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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Build Diaries => Topic started by: cheap-n-dirty racing on November 05, 2005, 10:57:41 PM
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There are some pictures of the gas roadster that I have been rebuilding for the past 8 years on the picture post. it last ran at the salt in 1975. I had to remove the old roll bar and build a new cage form scrath to meet the current safety rules. I hope to have it running for aug. next year. I will post more pictures in the future as progress continues.
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Great find, I'm certainly looking foward to more details/pics. Do you know any of the cars history? What engine/drivetrain are you using?
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This roadster was the K&W special run by Carlos Cheverton and Gary Nichols, la habra ca. , as a b gas roadster with a fasest time of 193.433 in 1979 speeed week.
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where are your up date picts???????????
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here are some from the past couple of months. had a new hood and touno cover made.
i had the chassie power coated last week. it looks like progress is finally hapening]
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Outstanding work on the new cage- am currently helping update cage by a renowned hotrod and landracing record holding builder and you're at least on par with this knowledgeable builder's work!
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here are a couple more.
thank you for the good words.
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paint
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you gonna run it at bville? :lol:
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I would like to but money will probly not let me this year.
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Looks like it is time for an update. Are you going to be ready for SW, what class. The car looks good, it will look its best on the salt. Good Luck Vince
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latest work that has been done to the roadster is to final assembl the body and put on the new front wheels.
Now I am refreshing a 327 chevy for a test engine so I can learn how to drive it.
The plan is to run at the Pershing co. meet on may 26 in Lovelock for shakedown runs.
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If you show up on the 26th, you should find very short lines. Unless they have changed the dates.
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My mistake, May 21 thru the 24.
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we passed the tech inspection this weekend and how is just to clean up some details.
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Here a link to the pictures wqe took this weekend.
http://s644.photobucket.com/albums/uu169/cheapndirty58/el%20mirage%205-16-09/
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Great looking roadster and thanks for fotos.
Did you run or just get pre-inspected.
JL222 :cheers:
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We just got it preinspected.
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How did your pre-inspection go?
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The tech inspectors only asked that I seal up the drivers compartment some more to keep any fire from getting in there and to help keep out any dust. Overall they were very pleased in the way the car was constructed. I am happy that it turned out so well. The help from this place and from others made it easier to get things right with me being in Idaho and not having other people to check on my work.
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From one who has tried it your way, please take the time to add an enclosure from your windscreen around the roll cage. At El Mirage you won't make a 1/4 mile before you can't see anything. The dust will roll up behind your car and right into the cockpit. After you have made one the windscreen will cause a vacuum effect pull all the dust in from the bottom. Best bet is to have a helmet with forced air into it and use a "parker pumper" type air pump. I made my own.
If you run at El Mirage without a surround around the cage and find what I said is true; take off the windscreen for the next pass and you won't have a problem. At Bonniville it didn't matter...PS I like what you did to old car and glad to see it back. JD
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J. D. --
Wish we had been told that a week ago. Ran with a 3/4 windscreen Sunday morning (after being advised by a genuine Barbee that we might have trouble) and you, and he, were completly right. Lots of solutions in addition to what you offered. Joliffe runs about a 1/4 screen, Barbees run with NACA ducts on tonneau, been told that BRM has holes at the bottom of the front screen. All we know is you're gonna have BIG problems at El Mirage running front and side screens on a tonneau.
Stan Back
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glad the inspection went well :cheers:
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Other things that keep obscuring our vision are those dammed stickers Lee Kennedy keeps putting on the windshield.
Stan
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JD....do you have a thread on how to build a "pumper"...or is there one I missed? Thanks! BB
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Cheap 'n Dirty.....car looks great! Keep up the good work..... I am just beginning to work on my tonneau cover .090...thanks to help from mkilger and adding a dragster windshield that will run along beside the cage. Like yours, my interior is totally sealed. Stop by and say "hi" at B'ville in the SDRC pits. This site has been a tremendous help at updating my car, eventhough I thought I had all bases covered.....thanks to everyone! Bill
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DSR -- Sent you a couple pms.
Stan
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DSR. I bought a boat bilge air pump at a swap meet. Fitted it with PVC reducer from Home Depot and attached a 3" hose from McMaster-Carr. Made a 1/4" diameter "Tee" bar on the other end threading all three ends, Slid the short sides thru 2 holes on the pump and put on nylon locking nuts. The long side was decided upon finding a 4" OD diameter air filter from Kragen auto parts. Made a circular cover from aluminum the diameter of the air filter with a 1/4" hole in the center. Held the filter on with another 1/4" nylon locking nut. My total cost was about $50. Now I need a fire proof cover for the hose before I run again...Again from McMaster Carr...... Good Luck
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JD...Thanks for the info. I will begin gathering parts for mine. I appreciate you taking the time to go over everything. It's 1AM and I have another 2 hours worth of work to do, so better get going....Have a Great Day! BB