surplus large fittings from the NASCAR teams. You might talk to Buddy Norton there, and tell him that I suggested you call him. R. Joh
- /html/fot/2006-06/msg00106.html (6,945 bytes)
- 108. Re: [FOT] heim joint threaded rod source? (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:24:24 -0400
- You may need to fabricate it yourself. Get some aluminum rod, and a left handed tap (http://www.pegasusautoracing.com has them, I believe). You'll use male ended heim joints with this setup. R. John
- /html/fot/2006-06/msg00224.html (7,021 bytes)
- 109. Re: [FOT] Story on FOT in Classic Motorsports (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 22:48:54 -0400
- Hi Tim, Close - I was crewing for Chip Bond at the Runoffs (as I recall, it was the year that we were paddocked next to Hardy Prentice). Joe Alexander came down to Mid-Ohio to spectate, and gravitate
- /html/fot/2006-07/msg00015.html (9,894 bytes)
- 110. Re: [FOT] Story on FOT in Classic Motorsports (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:46:21 -0400
- Most definitely! That's been the great part of it all. R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net
- /html/fot/2006-07/msg00017.html (8,240 bytes)
- 111. Re: [FOT] Story on FOT in Classic Motorsports (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:47:09 -0400
- Of course - we drive Triumphs, don't we? R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net
- /html/fot/2006-07/msg00018.html (8,417 bytes)
- 112. Re: [FOT] Duryea Hill Climb (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:52:00 -0400
- I'll be over on the main track at Summit for the SCCA double race that weekend. Look for FF number 5, a blue and yellow Swift DB-1. R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net
- /html/fot/2006-07/msg00253.html (6,861 bytes)
- 113. Re: [FOT] TR4 Weber linkage with tubular headers (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:37:26 -0400
- That is possible - one of the Formula Continental guys I race with has done just that (for that same reason - he's been there and got the broken body work to prove it). I'm not sure of the details of
- /html/fot/2006-07/msg00344.html (7,612 bytes)
- 114. Re: [FOT] Clutch slave cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:13:58 -0400
- I didn't try his, but made my own and loved it. R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net
- /html/fot/2006-08/msg00174.html (8,397 bytes)
- 115. Re: [FOT] Clutch slave cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:50:34 -0400
- Like Joe Boruch, I used a generic Howe slave cylinder and made up a mount using threaded rod to replace the bolts that mount the tranny nose to the tranny. Pretty straightforward actually, but it get
- /html/fot/2006-08/msg00176.html (8,345 bytes)
- 116. Re: [FOT] Clutch slave cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:05:44 -0400
- That looks a lot like the one that I used. If it wasn't that one, it was very similar. R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net
- /html/fot/2006-08/msg00178.html (8,490 bytes)
- 117. RE: [FOT] A soggy Limerock Vintage Race day (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:56:06 -0400
- Well, not Lime Rock, but Summit Point. I had a very soggy start to the weekend. The practice day on Friday was so wet that I didn't even bother to go out. Both qualifying sessions on Saturday were we
- /html/fot/2006-09/msg00006.html (7,902 bytes)
- 118. Re: [FOT] Fall Festival - Raod America (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:38:08 -0400
- Congratulations Jack!!!! You deserve it. R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net
- /html/fot/2006-09/msg00158.html (8,122 bytes)
- 119. Re: [FOT] 110 MIG Welder (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:19:26 -0400
- As Bill B. says "you get what you pay for" - another thing to consider, if you ever need parts, you'll be able to get parts for a Hobart, Miller or Lincoln... R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.net
- /html/fot/2006-09/msg00265.html (7,461 bytes)
- 120. Re: [FOT] fuel cell (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl@gt-classics.com>
- Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:41:51 -0500
- Call the manufacturer and ask them what to do. That's what I did, and they asked me to send my emptied and dried out cell back to them for inspection and re-certification. R. John Lye rjl6n@cstone.ne
- /html/fot/2006-11/msg00014.html (6,967 bytes)
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