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Received: with LISTAR (v0.129a; list perf-list); Sat, 08 Jul 2000 17:02:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2000 17:02:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Ford Truck Enthusiasts List Server To: perf-list digest users Reply-to: perf-list  ford-trucks.com Subject: perf-list Digest V2000 #95 Precedence: list ========================================================== Ford Truck Enthusiasts Performance, Hot-Rod and Custom Truck Mailing List Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe perf-list" in the subject of the message. ========================================================== ------------------------------------ perf-list Digest Wed, 05 Jul 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 095 In This Issue: Re: ADMIN: Web site updates Them Little Rice Burners Re: Them Little Rice Burners F150 vs F350 Re: F150 vs F350 Re: [Re: 79 302 measurements] Re: [Re: 79 302 measurements] Make/Model integration and 'survivability' Re: Make/Model integration and 'survivability' Monster FE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 11:50:08 -0400 From: Ken Payne Subject: Re: ADMIN: Web site updates At 08:55 AM 7/5/00 , you wrote: > >Now they're bidding on Daewow!!! Arrrgggghhhh!!!!! > > > >Latest word I read in Autoweek is that Daewoo accepted the bid ... > >Just my $.02 >wish > Here's the latest, released June 29th. Source: Ford Motor Company. Statement by David Snyder, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific New Business Development, on Ford Motor Company's Successful First Round Bid for Daewoo Motor Ford Motor Company is very pleased with its selection as sole preferred bidder in the second round negotiation process for Daewoo Motor. We respect the decision of the Corporate Restructuring Committee and believe that our selection as sole bidder will expedite the process of negotiations. We will now move forward into the second round of due diligence and negotiations with the Corporate Restructuring Committee where we will receive additional information about Daewoo. We appreciate the professionalism and openness with which the Corporate Restructuring Committee has conducted the first round of due diligence and are fully aware of the importance of the decisions that it has faced in deciding what is best for Daewoo, for the Korean auto industry and for Korea itself. Working with the Committee, we will seek the best way for all concerned - the employees, the suppliers, the creditors and the customers - to normalize operations at Daewoo at the earliest possible date. Daewoo is a great company with great people and a bright future. As we indicated in our proposal to the Corporate Restructuring Committee, our vision is to establish a strategic partnership with Daewoo. Ford is the world's most profitable automaker, and has a great deal of experience with its wide range of strong global brands and overseas partnerships, as well as a long history in Korea. We are here to understand all that we can about Daewoo and ensure that it remains a source of national pride as well as a successful global brand - just as we have done with our many other global brands and affiliations around the world. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 12:25:25 -0400 From: The Neighbors Subject: Them Little Rice Burners Darrell and Tweety wrote: "Driving an F-350 has me a tad Spoiled I think.... I know what you mean. When I'm rumbling around town in my F-250, I feel almost indestructible! :-) -- Don Neighbors '54 F250 Named Grover "Any dropped tool or part will automatically fall into the most innaccesible part of the vehicle." grover ford-trucks.com ------------------------------ From: "RODERICK" Subject: Re: Them Little Rice Burners Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 14:36:07 -0300 Darrell and Tweety wrote: "Driving an F-350 has me a tad Spoiled I think.... don neighbors wrote:"I know what you mean. When I'm rumbling around town in my F-250, I feel almost indestructible! :-)" I feel that way too in my F-150 after having a neon for some years,and now I was offered a1990 f 350 crew cab,long bed with dually, what woud you recomend guys?, in my city its a bit dificult to park, but I dont go down town much, Isn t tiring driving a big long truck all day, or do you get yoused to it ?, it would be my every day vehicle.. Rod 94 F-150 ------------------------------ From: "wish" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 17:07:49 GMT Subject: F150 vs F350 >I feel that way too in my F-150 after having a neon for some years,and now I >was offered a1990 f 350 crew cab,long bed with dually, what woud you >recomend guys?, in my city its a bit dificult to park, but I dont go down >town much, Isn t tiring driving a big long truck all day, or do you get >yoused to it ?, it would be my every day vehicle.. > There's some major differences between a long bed and a long bed crew cab. For myself I have no purpose for a dually crew cab so I would say no, but then technically I don't NEED an F150 either ... its a personal choice thing. You get used to the longer bigger truck, but it will take some time and patience, and you will always need patience to find a parking spot ... Just my $.02 wish 96 Mustang GT 5spd 4.6L 73ish 1/2ton 4x4 6.4L http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.public.iastate.edu/~wish Ford Truck Enthusiasts http://www.ford-trucks.com ------------------------------ From: Bogginf350 aol.com Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 17:29:53 EDT Subject: Re: F150 vs F350 Yes, the bigger trucks are nice... I own a 2000 f350 sd with a 6" lift and boggers. Its fun and all till the day I took it to indianapolis for a week.... Talk about some headaches.... try parking in downtown indy without being able to use parking decks....... I think it depends on where you are going to be using this truck... josh davis 2000 f350sd diesel 1995 cobra 1979 f250 mud drag truck ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jul 00 21:04:54 EDT From: Tim Turner Subject: Re: [Re: 79 302 measurements] Buck Shoff > You probably have the motor built by now, Nope! It's a 'back burner' project; heck.. it took 9 months to get around to tearing it down. ;-) > but I come up with: > Main Brg Journal 2.2482 to 2.2490 > Rod Brg Journal 2.1288 to 2.1236 > Sorry for the delay, but I just checked my E-mail. Thanks for the help Buck! Tim PS: Anyone have comments about the 'all in one' rebuild kits from Summit or Jeg's? The price is attractive for hyperutectic pistons etc. Not trying to build a monster; just a bump above stock and (hopefully!) low-dollar. TT ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://webmail.netscape.com. ------------------------------ From: "Garrett Nelson" Subject: Re: [Re: 79 302 measurements] Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 20:08:06 -0500 The kits look pretty good. I have had better luck with Summit than Jegs myself, but have spent a few grand with each of them. ---Garrett www.1966ford.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Turner To: perf-list ford-trucks.com Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 8:04 PM Subject: [perf-list] Re: [Re: 79 302 measurements] Buck Shoff > You probably have the motor built by now, Nope! It's a 'back burner' project; heck.. it took 9 months to get around to tearing it down. ;-) > but I come up with: > Main Brg Journal 2.2482 to 2.2490 > Rod Brg Journal 2.1288 to 2.1236 > Sorry for the delay, but I just checked my E-mail. Thanks for the help Buck! Tim PS: Anyone have comments about the 'all in one' rebuild kits from Summit or Jeg's? The price is attractive for hyperutectic pistons etc. Not trying to build a monster; just a bump above stock and (hopefully!) low-dollar. TT ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://webmail.netscape.com. ========================================================== To unsubscribe: http://www.ford-trucks.com/mailinglist.html#item3 Please remove this footer when replying. ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jul 00 21:36:21 EDT From: Tim Turner Subject: Make/Model integration and 'survivability' JUMPINFORD aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 7/3/00 9:45:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > kpayne ford-trucks.com writes: > > << Now they're bidding on Daewow!!! Arrrgggghhhh!!!!! Surprising.. GM had them in bed for a while for some of the "GEO" nameplate. But then "KIA" was the actual manufacturer of the Ford 'Festiva' (arguably one of the best cars I've owned overall.) > Fine with me so long as they drop America as one of their Markets, and keep > those lil cans in other countries. Those lil cars just make our insurance > higher. Seems A Sturdy Ford will plow through one of those death traps, > making a 25 mile an hour impact potentially deadly. Well FWIW my old Festiva was going 60 MPH when an oncoming '80s T-bird decided to make an abrupt left turn in front of Lynn. Unfortunately she was the type to not fasten the lap belt so her knee contacted the lower dash panel but overall given the vast damage to the front of the car (and the T-bird front.. still have a 'broken winged' T-bird emblem as a memento..) I'd say that *some* of the beer-can cars have a good degree of survivability in higher speed incidents. > and I wont ride in most Mini trucks. I dont > feel safe. If by 'minis' you mean lowered etc. I agree whole-heartedly! Who knows what modifications were made; but a stock small truck... well the only beef I have about the Mazda is the lack of a head restraint. I picture my whiplashing noggin' taking out the sliding rear window in a rear-ender. (Ouch!) > Driving an F-350 has me a tad Spoiled I think.... A co-worker keeps vowing to buy a dump truck for a daily driver. "I swear Officer he just pulled out in front of me... musta been suicidal" I feel safe in the '93 Capri (Tiny thing and convertible), but in it I'm relying on defensive driving, handling, acceleration and braking to avoid incidents. The '85 B-II and the '79 LTD have mass on their side (and visibility!) but leave a lot to be desired in avoidance by comparison requiring more thought to be defensive. Maybe years of motorcycle riding have taught me to always be looking for whatever bone-headed move the vehicles around me might do and plan accordingly, but that same technique has saved my A.. err.. hide more than once. (And failing to do so has my right leg occasionally aching depending on the weather conditions..) Tim ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://webmail.netscape.com. ------------------------------ From: "wish" Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 12:29:45 GMT Subject: Re: Make/Model integration and 'survivability' >Well FWIW my old Festiva was going 60 MPH when an oncoming '80s T-bird decided >to make an abrupt left turn in front of Lynn. Unfortunately she was the type Those Festiva's can take a beating ... a friend of mine got hit broad side, he was basically stopped, the other guy doing near 60 .. he walked away with some cuts from the flying glass... ironically it too may have been a t-bird that hit him, though its been a while so I don't remember for sure. The Fiesta's my cousins had (they were brother and sister with identical Fiestas, isn't that sick?) ...those things lasted forever too ... I think Troy finally ditched his 'cause the tires rotted off and it wasn't worth putting them back on, I think their mom took Karmin's and promptly blew the motor when she was stuck on some ice or something ... but for livability they were great since they'd both bounced off of trees and other solid objects and kept going ... we're talkin back roads of gravel at 60+ mph every day too. >I feel safe in the '93 Capri (Tiny thing and convertible), but in it I'm >relying on defensive driving, handling, acceleration and braking to avoid >incidents. The '85 B-II and the '79 LTD have mass on their side (and >visibility!) but leave a lot to be desired in avoidance by comparison >requiring more thought to be defensive. Maybe years of motorcycle riding have >taught me to always be looking for whatever bone-headed move the vehicles >around me might do and plan accordingly, I dunno, I've never ridden a cycle, but have the same feelings/expereinces you do ... when I first got my truck after an 82 GT Mustang, I felt like I could see for miles farther and wondered why I'd done so much stupid stuff when I couldn't really see as far as I thought I could (part of being young I guess) ... then I realized the Mustang was actually much quicker and more agile, so if I had mis-judged it usually had enough reserve to get me out of whatever the problem was. Now I've got a 96 GT that's quite a ways from stock and MUCH quicker, Much more agile, and can stop MUCH faster than the 82 could ever dream of. I can't see that far in the gently rolling land all the time, but its definitely got the agility thing going for it ... that combined with some time autocrossing (had a great time this weekend at my favorite track) gives me something of an advantage when it comes to reacting to stupid people ... three people pulled out in front of me the other day, all were easily avoided because I could see, I could turn, and I coudl accelerate... actually didn't need to accelerate, but the loud pipes drive the point home that they screwed up, and its fun :) Just my $.02 wish 96 Mustang GT 5spd 4.6L 73ish 1/2ton 4x4 6.4L http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.public.iastate.edu/~wish Ford Truck Enthusiasts http://www.ford-trucks.com ------------------------------ From: "Bill Beyer" Subject: Monster FE Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 14:59:44 -0700 Thought all you FE fans would get a kick outta seeing this. I don't know the guy that did it, just saw this link in the AHPBBF newsgroup. http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://members.tripod.com/lyc_42/443/443.htm "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, riddle them with bullets" ------------------------------ End of perf-list Digest V2000 #95 ********************************* ---------------------------------------------------------- Ford Truck Enthusiasts Performance, Hot-Rod and Custom Truck List Send posts to perf-list ford-trucks.comIf you ever want to remove yourself from this mailing list, send an email to: listar ford-trucks.comwith the words "unsubscribe perf-list" in the subject of the message. Visit Our Web Site: http://www.ford-trucks.com ---------------------------------------------------------- .... To access the rest of this feature you must be a logged in Registered User Of Ford Truck Enthusiasts
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