Spirit of South Dakota Lakester

[Dr Goggles]

I dunno what that set up was made from but the ten bolt housing we "re-purposed" was made from pure un-alloyed goatskneesium , apparently the nickel in the grey iron forms something like stellite when the rose welds are done, it was chisel hard.

That's good cool weather work.

[Tman]

Goggs, I want to clarify something that has bugged me off and on. Even following you build on the HAMB (I was registered here for years but saw it there first) I did not realize your car was called the Spirit of Sunshine! When I named our car I took from the Spirit of St Louis,Spirit of 76 the Spirit of San Diego and the fact all race cars need a name! I have a HUGE respect for history, even my business is the name of one of dads racecars!!!!!!!

[barrybill]

My son and I will be in Spearfish the 2nd week of June, are you anywhere close so that we could come see? Barry

[Dr Goggles]

Goggs, I want to clarify something that has bugged me off and on. Even following you build on the HAMB (I was registered here for years but saw it there first) I did not realize your car was called the Spirit of Sunshine! When I named our car I took from the Spirit of St Louis,Spirit of 76 the Spirit of San Diego and the fact all race cars need a name! I have a HUGE respect for history, even my business is the name of one of dads racecars!!!!!!!

It was the Reverend who put the name forward. We ind of chuckled about it at first because Sunshine is the butt of some jokes. It's always been a poor part of town and it's only now that the city is exploding westward that the real estate has become valuable. HOWEVER, Sunshine was renamed  from "Braybrook Junction" after the Sunshine Harvester Works which was started by H.V.McKay. He was a prominent industrialist, philanthropist and eventually politician. The Sunshine Harvester Works were the sight of the original "living wage" claim and was a standout exercise in both the nature of it's business model and the way it treated it's workers. Thus, Sunshine has always had a bit of "soul"........the more we thought about it the better it seemed, the name had history, quite apart from it's literal meaning.

I like living there, so the name seems just right.

[Tman]

My son and I will be in Spearfish the 2nd week of June, are you anywhere close so that we could come see? Barry

I am south of Rapid City so it would be a little over an hours drive. If you are doing Mt Rushmore or any of the tourist stuff you will be nearby.

[Tman]

That's what happens when you re-purpose old circle track parts, you have to take the "circle track" out of them. 
 

Those roundy rounders will do anything to scab stuff back together to make the Friday night race.

[Tman]

Could not let Sparky have all the exhaust fun so I jumped back on the header last night. I had brushed it aside a few weeks back. In less than 30 minutes I had 3 els roughed in and ready for final fit

[Frankie7799]

Looks like your gonna have an easier time than Sparky did T lol

[Tman]

Looks like your gonna have an easier time than Sparky did T lol

Still tight as all get out. The inline makes the area around the engine easy but I have a ton of stuff that needs to go above the tranny/rearend and behind that with the chut tube!

[Dr Goggles]

Looks like your gonna have an easier time than Sparky did T lol

Still tight as all get out. The inline makes the area around the engine easy but I have a ton of stuff that needs to go above the tranny/rearend and behind that with the chut tube!

ahhh stop yer complainin'

[Tman]

Looks like your gonna have an easier time than Sparky did T lol

Still tight as all get out. The inline makes the area around the engine easy but I have a ton of stuff that needs to go above the tranny/rearend and behind that with the chut tube!

ahhh stop yer complainin'

Yeah, I guese the extra 5 feet leaves me a little better off than you guys!

[gearheadeh]

That's what happens when you re-purpose old circle track parts, you have to take the "circle track" out of them. 
 

 

[Roseville Carl]

Keep on keepin on Trent. I wanna see this plumbed up to the Turbo before long!

[Tman]

Keep on keepin on Trent. I wanna see this plumbed up to the Turbo before long!

I keep on jumping around to avoid the burnout I kept getting in the past!

[38flattie]

I too, want to see the turbo!