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    IMHO

    Standing starts are the only fair way to start a race ... :beer:
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    wood

    Pound for pound wood is stronger than steel. ... I think :beer:
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    Pull rods

    I always believed pull rods [in tension] were better if the Motion Ratio get's near 1:1 can be had ... if your building a car don't rule them out ... and go the monkey see ... monkey do route??...
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    The Valley?

    NMB is in the west end of the valley I think they now call it New Hampshire Bearings to sound more American, I worked the night shift [early 80's] and when I reached 10,000 parts for the week I'd...
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    Mk 27; Can you say small, if I remember it had...

    Mk 27; Can you say small, if I remember it had just an 88 inch wheelbase.
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    I put a big down payment on a Mk-27 to Red...

    I put a big down payment on a Mk-27 to Red himself, and he saidly passed but I would still like to know where the car is... :beer:
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    Greg

    How much for all that stuff? ... :beer:
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    A large radius? …. or exponentially increasing...

    A large radius? …. or exponentially increasing curve, like in French curve... trying to think like an air molecule just made my head explode …
  9. Thread: Rf92 gsxr1000

    by Reddog
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    That is great ... I'm looking at my spare swift...

    That is great ... I'm looking at my spare swift chassis ... tempting
  10. Thread: GCR help

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    A full width "sportscar nose"??

    A full width "sportscar nose"??
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    It is EZ to do ... go for it.

    It is EZ to do ... go for it.
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    Oh Man ... no DRO? ... wow ... real old school

    Oh Man ... no DRO? ... wow ... real old school
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    Dear fellow "Old Dude" Clausing lathe, Series...

    Dear fellow "Old Dude"

    Clausing lathe, Series 1 Bridgeport -- some brass hammers and only fractional sockets. You know, from when men were men and the women were pregnant.

    Do you hand crank...
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    Some of the Chinese stuff is fine. Maybe you got...

    Some of the Chinese stuff is fine. Maybe you got a good one. Is it also straight?

    Yep the streamline stuff was fine .... but two of the 1.125 square tubing [what he sent was 1.135] had "slight...
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    [Dillsburg] I bought 20' and it looks great, no...

    [Dillsburg] I bought 20' and it looks great, no rust or dents ... China huh? ...will check, if so I'm Pi$$ed ... :beer: ...
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    Just bought 1.6 x .71 x .049 for 15 bucks a foot...

    Just bought 1.6 x .71 x .049 for 15 bucks a foot

    www.airbum.com/articles/​ArticleDillsburgAero.html - Cached

    this guy is a classic ...
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    And don’t forget an A-arm is swept back at say,...

    And don’t forget an A-arm is swept back at say, 45 degrees it is an ellipse to the airstream … albeit aero tubing is also more sleek and streamlined at the same angle;
    IMHO a slow track like...
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    Have fun stuffing the bird tomorrow! Been...

    Have fun stuffing the bird tomorrow!

    Been divorced for years now ... and wouldn't want to be called a fowl Fu#$%@* regardless
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    So … another ApexSpeed thread closes for the...

    So … another ApexSpeed thread closes for the night … went from “ see 9.1.1.H.2.C” . too “candle lighting thespians” … all is right with the world ... :beer: ... fair winds all
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    Whew ... glad I heard that ... although some of...

    Whew ... glad I heard that ... although some of those OWS types.... Well ??? I dunno know ...lets just say they will grow up ...
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    So candle lighting thespians should be tazered...

    So candle lighting thespians should be tazered and tear gassed [banned by the Geneva Convention] … you cannot be serious … ?
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    I stand corrected ... I do love the mid-west but...

    I stand corrected ... I do love the mid-west but SC is my real home...
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    Next time I want to see a sphinct, I'll take a...

    Next time I want to see a sphinct, I'll take a plane to Egypt.

    Hope you wear a burka … or as we used to call them BMO’s [Black Moving Objects]
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    Santa Cruz? ... ex Boulder Creek dude here ......

    Santa Cruz? ... ex Boulder Creek dude here ... [long divorce story no extra charge]

    neofuturists ... please the mid west just won't understand ...
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    I’m a paleo … an am glad “neo’s” saw...

    I’m a paleo … an am glad “neo’s” saw the light … :beer: ...
    Josh you make me laugh ...
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    plural?? isn’t that sphinctii ?

    plural?? isn’t that sphinctii ?
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    Just one? ... and there was no offer. Or are two...

    Just one? ... and there was no offer.
    Or are two sphincters an option in the latest Mister Potato Head [150 mm O.C.] ?? JK don't mean to butt spuds ...
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    How about a sphincter?

    How about a sphincter?
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    Reinforced body - at a minimum, consisting of a...

    Reinforced body - at a minimum, consisting of a double layer,
    five (5) oz., bi-directional, laminated Kevlar material incorporated
    into the body which shall be securely fastened to the
    frame.
    ...
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    Dog Beers

    So much for BSME’s …say how about Homestead ... :beer: ... :beer:
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    good one... I was about to correct that errata...

    good one...
    I was about to correct that errata ... but I was getting another beer
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    "Knowledge is Good" - Faber College

    FAT; DUMB AND STUPID, IS NO WAY TO GO THROUGH LIFE ... :beer:
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    So, I'll buy my own software, become a student...

    So, I'll buy my own software, become a student there, and kick their ass
    [maybe] lol
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    Thanks, I have a welding and a machine shop too...

    Thanks, I have a welding and a machine shop too ... and I am not far from the University of Michigan, great idea, but I hope they invite to a "Toga Party" lol
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    $1,900 bucks for software seems cheap compared to...

    $1,900 bucks for software seems cheap compared to CM tubing screw-ups ....Thanks
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    SOFTWARE

    Can anybody suggest a good software program to obtain for suspension design ... the last time I raced [Trois-Rivieres 1974] Bill Gates was broke ... so I'm clueless
  37. Thread: Springs ---

    by Reddog
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    JAKE

    You da man ... Thanks
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