hey, forget the cars, I'm gonna build me one of them there pumpkin cannons.
(maybe launch a few of the neighbors cats)
Jim K
----- Original Message -----
From "Keith Turk" <kturk at ala.net>
To: "Eddie Sheffield" <esheffield@prizmail.com>; <Ajhsys@aol.com>;
<mgs@autox.team.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: LBC conversion
> Isn't that an awesome show... I loved last nights episode....
>
> Takes me 10 months to get ready to race a Prepared car. These guys build
> one in 10 hrs...
>
> Not that you could have got me in the damn things to drive them... Trust
me
> I am not a Player there.... I would build it but I damn sure wouldn't
drive
> it.... there was NOTHING Safe about that set up on either car.... wow....
>
> Loved the next one on shooting Pumpkins too.... Very Cool
>
> Keith... http://downtown.ala.net/~kturk/camaro3001.htm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eddie Sheffield" <esheffield@prizmail.com>
> To: <Ajhsys@aol.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 5:58 PM
> Subject: Re: LBC conversion
>
>
> > Good stuff! I saw the Junkyard Wars episode where they did this. I would
> > love to get on that show. A new set of wars started on The Learning
> Channel
> > last night, and these seem to be filmed in the US - only the UK lady
host
> > from the previous show was on it - everyone else were Americans. Great
> > episode last night, by the way. The teams had to build hot rods, then
they
> > took them out to a drag strip for a 1/8 mile run. Very different
> approaches
> > too. One team went with lots of power (and greater weight) with some
kind
> of
> > small block, trans, and rear out of an Olds, VW Bug front end, and
> homemade
> > frame. Other team had a motorbike engine/trans, golf cart axle and
wheels,
> > and everything else homemade. In this case, power/weight won out over
> cubic
> > inches, but only by 0.004 sec!
> >
> > Some of us ought to put together an LBC team - I think our experiences
> > should make us well qualified! ;-) Just go to
> http://www.junkyard-wars.com/
> > and follow the "apply" link to find out how! (Honestly, I'm only half
> > kidding! Would be a blast!)
> >
> > Eddie
> > 1971 Midget
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Ajhsys@aol.com>
> > To: <mgs@autox.team.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 1:37 PM
> > Subject: LBC conversion
> >
> >
> > > OK, the list is slow, so here is a nifty idea for a good winter
project.
> > > Shovel the snow off that old parts car and put it to good use.
> > >
> > > http://www.the-nerds.org/steam-recipe.html
> > >
> > > Allen Hefner
> > > SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> > > '77 Midget
> > > '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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