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Tom, I've been racing in Montana since the 50's. How is it that we never crossed paths? Love the photos. Maybe see you there in August. [or...
And the exhaust pipes make great carb heaters. Help vaporize that good $4.00 a gallon gas we buy today. Doug
One advantage to a straight 8 is that if you want to build a long narrow car the straight 8 lends itself nicely. This car is only 22 inches wide...
Not your Grampa's Buick.
I believe Louis and Arthur Chevrolet raced for David buick before Durant came along and formed GM. The Chevrolet brothers joined up and at some...
On an earlier post somebody said that the Buick 8 was doomed because of a weak crank. We're still testing our first crank, and so far with 20...
I just finished freeing up a pair of these valves this week. I used repeated sprays of PB Blaster, and then I took a flat ended punch and smacked...
Just a little post script to this discussion, between our Buick straight 8 powered 1984 Jaguar XJ-6 and our lakester, we have set 16 inline...
Heading out Thursday morning with the Jag, Returning to the Salt in September with the lakester both Buick straight 8 powered. Havin' fun now! Doug
Jeff, Here's a short video of the first warmup of the 367 inch motor we just finished to go back to the Salt for World Of Speed....
Rich No. Just used a drill press, a chop saw, a die grinder , and a lot of epoxy.[ Oh Ya! and 1000 hours of work]. My partner Frank[Henry]Morris...
The Salt Cat is going back on the trailer with the "Big" engine, and we'll head back to the Salt with a little more power to see if we can get a...
It's Simple. It's on BLM land, there's no charge, It is about a mile from Land's End [where the road to the course across the Salt begins]. They...
Little Wing, Do you have more pages of the catalog? I see that the last one you sent says page 24. Thanks, Doug
If you go to You-Tube, and look for Salt Cat Racing, you will see a couple of videos [with sound] of a straight 8 at about 180. Also, go to...
I'm still in shock! I gotta ask, any Buick straight 8 engine parts? Hell, any Buick parts in general?????????????? Gotta come see for myself,...
Here's a tidbit from last year. Check out Salt Cat Racing on you-tube. A couple of video takes from the driver's seat on a 180 MPH run last year...
Check out the Salt Car Racing videos on www.youtube.com , and also their facebook site for engine pictures.
Rich, Hope we meet in person at Speed Week 2010. Doug
Jeff, It was nice talking to you in tech. I'm glad that they didn't hassle you too much. They do it for your safety. As they say, "The rules...
Funny, My wife reminded me the other day that "Heart Like A Wheel" was the last movie that we went to the theater to watch. Since then, we either...
Hey, Dynaflash 8: Wanna sell the motor?
HMMM< Very interesting. Earlier this year, Doug Herbert [Chet's son] said that he was going to go to Bonneville. You don't suppose?????? Anyway,...
Is Salt2Salt going to return to Bonneville this year? No postings on the site for a couple of years. If you go, look up the strange guys from...
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