Hi, all!
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I've been looking at my older email again.?
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This one reminded me that I have heard that the mentioned bar was often removed to make room for the knees of taller drivers.?? (Remember, the specification for an English driver was ten stone and 5' 9".)
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Does anyone carry a spare tire?? Ever?
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Bill Steagall
silvenm wrote:
Thanks to you all for your input....it sounds like this is quite a common modification and I'd be very interested to see some pictures of how it's done.
As my business address is public domain I'll publish it here and if anyone can send me a photo or two then I'd be very greatful.
Nigel
Silverthorn
Xanthos Sports Cars
8 Tarragon Place
Bradley Stoke
Bristol
BS32 8TP
www.xanthoscars.co.uk
Many thanks and I look forward to seeing them.
Best regards
Nigel
--- In L23Registry@..., "Gary Horstkorta"
wrote:
> Nigel:
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> I think I have seen such a frame/car as you describe which belongs to a vintage racer here in Northern California.? I also have heard of other 23 owners who have removed the diagonal tube running from the bulkhead
on the drivers side to the left front junction of the main frame.? This was replaced by either one or two tubes which meet at the top of the scuttle and extend down to the cross tube at the front of the chassis.? As you indicated, the spare tire mounting is lost but there certainly is more knee room.
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> At 6' 0" and 215 lbs. I fit snuggly into my 23 but I have the advantage of shorter legs and a longer upper body.?
Even at that I have padding on the >standard cross brace in the footwell to protect my right leg and
rely on the "dead pedal" quite a bit during a race.
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> I will let you know if I am able to contact the 23 owner mentioned in the first paragraph.
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> regards,
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> Gary
> >
> From: "silvenm"
> Reply-To: L23Registry@...
> To: L23Registry@...
> Subject: [L23Registry] Chassis modification
> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:12:00 -0000
