Projects New Bonneville Car

Here are some pics of a new bonneville car we are skinning. Should be done in 2 weeks. Plans are to shake it down at Maxton in June then turn it around for Bonneville Speedweek in August.

 

Good Luck with the racemobile.
I suggest that you read the book carefully in order to pass tech without issues..
Which class or classes are you going for?

 

Very nice metalwork! Looks like it'll be in the lakester classes?

 

Looks like a rear engine modified roadster.--lookin' Good !
It's a good plan to do Maxton first. It will make tech inspection at Bonneville a little smoother if they see some Maxton action in the log book. Make sure the body meets original dimensions!

 

hay is the book posted on the web?????

if so do you have a addy????

 

Check the SCTA or the USFRA web sites to order a rule book

 

nice work. How about a HOW-TO on, um, how-to build the aluminum tonneau for us poor folk!

 

Nice job. Too bad you didn't lay the driver down. Nick

 

looks good. don't forget the lateral head movement restriction.

 

Keep us informed & good luck.

 

That look SOOOOO cool! Hope to see it when it's done...

 

Thanks for all the input on rules and stuff. We are in the fortunate position of only having to make the body. The guys who are building the car are the ones who have to worry about passing tech. We did get a body measurement sheet from scta to make sure we were staying legal on the body. It is a rear engine modified roadster. Don't know engine size yet but it will burn gasoline. The guy who is driving the car prefers to sit more upright and since he is paying the bills he is getting it the way he wants.

 

Done in 2 weeks??!

 

Is this the new car Vic is working on?

Driver comfort is very important but you'd a thought he would recline a bit....

Ours is ~45 degrees. He's very comfortable.



It will have some type of hood scoop this year.



Nice looking car you guys are building though. AA, A, or B?

 

FYI you can still run fuel class if using gas.
Some fuel classes have a lower record to beat.

 

Nice work. WOW!

 

Hi Mike - He is at about 45*. Before we final welded the upper cage, I put the driver/owner in it and he decided to keep the cage as tall as it shows; he said " we can always lower it, can't we?" Yep. (Also, the customer is always right...) Engine is a de-stroked Hendrick SB2.2 for D Gas being built by Keith Dorton at Automotive Specialists. vic

 

damn that thing is looking sweet. im gonna have to come take a look at it up close

 

I wish I had spelled "explain" right

 

"Hey, .... You got your streamliner all over my roadster".... "No, You got your roadster all over my streamliner" ....... "Mmmmmmmm delicious"

 

Body done. Months away from total car completion.

 

those cars are lookiing good, makes me want more and more to go to the salts

 

Very nice car. I'm out there every year with car#453. c/fuel roadster outta Texas. I took Vic out there with me a couple years ago and of course now he is hooked. Vic said big block so I wouls guess A class

 

Owner wants a red hat which reqires at least a 225 mph record. The class record is 187 mph I think he said.

 

We were saying the same thing.

 

I was wrong on motor size. The guy responsible for the build explains the motor deal in one of his posts above.

 

red , very very nice.
Carbon

 

Wouldnt have been a bad idea to get the rule book first before building the car. Very nice work !

 

maybe you can elaborate how, by looking at these pictures, you've determined that they built the car without referring to the rule book?

 

I'd be interested, too, as I've read that F%#@*&^ book a few hundred thousand times while making sure I'm doing things right. BTW, Kenny, what have you got in your lineup for a rear-engined dragster-type scoop? Iguess I'll have to come by the shop next week. vic