Very well said!!!!
How many of the people that make these changes drive there cars even
1000 miles a year?
Paul A. Schmidt
-----Original Message-----
From: Lars Larson 56 Plymouth <LARSPAINTR@xxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 8:33 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Disc brakes, tyres, Alternator vs. Generator, etc
>We (some 250 of us) have had some interesting tidbits regarding the
>referenced subjects, and more, over the past few months. As I wrestle with
>my 'tyre thing' and stopping with my 41 2dr and consider maybe improvements
>on my 56, I just wonder-
>Is it really worth the effort?
>I read the Q and A in Cars and Parts and OCW and whatever, and even on our
>>>>>LOOK list. Bottom line, literally zillions of miles were driven on
these
>critters. And WE are gonna improve em!
>Its the American Way?
>Recall the post WWII Hot Rod era. Airport drag racing, dry lake bed time
>trials, and the introduction of the Petersen Publications- Hot Rod, Motor
>Trend, and what else?
>If U had a Model A, put a V8 in it, and then high comp heads and dual
carbs,
>yet didnt change the mechanical brakes- Trouble! Let alone the buggy
spring
>suspension. You literally HAD to improve the stuff...
>But us with Hydraulic brakes (thanks Chrysler) and V8 engines and 2 or 3
>speed automatics and torsion bars, I wonder what we gotta improve?
>Its still EZ to recall my dad starting his 40 Ply 2dr during WWII, and in
>winter the charger on overnight, maybe a light bulb under the crankcase,
and
>still pray it starts. Many of the >>>>LOOKers dont know how it was to run
6v
>all year round... It was often a hassle. No crank and start in +10
weather.
> Nor in 95 deg weather (vapor lock).
>And with my stopping in the 41- the brakes LOCK. The tyres SLIDE. I dont
>need disc brakes, I need tyres that grip. Iffen the brakes pulsate with
>those ill advised new Maxigrip 60 series tyres on it, then thats another
>problem. And caused by me by exceeding the design parameters of the System
>(that word again).
>I had a post never sent, regarding the flathead 6 and power, or lack of it.
A
>5% loss of power due to bad ignition or whatever on a 125 hp engine means I
>lose 6 hp netting 119 hp. A 5% loss of power on a 300 hp 383 or 413 means
I
>lost 15 hp or STILL 285 available! Simply meaning the poor ole 6 needs to
>be tuned regularly to keep its ooomph, the V8 can torque it out even with
>greater losses and hardly be noticed....
>Well just rambling, but my gut tells me that if all the systems in our 40
>year old cars are operating at 95% of original we may have few complaints.
Or
>no need to do major upgrades unless we are running autocross or vintage
drags
>or the Great Race? Then we will have plenty of time for important stuff (
>cutting the grass, repainting the kitchen, or that vacation to long lost
>relatives). ;o/
>In other words MAINTENANCE is the name of the game?
>Food for thought!!!???
>Yum yum!
>L.
>
>(Uh oh- and now DOT 5 brake fluid!)
>
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