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Fundraising, For sale, and Wanted => For Sale by Private Parties => Topic started by: 38flattie on April 20, 2014, 07:45:19 PM
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Flatcad Racing’s 1938 Chevy coupe is for sale!
Halibrand QC, Rankin 4-speed transmission -gear ratio as follows 1.79, 1.45, 1.13, 1.00, dry sump tank and plumbing, ballast, fire system, complete roll cage, etc.
Details and pics of the car can be found here: http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/topic,8271.0.html
NO ENGINE! Available in August, after Speedweek. $25K
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Wow Buddy at first I thought this post was dated April 1st but its not! Wondering what's going to happen after August? :?
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Buddy, this ain't 1 April like the last time.... Sure you're not going to keep it after it goes 200?
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http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/topic,13822.0.html (http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/topic,13822.0.html)
I wonder if he's found something?
:cheers:
Mike
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Nope, no April fools here! :evil:
Ronnie, we'll still be on the salt-we just want to get into a lakester, or preferably a 'liner!
Stainless, whether the car goes 200 or not, it's for sale. I don't get very attached to hunks of metal, especially when the only way I can get a different car is to sell the one I have!
Mike, I haven't found one yet, but am dedicated to finding one that we can run in 2015. If I do find one that I think will work, I'll be posting questions on this site, to make sure it's the right car for us.
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As cool as the Chevy is, I know your passion is making the engine the star of the show. Putting it into a Lakester or a Liner will definitely give the FlatCad a higher public profile.
I measured the garage, and I'm just not finding space for the Chevy, and Kate's already . . . well, . . I won't say irritated . . . annoyed would be the proper word . . . annoyed that I'm already storing the trailer in the back yard.
Somebody's going to get a real solid roller with that one.
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As cool as the Chevy is, I know your passion is making the engine the star of the show. Putting it into a Lakester or a Liner will definitely give the FlatCad a higher public profile.
I measured the garage, and I'm just not finding space for the Chevy, and Kate's already . . . well, . . I won't say irritated . . . annoyed would be the proper word . . . annoyed that I'm already storing the trailer in the back yard.
Somebody's going to get a real solid roller with that one.
So, MM- the I/GC record is in the 140 range. What do you think the KRover will push it? :evil: :cheers:
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As cool as the Chevy is, I know your passion is making the engine the star of the show. Putting it into a Lakester or a Liner will definitely give the FlatCad a higher public profile.
I measured the garage, and I'm just not finding space for the Chevy, and Kate's already . . . well, . . I won't say irritated . . . annoyed would be the proper word . . . annoyed that I'm already storing the trailer in the back yard.
Somebody's going to get a real solid roller with that one.
So, MM- the I/GC record is in the 140 range. What do you think the KRover will push it? :evil: :cheers:
You know, one of the things that always bugs me is that everywhere you look, you see a Chevy engine in something else.
Nothing would gratify me more than to use a Chevy body with ANYTHING other than a bowtie engine. For me, that's the magic of the Flatcad in this combination.
But because Kate is just now thinking I've gone a little bit off the deep end - I've managed to elude interventions by choosing smaller cars - I'm going to have to pass - for reasons of marital stability. :wink:
Buddy - do you have this posted on the H.A.M.B. ?
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FWIW, Ed Roth put a FE Ford (390 or 406 depending on the story) into his '55 Chevy.
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5010/5243540126_6a9c48497a_z.jpg)
Mike
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MM would have loved the later Tom Senter. Tom put his Ardun into a 2nd gen Camaro.
DW
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FWIW, Ed Roth put a FE Ford (390 or 406 depending on the story) into his '55 Chevy.
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5010/5243540126_6a9c48497a_z.jpg)
Mike
If I remember the article correctly, Roth put the engine into the bay and "welded it where it fell."
If I could be crazy like Roth, then I'd consider myself a corking success.
MM would have loved the later Tom Senter. Tom put his Ardun into a 2nd gen Camaro.
DW
I seem to recall a 2nd gen Camaro at Elmo in '93 running a 351 Ford.
Yep - this is precisely the kind of thing that brought me to this party.
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I believe that long time drag racer Clarence Everett of Salem, Oregon ran Bville with a flathead ford in a 1967 Camaro. That would have been in the 70's.
Bob
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The Hodges Brothers ran the red Camaro with the 351 for a while. Tommy got the EM 200 club hat in the car. The late Captain Billy Hodges raced with Mike Cook for many, many years.
DW
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:-D
http://www.rodauthority.com/news/a-flathead-ford-powered-chevy-camaro-looks-like-it/ (http://www.rodauthority.com/news/a-flathead-ford-powered-chevy-camaro-looks-like-it/)
(http://www.city-data.com/forum/attachments/automotive/116180d1376398863-flathead-camaro-camaro.jpg)
Mike
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A lot of cross-breeding going on . . .
Just saw a Kaiser with a DeSoto hemi for SpeedWeek. Might have saved Kaiser if they did it themselves. Of course, I guess it didn't save DeSoto . . .
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How about Mcgain and Holts didnt they run a Hilborn Injected Flathead in a Capri on the salt? :cheers:
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I think it is time to stop throwing down off beat combinations and get back to helping Buddy move his Chevy. I, for one, want to see that engine run over 200.
DW
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Me too, Dan. I'm disappointed that it's getting split up. I was looking for Buddy to get a red hat with it.
Doug :-( :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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The Hodges Brothers ran the red Camaro with the 351 for a while. Tommy got the EM 200 club hat in the car. The late Captain Billy Hodges raced with Mike Cook for many, many years.
DW
This may have been the run - the car sounded glorious . . .
(http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo58/milwaukeemidget/DSCN5382_zpse4ccdf9b.jpg) (http://s361.photobucket.com/user/milwaukeemidget/media/DSCN5382_zpse4ccdf9b.jpg.html)
Yet another one of those cars that inspired me to get into this. Small block Fords in Camaros, FlatCads in Coupes - Who wouldn't want to get involved?
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Me too, Dan. I'm disappointed that it's getting split up. I was looking for Buddy to get a red hat with it.
Doug :-( :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Well Doug, I better go fast in August then, huh? :wink:
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Buddy,
Didn't I hear some where that you were talking to the "Valley Fever" guys about wedging your Caddie into their liner?
Rex
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What kind of Kaiser might that be Stan?
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Buddy - it's been a long build thread - and this is still the coolest top chop of any late thirties Chevy I've ever seen. Do you have other body panels left over from this? Maybe post up some pics of any spares?
Cheers!
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Back on topic---
Maybe some more info would help get it sold...
Estimated Cd? What body classes it's legal for?
Estimated HP to get it past 2 bills @ Bonneville?
Buddy- wish you luck with the sale. Everytime
I wear the Quest 200 shirt people ask about it,
hope that you get there before it sells!
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Thanks for the kind words and support!
Depending on engine choice, the car could be legal in /VGALT, VFALT, BVFALT, BVGALT, /GALT, /BGALT, /FALT, /BFALT, /GCC, /BGCC, /FCC, and /BFCC. The car currently holds 3 records at B'ville, and 2 at the Ohio Mile.
I believe 650HP will drive the car at 200+ MPH, but we’ll see at Bonneville.
The car will pass tech at 200+ MPH, and is long course qualified.
The car comes with 2 4-link front ends, one for altered, and a narrow one for comp coupe. Car has a Halibrand Champ QC, Rankin 4 speed tranny, intercooler chiller box, 4 link rear setup, custom front fiberglass front and hood for comp coupe, and stock front and hood for altered classes.
All of the details are in the build thread, but you can always PM me with specific questions.
If the car doesn’t sell, we’ll continue to run it for a few years, while we get a ‘liner ready!
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I went ahead and posted up an ad for you -
https://www.facebook.com/milwaukeemidget/posts/282809965214789?notif_t=like
Car show season is upon us - let's see if we can give it a home in Wisconsin. :cheers:
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Thanks Chris!
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Potential buyers should remember that this weekend is a chance to see the car in person.
Buddy, Ruth, Hooley and I are going to be at EM this weekend and if you haven't talked to John he is also planning on being there with Brenda. Hope to see you there and come by our place on the way to Colorado afterwards (not too many more miles),
Sum
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Sum, that's great! I'm looking forward to seeing all of you again!
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See you there. I'm leaving now for San Gabriel Valley then El Mirage. :cheers: Wayno
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First I've heard about the sale, makes sense though. We all want to go faster. I don't know how long the Uni will last but I would like to use the engine in something that will show more speed. :wink:
As for something other than an sbc look at Charlie Burns' '96 Sonoma pickup with the turbo "E" Y-Block. :-D