Msiert's Black Spider Project - Page 103

bianchi1 · #**1531** (**permalink**) 12-06-2010, 10:20 PM

...john,,,poor little ...john... west coast cars are RED....

msiert · #**1532** (**permalink**) 12-07-2010, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by John M

Been up at the track planning all the Chicanes on the front straight!

Best Regards,
John M

60sRacer · #**1533** (**permalink**) 12-07-2010, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by msiert

..I do have power steering but I'm a little afraid of the quick steering arms might have the same effect with a smaller wheel...

bianchi1 · #**1534** (**permalink**) 12-09-2010, 10:35 PM

did some investigating...( sp?) red cars are fast do to cosmic time scales.

.. the farther this are reciding from us, the more the 'red' shift.

.. as for black cars.. black is a lack of any energy output.

.. static.

.think about it... when things get HOT.

. they turn ' red'

not black and as for white cars.. white is a lack of any colour..

so they do not exist. ever notice that snow is ' white, and cold.. and snow flakes fall thousands of feet to the ground....slowly...white is a 'temped colour..like in camrys...old slow people like ' temped water' in there baths.. so john.. you car can't be ll that fast..

. perhaps fast as, i can beat a yugo..

. i will give you that..

.. theres a fast red car waiting for you in cali..

.

60sRacer · #**1535** (**permalink**) 12-10-2010, 07:10 AM

1000 monkeys will eventually write the bible. Meantime, most of it is utter nonsense.

Like this (above).

R

msiert · #**1536** (**permalink**) 12-10-2010, 08:02 PM

Getting kinda excited about the new steering wheel, drop down to the alfa shop and talk to Kurt about it and he had several cars with a Momo 13" wheel and offered me to to get in and see how it felt...............Felt great.

I think I will be able to feel what the Spider is doing better, the stock wheel is just to big and really limits the range I can turn the wheel with out shuffling my hands.

I feel the distance the stock wheel is from me is good but having a wheel 2" smaller diam wheel would really increase my range of motion.

The quick dis-connect will bring the wheel 3" closer then without it so until we get the old wheel off and see what distance we have to work with it will determine what lenght of wheel hub, if there is enough room for a quick disconnect and might even effect what type of wheel to get.

In looking at different wheels I see they offer round or oval shape wheel gripping? Which is better, is one favored over the other?........would think oval would be a more comfortable

**gigem75** · #**1537** (**permalink**) 12-11-2010, 06:49 AM

Whatever one you get make sure it has a doorknob on the rim of the wheel

msiert · #**1538** (**permalink**) 12-21-2010, 08:05 PM

Been poking around in the shop lately doing a little prep work on the Spider to get it ready for Kentucky.

As you know I'm playing with the idea of a smaller wheel and started pulling the stock interior to install the roll bar and race gear.

Anyone what a fish tank, the wife booted it out of the house a couple of weeks ago?

bianchi1 · #**1539** (**permalink**) 12-21-2010, 08:21 PM

hummm.

.. lets see msiert

and john

, are basicly snowed in for the next 3 month.perhaps 4 months.

. those 'driving' skills must get pretty rusty.

.agianst.... FAST ALL YEAR DRIVING CALIFORNIA SPIDERS

msiert · #**1540** (**permalink**) 12-21-2010, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bianchi1

hummm.

.. lets see msiert

and john

, are basicly snowed in for the next 3 month.perhaps 4 months.

. those 'driving' skills must get pretty rusty.

.agianst.... FAST ALL YEAR DRIVING CALIFORNIA SPIDERS

bianchi1 · #**1541** (**permalink**) 12-21-2010, 09:34 PM

....even my g/f is starting to like this site.

. she's starting to understand why I /we come here so often

some times to torment each other..but she really doe's not understand the cute baby seals.

., she has gone thru all these pages, laughing about msiert and john..( but she says red spiders ae the sexyest.

.... by the way it was 58 deg. with sun today.. but alas.. my days off( wensday- thursday) wensday..rain..

msiert · #**1542** (**permalink**) 12-22-2010, 04:52 AM

Not to bad here.........Talking mid teens and about 3" of snow for Thurs eve thru Friday.

Bring that slow red Spider of yours to Kentucky and lets see who's faster........Sucker.

60sRacer · #**1543** (**permalink**) 12-22-2010, 11:11 AM

Murray: Have you considered the Alfaholics (does Spruel make them too?) fast steering arms? Shorter arms gives more turn motion for steering input, so less wheel input. Listed at 195 pounds.

Robert

60sRacer · #**1544** (**permalink**) 12-22-2010, 11:26 AM

Here's Paul Spruel's, at slightly lower price (1/2 for the Alfaholics aluminum that match Paul's).

Steering Arm Aluminum Close Ratio
[5167334] $98.00

Fits all 105/115 cars. Allows quicker turn it response. These aluminum steering arms are 1/2" shorter than standard arms, thus the quicker steering input. These will not fit the tapered shaft of stock tie rod ends. These arms can only be used with 1/2" rod ends attached with 1/2" bolts. Redrill this hole if you have 5/8 rod ends. Since these arms are straight instead of bent like the standard steering arms, it will require the steering "bump steer" to be corrected by machining the appropriate spacers. Weight reduction is 1 pound. Quantity 2 required.

**HeavyMetalAlfa** · #**1545** (**permalink**) 12-22-2010, 05:38 PM

Ya know, this year,,,
At the Convention, we are gonna have an Alfa Jam, a Sing Off,,,

Of slow/fast Alfa Spider Blues !!

And THIS time, I'm video taping it !!

You guys were hilarious at Chicago ! Jeez, I wish we had that on tape!!

I wuz laughin' so hard, I could hardly play guitar !!