Optimax/PULP - twin tyres

[Mike (Perth, Western Australia)]

At 08:25 AM 14/3/2000 +0800, you wrote:
>
>I think the other fuel companies will be there at the same time, they were
with
>the LRP when it was only really BP that made a big deal of it.  Haven't
seen any
>trials yet though.  But what is happening to Toluene, I'd hate for the
price of
>that to go up just because some dumb arse fuel station was caught with high
>levels in their tanks ?  Here I am paying money to increase the Toluene
content
>in my petrol, and people are screaming about getting ripped off because they
>happen to use a petrol station where the owner mixes in Toluene for more
profit.
>I'd be happy to fill up at these places if only I knew which ones they were.

mmm - Trouble is those are the same ones that also put xylene, cyclopentanes
and "unrefined" remnants of "USED" paint thinners in as well, try Amgas
in Oxford st, leederville (no defamation) just to have a look at the
er um colour of the volatiles or tint thereof ;-)

>Yeah, Orbital is less than 2km away. The closest we get to engines is for the
>latest project where we'll be interfacing a GPS unit to the buses for full
>system data logging.  Would be fun though if we bought them, free dyno time
>after hours and on the weekends, full design and prototype casting
facility for
>making any engine part you need.

Ah ha - is that the 3D fax machine thingo - do you know if its the plastic
variant with epoxy beads or the metal/infra laser one with zinc/ally dust ?

>As for tyres try Tyrepower in Osborne Park, I talked to someone around a year
>ago selling twin tyres and he may have been from there.

Yeah know them, Spoke to Richard about 6 months back, Graham sold his old
stock to a restaurant ! But tried to sell to Tyrepower - struck out :(
I'm looking for any s/h ones now <sigh>

>I saw your post on the CNG injection.  have you tried talking to the
engineers
>at Transcom in Osborne Park, this is what they specialise in?

Oh what a good idea - will do - theyre just up the road too, :)

I think Osborne park is our little Australian "Aluminium Valley" - hehe



Rgds


Mike Massen

Ancient Sufi saying:
        "Should your God save you from adversity, choose another God"

Pictures of site installation at Mendulong near Sipitang, Sabah (Malaysia) for
container based RAPS...   http://www.wantree.com.au/~erazmus

Vehicle modifications on GMH Turbo, twin tyres, possible 175Kw at wheels
Preliminary pictures at http://www.wantree.com.au/~erazmus/Twin_tyre_vehicle/

My editorial on twin-tyre opinion and good reference about tyres:-
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/ttyreopinion.html

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