"How we GOT" away from a "Sideways engine"?

[Bill Glaze]

Hmmmmm..............I'm still back with an uupright mounted Fox .35 in a 
Bonner Smog Hog.  Wonder why we ever got away from such a simple setup?
Bill Glaze

John Ferrell wrote:

> Too logical, there has to be a more twisted reason...
>  
> John Ferrell
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>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Bob Pastorello <mailto:rcaerobob at cox.net>
>     To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>     Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:06 PM
>     Subject: Re: "How we GOT" away from a "Sideways engine"?
>
>     Thank you, Dean.  I know you're one of those with NOT "faded
>     memories"....
>         FYI - although I was NEVER able to really, truly, authenticate
>     the reason for the 2M x 2M rule, one can find a very real, and
>     plausible explanation, by investigating international metric
>     housing design "standards"....
>         One *could* discover that nearly ALL door frames in the known
>     universe are at LEAST 2M of vertical opening.
>         A thought to ponder....
>
>     Bob Pastorello, Oklahoma
>     NSRCA 199, AMA 46373
>     rcaerobob at cox.net <mailto:rcaerobob at cox.net>
>     www.rcaerobats.net <http://www.rcaerobats.net>
>      
>      
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: Dean Pappas <mailto:d.pappas at kodeos.com>
>         To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>         Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:49 PM
>         Subject: RE: "How we GOT" away from a "Sideways engine"?
>
>         Bob,
>         It is so good to hear some question the, "We always did it
>         that way" that so often seems to be the reason we do things
>         the way we do them.
>         Regards,
>             Dean P.
>
>             -----Original Message-----
>             From: Bob Pastorello [mailto:rcaerobob at cox.net]
>             Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:47 PM
>             To: NSRCA
>             Subject: Fw: "How we GOT" away from a "Sideways engine"?
>
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