Suzuki Samurai was Re: [geeks] SPARC proprietary (waaaay

Fri Oct 17 08:46:07 CDT 2003

On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 10:51:50PM -0400, Michael Schiller wrote:

> If it wasn't a stock engine, it wouldn't be a T :) My 1914 T was setup 
> as somebody might have had it in the 20's. The only modifications to 
> the engine were the addition of an accessory distributor (one coil 
> instead of 4), a water pump, and an accessory 3 speed transmission 
> mounted behind the stock ford transmission. This tranny is why I was 
> going the speed I was, it has 3 speeds, 1= 50% reduction, 2= direct 
> drive, 3= overdrive. I was going down a hill, in 3rd gear, and that's 
> when the cop pulled me over. :)

Were the tires rated for that sort of speed?