- 61. Re: Rootes Museum (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:06:52 -0700
- I am curious as to why you woould say that? According to my records, the 200 mph car was built by the Sunbeam Motor Co, Wolverhampton E. Was this not Lord Rootes Company then? This was March 1927 on
- /html/tigers/2006-04/msg00133.html (6,782 bytes)
- 62. Re: K&N AIR FILTER (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:02:52 -0800
- Ok, so in looking at the K&N site...what the heck is a Talbot Tiger? Uses the same motor etc... mayf, out in cloudy and cold pahrump
- /html/tigers/2006-03/msg00301.html (8,337 bytes)
- 63. SUnbeam Talbot Supreme 90 (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:37:35 -0800
- For those who might be interested, here is the vin and body number (what ever that is!) vin A3011720 LOX and STC 10451 The gentleman who owns it is Bill PArrott and can be reached at baporrott@teknet
- /html/tigers/2006-03/msg00304.html (6,887 bytes)
- 64. Sunbeam Talbot Supreme 90 (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:13:25 -0800
- Well, I went and saw the car for the first time. At first blush you would say holy s**t because it looks awful. Then you start looking at it. The interior is 110% shot and gone away. Makes it easy to
- /html/tigers/2006-03/msg00312.html (7,473 bytes)
- 65. Some more Sunbeam Talbot Supreme Photographs (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:26:23 -0800
- Well, as promised, here are the photographs with some narrative from me. Be gentle.. http://www.mayfco.com/sunbeam-talbot.htm mayf, out in pahrump
- /html/tigers/2006-03/msg00320.html (6,616 bytes)
- 66. Re: A fun Tiger video (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:59:31 -0800
- I just got around to viewing the video. Very interesting. Why, well when I was building the worlds fastest SUnbeam wannabe, I chatted many times with the NHRA technical committee about running the Ti
- /html/tigers/2006-03/msg00342.html (7,750 bytes)
- 67. Re: Tiny V8 (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:31:00 -0700
- Joe, very cool! I strand in awe of people who can do that kind of detail work. Where do you get sparkplugs that small? mayf, out in pahrump, humbled by the dedication and skills of these folk...
- /html/tigers/2006-06/msg00177.html (7,203 bytes)
- 68. Re: How the Fulcrum Pin Broke (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:21:39 -0700
- Steve, I am sorry, but I do not believe that backing loads are the culprit. Here is why. The car has a weight distribution of about 50/50 and it weighs around 2500 pounds. That puts 1250 pounds on th
- /html/tigers/2006-06/msg00195.html (10,834 bytes)
- 69. Re: How the Fulcrum Pin Broke (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:11:31 -0700
- Sorry old bud, but I did consider the lever arms. It is actually fairly simple analysis.
- /html/tigers/2006-06/msg00198.html (10,882 bytes)
- 70. Re: How the Fulcrum Pin Broke (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:49:24 -0700
- Weight reduction always helps, especially in thoose stop light encounters. Less weight on the front also means that it willbe more responsive to steering forces so maybe more fun to boot. Unfortunate
- /html/tigers/2006-06/msg00204.html (8,302 bytes)
- 71. Radiator Sizing and Heat Loads (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:15:31 -0700
- Every year or so I want the threads of "cooling my tiger" come up, get discussed, and passed around until it seems to just die out until the next year or so. Sorta like a virus, lol. This is not a ba
- /html/tigers/2006-07/msg00050.html (7,642 bytes)
- 72. Bonneville or Bust... (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:23:25 -0700
- Well, it is almost time to go. The trailer is (was) loaded, coolers ready to be filled and truck fueled (F250 PS, Big Hoss 85 HP chip, trans COmmand, big exhaust - there that should cover the truck l
- /html/tigers/2006-08/msg00055.html (7,641 bytes)
- 73. Re: Bonneville or Bust... (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:27:37 -0700
- ANd that big old fat guy standing there with his had on his hip was me. Blue shorts and t shirt. I had to get my funny car fire suit on (everything) and do the bail out routine with a pretend fire at
- /html/tigers/2006-08/msg00099.html (7,310 bytes)
- 74. Re: 5 on 4 1/2 hubs wanted. (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:35:03 -0700
- Are there front and rear hubs that will exchange with the tiger units that have 5 x 4.5 lug patterns? How about rear axles with non tapered flange? I would also like to upgrade to someting I can find
- /html/tigers/2006-08/msg00100.html (6,877 bytes)
- 75. Re: Bonneville or Bust... (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:19:01 -0700
- Yeah, the drill is pretty simple, but you have to keep your wits about you, especially when the National Geographic video photogs are sstanding there looking you in the face, lol. The fire suit is th
- /html/tigers/2006-08/msg00103.html (9,182 bytes)
- 76. Re: dip stick blues (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:52:21 -0700
- Thanks, but the effort wasn't all that noble, lol. While I did get my 150 mph license, the other 2 runs I made were not very good. The trans was not shifting correctly at all. I have removed th eengi
- /html/tigers/2006-08/msg00146.html (8,634 bytes)
- 77. Re: Off to World of Speed (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:35:40 -0700
- Bill, all. It was a great meet for me! Many objectives were met: like will the tranny shift or not? Will I go faster than before? Will I have a good time? Will the lap top run well enough to get tuni
- /html/tigers/2006-09/msg00095.html (9,793 bytes)
- 78. World FInals at Bonneville....Cancelled.. (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:49:08 -0700
- Well, the notificatons went out about mid day today. World FInals cancelled because of rain and water on the salt lake bed surface. BUmmer, car was loaded, everything else was loaded and we were just
- /html/tigers/2006-10/msg00039.html (7,695 bytes)
- 79. Re: World FInals at Bonneville....Cancelled.. (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:44:13 -0700
- Thanks, but I have enough money pits without invoking boats of any kind... I still have my dragboat engine in the parts room from the old hydroplane I had in Alabama. Bought this old 1966 3 point hyd
- /html/tigers/2006-10/msg00042.html (9,028 bytes)
- 80. Re: /blanking plate (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:28:14 -0700
- Or you can get them from Summit Racing, AutoZone, Car Quest and the like. This is not a strange or odd part.
- /html/tigers/2006-10/msg00074.html (7,917 bytes)
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