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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2013, 04:27:18 PM »
I have been asked for some update photos, we have been doing a BUNCH of work to get the Circus ready for El Mirage. With the SBC going in, it called for figuring and making parts and throwing away parts and redoing them.
But as I said I have some photos,,, but first.
George's neighbor and friend, Richard Christ, sent us some early photos of the Circus and George, so I will take this moment and share some of them.

First is a classic shot of the Man Himself

His 32 Pickup


Early work,



HIs 'clean' shop

So enjoy these and the work photos will be coming,, after El MIrage this weekend


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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2013, 04:57:25 PM »
I always liked this car, glad its coming back.  Tony
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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2013, 12:24:35 PM »
Great picture of George.....Just how I will always remember him...........JD
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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2013, 12:00:53 PM »
OK, I have determinded that I will need to build a new rear end. The current one was built for drag racing and it is a very nice unit, but. It is very narrow for the slicks George ran and it has a 4.86 Locker rear with 35 spline axles from Mark Williams. To change the gear sound easy, but with the locker and such it will be close to just building a new one. A simple 9 inch with a 3.0 gear. But here is where I could use some help. I want to just match the existing bracket on the new rear. The brackets look like they were store bought. I did some research and I think the coil-over brackets are Competition Engineering and they have them still. But the 4 link brackets I cant find. yea I could just make a pattern and have them made, but if I can just buy them off the shelf that would be much better. So if all goes well I will post some only OK shots of the current rear end. Maybe someone can identify them.
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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2013, 12:20:36 PM »
http://artmorrison.com/2006cat/2013catalog.pdf

page 57 upper right hand corner, they have the shock/spring mounts too
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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2013, 12:43:03 PM »
The shock mounts are the same but the 4 link is a bit different. Maybe not enought.
Here is another shot (bad) of the back side of the 4 bar.

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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2013, 12:50:20 PM »
Ah yes I see, the ones you have are nice in that the bolt is in double shear not single. If you can't find them perhaps you could use a pair out of the catalog to duplicate what you have?
« Last Edit: September 13, 2013, 12:53:33 PM by jdincau »
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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #22 on: September 13, 2013, 12:59:01 PM »
Try A & A Manufacturing.
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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #23 on: September 13, 2013, 01:21:59 PM »
You guys are giving me great info.
The A & A's are what most of the builder have and use, the Art Morrisons are the closes to style, I will need to measure the gap between the current bars to see if they will work.
More measuring this weekend.
Thanks!
Tony
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Re: Salt Circus Racing
« Reply #24 on: September 13, 2013, 05:30:03 PM »
Find the measurements Tony, I sell Comp Engineering and Alston. Will try and get you hooked up. Pardon the pun :-D