[V8Vairs] Recent purchase of V8Vair

[GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com]

I thought I had some photos of the front of Mikie's car, but have not been 
able to find them (yet).   Steve Goodman went through the photos he had, but he 
didn't have any of the front with the modified front air intake.

I need to take a look to see if the Crown shift tube clears the modified 
frame.  I will be using the Wills shift linkage adapter on mine (as did Mikie), so 
I haven't checked yet to make sure that tube would clear.

Gary

In a message dated 11/13/08 9:39:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Kevin.Baxter at probation.lacounty.gov writes:

> Hey Gary,
> 
> Thanks for the information regarding Mikie and his car. Now I remember him 
> telling us that it was indeed loose lug nuts  that caused the wheel to fall 
> off! And you're right, it was the leading rather than trailing edge of the 
> front wheel wells which were modified for tire clearance. I don't recall the 
> front air intake modification, but it sounds much more stylish than my hack-job. 
> I'd like to see a picture and duplicate it on my car if I can.
> 
> Got the picture of the subframe modification, thanks. Very clever. While I'm 
> only 5'-9", it still feels a bit cramped in my car (original Corv-8 
> fiberglass seat set-up) and I have been pondering what, if anything, might be done to 
> gain a bit of leg room. You may have seen Archibald Evan's answer to that 
> problem, which was to extend his foot well a bit.
> 
> Again, thanks for your e-mail. I did not know Mikie other than our brief 
> visit during that Palm Springs meet five years ago. Sorry to hear he's no longer 
> with us. He was very enthusiastic about V-8 Vairs, and was very friendly and 
> informative. 
> 
> Take care,
> Kevin 
> ______________________




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