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Re: bugeye 5-speed conversion progress (long)

To: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
Subject: Re: bugeye 5-speed conversion progress (long)
Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 21:31:49 -0700
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Organization: Positive Earth Drivers Club
References: <200005051717.KAA17484@shorter.eng.sun.com>
Bryan Vandiver wrote:
> 
> I'm almost done with my 5-speed conversion for the bugeye.

What Jeff said about the speedo cable. a bit of yankee engineering
amongst the jap and Brit bits is all that is needed and that small
square tube from Ace.

> They recommended this one over the 'copper'
> one, and said they used it in all thier race engines. It is about 25-50% 
>thicker
> than the 'copper' gasket, and is fibre material has a silver coating simular 
>to
> to the spray-on copper coat. Has anyone had any experience with this gasket?

Good recommendation. The only head gaskets I ever blew were copper.
6 or 7 at least. I never blew a silver paper gasket. (yet)



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Toms River, NJ
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