The Jalopy Journal
Thanks for the kind words and encouragement! I cannot believe the health issues, employment issues, and general issues that have screwed with me...
Dick, this world could use some more people with your outlook! My parts pile is still a parts pile. Life has been working overtime to thwart my...
Dick, that has to be just about the coolest thing I've seen in a long, long time. Good job! Any plans for paint?
Hang in there, Tom. You'll be in our thoughts. Check your private messages before you head off to the sawbones tomorrow!:D
I'd love to do a mid engine sidewinder, but with a conventional dross drive type transaxle, the rear of the chassis would need to be around 46...
ROFLMAO! Rocky, I love the way you just turned the cockpits around backward on your origonal drawings! Good stuff! I need to do a drawing myself,...
Tom, I think you may be a wee bit modest. If you're a better driver than builder, you must be some kinda driver! Your car is beautiful...just...
Geez....that's kinda harsh, isn't it? I come from an oval track background, and over the years I've witnessed this same exact thing over and over...
DING ! DING ! DING ! VROOT ! VROOT ! VROOT ! WE HAVE A WINNNAH ! Our friend, gentleman scholar, and west coast HA/GR guru, Old 6 Rodder hit it...
Hey 97, I do indeed remember specing my "Dream Car". I still want to do that one day. Trouble is, I had a crap ton of more common parts laying...
Another good idea, and one I considered. I couldn't locate a transaxle that I thought could take the abuse. At least one I could afford to buy,...
Wow! I don't remember the "Bustle Bomb" being that short. It DOES kinda make ya all warm and tingley, doesn't it? Dick, you confused me there at...
I suppose the greater point however, was the fact that the ENGINE must be between the axles, not hanging off the rear. So far, we're 5 for 5....
That "606" car at 6:13 just gives me a severe woody!
LOL! Rocky, you're a rabble rouser....I know the answer, so do I get the DVD? LOL! I will say this.....I wish I were building ANY of the...
Old 28, I am sorry as heck. I'n my exuberance I didn't stop to think about stepping all over your thread. I know better than this, too. This thing...
I'd LOVE to use a Corvair! However, even though they do meet the rules guidelines for year model, the rules specify INLINE engines if they are...
Bob, I like the way you think. I'll bet you and I could build something really odd after drinking a couple too many adult beverages!...
Side by side mid engine bangers? I wish I had thought of that!!!! Nope. One little Chevy six....that's all. First guess....WRONG! Oh, this is...
Well.......Here's the deal. I have made the decision to do this build thread backwards. The car I've designed is so different from everything yet...
This engine I have is somewhat a mystery. It was built YEARS ago for a six cylinder sprint car class we had here at the time. The story is, it has...
I probably should have updated my progress (or lack thereof) in that last post. I've steadily added to my parts pile, while taking care of several...
LOL! Old 6, you whacked it right on the head! NHRA is NOT synonymous with rational thought..... Old 28, that is one fine car you're building. And...
I think your power estimate is probably fairly close. We were restricted to one single barrel carb in our oval class, and .410 valve lift. With...
Old 28, If you bore that block to 4 inches, hard fill it. I ran a 4.00 x 3.25 in my oval track car. Those things get pretty thin in the...
Lotek, don't let it get you down. I've gone up and down this road myself, and you can't lose sight of the end result....fun. I'm doing my car in...
Thingy....stick that 194 "Baby Bolt" back in there and go get em! If anyone doesn't like it,.... well there are 359 other points on the compass...
"You wanted Obama, now this is the result"???? WTF? HOW can you even REMOTELY tie these two events together? I am a registered Republican.....You...
It's a hard question to answer, without seeing exactly what you're buying. I do know this....a square bird with a 430 and stick shift is one rare...
Hey, I'm all about saving weight, but when you consider the labor of doing aluminum, and the "Cool Factor"......just how much is 35 pounds gonna...
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