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From: hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
Subject: Re: Early Nova V-8's
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 03:08:30 GMT
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> Chopped and lowered...bitchin' indeed!  With a '63 you can run with the
> Kustom Kemps or the Pro street crowd.
> 
> That top chop must have been a bear. Did you chop at the top of the top
> or the bottom of the top? (Does that make sense?) 
> 
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> Posted by: Dave Tartaglia <emory!immacc.prepnet.com!indy>
>  
> 
> 
> 
	Well, I know this doesn't have much to do with performance, but
maybe it does in an areodynamic sense.  Anyway, the top was chopped from
the top of the pillars.  About 2 1/2 inches was removed from each of the
4 pillars, then they were notched and bent inward, and the top was rewelded 
on.  The rear window was sunk into the trunk (instead of being cut), a new
windshield had to be made along with new wind wings, and the wipers had
to be shortened.  This was the second nova that Bob from the Chop Shop
had done (his specialty is 50's style Mercs), and it does look real
bitchen. We're hoping to make it the best looking and runniong car at
his high school.  

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Posted by: Gary L. Berry <emory!s1.gov!glb>
Newsgroups: alt.hotrod,wiz.hotrod
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Subject: Re: Edelbrock Carb
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 06:25:54 GMT
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> You remember the Brit TV show "The Prisoner?"  "We want...
>INFORMATION!"  I'm tired of those other magazines, and their articles
>like -

>        Splash Graphics for Your Differential Cover
>        Yet Another Generic Camaro Photo Spread
>        Build Yet Another Small Block Chevy
>        PAW/Summit/RHS Advertorial Engine Buildup
>        We Build A Project Car Out of Freebies
>        Two Dozen Blurry Pictures From a Pro Street Car Show


What about my all time favorite, the Schaler 1/4 speed camshaft, starring
Don Francisco *or am I showing my age?*

>                                                                            
JD

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Posted by: emory!fraser.sfu.ca!jimd (Jim Davies)
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Subject: Re: Any alternatives to a Datsun differential ?
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 07:47:33 GMT
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My thought would be, Does anyone make a 3.0 ring and pinion for your
Datzun in the first place?  Not being familiar with what the underpinnings of 
your chassis looks like, Jag swing axles come with a whole host of different 
ratios.  Concours West in SOCAL might help you.  I am seem to recall reading
somewhere that the JAG differential is infact a Dana 44 internally.  Most
I believe are posi from earlier e-type Jags also.
Mike Brattland

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Posted by: emory!nprdc.navy.mil!brattlan (CDR Michael Brattland)
Newsgroups: alt.hotrod,wiz.hotrod
From: hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
Subject: Oxygenated fuel.
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 23:41:04 GMT
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	There is some talk on the F-body mailing list about running  
the oxygenated fuels. Most are stating that performance stinks,  
mileage goes down, etc. I used to be more or less a non-believer of  
the poor performance claims made by people due to never having  
problems with it in the past, but now I may be swaying. 


	I am starting to wonder if the already temperamental  
crossfire injection on my Z-28 has fallen victim to this gas. It is  
running kinda lousey in ways like, I don't get that mean tire chirp  
it used to when the auto shifts from first to second gear and I feel  
more surging of the motor when cruising at a steady speed. From my  
best recollection, this didn't start until right about when the oxy  
fuels were brought into the area last September. Other symptoms are  
harder starts in the morning, runs shitty until the motor warms up,  
loss of top end power, and as mentioned already, it feels like I have  
less power and the motor is more temperamental.

	At first I was thinking "tune up time" or maybe a clogged cat  
converter. Now me thinks it may be the gas. Is there any proof that  
the oxy fuels do in fact hurt performance?
---
**********************************************************
Scott Colbath
Stratus Computer
Phoenix, Az.  (602)852-3106
Internet:scott_colbath@az.stratus.com
**********************************************************

[All oxygenated fuels do is lean the mixture a bit carrying some of
the needed oxygen from combustion in the fuel molecule.  Typical
ingredients are alcohol - remember that alcohols have an OH in the
molecule - and methyl tetrabutyl ether (MTBE).  Mileage is lowered 
because you are in effect, paying for part of the engine's air when
you buy a gallon of oxygenated fuel.  Poor running is the result of 
leanness.  Closed loop systems should handle it.  Open loop FI
and carbs need tweaking.  JGD]
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Posted by: emory!phoenix.az.stratus.com!scol (Scott Colbath)
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Newsgroups: alt.hotrod,wiz.hotrod
Subject: Re: Early Nova V-8's
Date: 11 Dec 92 17:20:40 GMT
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> 
> 
> Are there any other Nova (Chevy II) nuts out there? 
> 
> Thanks to all..............
> 
> Mike Sheumaker
> 
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> Posted by: Mike Sheumaker <emory!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!mikes>
>  
> 
> 
> 
Hey Mike;

	My son and I are in the middle of installing a 350 into his
little chop-top black 63 Nova SS.  We went the Miladon route with the
rear sump pan and the extended oil pump pickup.  We had the chance to
pick up the correct original front sump setup ($75), but I too was
afraid of the oil pump drying out. So even tho it's a little more
expensive, I think this engine is worth saving.  The only problem we're
having right now, is that the nova had been lowered (by previous owner
(but boy does it look bitchen)) and now if you lean on either of the front
fenders, the pan touches ground (looks like only an inch of clearence).
So, we're looking for a doner front end setup, possibly with disk brakes
and with the V8 springs, to get it back to a resonable height.  Don't
know about tires sizes as yet.  There are some funky ones on it right
now, but if we can scrounge up the money, we would like to pro street
the backend
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Posted by: Gary L. Berry <emory!s1.gov!glb>
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From: hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
Subject: Re: Edelbrock Carb
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 06:01:42 GMT
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-> What about my all time favorite, the Schaler 1/4 speed camshaft,
-> starring Don Francisco *or am I showing my age?*

 I seem to remember someone else playing with 1/4 speed cams, back in
the... uh... '50s or '60s.  I have the impression he died.

 I never exactly understood what was supposed to be so great about the
idea.  Given that coming up with a 1/4 speed drive to fit in most
engines' timing covers would be a bitch, the fuel pump would deliver
only half the juice, and the distributor would be seriously upgefucked
(though you could probably work out a special 2:1 ratio with a different
drive gear - and let's not forget the oil pump)... anyway, it looks like
an awful lot for nothing.

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Posted by: emory!chaos.lrk.ar.us!dave.williams (Dave Williams)
Newsgroups: alt.hotrod,wiz.hotrod
From: hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
Subject: Re:  Crossover pipe install
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 09:08:29 GMT
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> I have seen pictures of X-pipe crossovers which (at least intuitively)
>look like a better arrangement flow-wise. The leading ends of the X go
>at the first pressure maximum and the tails ideally ought to go to the
>next minimum on the opposite side. The exhaust doesn't have to make a 
>right angle turn - more like 45.

That thought occured to me also. So how does one locate the minimum?

				mike

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Posted by: emory!hamlet.ctd.anl.gov!shaffer
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From: hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
Subject: ULTIMATE HOT ROD SPOTTED!!!
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 08:31:32 GMT
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Yes!! That's right. I saw it today while driving to work! No REAL  
performance enthusiast would be without one. It was the Oscar Mayer  
(sp) Weenie Mobile! Yes, that's right. It's prowling the streets of  
Phoenix looking for a bun and maybe a large jar of mustard =8^)

						Later,
						Scott

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Posted by: emory!phoenix.az.stratus.com!scol (Scott Colbath)
Newsgroups: alt.hotrod,wiz.hotrod
From: hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
Subject: DIY engine computers
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 03:41:20 GMT
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-> where the solenoids are used in stages for the bulk of the fuel flow
-> and the injectors are used to fill in the gaps.  Too my knowledge

 Is this a closed loop system?
             

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Posted by: emory!chaos.lrk.ar.us!dave.williams (Dave Williams)
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From: hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
Subject:      Re: Drag racer built on a truck frame?
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 03:09:08 GMT
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first you had better check the bracket that you would be running in. next
check to see what your total weight would be. then you would be using a
frame that is almost 20 yrs old, how good a condition is it in. how easy
would it be to "tune" the whole system.
now as far as power. what would be the cost of beefing up that block, why
not go to a bone yard and get a 460. you want all of the inches you can get
also that engines puts out, i have one in my lincoln and i pull passing gear
at 75- 80 if i need it...

ask around to others that have built a machine and see what they have to say..


good luck and GOD bless


                                          may the LORD BLESS you and yours

                                                  doug

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Posted by: emory!vm1.spcs.umn.edu!IDOU
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From: hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
Subject: using O2 sensor for carb tuning
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 07:37:11 GMT
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Until Performance Engineering completes its series on DIY fuel
injection I'm stuck using carbs on my vehicles.  I'd like to use
an O2 sensor to set the mixtures, but I'm unsure how to hook one
up. Is there any more to it than hooking it up to the proper input
voltage and measuring the output voltage? Could someone enlighten
me? Thanks.

John

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Posted by: emory!sprite.Berkeley.EDU!jhh (John H. Hartman)
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Subject: Re: DIY engine computers 
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 19:11:54 GMT
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> Date:  Wed, 16 Dec 92 03:17 EST
> From:  hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
> 
>> 
>>	<...Jon's original message deleted...>
>>

>I would strongly suggest looking at the Motorola MC68332 and its 
>successor the MC68F333.  The '333 is a _perfect_ chip for engine 
>management.  The beauty of the whole thing is that you can use gcc and
>gdb to program and debug things.  I am currently using the setup for
>mobile robotics work.  Let me know if you want more hardware or software
>info. --rod.

I have considered using the '332 and others in the family for engine
controllers, since my current 68HC11 version is running out of poop.  The
timing subsystem in these processors is very nice for generating the
necessary PWM waveforms.  One thing I do like in any integrated processor
for this type of work is an internal A/D converter (saves some work and
parts count).  One of the processors in the family (the '334?, I don't
remember right now) has 10-bit A/D.

Now the warning....These processors cost big bucks (well, > $100 is big
bucks to me :-).  I have not yet found any evaluation board for under $500
(yeah, I know I can build my own, but the PROM monitor and the prototyping
area are nice the first time).

>[Please.  I was not aware of a gcc for that chip.  How would you use 
>gdb?  Is there a unix-hosted simulator?  JGD]

These processors use the 68020 core, so gcc works by default when configured
for a 68020 processor type.  There are additional instructions that gcc would
not know about, but I would most likely use these instructions in assembly
support functions.  As far as gdb, you would use the remote debugging mode
and require some support from the on-board code (PROM or downloaded module)
to make this work.  Sounds like another project when I have the time :-).

>-- 
>Rod Barman, Dept. of E.E., University of British Columbia
>rodb@salmon.ee.ubc.ca

	

	-- Dan

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Posted by: Dan Malek <emory!widener!westford.ccur.com!dan>
Newsgroups: alt.support
From: raja@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Raja Vishnubhotla)
Subject: a test
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:14:29 GMT

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From: an2322@anon.penet.fi
Subject: tough times: advice sought
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 23:11:03 GMT

Hi:

I haven't posted to this group before, but I enjoy reading
it and often get a lot of valuable insight from others'
postings.

I just feel the need to vent a bit.  I'm going through a
tough "I'm wasting my life" period.  The years seem to be
slipping away quickly (Christmas was just last week, wasn't it?),
and I'm having those feelings of "When will I meet somebody/
get married/have kids/find a job I love/do something to improve
the world/etc., etc."

A lot of stuff centers around my job.  I just dislike it so
much!  And I just started six months ago, so I'm having feelings
of terror at the idea of quitting.  Plus we're in a recession,
companies are laying off, my rent is high...I'm just spinning out.

I'd love some advice/shared experiences from people.  I don't
"do" 12-step programs, so Big Book advice is OK, but I'd also
like to hear from people who have a different slant.  What do you
do when you start to feel your life's at a dead end?  I do feel
better when I reach out to others and don't focus so much on my
own (self-centered) angst, but my feelings of job dissatisfaction
take over a lot of my life.  After all, I'm at work at least
40 hours a week.  I don't have a lot of energy left over, after
spending so much time feeling caged in and miserable at work.

Anybody out there have any stories about just upping and quitting
a bad job, against all odds and good judgement?  Or does anybody
have any good suggestions to help me adjust my attitude so I can
get on with work and not feel so frustrated?  Any advice would
be much appreciated.  Thanks!

By the way, I should mention that I'm coming up on five years'
sobriety from drinking and seven years' sobriety from other drugs.
Is there such a thing as a "five-year-itch"?

Rosalind

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Hi. I am feeling somewhat anxious about spending Christmas by myself. 
Does anyone out there have some positive experiences to report? That 
would be encouraging. 

I was going to my dad's house, but he disinvited me. After 10+ years
of never addressing the fact that he has been not ever really been
a father to me or my brother and sister, I finally told him off (in the
nicest way I could - not yelling or berating). He told me that if that's
the way I felt about him, I should stay home. 

The odd thing is, I didn't feel any different about him when I had this 
converstation--I have alwaysresented the fact that he "divorced us" 
(the kids) when my mom divorced him. It's just that I finally confronted 
him about it, and he could not deal with that. 

I felt that I had to confront him, because just going along year after year
pretending everything was fine just to preserve/have *some kind* of 
relationship with my dad was too phony. I couldn't do that with a good
conscience any more. I would rather have it out that pretend everything
is fine and, in fact, condone his terrible behaviour. The risk is ending
whatever relationship we did have (pleasant, but strained and superficial).
Apparently, though, this was the only kind of relationship he was capable of
having with me. 

I do feel good about finally confronting him, but it makes me sad that he is
rejecting me. He told me he needs "a cooling off" period, and that "he'll be
in touch". I am leaving the country to move to Europe for an indefinite period
this month, and feel a little panicked that our relationship is over. 

I also noticed that the conversation I had with him, as well as the way I felt
having the conversation, resembled almost exactly how I felt and dealt with
my ex-boyfriend. Interesting. Trying to get blood from a stone.

I just needed to get this out, and ask for support from others who may have
had similar incidents. Thanks. I love this group, and will miss it when I
leave (Dec 18). 

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From: cath@stud.cs.uit.no (Catherine Sundnes)
Subject: Re: Is there a newsgroup for eating disorders or body image?
Keywords: eating disorders, anorexia
Organization: University of Tromsoe, Norway
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 11:46:41 GMT

In article <chris-171292083148@piglett.cc.ucf.edu>, chris@aquarius.cc.ucf.edu (Chris Maukonen) writes:
|> Actually Cath, this should be one of the better places to post. As a Food 
|> Addict
|> myself, one of the things I have learned is that is is not about the food.
|> Food
|> is just what I use. Just like alcoholics use alcohol, I use food. To keep
|> from
|> dealing and to keep from feeling those bad feelings that I have. The
|> desease
|> takes on many forms and has many symtoms. So you are indeed welcome here.
|>
I know all these things, but I don't feel this is the right place to ask
for support when my anorexia has gone so wild that I never know if I'll be
able to walk the 1200 meters home or not! I'm SCARED!


	Cath
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Newsgroups: alt.support.cancer
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 23:04:54 -0500 
From: Tami Grudzinski <tg2n+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Cancer scare

I believe that the scares are not all that uncommon. I know of at least
three other people who have suffered through a couple of months
wondering if it was back or not. I remember going through the same
thing. All I can say, is be happy that it wasn't back, for I have found
that THAT is harder to deal with! Tani 
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lands butter side down, what would happen if you 
strapped a piece of buttered bread to the back 
of a cat and threw him...?
   
When they ship styrofoam, what do they pack it in...?

The longest verse of the Bible:  "Jesus wept."

Anyway. Exactly!

   Signed,
      Tani Grudzinski  
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From: kattan@Jane.UH.EDU (Mike Kattan)
Newsgroups: alt.support.cancer
Subject: Re: cancer support
Date: 16 Dec 1992 17:07:30 GMT
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I read Jeff's journal entries concerning is recurrence scare.  This made me
wonder how common these scares are, since I have had one that was very similar. 
An X-ray came back positive, while all other tests were negative.  Four months
later, the doctor concluded is was a positioning problem on the X-ray table. 
That was a rough four months.

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