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Re: Turkey Day Weekend Car Work

To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>,
Subject: Re: Turkey Day Weekend Car Work
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:31:12 -0500
Dick

Torching the springs is a NO-NO. Use a cut off saw instead.

JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 5:14 PM
Subject: Turkey Day Weekend Car Work


> I had a great post-Turkey Day weekend.  It was
> nice and sunny and warm after days and days of
> miserable cold rain.  I got out into the shop and
> got my new 3.08 rear end all cleaned up and ready
> to install.  We'll be painting the housing
> tonight, and then this weekend I'll be figuring
> out how to get it positioned so that the car can
> be about a foot lower than it was.  I removed
> those 1970s era extended shackles, and I think
> I'll slip in some 2" lowering blocks that I have.
>  That, combined with a panhard bar should get the
> back end down and stable.
>
> The front will be easy - light torch - burn off
> one coil - put torch away!
>
> That ought to get the car down where it belongs,
> 'course, all the tires will rub inside the
> fenders, so I will have to follow up with a
> little body work.
>
> I'll get the new cam and kit in right after
> Christmas.  Can't do it before 'cause it has to
> stay under the tree until then!  A couple of
> other little items left to tweek and I should be
> ready for a return to Maxton in the spring.
>
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