[tcb] Re: @WL Re: chuck
- From: "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gvl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:40:34 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
http://www.westcountrykustoms.com/4.html
The web design sucks. But read near the bottom. They've apparently bought
the moulds for the fiberglass "baysplit" front clip conversion panel. It
just "glues" on the front I think.
Yuck.
G2
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:56:05 -0600 Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You know, there should be someone in our group smart enough to design an
> insert that you could weld into the windshield frame of a bay window
> thereby converting them to a split. Kind of like converting an oval window
> rear window to a split. Now there's a thought.
>
> At 10:27 AM 2/10/2006, you wrote:
> >it's a bay window. i am not degrading it i am improving it.
> >
> >
> >>From: Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: [tcb] Re: @WL Re: chuck
> >>Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:14:23 -0600
> >>
> >>Damn; what would we do without Denis. He's amazing.
> >>
> >>Denis, I'm from the old school also. In restoring the 60 DD panel van
> >>I'm going to a great deal of work to restore this thing original. You
> >>can't believe the hours spent rebuilding a 28 carb, original fuel pump,
> >>all of the linkage for the carb, the choke (an entire magazine article to
> >>detail all of the work just on the choke), the linkage and wire for the
> >>fuel reserve etc. And these guys want to trash all of that wonderful
> >>German engineering and put in a computer...............Cheez.
> >>Sammie
> >>
> >>
> >>At 11:52 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote:
> >>>I adjust my fuel and air mix and my RPM while I am driving, too.
> >>>
> >>>I use my foot to push down the pedal doohickey that works ona pivot
> >>>kinda deal and pulls a wire that goes back to the engine and pulls a
> >>>lever whatchcallit and it lets gas in to mix with air and it makes by
> >>>bus go zoom. I can make it go slow or fast.
> >>>
> >>>As far as squirting I do some of that, too, but I try to get out of the
> >>>bus first.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Blue" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:58 PM
> >>>Subject: @WL [tcb] Re: chuck
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>You also can use a throttle body injector ,if necessary.
> >>>>ole blue
> >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Martin"
> >>>><danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx>
> >>>>To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:46 PM
> >>>>Subject: [tcb] Re: chuck
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Megasquirt
> >>>>>Google,read,spend.......
> >>>>>I think it would be simpler to start with a EFI engine.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>On Feb 9, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Brian Denning wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>hey, i have a question for you. on the rocco you have fuel injection
> >>>>>>that you can adjust by a laptop while driving down the road. so did
> >>>>>>you develop this your self or what? the reason why i am asking is
> >>>>>>because my father-in-law recently bought a do-it- yourself kit for
> >>>>>>fuel injection on his 83 monte carlo ss (it's a cherry of a car).
> >>>>>>but basically this kit comes with brain, sender, and something else
> >>>>>>and you have to wire everything yourself. you have to get the
> >>>>>>injectors and everything. but you can download programs onto your
> >>>>>>laptop and plug the laptop into the computer on the car and upload
> >>>>>>various controls for the injection system. he is using his accell
> >>>>>>throttle body with this new set up. so after discribing this to you
> >>>>>>the reason why i am asking about it is because i am looking into
> >>>>>>taking the fuel injection off of like a mustang 4 cylinder or
> >>>>>>something because it is just like what a pinto would have and doing
> >>>>>>something like this on the bus for more power, better response,
> >>>>>>cooler running and better mileage all from the push of a button or
> >>>>>>from an easily downloaded program found on the internet.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>so what kind of system do you have in the rocco and do you
> >>>>>>think this would work out nicely? keep in mind this would go on the
> >>>>>>1641 i plan on building right now and possibly later on either a
> >>>>>>1776 stroker or 1914.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>i have been getting into this crap alot here lately and am really
> >>>>>>thinking about it hard for the bus. and besides how cool would it be
> >>>>>>to have this computer plug under the dash of the 69 and when people
> >>>>>>ask you say oh it is for the electronic fuel injection.
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