Australian Belly Tank

[Peter Jack]

"I like the go-cart idea.  Grab a few paper clips and wire off the governors.  They can’t stop you if they can’t catch you."

MM I like your style!

Sorry to hear about the event guys. At least it gives you a year to work out the engine gremlins that you discovered and maybe you can get those revs up to snuff. GOOD LUCK!

Pete

[Freud]

Dr Goggles,

Give the Lemon Tree a shot for me.

Close the office, bring the girls, come to Bendover and we will get u a room at Motel 6.

Low Bucks all the way.

Call when u get to LA.

You can get your own autografs on the shirt.

FREUD

[Elmo Rodge]

Dr Goggles,

Give the Lemon Tree a shot for me.

Close the office, bring the girls, come to Bendover and we will get u a room at Motel 6.

Low Bucks all the way.

Call when u get to LA.

You can get your own autografs on the shirt.

FREUD

I think that's a great idea.   You'd never be the same after that. Wayno

[Rob]

What don't kill you makes you stronger.

Some guys are fast, this from another DLRA member suggesting a logo change 

[Tman]

You might be onto something there Rob!

[SPARKY]

need's art work from "the PROPSTER" 

[Tman]

need's art work from "the PROPSTER" 

Ooo, you are BAD!

[Kiwi Paul]

  GRRRR......Well, Team? What about a trip over this way? Bill Ward gathered wide support from all the Kiwi Hot Rodders to bring his cars over to run.....They all could have their names on the Car somewhere....You seem to be a smooth enough wordsmith that you would have a shot at organising something similar,eh Doc?

[Dr Goggles]

Bonneville is definitely in our plans , but.

As anyone who has built something like this knows there is a path of discovery, and whether you apply clear thinking and resourcefulness or brute force and money it will take time to form a plan of attack that is achievable. Quite apart from the effort to build the car you have to plan within the bounds of what you can afford.

To look at it from the point of view of Jack Kelly's E/GL record at 236+mph made with a destroked SBC that'd by all reports rev well over 8000rpm we hav a job on our hands.The body we have is by all indications very very clean aero wise, at 195 mph our revs matched our speed, now that's no huge claim when we were probably lucky to be making 240hp but either way the car goes fast with very little power and it isn't hitting the wall yet.Last year we put on 12mph per mile . We needed more power. We have more power now AND we have the parts to put together a taller final drive with which we can take our speed from 30mph per 1000revs to 34.5mph.

This year we have a chance to have a proper tidy up on the bodywork. The car was never really "finished", it's taken a few whacks and developed a few cracks after the last two years.

Then there is the ECU problem, I may have tracked a guy down who can give us the smarts so as we can use the stock Delco rather than go aftermarket...we'll see.

So yeah, we want to go to Bonneville , but when we go we want to go in style as contenders, not just attenders.

[SPARKY]

 

[wolbrink471]

Bonneville is definitely in our plans , but.

As anyone who has built something like this knows there is a path of discovery, and whether you apply clear thinking and resourcefulness or brute force and money it will take time to form a plan of attack that is achievable. Quite apart from the effort to build the car you have to plan within the bounds of what you can afford.

At the 2010 BUB event there were a number of motorcycle guys from Australia that had 'shared' a shipping container with a couple of cars. I guess the bikes were small and light enough to stack on top of the cars and take full use of all the 'air' in the container. The bikes had to leave early enough for Speedweek and the cars didn't get back until after BUB.

Hopefully, the idea might help with your tank attack plans!

Mark

[Dr Goggles]

yeah, we're a good prospect for sharing a container and have been offered same. But, the gearing issue, the new motor and fit and finish were what I was talking about, that all needs to be sorted before we go.

And who says it was coming straight back.

[generatorshovel]

But, the gearing issue, the new motor and fit and finish were what I was talking about, that all needs to be sorted before we go.

You gotta crawl before you can run eh Doc !
(My "new" bike arrived yesterday  )

[Reverend Hedgash]

And who says it was coming straight back.

Oh that is good, I didn't think of that... it could stay there for a while... now  I am excited.

Sumner, have you finished boating yet? Can we hang a small lakester from your rafters for a while?

To quote South Pacific, " You have to have a dream to have a dream come true."

Gentlemen, Ladies, we officially have a dream.


When we first started building this metal dream, I asked Dr G how fast do you think we can go. He said he thought we'd be hard pressed to do 180mph but I think he was playing it cool, as deep down below, both of us were daring to believe that it might go faster.

Bonneville wasn't even on the map.
I can now start planning the next few years of living. with purpose.

Dik

[Captthundarr]

Yeah, faster with a dream. thats what the wife and I live by. Do it