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Post by soloracer on Sept 6, 2006 21:10:40 GMT -5
setting points....eh,all you need is a match book. You old guys know what i mean. BTW I was born in 73 Oh that is where i messed up at first, used a PHONE book. |
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Post by soloracer on Sept 6, 2006 21:12:13 GMT -5
I claim this T-O-P for anyone who has ever set points.
James
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Post by jbyrd on Sept 6, 2006 22:24:19 GMT -5
Just checked.....the "CCR" script course was in 1977.
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Post by damnyankee on Sept 6, 2006 22:26:44 GMT -5
I claim this T-O-P for anyone who has ever set points. James I have!! and checked....dwell!!! gotta meter for it. And OWN a timing light.... ;D But used to set carbs by ear |
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Post by jbyrd on Sept 6, 2006 22:28:42 GMT -5
I have a Unisyn in my toolbox.
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Post by inertiaticism on Sept 7, 2006 2:04:59 GMT -5
I'm 23 and I've had to sync carbs and set points. Too broke for a Unisyn, my dad taught me with a piece of hose. And I've set up Megasquirt on two of my cars. They're both an equal pain in the ass as far as I can tell. ;D Got any pics of that roadster??? Love to see THAT !!! No wish i did. Talk about double takes. People would walk past at a show and think it was a 6. Then walk back past and see 6 more pipes. WIDE EYES!!!!! Did you ever show that T at the auto fair at CMS? I remember seeing a lambo powered T-bucket there when I was a kid. And thinking it was the coolest thing ever. Probably around mid-90s. |
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Post by lagunamiata on Sept 7, 2006 6:54:22 GMT -5
I learned to synch SU's from an old British Leyland head mechanic... pretty cool guy.
They were actually Hitachi SU's on a 510, but same thing really.
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Post by soloracer on Sept 7, 2006 19:12:29 GMT -5
I learned to synch SU's from an old British Leyland head mechanic... pretty cool guy. They were actually Hitachi SU's on a 510, but same thing really. Yup, they just can't say synclonizing. |
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Post by soloracer on Sept 7, 2006 19:18:29 GMT -5
No wish i did. Talk about double takes. People would walk past at a show and think it was a 6. Then walk back past and see 6 more pipes. WIDE EYES!!!!! Did you ever show that T at the auto fair at CMS? I remember seeing a lambo powered T-bucket there when I was a kid. And thinking it was the coolest thing ever. Probably around mid-90s. Belonged to a friend of mine, just helped build it. Wish I had gotten pics. Checked the dash of my truck, we were there in '94 (Auto fair). So if it was the black one w/ indy car rain tires on Joengbloeds (rear), was probably it. Had motorcycle wheels in front. Dinnent want it confused wit any odder Lambo T-buckets W/ chrome Jag rear end. James |
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Post by C4Shane on Sept 7, 2006 21:02:38 GMT -5
Geez James - did you look to see if it may be buried back in your yard somewhere?  maybe you parked it near where you found the Nomaro?? LOL |
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Post by damnyankee on Sept 7, 2006 21:17:51 GMT -5
Geez James - did you look to see if it may be buried back in your yard somewhere? maybe you parked it near where you found the Nomaro?? LOL ROTFLMAO!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by roundman on Sept 7, 2006 21:32:36 GMT -5
Heck I still have my old 68 z-28 in the shop out back  Joey Sutton es#60 p-dawgs backup safty dude gas'gas'gas |
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Post by Old Rice on Sept 8, 2006 5:38:52 GMT -5
Glad to see so many people with experience messing with points and SU's/Hitachis. I have not messed with my carbs yet because a mechanic once told me that "carburetor" was French for "Dont Touch This!". Basically saying that the carbs should be the last things to adjust when doing a tune up, but most people tinker with them first.
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Post by C4Shane on Sept 8, 2006 8:59:01 GMT -5
Egg Zacketly. I believe that is a correct interpretation of the word. The Weber on my Fiesta is running a bit lean on middle two cylinders - but not sure how to adjust that without messing up the outer two. Since it makes power and seems to trudge along OK, I am leaving it alone.
Yep - lot of experience on this forum and if we ever got around to it we could have some great technical discussions on this stuff.
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Post by lagunamiata on Sept 8, 2006 11:28:37 GMT -5
Yep - lot of experience on this forum and if we ever got around to it we could have some great technical discussions on this stuff. Not that they'd stay on topic for long... |
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Post by damnyankee on Sept 8, 2006 13:00:30 GMT -5
US? ?  Stay on topic? ? ;D SCW's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by soloracer on Sept 8, 2006 17:35:31 GMT -5
All at once, say:
1> compression, so we know we can tune it.
2> Make sure the electrics are correct.
3> now we can fool around with fuel.
And no this is still off topic.
Tuning is not course design.
Mebbe we need a new heading? technical?
Not that I could help ,but just a thought.
Someone on this board must k-no theknikal stuffes.
James
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Post by soloracer on Sept 8, 2006 17:39:46 GMT -5
Heck I still have my old 68 z-28 in the shop out back Joey Sutton es#60 p-dawgs backup safty dude gas'gas'gas Please do not bring that thing out!!! Then I would have to "race-store" my old 67 stang for the vintage mini- trans -am class. How much FUN would that be? |
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Post by clint on Sept 8, 2006 20:09:46 GMT -5
Actually, that event was at Independence High School......not at Olympic. Pretty good lot, and we used to run there regularly. |
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Post by clint on Sept 8, 2006 20:13:05 GMT -5
...and I was born in 1970
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Post by C4Shane on Sept 8, 2006 20:40:10 GMT -5
Heck I still have my old 68 z-28 in the shop out back Joey Sutton es#60 p-dawgs backup safty dude gas'gas'gas Please do not bring that thing out!!! Then I would have to "race-store" my old 67 stang for the vintage mini- trans -am class. How much FUN would that be? All'Ya'all do that and I will bring out my 70 Maro wid a 454 BB in it....we can make a lot of smoke!!! |
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Post by C4Shane on Sept 8, 2006 20:41:29 GMT -5
BTW - we are still off topic...Guess we all got bored discussing the type of course we can have at NTI.
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Post by buddha on Sept 12, 2006 21:33:32 GMT -5
I used to use the inside of a 5 1/4 " floppy to set the points on my TR7. Had to get closer than a matchbook.
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Post by buddha on Sept 12, 2006 21:36:55 GMT -5
Any bets as to where the stray car will be on this NTI course?
Camaro at turn 2 last year. Pickup at the finish earlier this year.
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Post by volksman on Sept 13, 2006 7:15:34 GMT -5
I'd rather see those stray cars used for pivot points thatn the cones fromt eh last one  The first time we ran there in Dec of last year, it was a great course, no 1st gear even in my 40HP bug. Do what you need to do, crossovers or whatever! Of course this means it will probobly all be 1st gear and pivot cone ;D |
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Post by C4Shane on Sept 13, 2006 13:11:45 GMT -5
I still have nightmares about that Blue Camaro off of turn 2. Decided to go for the concrete.
Pivot cones don't bother me much. My car has massive trail throttle/braking oversteer - fun!
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Post by damnyankee on Sept 13, 2006 19:06:23 GMT -5
I still have nightmares about that Blue Camaro off of turn 2. Decided to go for the concrete. Pivot cones don't bother me much. My car has massive trail throttle/braking oversteer - fun! So does mine, but it keeps going in circles!!!! |
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Post by prancingdawg on Sept 13, 2006 19:44:55 GMT -5
An event that spelled out ccr? Reminds me of a story about K-turns in Olde English script. Maybe anudder story for da soshul. Long winded James Cheeses, SR, but you don't have a story for EVERYTHING, muahahahahahahhaha! PD  |
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maybe you parked it near where you found the Nomaro?? LOL
The first time we ran there in Dec of last year, it was a great course, no 1st gear even in my 40HP bug. Do what you need to do, crossovers or whatever!