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rficalora
Rob Ficalora
Willis, TX
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10/24/2007 02:46PM

Main British Car:
'76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

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Hey Jim - unique product opportunity for you
Posted by: rficalora
Date: January 14, 2012 08:53AM

Was watching one of the car programs on TV this morning - don't even remember which one, but they were showing a 69 Charger built right hand drive. Anyway, they included a trick feature that would be perfect on our cars... Picture air cylinders at each corner with the ram pointing down... Flip the switch and they lift the car off the ground. Could wire it to do just the front or just the rear. Handy to get a jack under the front end or change a tire out on the road. With the air shocks you engineered, seems like you could make these pretty easily.


denvermgb
Brad Carson
Aurora, Colorado
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03/10/2008 12:45AM

Main British Car:
1975 MGB 350 SBC bored 0.040 over

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Re: Hey Jim - unique product opportunity for you
Posted by: denvermgb
Date: January 14, 2012 03:31PM

Rob,

I saw that one. I think they were using it as a security feature on the Charger.

Brad


rficalora
Rob Ficalora
Willis, TX
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Main British Car:
'76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

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Re: Hey Jim - unique product opportunity for you
Posted by: rficalora
Date: January 14, 2012 08:23PM

Maybe Brad. I saw the part where they tested it. It lifted high enough to get the back tires off the ground. The fronts almost made it off the ground & the commented they'd need to make a spacer to lengthen the front rams (or whatever you call that part. Looked like it'd be convenient for changing a tire &/or to get a jack under the front.
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BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
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10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Hey Jim - unique product opportunity for you
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: January 14, 2012 08:44PM

It's a neat idea but imho I think it's really more suitable to larger vehicles where you have more space to work with and can more easily tolerate the extra weight. If you had a serious need to frequently jack the car up it might be worth the trouble but I can't see there being all that much demand for it. These days wheels and tires (and roads) are good enough that flats are pretty infrequent.

And on that note, have you guys seen the new airless Michelin tires? If they get the noise problems solved flats won't be a problem.

Jim


rficalora
Rob Ficalora
Willis, TX
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10/24/2007 02:46PM

Main British Car:
'76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

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Re: Hey Jim - unique product opportunity for you
Posted by: rficalora
Date: January 14, 2012 09:14PM

Noise and do something so they're not so UGLY!


roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
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04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: Hey Jim - unique product opportunity for you
Posted by: roverman
Date: January 17, 2012 11:19AM

Hey Jim, Jus' like Formula 1, "Formula, 1 BadAss".Hey weight-a-min, put (2) in the rear with "rollers" on the ends, "Fast and Furious BadAss", coming to a theater near you ! And now bout' those "airless tires", brought to you by the brothers who invented ballon tires,Michelin. They may look like grunge jeans, but they whistle like no other. roverman.



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