millers and offys, oh my

Yep.. it was. All back now, thankfully. WHAT a project! Gary

 

Wow, what a neat race car!

 

That Boyle two man restoration looks great, the angled Model A Ford transmission tower is a neat detail. Bob

 

Looks really great. It is a lot of work to bring these old racecars to life again but it sure beats just looking at them in old photographs and we get to appreciate them with all of our senses. Cool deal.

 

exposed coolant lines







it has a pair of miller carbs



and neat brakes and shrouded axles

 

photo of it being built



another without the cooling coils



it had a trans-axle way back in the 30's

 

guffy's car getting closer to it's indy roots







a box of 4 cam ford cam blocks



some offy crankcases getting repaired. the tape is only temporary.

 

Amazing stuff! Thanks for the update!

 

..... ah-Chooo !! Gseund-( UP! )-teit !

 

Har har, now that thar's funny.

 

Rick...
I notice Sreve has a plentiful supply of Bell style 4 spoke steering wheels at his disposal. Can one be had in, 15", 16" or 17"? (by a mere mortal, confined to an ancient 4 springer)

 

i can ask mike, i should see him this sunday

 

Thanks for a trip into what I fantasized in being a dimension of memories, and dreams...
Seriously, just unbelievable. ('Right in your own back yard!'- as the saying goes)

 

STEVE TRUCHAN SERIES-TRUBADOR STEWARD OF RACING-GARAGE FULL OF DREMS RESTORED.-Offy's, Miller's... - YouTube

 

I recently acquired Three Riley 2” Racing Carburetors that are apart, and a box of parts to assemble them. It is somewhat of a puzzle to a novice like me with these carbs. I may be missing some parts, but all the floats are there. I am confused, as what I think are the Idle and Mid Range Jets on two of the carbs have needle valve adjustments on both the top and bottom of the carb.

Does anyone have any diagrams or information about the 2” Riley Racing Carbs they could share with me? I would really appreciate any information you could provide. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

Thanks for posting the link, glad this is a multipart series on him. Hopefully see him at the Milwaukee mile July 8th-9th 2022 for Millers at Milwaukee !

 

Hey, 29S;
Look for posts by Kevin Pharis. He should be able to help you. Knows his stuff - well enough to scratch-build Winfields, iirc. @KevinPharis to the HAMB ph, please... .
Marcus...

 

@Kevin Pharis

 

29Speedster, There should be numbers stamped on the Riley carbs, if consecutive they were in a 3 carb set.

 

Josh Shaw who started the Sprint Car thread on here a gazillion years ago should be able to help. He has duplicated at least one version of Riley. I talked to him several years ago at the Miller reunion in Milwaukee and he told me about several "off the shelf" pieces that I could substitute for missing parts on my midget carbs. He has moved on from Zakiras and I think has partnered in a Miller parts and duplication company. Good luck and have fun

 

Thanks pprather. Don't know why it didn't work for me. ???
Marcus...

 

Hello, Is this the same car that you have in your avatar? These photos are from the early 1970's when I was really into the old Dirt Cars. Bob

 

Your car looks very similar, but it is a different car.

This is our car: Model B Engine, McDowell OHV, Winfield Carburetors, etc.

 

Wish the red #27 was mine, it was in Colorado back in the 1970's. Thanks for the photos of your car #17, was it restored by Joe Gurtler on Long Island, N. Y.?

 

I saw this during a shop tour before the LA Fathers day show 2019.

 

fred offenhauser started building them after selling the offy to drake

 

The car was built by Joe Gertler, I purchased from his son.

 

Last time I saw it was out in their shop on Long Island. Lots of neat cars went through their shops. Bob

 

You rang...?


I don’t know much about the Riley carbs... but I only know what I know bout the Winfield’s due to the hundreds of hours spent reverse engineering the damn thing...

 

thing of beauty

what do you know about h.a. miller carbs?