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RE: One engine

To: "Nafzger" <nafzger@vtc.net>, "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>,
Subject: RE: One engine
From: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:51:32 -0600
Howard--
I was just kidding about having a Corvair-- although I've always kind of
liked them, ever since getting to drive a friend's new turbo around '64 or
'65, as a young soldier.

If I had a Corvair LSR car, I'd have to name it "Unsafe at any Speed", just
as an insult to Nader.  In my opinion, he killed an interesting car that was
being abused by people who didn't know how to drive it.
Russ, #1226B

-----Original Message-----
From: Nafzger [mailto:nafzger@vtc.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:13 PM
To: Russel Mack; Richard Fox; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: One engine


Russ,
I saw a white 65 or 66 coupe in a field today near Bisbee,Az. I used to have
one of those.
Howard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>
To: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:33 PM
Subject: RE: One engine


> Richard:
> like almost everything that we argue about-- it's a matter of getting past
a
> class restriction.  SCTA Rulebook, Section II-1, 1st paragraph states (in
> part) ..."Only Streamliners and Unlimited Diesel Trucks may use more than
> one engine at the same time."
>
> So far, I haven't been able to find an affordable surplus Wasp Major
28-cyl
> radial to put in my (ex Ralph Nader) Corvair-- but I'm still looking.
> Russ, #1226B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Richard Fox
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:06 PM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: One engine
>
>
> > > Dan:
> > > thanks for the answer.
> > >
> > > But what if block and/or crank were made as two seperate blocks /
cranks
> by
> > > the OEM, and the racer has had them permanently put-together-- say, by
> > > welding--??
> > > Russ, #1226B
> I still would like to know who would and why would they do this? However,
we
> have all seen engines with 2 blocks on a common crankcase run at SCTA
meets.
> VW's, Corvairs, Joe Panak's Cad 12, Gold Wings, Harleys, ect. So If you
> really wanted to you could get a really big hunk of aluminum and a long
> piece of 4130, a large CNC machining center, the blocks of your choice and
> make what ever you want.                                              Now
> will someone please tell me what the advantage of such a thing is?
> Rich Fox

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