The Jalopy Journal
Welcome, Chuck. :) Lived in AZ long ?
Does anybody remember Pete Boshens' #2A sprint car ? Big Bob Moore from Phoenix won CRA features at the El Centro fair in '73 and '74 driving for...
Ken....I built a '91 Jag XJS rear. I centered the pinion between the wheel flanges by offsetting the right side pivots 2" and then shortened it 6...
'58 Pontiac rear suspension was very similar.
Like the coupe, Stu.....Welcome !
Any sprint car gear can be flipped over and used as right-side cowl steering.
Was going to build this 'til I bought the green one over on the left.
I mentioned Lubrication Engineers gear oil in a previous post (#24). It was the best lube I ever used in my sprint car quick-changes. I see that...
Back in the early 60's when I ran my A/D they hadn't invented bracket racing yet. All our races were "heads-up" against whatever they put into...
Run one of these thermostat housings with it. It has four 1/2" female pipe threads tapped just like the radiator.
What he said. I ran Amzoil synthetic with good results and even better results using gear oil from Lubrication Engineers out of Fort Worth, TX.
Welcome, Ed....from the upper end of the state. :)
Could it be that the GM version is a solid lifter cam and that the Crane version is hydraulic ?
sprintfreak.....I stood alongside the red, white, and blue #92 when B. Unser, Jr. had it at the '77 Western World at Manzy. Sorry.....I didn't...
That used to be mine. Send an Email.
Welcome, Mike....love the RPU ! :)
My partner, Roger, has a collection of photos, etc. from back then. I'll P.M. his Email address.
Welcome, Stacie. Minnesota needs more roadsters. :)
Looks like those made-up USAC decals were a perfect fit for a "car that never was". :D Beautiful job !!!
Try contacting him. That's my only DVD. I also have it on VHS tape but I'm reluctant to let that out of my sight.
I sent a DVD of Minnesota Dragways stuff to HAMBer "oldrodslive"....might be something there you can use. My partner and I ran an A/D there from...
When you decide on your design, I probably have everything you need. Bars, tube housings, bushings, arms, and stops.
I have one for sale that has a push-button on top and ratchet teeth at the lower end.
The rollbar and frame profile look a lot like my Speed Improvements kit car.
Welcome, Gordie.....staying warm ? :)
Welcome, Luke. We like T's up this way too. :)
5.175" X 3.1416 = 16.258" circumference. 10 degrees = 1/36 X 16.258 or .452".
Nope.
Back in '67 and '68, when I traveled with a car show promoter, I got to drive the black car a lot. Even got arrested in it. :) I drove the red...
How about Stryker ? Won't be long he'll be called Stroker. :)
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