- 161. Re: Impressive racing history? yes (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 15:17:22 -0700
- I started doing autocross seriously in about 1984, did roadracing from 1987 to 1994, and since then I've dabbled in mountain bike racing, including three 24 hour team races, and most recently, 10 km
- /html/tigers/2005-01/msg00412.html (8,172 bytes)
- 162. Re: Impressive racing history? yes or no? You make the call. (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:20:27 -0700
- ... so, in regional races, the Tiger campaigned by Doane Spencer and Jim Adams managed some overall wins, but that's not impressive, since they only came in third in their region at the end of the se
- /html/tigers/2005-01/msg00453.html (8,800 bytes)
- 163. RE: Fantasy Island!!!Some (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:21:28 -0700
- That seems to be the sticking point. You can take the stance that 'success' means total domination over the other competitors, and I'll be the first to admit that the Tiger didn't achieve that if you
- /html/tigers/2005-01/msg00458.html (9,670 bytes)
- 164. RE: MOTOR PERFORMANCE (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:54:50 -0700
- There is no free lunch - the cheapest way to run your 260 is to make sure it's in good tune, with clean oil and antifreeze, and drive it regularly. You can put a small four-barrel carb on it with a
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00202.html (8,321 bytes)
- 165. RE: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:23:59 -0700
- I'd go with the Pertronix Ignitor II with either their Flamethrower or Flamethrower II coil. The Unilite has (had? Mine does...) the mis-feature where the coil is energized through about 90% of the c
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00247.html (8,407 bytes)
- 166. RE: Joey and Ignition (resend) (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:42:48 -0700
- I completely agree with the budget thoughts - I just think that there is enough justification (especially given Joey's earlier question on improvements) to warrant getting a points replacement module
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00259.html (7,581 bytes)
- 167. RE: Dr. Gas (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 10:30:48 -0700
- Steve, and Listers, Larry's exhaust is a (very nice) example of an H-pipe crossover. A popular modification on late-model Mustangs is to install an X-pipe crossover, so dubbed because the pipes have
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00015.html (8,684 bytes)
- 168. Shopping for an exhaust system? (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 10:35:48 -0700
- Check this out - you can compare the sounds produced by a variety of pipe/muffler combinations for a bunch of Ford engines. http://www.exhaustsoundclips.com/ford.html Theo
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00016.html (6,410 bytes)
- 169. RE: Springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:32:08 -0700
- Hi Rodney, The stock springs were closer to 300 pounds per inch. The CAT springs calculate out to 335 pounds per inch or so, and then there are springs that are for the seriously competition-inclined
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00084.html (8,731 bytes)
- 170. RE: NEW (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:23:05 -0700
- Hi Tony, Welcome to the mayhem... One thing you should know is that your posting didn't make it to the mailing list because you left in the entirety of the previous poster's message. The mailing list
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00093.html (9,865 bytes)
- 171. Re: Warped Brake Disk Fiction (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:46:31 -0700
- What's interesting about that article is that, as usual, Carroll Smith presents a no-nonsense, no-compromises way to fix the problem (assuming you didn't get cementite too deep into the rotors, and t
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00169.html (8,635 bytes)
- 172. RE: Warped Brake Disk Fiction (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 14:45:55 -0700
- Best regards, Theo Smit
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00170.html (6,858 bytes)
- 173. RE: Ackerman Angle (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:11:33 -0700
- Hi Stephen, Partially. What really needs to happen is that the tie-rod balljoints need to be located further outboard relative to the steering spindle axis, and you run into the brake disc long befor
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00197.html (7,654 bytes)
- 174. RE: Origin of the Tiger Ackerman Angle (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:35:35 -0700
- Just put a disclaimer at the front stating that the subsequent footage is a work of fiction and any resemblance between events, people, and equipment described in the video, and event, people, and eq
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00226.html (7,816 bytes)
- 175. RE: Origin of the Tiger Ackerman Angle (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:11:40 -0700
- Hi Steve, Now I'm not a lawyer but there should be a way to protect the speakers and the publishers of conference material from gratuitous lawsuits. I don't know what Jay's area of expertise is but m
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00228.html (8,751 bytes)
- 176. RE: Origin of the Tiger Ackerman Angle (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 08:33:39 -0700
- Hi all, I've been involved in a number of sporting events where one of the waivers that had to be signed by all attendees was a "media release waiver". Basically this granted the organizers and/or th
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00244.html (8,413 bytes)
- 177. RE: Small single master cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:30:29 -0700
- Hi David, The 5/8" MC has just about half the bore area that the 7/8" one does, so the pedal effort will be reduced by a corresponding amount, but the pedal travel required to take up any mechanical
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00254.html (7,608 bytes)
- 178. RE: Un-mothballing a Tiger (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 11:23:25 -0700
- That's a great list, Bob. To elaborate on the underdash stuff: The instruments are all grounded via a couple of daisy-chain wires that have ring lugs to go over one of the mounting studs on each inst
- /html/tigers/2004-11/msg00257.html (8,144 bytes)
- 179. RE: Who made the LAT wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 16:40:41 -0600
- I can't tell you that... But was Hands a contraction of H and S, and was (or was not) that company related to Hellings & Stellings? Theo
- /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00008.html (7,199 bytes)
- 180. RE: Leaky Header Collectors (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 08:11:20 -0600
- Hi Frank, I've built three or four tube headers, and the way I always did the collectors was to pinch the four tubes together slightly so the contact points between the adjacent tubes flattened out a
- /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00026.html (7,796 bytes)
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