Lenny wrote. The solar thing sounds kind of cool however unfortunately I have 200MPH in mind not 200 miles per week.
In England they measure that in furlongs per fortnight. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Stansifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 2:23 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Larry-racing Toyota's > Cy, > > This thing has no interior, only a windshield, lights, door > handles, trim group, bumpers, are all removed. The doors are > welded shut to provide extra sectional rigidity to the body. > All of the instrumentation, wiring heater and A.C. are all > removed. In short this P.O.S. needs a worn out stock engine > and trans thrown in it and flogged to death in a mini stock > or blind guy kind of a race. In order for the car to pass > any kind of competition tech inspection it would need a fire > extinguisher and an outside master kill switch. The damn > thing was given to me and like a bad case of something > social I am looking to give it to somebody else. > > Lee could probably find this same basic platform for a > couple of hundred bucks and have all of the fun of prepping > it himself. > > The solar thing sounds kind of cool however unfortunately I > have 200MPH in mind not 200 miles per week. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cy > Selfridge > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 7:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Larry-racing Toyota's > > > Hey, let me offer a suggestion. > That Toyota is just about the right size and weight to > convert to a solar vehicle. Now, don't laugh. One of the > teachers at my local high school is converting an old Vega > to a solar automobile. The cost of solar panels has > radically dropped over the past few years. It would only > take 4 or 5 panels to power the auto. If you are interested, > if even just for fun, I will get some more details and the > projected cost. This teacher is going to organize a solar > car race for high schools across the United States. Man, > what a concept! Of course, night travel might be a bit > tough. (LOL) Cy, the Ancient Okie.... > > _____ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 7:55 PM > To: Blind Handyman > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Larry-racing Toyota's > > > > > > Oh boy Larry, that Toyota car does sound tempting no matter > themiles. > However I think of the expense of a engine and transmission. > then I > think of the bills still coming in from my June 9th. yeah we > had a blast > but this years cost I am crossing my fingers an insurance > company will > pay for.seems as each year I get a bit braver and go a bit > faster. I am > thinking if I had that car you have sitting here year round > . well with > some added bucks we could not only jazz up the car but work > on the > suspension and maybe get some help from the folks at Toyota. > dream Lee. > keep dreaming. meanwhile my left foot and lower leg are > still in a cast. > L. > > -- > Suppose for a moment that the automobile industry had > developed at the same rate as computers and over the same > period: how much cheaper and more efficient would the > current models be? If you have not already heard the > analogy, the answer is shattering. Today you would be able > to buy a Rolls-Royce for $2.75, it would do three million > miles to the gallon, and it would deliver enough power to > drive the Queen Elizabeth II. And if you were interested in > miniaturization, you could place half a dozen of them on a > pinhead. > -- Christopher Evans > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.0/927 - Release > Date: 7/30/2007 5:02 PM > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.0/927 - Release > Date: 7/30/2007 5:02 PM > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions > From Various List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then > visit the following address for more information: > http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws- > users.com > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the > Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! 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