I don't thinkout of the box enough. This is novel to me. What a neat idea. BUt I wonder why not just bigger jets? Now if the other side of the carbs wer eplumbed with that nos jubk....I wonder what k
realized that everytime I solder electrical connections it involved copper wire and terminals, which I don't think are always made of copper. Exactly what metals can be soldered using regular resin c
The first 3 or 4 days suck, and everybody that I came across that knows me thought there was something particularly wrong with me (there was, albiet just my body adapting) as I'm not normally a mean
I'm sure this topic has been beat to death but I'm a newbee. Bear with me... I ran my Belly Tank style Lakester at Texas with a token air intake scoop that was not much larger than a 6" by 3" opening
Can an engine that was originally manufactured with babbit bearings be line bored or something to convert it to inserts? DickJ Hi DickJ Sure. The rods have to be notched for the bearing insert keeper
Hi John Are you a bearing historian or did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night? LOL I'm with you through the "babbit lined inserts". What's the story on them? Otto
Hi Benn Tie a string around the oil filler tube. Tie the other end to a door knob, slam the door.... If that doesn't work, which is highly unlikely, verging on unbelievable, squirt penetrating oil ar
You can also modify the trans oil pump to include a manually operated barrel valve. The modification includes drilling and tapping the oil pump on the pressure side. You run an AN fitting and hose t
In addition to the two steering shaft stops I already have in my Lakester, I am considering a new design for a third stop, "just to be sure". Conventional stops rely on the strength of the design and
Hi Mayf I heard spray them with belt dressing, wrap them in dark plastic trash bags and store them in a cool, dry place was the hot setup, allegedly from Nate Jones. If you don't remove the wheels fr
Hi Steve I ran the Texas mile with my Bonneville LSR tires and smoked them to 196.103 mph runs. Other LSR guys were running them too but they don't hook up with much power. I'm running 810HP in a C/G
Hi Jon and fellow picnic "attendees" How about "games"? We do "The Blindfolded Tricycle Races" at our rod run picnic's and it's a blast! Rules; 1) The "driver" is blindfolded. 2) The tricycle is "pow
I e-mailed Randy personally right away and welcomed him to the list and applauded him on his web site. I told him I was also a newbie and had similar "responses" from the list. A warned him about how