- 21. [Fot] TR type A OD (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 18:45:29 +0000 (UTC)
- I agree.? I've done lots of A-Type overdrives, and have always first removed the overdrive unit from the transmission.? I can't imagine doing it any other way. Jack On Sunday, December 24, 2017, 11:5
- /html/fot/2017-12/msg00092.html (14,756 bytes)
- 22. [Fot] TR type A OD (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2017 21:46:12 +0000 (UTC)
- I always used the earlier A-Type O/D (with the large accumulator) in my race car.? Raced for 24 seasons and never had an O/D mechanical failure.? It is a verry stout unit.? I'm not sure the change to
- /html/fot/2017-12/msg00098.html (13,983 bytes)
- 23. [Fot] Adding type A OD (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:54:23 +0000 (UTC)
- For all of my 24 years of SCCA racing, I had the O/D switch mounted on my shift lever.? Very convenient, and allowed for faster shifting. Jack Wheeler Also looking for advice on OD switch location fo
- /html/fot/2018-02/msg00050.html (9,006 bytes)
- 24. [Fot] Wilwood 570 brake fluid (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:57:25 +0000 (UTC)
- I always used Silicone (DOT5) in my race car with stock British master cylinders, calipers and wheel cylinders.? Worked fine, and never boiled. Jack Wheeler On Monday, February 26, 2018, 9:38:52 AM E
- /html/fot/2018-02/msg00081.html (9,052 bytes)
- 25. [Fot] Type A OD pressure test (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 18:04:31 +0000 (UTC)
- Hi Greg.? Here is a tip for you.? When I used to rebuild A-Type overdrives, I would "lap in" the surface that the ball sits on.? I had a spare ball of the correct size, and I welded a small rod to it
- /html/fot/2018-03/msg00003.html (10,242 bytes)
- 26. [Fot] International Motor Racing Research Center (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:20:02 +0000 (UTC)
- Hi Brad.? Is this the organization located in Watkins Glen, NY.? I know there is an organization there with a name similar to this.? Thanks. Jack On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 1:38:07 AM EDT, Brad Eell
- /html/fot/2018-03/msg00253.html (9,205 bytes)
- 27. [Fot] Non Triumph - Help Needed (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 17:02:36 +0000 (UTC)
- I apologize for the Non-Triumph issue, but car guys are car guys.? Most of us have dealt with more than Triumphs, over the years, and I'm guessing that many, like myself, have had a Mustang or two al
- /html/fot/2018-03/msg00263.html (8,823 bytes)
- 28. [Fot] TR3 Exhaust (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:24:37 +0000 (UTC)
- Hi Todd.? I have a TR-2 and TR-3 street cars.? Both have cams, compression and are balanced, etc. but not quite "full race", generating about 125 HP.? I wanted a system that would sound good, and las
- /html/fot/2018-04/msg00088.html (9,606 bytes)
- 29. [Fot] Looking for Michael Hado (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 22:34:37 +0000 (UTC)
- Is Michael Hado (Cypress, TX) still on the FOT list?? A number of years ago, I got some wiring diagrams from him, but have lost his email address.? If someone can help me track him down, I would appr
- /html/fot/2018-04/msg00089.html (7,788 bytes)
- 30. [Fot] Thanks (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:02:51 +0000 (UTC)
- I recently posted a note saying that I was looking for Michael Hado for helpo finding wiring harnesses.? I got so many responses that I couldn't possibly respond to all of them.? So thanks to everyon
- /html/fot/2018-04/msg00115.html (7,299 bytes)
- 31. [Fot] Cylinder head freeze plug help (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Wed, 2 May 2018 14:40:01 +0000 (UTC)
- Hi Jim.? Consider this.? Pulling the head may give you the most correct fit, and also may be quicker, all things considered.? When I was racing, and had to pull the head at the race track, I could ge
- /html/fot/2018-05/msg00007.html (12,648 bytes)
- 32. [Fot] Spark Plu8gs - L82YC (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 19:04:47 +0000 (UTC)
- -- Forwarded Message -- From: Randy and Valerie DeRuiter <deruiterville at hotmail.com>To: Jack Wheeler <jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com>Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018, 9:50:45 AM EDTSubject: Re: [Fot] Loo
- /html/fot/2018-05/msg00027.html (9,971 bytes)
- 33. [Fot] Flat towing a Vitesse (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2018 13:21:56 +0000 (UTC)
- I really shouldn't speak for Hardy, but I do recall him flat towing his TR-3 race car behind his 1967 E-Type coupe for years, up to about 1987?? I also seem to recall that he disconnected the drivesh
- /html/fot/2018-05/msg00037.html (11,452 bytes)
- 34. [Fot] It's Official (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Sat, 5 May 2018 13:59:54 +0000 (UTC)
- OK, it's official.? This morning I finally had more political ads in my email inbox than FOT letters and comments.,? I'll be glad when this election is over! Jack -- next part -- An HTML attachment w
- /html/fot/2018-05/msg00052.html (7,492 bytes)
- 35. [Fot] Group 44 car found (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 18:14:02 +0000 (UTC)
- The red car with number 67 on it, shown below, looks very much like a car I used to race against in the early 1980's in Midwest Division.? The car was owned by John Holsonback from Wichita, Kansas at
- /html/fot/2018-05/msg00166.html (12,665 bytes)
- 36. [Fot] Beaten by equipment (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 13:55:56 +0000 (UTC)
- Jim Fitzgerald did this one year at The Runoffs.? He was driving the Datsun 2 Litre, and coasted into the pits waving the shift lever over his head.? History repeats. Jack On Sunday, June 3, 2018, 8:
- /html/fot/2018-06/msg00015.html (11,315 bytes)
- 37. [Fot] Temperary Numbers (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 00:45:39 +0000 (UTC)
- Hi Bill.? When I completely rebuilt my TR-4 over the 1979-80 winter (new frame, cage, lightened everything, etc.) prior to entering my first year of full time National racing, I had an artist friend
- /html/fot/2018-06/msg00058.html (11,921 bytes)
- 38. [Fot] July Hemmings (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2018 16:27:51 +0000 (UTC)
- Has anyone seen the July issue of Hemmings Motor News?? On page 507, in the lower right hand corner is something advertised as a "Triumph 1967 TR4A".? The only thing in the picture that looks like a
- /html/fot/2018-06/msg00071.html (7,768 bytes)
- 39. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:50:31 +0000 (UTC)
- Hi Paul.? When I last raced in the late 1990's, I was building 180 HP motors, taking advantage of all the SCCA rules would allow.? I was using up to 7,000 PRM's consistently.? Since I had to use a st
- /html/fot/2018-08/msg00069.html (11,445 bytes)
- 40. [Fot] A-Type Overdrive Dilemma SOLVED (score: 108)
- Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 22:39:56 +0000 (UTC)
- Thanks for sharing.? The more information we have the better prepared we will be to maintain these beasts well into the future. Jack On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, 4:20:41 PM EDT, Glenn Franco via Fot
- /html/fot/2018-08/msg00086.html (8,254 bytes)
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