<VV> Valve cover car design

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Hard drives are about twice as thick as CD's. I've found that computer repair shops will provide old broken hard drives. I got this last batch for free and I even offered to pay them. 

Ned

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From: Guy Brandes <vair140 at aol.com>
To: VirtualVairs <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thu, Sep 26, 2013 11:37 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Valve cover car design



i all,
I too have been struggling with this for years now as the last two conventions 
e went to both my wife's and mine were DNFs but the designs were appreciated ( 
 locomotive and a valve cover race on top of a valve cover racer).  I have 
ried to get the weights as close to max as possible and have tried a number of 
heel bearings.  CDs are brittle on max weights so I'm curious where this thread 
oes.
Regards,
Guy Brandes
65VAIR 140

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rom: aeroned <aeroned at aol.com>
o: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
ent: Thu, Sep 26, 2013 11:22 am
ubject: <VV> Valve cover car design

K not directly Corvair related but definitely a Corvair tradition.
hat are folks using for VC racer wheels?
'm debuting my second VC car at the Roundup this weekend. Both of my cars have 
ed computer hard drives for the wheels and "tires." The bearing in these 
eels seem to be very load sensitive. It may be to the point that the simple 
ysics of more weight equals more speed doesn't apply. I hope to get some track 
me tomorrow afternoon and will run some experiments. Our new track (purchased 
om ICE) has timing equipment.
'm considering wheels and tires from roller skates or roller blades for the 
avier duty bearings. What other simple/easy/cost effective bearing sources are 
t there?
ed
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