Take some time off and enjoy anything you like.
I have been retired for a year now and am so busy that I am wondering how I ever had time to work. Later Jerry
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Take some time off and enjoy anything you like.
I have been retired for a year now and am so busy that I am wondering how I ever had time to work. Later Jerry
Will get to see you guys this year afterall, Greg & I are heading south thursday am.
jerry
"Slow" There have been a lot of other things going on around here, Greg has the body primed-sanded ready to paint, maybe we will get it finished next spring.
Semis and heavy equipment have been using automatic transmition fluid in their rearends, wheel bearings & manual tranys for some time but you have to find seals that will hold that verry thin oil in....
If you do not want to go to a remote filter there is a ford racing angle adaptor that attaches where the filter goes, you then angle it down or forward then put the filter on it.
Check summit this...
What did you use to flush out your brake system?
It seams that Silicone dot5 is nearly imposible to compelety remove.
This is the best paper I have ever seen on the subject....
JFZ Racing brakes were comon in the 70's & 80's, a lot of open wheel cars ran them and also some sportscars racers I think they were aquired by Sierra Racing products. As far as I know the were...
IT depends when your Jag parts were made, Pryor to Ford taking over Jag they were all Whitworth threads (mostly 26tpi) but after Ford started supplying parts around 1985 a lot of the threads are US...
Jaguar is a British Co. (owned by Ford at present)
Folow this link, http://www.britishfasteners.com/images/catalog.pdf
maybe it will help.
After we had fought a war to get out from under...
Except for the housing and axles the rest of the innards of the jag rearend are Dana 44 parts. (even the rear cover)
Just ratteling your cage a little, they want to know all about your car, who built it, what type is it 289 or 427 etc.
Welcome to the Unique Crew. Jerry
Doug,
Correct on midship engine, sideways ahead of rear axel.
Check them out at Special Edition, Inc in Bremen, IN
http://www.beckspeedster.com/ourproducts/spyder550s.html
They are where i got...
Doug,
The way my Spyder runs I don't think I would want any more HP (120 from a 1915cc VW) but would like the Subie motor for a smoother and wider power band.
After I had mine running I ran into a...
Dont know for sure but this is probably what they are talking about
the 2006 Sebring Fall Historic Classic December 1-3, 2006
http://www.sebringraceway.com/tickets_fallclassic.lasso
Hey Doug
Some VW powered toys arent that SLOW
Have Fiber Link at work FAST, dial-up at home SLOW
Guess where I read the Forum
A few years back they tried all kinds of nose shapes on semi-trailers and found it works best to put the areo items (spoilers air deflectors etc) on the tow vehicle and leave the trailer nose flat. ...
Scott
I have never had a accusump but know some guys that have V8 power boats that swear by them.
They claim they can wear out the rings and valves and the berrings are still look like new.
Sounds to me that you guys that don't run your engines verry often are good canidates for a pre-oiler like the one Canton makes. http://www.accusump.com/
On a 351C you can also run a line from the port where the old sending unit was beside the oil filter to the port in the top rear of the block, this will help get more oil to the cam and lifters.
Glad that my son Greg is our bodyman / painter.
You have to shove the pedal 30% farther with but 30% less Pressure.
Son Greg and I plan to come over on Saturday,
Won't have the Unique ready,
we have been working on his 68 Mustang GT that he is planing to sell.
Will probably drive the little Spyder. Jerry
Looks Sexy, but I'll bet it has a price at least 3 times what it's worth.
Mabee Im just getting OLD but I am tired of all the electronic and power gagets they keep
adding to cars that are...
It is a Chamonix kit from San Palo, Brazil, they use-to make the kits for Chuck Beck,
but after he sold out I don't know where they are built now.
I got this one from Special Edition in Breman,...