Are you looking at XO/GL, or XO/BGL?
Like to hear some details on the 235?
Are you looking at XO/GL, or XO/BGL?
Are you looking at XO/GL, or XO/BGL?
Our first goal is XO/GL Sorry I was flippant
At some point in the future, moderators might try to distinguish between an ad hominem, unprovoked and completely irrelevant personal attack, as opposed to a response to such.
Hint: one comes first.
Just a question about what intake you are going to be running. I made a mechanical, mostly Hilborn fuel injector for Ray Hedstrom to use on his 261. But health issues pervented him from using it. I gave it to him. Perhaps he would lend it to you, if that is in line with your plans. I made a few of these things and they seem to work for me. Other people I have made them for must think they look good as they hang them on the wall. Picture attached. Just add one. They have to stick out farther on yours to clear the exhaust. 3 inches on Rays as I remember from the head to the base of the throttle body. 4 inches on my Plymouth.
Trent, you might give Russ or Eric Eyres a call. Russ is currently building a lakester frame for my pal Charles Greenlaw--(Xetex Racing, the orange and cream fox body Mustang) and it is a rectangular main rail/tubing upper design. Good to see you on here.....Say Hi to Rocky for me if you see him.....Kiwi (.....Tinbender)..Paul... :cheers:
Trent--Russ and Eric are in the Rulebook as E.T.A. Specialties--Eric has a real job, so Russ cell is (858)228 6256, and should be good during working hours PST. You can also Email Eric- He is the SCTA/San Diego Roadster Club President, and his Email is in the Club listings on p 173. He is also on here occasionally....I will send you Charles Contact info in a PM after I make sure he is OK with a broken down bicycle mechanic getting in touch with him....... :evil: :cheers: :evil:
Trent--If the Offy story is legit, you get a pass, but grudgingly....photo evidence? Check your messages....
Tman,
Would your Dad have known "The Hawk" Marlin Hawkinson noted sprint car racer and Mayor of Bismarck? Drank a lot of beer with The Hawk.
Doug :cheers: :cheers:
Can’t wait to see your build, as the XO lakestr class should be very interesting in the years to come. Tony
Tman,
Hawk owned Hawk's Pit Stop 71-76. Sold Beer CB radios and a lot of Bull----, at that time. Well known sprint car driver/owner then,too. I was there last year and he still has his old sprint stashed in the corner of his warehouse. He became mator of Bismarck around that time or shortly after.
Doug :cheers: :cheers:
so.....any progress photo's? have you laid out a more detailed plan yet? curious to see more.
Cheers,
Drewfus :-)
Add it all up, and the BNI card is a real bargain.
Stan
so what did you choose for a g'box?
c'mon, get those photo's downloaded, and more importantly, start mocking it up so we can start building..... :wink: :-D
Cheers,
Drewfus
P.S. send that QC over to me and I'll fix it for you, for your effort I'll even put it in my 34 coupe and make sure it works for you.... :-D
Would a T5 stand up ?
Trentso what did you choose for a g'box?
c'mon, get those photo's downloaded, and more importantly, start mocking it up so we can start building..... :wink: :-D
Cheers,
Drewfus
P.S. send that QC over to me and I'll fix it for you, for your effort I'll even put it in my 34 coupe and make sure it works for you.... :-D
Drew, the QC is ready for new bearings and re-assembly. We are going for the most common box, a Mincie unless something more exotic shows up. I need to spring for a new camera.
Since you cant streamline the wheels, have you thought of a 4WD system or a front wheel drive? Tony
Use the helper as the driver. It won't matter how small you make the frame he will be able to get out very fast.
That's impressive in tech.
FREUD
Wonderful TMan!
Wish I coulda got my kid more interested in the day. He ended up with a masters in Physics and is a freakin' LAWYER and studies the functions of the BRAIN as a hobby! (But we are goin' to the Hot Rod Reunion together this weekend and LOVES El Mirage).
His sister, though, puts 10K miles on her BMW 1200 every year so she's close, and did used to sweep the old racecar shop. Thankfully she missed Jr Dragster by five years - I ain't got that much dedication in my soul to have done that program - even though we built a dozen or so for others.
Enuff kid braggin, g'nite!
Trent, measure Volkswagen Bug hoops. :cheers: Wayno
T man
How did Les do?
FREUD
He was probably sand bagging.
FREUD
Trent, Thanks for the link, now I wont get anything done today. LOL Tony
as of now it is "roomy". Might be the last time I EVER say that :wink:
Just think Trent, a few more tubes and you're done!!! :evil: :roll: :-D
Have FUN.
Pete
Trent, on the really weird cuts I did them first in PVC tubing. It's much easier and quicker to cut. "Oh. That's what it's supposed to look like". :roll: Wayno
Only if you're going to touch it! :evil: :evil:
Pete
Trent, I have 1 ten pound bottle behind my seat in that triangular area. If you tape 2 oatmeal boxes end to end it replicates a ten pounder pretty well. I'm putting another ten pounder in the engine compartment mounted laterally also. It's a workout finding room for this stuff in a smallish car. :-D Wayno
Trent, I have 1 ten pound bottle behind my seat in that triangular area. If you tape 2 oatmeal boxes end to end it replicates a ten pounder pretty well. I'm putting another ten pounder in the engine compartment mounted laterally also. It's a workout finding room for this stuff in a smallish car. :-D Wayno
And this is small Wayne! Thanks! :cheers:
It's a workout finding room for this stuff in a smallish car. :-D Wayno
Trent--Remember to bring the blocks for the Pedals to Tech with you so that when Scotty has to do his Bailout, we can make sure his little self can reach all the knobs and stuff...... :-D :-D :mrgreen:
Trent, I have 1 ten pound bottle behind my seat in that triangular area. If you tape 2 oatmeal boxes end to end it replicates a ten pounder pretty well. I'm putting another ten pounder in the engine compartment mounted laterally also. It's a workout finding room for this stuff in a smallish car. :-D Wayno
on the Ratical I at one time had the fire bottles mounted one on top of the other,right behind my back, horizontally from side to side using the fire wall to mount them to
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I'm checking on that this week. You didn't ask but here's a picture of my fire bottle. o WaynoTrent, I have 1 ten pound bottle behind my seat in that triangular area. If you tape 2 oatmeal boxes end to end it replicates a ten pounder pretty well. I'm putting another ten pounder in the engine compartment mounted laterally also. It's a workout finding room for this stuff in a smallish car. :-D Wayno
Is there any stipulation on protecting the bottles if they are in the engine area?
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Thought you said yours was a 10 pounder Wayno, looks like a 5 :?Oops. I should have added "Not to scale". :-D Wayno
Thought you said yours was a 10 pounder Wayno, looks like a 5 :?
That's how you build your thread to over 100 pages. Just ask Goggles. :-D :-D :-D
Pete
SCTA states the sizes required as well as how many.
TMAN, work with Joe Timney as his product is used by many and I don't know about ESS and availibility for refills or replacements when at the salt or other venues. In the event one got set off (accidently) you would want to find a replacement that is common to the racers if you needed to borrow one. (Planning ahead)
If I find there is a problem with the tank in the engine compartment I can fit 5s in the cockpit. I'll aprise you of my findings. :cheers: Wayno
Is the yard stick legal? It looks like the tape will pass.
Tman.
It looks to me that you could bring the roll bar in closer and down closer to the helmet. Look at Jack Costella's cars for a good example of close fitting and low frontal area roll cage. With the divers shoulders pretty much enclosed by the upper rails do you really need the roll bar to be a double bend?
Rex
Tman, you have the right idea. I know everyone wants the smallest car possible for Aerodynamic drag, but safety comes first. There should be a mandate in the rules for helmet to cage clearance and requirement for Padding such as ISP. The small Aero drag penalty by having a slightly larger and much safer cage is negligible, especially in a Lakester where the tires will be a much larger contributor. With a well designed cockpit enclosure and design from the cockpit back (very important), the slightly larger cage should be insignificant. Just my opinion but I have designed and built fast cars and lost too many friends over the years due to head injuries.
Trent, I spoke with Frank Acosta from Deist at El Mirage on Saturday. He advised against mounting the bottles in the engine compartment because the heat cycling up and down has a tendency to turn the suppressant to fudge. (Not a direct qoute :wink:) Hope this helps. WaynoIf I find there is a problem with the tank in the engine compartment I can fit 5s in the cockpit. I'll aprise you of my findings. :cheers: Wayno
Thanks Wayno, I went out back in the "storage" Yard and cut some lengths of PVC the same size as a few of the fire bottles. Looks like we have more room than I thought. Glen, thanks for a great phone conversation! I take what you say serious.
I'm glad she brought the camera back. :cheers:
Mike
Where's the P-38 Porter bottle? :x Wayno
They all have caps on'em :-o
I'm guessing it was a tough chore. I would think that you had to buy at least a half dozen of each to extract the single bottle for Tman. If you need any help just call. :evil: :evil: :-D
Pete
Oh, Trent . . .
(http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo58/milwaukeemidget/DSCN4469.jpg)
:wink:
Chris, when you were out at the salt last year -- did you happen to buy any "Polygamy Porter"?
Chris, when you were out at the salt last year -- did you happen to buy any "Polygamy Porter"?
Bought the T-shirt for that one - a decent beer, but I'll take a bottle of Wayno's porter over that any day.
In fact, the first phone call I received from Dr. Goggles wound up going to my voice mail. His last statement, with regard to Wayno's Porter, spoken in that smooth, quiet tone, complete with the elongated schwa on the "i' vowel, was -
"The porter is fine".
Trent, they just started canning the Sprecher Amber, and seeing as it travels better in cans than bottles, I'll slip you a couple when you reach impound - one for you, and one for Dan.
Or if you don't make it to impound, we'll just drink.
So do I have to have these latches installed before you plow through your 12 beers of Christmas?
Cheers! :cheers:
Dodge!! On the other hand it looks like a nice Chineese dinner. :-D
Yeah Chris but after I slapped it the first time with the rubber mallet you would have thought I would have learned to NOT do it twice! :oops:
The feel of the trauma is better felt with a short video. Cross light it so the stream of blood sparkles.
It could be presented for A Can-o-me Award. U-Tube would be a fine place to debut it.
FREUD
If you listen to a lot of Patsy Cline songs you might end up with clinical depression. I love her voice but the lyrics are depressing.
Joe
I have a neighbor that thinks he is a drummer, I wish he would take up the piano
D/G -- T/M ... Just for the record, I like country music and I like Patsy Cline ... I would just caution anyone that suffers from depression to not listen to her lyrics ... the results could be ugly.
trent, is someone taller than you going to be driving? if not then you might consider bringing that front hoop down a smidge. maybe one o.d.'s worth at the flat section between the two bends. looks like you've got plenty (too much) room to work with.
hate to see you waste tubing but i think a full mock up of spare or scrap material may help you to see how much room you really have. i usually build a mock up cage piece by piece, bend by bend out of cheap exhaust tubing. then take your finished multi-piece section over to the bender and copy it with the real material.
just a thought. looks good nonetheless.
Sounds like you have been busy. Any up to date photos?
Tman, does your wheel center to hoop need to be welded 360 degrees? Or is that a detail related to the speed the car needs to be legal for?
Frank
Just a thought Trent. Once you get just a little further along why don't you call them and see if they already have a mould for an existing canopy, probably from a homebuilt, that could be made to fit your application. That way you wouldn't have to spend the time and effort of doing a special mould for your project and access to spares would be easier.
Pete
Aluminum is lighter but we should do an FEA study first!
That's Fluid Entry Assessment and not with diet coke!! :-D
One of our drivers requested a drink holder. I offer up two choices, Stainless and Aluminum ;)
One of our drivers requested a drink holder. I offer up two choices, Stainless and Aluminum ;)
OK, I don't know about this aluminum guy but I'm not holding any one's coke :-o but if your bud wants to hold my beer, I'll drive :cheers:
Just don't put your coke anywhere near my ice.
Now, Tman... why didn't you run that down tube on the front hoop right to the rail?
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k246/surlytman/lakester/002-10.jpg)
Correct the link to www.lakeheaders.com .
Thanks Trent. It's a neat site and wasn't hard to figure out.
Pete
time warp :-o
time warp :-o
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k246/surlytman/lakester/001-17.jpg)
do ya mind if I drop my ironing off?
T, now is a good time to put some roll bar padding above the helmet to ensure you have a enough clearance and them check for 120 degrees of forward vision. I would tack in those bars where you think they should be, put in a seat height base and back, then put on the helmet, climb in look around and climb out. Suggest doing this a lot from this point on.
Trent, Where is this technology when we need it?
http://youtu.be/yigRgG_NIyU
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Tabs with thru-bolts would be my vote, anything you blind bolt into will get salt in it, corrode and freeze your bolt in place. Feel free to ask how I know :| :x :-o if you can't figure it out
:cheers:
LOVE those drops---scrap prices :-D
You racing on the salt or profiling.... way too many things planned in that dash, you will be lucky to get a peek at the tach.... :roll: OK just kidding all those gauges will be useful during warm ups before the runs. OK back to work on the cage, you won't need a dash for a while.
Tman- you do your own "engine turning"? Do you use abrasives or rubber or what?
Tman
Went to Cratex site and got confused. :? Which abrasive grit did you use and how was it held for use?
Going to look cool, if cool counts.
Ron
Tman- you do your own "engine turning"? Do you use abrasives or rubber or what?
Hey Tman,
Great looking fit up on the cage!! I am a welding inspector by trade and fit up for critical welds are a real important thing. Keep up the good work! :cheers:
Brad
I have redone a few my self over time :?--still doing it
You are on a roll ... measure twice - cut once ... Joe
instead of the long piece of green tape, why not a v shape in that's space also?
bf
instead of the long piece of green tape, why not a v shape in that's space also?
bf
I am assuming you mean the front piece of tape? The area is acutally shorter than the camera makes it look.
Trent, are the driver's feet in the area near the front of that forward section (where there appears to be a piece of cardboard)? If so, tech will want to see some method of keeping the driver's foot inside the cockpit. It appears that you"ll need add something more than the diagonal to ensure retention. I installed a tube from the diagonal to the forward upright about midway between the frame rail and the upper rail. vic
Trent, I'm curious as to how you decided on the nose 'cone' shape? The sides all appear flat, and I would expect a cone, or bullet shape- of course, I know didly about aero though!
Is this a design you liked, copied of off another car, was suggested to you, or.....?
The build is looking good!
I like it ...
Joe
When it is thick enough to sit on without buckling it will probably be enough
What is your B/L ratio?
(unfamiliar with this fiberglassing term? Beers to Layers)
Looking good Tman
How much support will it have?
Are you putting the cloth on at different angles between layers?
What weight cloth are you using?
Mine is quite heavy, will try and find the invoice.
Cheers
jon
Trent, the build is looking good. Now I see what you wanted those flaps for. Are you going to have an air siren like the Stuka dive bombers? :cheers: Might be interesting to see some of the photo guys and gals faces as you deploy your system. :evil: Tony
The main thing is to ensure that they deploy perfectly symmetrically. The result of that not happening could be rather exciting! :-o :-o :-o
Pete
The main thing is to ensure that they deploy perfectly symmetrically. The result of that not happening could be rather exciting! :-o :-o :-o
Pete
+1, a linkage between them could be a good idea.
I like the look of them.
jon
Tman, wait until you have the engine and everything else mounted to see what you will need to re-engineer once all of the other mechanical, electrical, hoses etc. You will find your thinking changes when you get to that part of the build. The worm can gets fuller. :-o
Making a fiberglas part off a male mold requires some work. My original Buell XB front fender I made off a male mold and it came out smooth after some agressive sanding and bondo. Finished well but there was considerable physical exertion involved in finishing it. Stay with it ...
Joe
Getting there, a good day of Rockies Baseball and laminating
That really looks stout ... Ary you sure that you are not building something for a pulling contest?
Joe
New to the board and just started reading your build this afternoon. Just got finished. Some quality work there Tman, something to be very proud of. Looking foward to more updates as you progress on.
That wheel looks really nice Trent. There's enough room to do some trick stuff. The NACA duct is looking rather good too. :cheers: :cheers:
Pete
Trent, Ergonomically that is a perfect steering wheel, I would put one switch for the parachute launcher on one side and on the other side an air shifter button or or an ignition kill switch. In the center I would put some bright LED lights for shift lights, it wouldn't be hard to put a small board together. If you don't like the shift light idea and have a electronic ignition that you can load a few ignition maps to, add a rotary switch so you can go between them. Just my 2 cents, which wont by a bowl of rice in China. Tony
Hope your NACA duct works better than ours... certainly looks good... but remember to try and consider the pressure in the cockpit, make sure it runs at a positive pressure to stop fumes coming in...
Great build diary, just read it right thru!
Cheers
Rick
No itch, the nose is going to nestle into an aluminum pan that will hold the rubber chin skirts. There is more chance for itch with the mat then the fabric.
Thanks PJ! Circle Track is one of the few magazines that still does real tech articles!
Thanks PJ! Circle Track is one of the few magazines that still does real tech articles!
I agree - it's one of the last "get your hands dirty" mags out there for the sport. Rather than most tech and construction articles in magazines that are in a hurry to show the finished project and provide advertisers a showcase for their products, Circle Track really takes the time to inform.
Trent, I haven't posted much, but I've been lurking on this one. Glad to see it’s still on track. Keep it up, brother - this is a first class build.
Your beer should be there by Wednesday! :cheers:
cheering for you here Trent :cheers: :cheers:
good to see some progress
... the big 1.32 turbine housing... a very fleiable size...?? Only in Aussie dictionaries? Not in any of mine... :?
Trent, a lot of times you can find another factory style wastgate actuator that opens at a lower pressure and you can adapt to your housing. A lot of 4 cylinder factory turbo cars are in the 8-15 psi range
Tman:
A lot of turbos have a nipple on the cold side housing for a pressure referrence, some people use post cooler piping amd some use a manifold referrence. The deal is that the closer to your turbo your pressure referrence is, the faster the WG will react. Dont worry too much about the quarter sized hole, after testing you can port the WG and it will flow a lot more. You have at least as much back pressure before the turbo as you have boost in the intake. This is the reason a small hole will bleed off a lot of exhaust pressure slowing the turbo. From. Corky Bells "maximum boost"
Cory
Not that I am a big forced induction guy by any means, but the turbo you have pictured looks an awful lot like a Garrett off of a 7.3L Ford Powerstroke. And I do know a wee bit about those darn things! One way you can adjust when the wastegate opens is to either increase or decrease the tension on the wastegate solenoid by shortening or lengthening the arm that goes to the waste gate. The shorter the arm, the more tension, and therefor more boost required to open the wastegate. The longer the arm means less tension and the wastegate will open sooner with less boost. I wouldn't reccomend doing it on a stock application, as most guys in my part of the world do it to get more boost out of their pick up trucks, but for what you are doing it may help to know that there is some adjustability there without having to spend a bunch of money and time trying to make something work. Looking good man! Keep it up! :cheers:
Joe
Yep! Now's the time to stretch it for you. I can tell you it sucks big ones to have to do it down the road.
My chassis is finished with tunnel & all. Now the production O/D unit is 2" longer than the dummy unit I built around.
Time to cut the back off a streamliner. :x :cry:
Sid.
Yep! Now's the time to stretch it for you. I can tell you it sucks big ones to have to do it down the road.
My chassis is finished with tunnel & all. Now the production O/D unit is 2" longer than the dummy unit I built around.
Time to cut the back off a streamliner. :x :cry:
Sid.
I feel your pain Sid!
Another question, I am sure some of the high end aftermarket trannies have the same dimensions as a GM 4 speed. Tex, Jerico, Lenco etc? Don't want to build into a corner for future upgrades!
Thanks guys.
If you leave some more space in there you can do a short shaft between them with double couplers on each end. Allows you to more options down the road & you can pull the trans without pulling the eng or diff out. Use two sliders on the short shaft with collars so you can slide them back & lift out the shaft.
If you are runnung a 7.5 10bolt, B&J are now able to make a Greek coupler to fit them. Part # is B&J-SID.
Sid.
When I talked to the guys that built them they said they were for a 966 (or some number with a 9!)Porsche race car and the car used two of them and I think they were mounted in the air dam. Anyway they are pretty nice and great quality. I may put the last one in my modified as I always wanted to try a double pass radiator in it.996 and they were great. :wink:
Rex
If you leave some more space in there you can do a short shaft between them with double couplers on each end. Allows you to more options down the road & you can pull the trans without pulling the eng or diff out. Use two sliders on the short shaft with collars so you can slide them back & lift out the shaft.
If you are runnung a 7.5 10bolt, B&J are now able to make a Greek coupler to fit them. Part # is B&J-SID.
Sid.
If you have the room it can't hurt to run it. You may be able to run a lighter lubricant without too much heat buildup with the extra capacity. Boy, I like spending your money!!! :-D :-D :evil:
Pete
If you have the room it can't hurt to run it. You may be able to run a lighter lubricant without too much heat buildup with the extra capacity. Boy, I like spending your money!!! :-D :-D :evil:
Pete
Trent, we didn't see any temp or oil issues with our stock cover.
The good thing is that they should be readily available at a decent price just about anytime. They're used very commonly on a lot of oval track cars and they're one of the more protected items on the car. The way the rest of the car gets trashed that may be one of the few items salvageable! :-D :evil: :roll:
Pete
Metal latches are fire proof.
Metal latches are fire proof.
Fire has no path, it flames everywhere, small holes become blow torches, Trent you remember the pictures I sent, lessons learned. We all fear fire as at speed it's hard to manage until you get stopped and get assistance.Glen, pardon the reference but yes, I do remember those pictures! They are seared into my brain. Scary stuff. That is why the fuel and the rad/intercooler have an inline 6 between me and them!
Yeah, but a water soaked fire suit is a steam bath you don't want. Thay can as do absorb water.
Well, thanks to Skip,Steve and Rex I have the parts and knowledge to start on my ice water tank. Picked up parts for the spray bar, my Rule pump, Intercooler and Rad. Tommorw get the sheet aluminum and will take lots of shots for all to see.
Any ideas on hole sizes in my spraybar (PVC tube)?
Well, thanks to Skip,Steve and Rex I have the parts and knowledge to start on my ice water tank. Picked up parts for the spray bar, my Rule pump, Intercooler and Rad. Tommorw get the sheet aluminum and will take lots of shots for all to see.
Any ideas on hole sizes in my spraybar (PVC tube)?
Trent, I have a question:
I built a rad in a tank, but submerged the whole radiator, instead of using a pump and spray bar. The heat absorption is awesome!
What is the advantage of the pump and spray bar in this setup?
So it's the 'radiator' part of your intercooler? Could you put the intercooler beside the radiator, and save yourself the extra effort of the pump and spray bar?
So it's the 'radiator' part of your intercooler? Could you put the intercooler beside the radiator, and save yourself the extra effort of the pump and spray bar?
Due to space I am packaging them together. I don't think I would even need the spraybar but it will keep the water moving in the tank as the ice melts. Besides, it was a quick $30 and easy to do. Cheap insurance if we need it in my small tank.
Trent,
I'll bet with some time and a good tape measure, plumb bob a fairly flat floor you could get it between 1/16 to 1/8 inch square, which with a long wheel base is probably good. That being said I would never build a car without at least one axle that I can move, up and down, fore and aft and right to left. You need to be able to adjust alignment and also corner weight which you cannot do easily if it is welded solid.
Rex
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!!!!!!!
My son and I will be in Spearfish the 2nd week of June, are you anywhere close so that we could come see? Barry
That's what happens when you re-purpose old circle track parts, you have to take the "circle track" out of them. :roll:
:cheers:
Looks like your gonna have an easier time than Sparky did T lol
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!
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' :cheers:
That's what happens when you re-purpose old circle track parts, you have to take the "circle track" out of them. :roll:
:cheers:
Keep on keepin on Trent. I wanna see this plumbed up to the Turbo before long!
That's not narrow :-D
T-Man
I keep on jumping around to avoid the burnout I kept getting in the past!
That helps in many ways---some times when you get back to it--it wants something else---or maybe you do---changes evolve---especially when you start with a clean sheet of paper and do not have a lot of building under ones belt---like me---then turbos are so, so different. :roll:
Wow Trent it looks like you even have electricity in there. :-D I feel your pain. I'm a couple of weekeknds away from finishing our master bath remod. A 2 year project. Good thing Amy wanted the race car as well. :-D
We do in fact. I get some interesting looks when I tell folks it is a straw bale house. But, it has weathered 114mph gusts that blew a modular off its foundation out here.
Well I'll be go to hay. The house we saw was pretty big -- really big. And it didn't have stucco or cement or anything but bales walls (outside, at least). But there's no question -- the house was made of bales of something. Now if it had been in northern California the bales might have been locally-grown weed, but I'm pretty sure it was regular straw (from the color, not the aroma).
Thanks for the information, ladies and germs.
Buickguy- thanks for the link. I quickly looked it over, but didn't read the whole thing. How do they keep the stucco from cracking in time? Is some framing (wood, etc.) employed?
Well, there's a huge oil play just north of you-lots of time off, and good pay!
Too close to SpeedWeek to look for a job... :roll: hard to tell your new boss that you need a week off just after you start :-o
Good luck with the quest Trent
See ya on the salt 8-)
Hang in there Trent, had a windy,rough stretch myself. The salt is something that will keep you sane and gives your something to focus on when all else is,well,brown.............
Oh yeah,better, way better and getting betterer all the time. ;-)
Sneak peek. Here is the completed pattern for my 1st product, a full foot hot rod and racecar peddle. It gets sent to the foundry this week. Thicker than most out there, room for a toe loop to bolt on.
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k246/surlytman/th_2013-09-09161430_zps4ba133d2.jpg) (http://s90.photobucket.com/user/surlytman/media/2013-09-09161430_zps4ba133d2.jpg.html)
Sneak peek. Here is the completed pattern for my 1st product, a full foot hot rod and racecar peddle. It gets sent to the foundry this week. Thicker than most out there, room for a toe loop to bolt on.
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k246/surlytman/th_2013-09-09161430_zps4ba133d2.jpg) (http://s90.photobucket.com/user/surlytman/media/2013-09-09161430_zps4ba133d2.jpg.html)
How's your wife feeling about her waffle iron? ??? :-D :-D :-D
Pete
Don't worry about your tranny Trent .. It's in a wood crate in my shop. Its not in my way. When ever we find a 'inexpensive' way to get it from the very bottom of Texas to SD it'll be ready to go !
Trent build your own foundry and pour them yourself............. small parts are fun!!!!
not planning on a two port injector for a 471 are you???
The good news............got 4 days at the house with nothing to do. The bad news................spent 3 days without power! Broke out the finest camp gear from Mr Coleman and cooked on the ol stove, lit the shop with the lantern and read, a lot!@
Glad to hear it as well. We have been blessed this year with no storms, read hurricanes. Same deal, 2 days of raging weather then a week of sunshine and no power. :roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9TByT3QlWc
"got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime."
We're pullin' for ya, Trent. :cheers:
They look good Trent! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Pete
Thanks guys, I have several more products in the que, mainly hotrod stuff but I am doing a swin pedal that would work on some race apps.
Trent, do you have a pivot that's goes with the pedal, center or heel attachment. Or is this something the buyer has to make.Just wondering. :cheers:
The Morse cable or something similar is the way to go if you want to use a cable. With that assembly the toe loop becomes functional because you can push with the cable assembly if for some reason the throttle loses interest in returning. :roll: :roll: :evil:
Pete
Pedals look great Trent, keep up the good work! 8-)
Happy Holidays Trent hoping to see the "Spirit" hit the salt this year!!
Dr,
Drop by the pit in August. If you are in the Montana area when you pass through I could buy a beer and give a day-tour or something.
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
oh, I dunno. Goggles has been to the Rodge Mahal 2 or 3 times and I'm OK I'm OK I'm ok I'm ok. :-) WaynoK I'm OK I'm OK....................
... Standby Salina, preparing to land.........
I survived interpreting Pork Pie's German /English, surely interpreting Aussie can't be that bad. He'd probably have to live with rot gut American beer though or some of that micro-brew stuff from Billings.
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
We build great compassion for our pets. Dogs, cats or whatever.
Grieving can last a long time.
Sorry Peter.
FREUD
Hope you are OK in the next few days, Trent. It looks like it will be seriously cold according to the weather reports.
Good to hear you got hired and at a FORD dealership. :cheers:
Nothing better than that. :-D
Have a great year, you deserve it. God Bless you.
When I sold cars and trucks - in a recent lifetime - the dealership had "regular" used cars on the lot and across the street a "B" lot for the cheapie used cars. The cars that went there were vehicles that we got in trade for basically nothing or close to it. We'd price them fairly high, but that was to allow the potential buyer to work us down a bit - so he'd feel good about the deal. And then we'd finance them in-house, requiring a good down payment and then monthly payments. Funny, though -- the down payment was usually the amount we had invested in the car - purchase (trade in), clean up, lot "rent" to the dealership itself. In other words, if we didn't evver get one payment other than the down -- we made money anyway. We could then either write it off at no loss -- or go after the customer to get our money - or the car back to start over. It worked.
Does this mean you're changing rides Trent?
Pete
Looks sensational Tman, an old Olds story with family content, ya can't beat that. Now, about that beer......... :cheers:
Yea, Trent, Fired the engine partner eh? Never had one to fire. If this thing gets screwed up I'll be the proud papa of the poopoo. Looking forward the the new site with the new goodies, Keep on Keeping on.
Frank
Basic hot rodding worked for me. But with a turbo on it. That old 270 was a fun ride.
John Noonan is the US rep for Wossner Pistons. He's an occasional poster here on the forum - can't remember his online name right now. :-o.
John Noonan is the US rep for Wossner Pistons. He's an occasional poster here on the forum - can't remember his online name right now. :-o.
Yep, it a tough one if I remember right he hides behind the screen name John Noonan :roll: and he treats racers like he is one of us :-o because he is.
..Yea, I just couldn't resist... oh like this one as well :evil: Yea... I was at the next urinal when Slim stopped at the Truck Stop.... if you think his memory is short, you should.... well there you have it... :-o
Trent, I know you've had other things to deal with but when do we get to see a few photos of the car?. :cheers:
light the fire Trent.................. :cheers: :cheers:
I second that Mikey! Trent's a good dude. He put in a lot of leg work on my project tracking down just the right stuff for me and steering me in the right direction.
If your past service is any indication of future performance you're going to do awesome Trent! The site looks good and I will definitely be doing more business with you in the future.
And on a personal note, I'll definitely be having a beer or two with ya on the salt this year!
Don't get overconfident. It'll bite you.
Good for you Trent, about time things were look'in up :-D :-D :-D
Sounds like a good idea Trent..... I'm still pulling salt outa spots on the 36.........but wouldn't trade it for anything, that was a blast and having grandson there also was neat!! Thinking of taking other grandson out there also as he is gonna be driver on the rail and I want to introduce him into the Bonney experience.........
Hey, Trent...just checked out your site--looks great! I'm getting the HHR ready to run at Ohio and Maine later this summer, so I'm sure I'll have some opportunities to give you some business. I'll keep an eye out on the site, but you can also PM me or talk to me on Tuesday nights in the chat room...
Gary
C'mon nap time is over, time to get back on the car!
C'mon nap time is over, time to get back on the car!
Brad, have you seen the awesome terrain in SD?.
I don't even like mountain bikes and I want to ride there. :-D
ok Trent enough with the bicycle stuff..... hows the Car coming???
It looks well used Trent. :cheers:
If you don't have something like that to blow the cobwebs away you go nuts.
Bikes are the best therapy although I like mine to have motors.
I'll be watching the Tour religiously again this year.
Looks like fun -- unless someone there is playing that terrible music(?).
Whatever route you guys take I wish you all the best. :cheers:
What are you doing, TDI?
Sid.
Back into trucking? I'm road service, you gone OTR?
Sid.
Thanks for the post Trent. That's good news.
You don't get a redo raising kids so the time you're investing is well spent.
Pete
Been wondering about you, Trent.
Nothing wrong with baseball, and good on ya for doing the dad thing in a righteous way.
We'll be here - the lakester will eventually collect enough dust that you'll get PO'ed enough that you'll get to it.
Good hearing from you, Chief! :wink:
No matter what your name is. :-D Wayno
clean out the garage . . .
and then getyourassbackonit. :cheers:
Mike, don't feel bad, we LIVE in our shop. The only thing that bugs Carla is the grinder smell.
Tim,
We use air valves and an air cyl. and a couple of buttons. Works great. The driver just has to remember which way to push or pull and which button to push. [At 200 MPH]. Seriously, PM me if you have questions.
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Trent - the car in my avatar uses a Long V-gate shifter and Morse cables. Since it's a V-gate, it doesn't need too much thinking to operate, so I made it left-hand which eliminates monkey-motion linkage and/or long U-turning cables. Baum Hydraulics in Nebraska makes great custom cables and has great pricing and service. I've found that 1/4" is as big as I need to shift a Jerico.
vic
Our hero Jack Kelley used a system with Morse(-type) cable with a regular 4-speed gated car shifter with no problems -- at least that was the case last reported. I'd think using a pattern that you were familiar with would be a great help at speed.
Trent,
Did you get the pictures I sent?
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: