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Home Built Sprint Car

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I was searching for a brushed esc for use in a B3 runner build and I remembered having a nice Tekin in this car up in the attic somewhere. So, before I start cannibalizing this car for electronics to use in other cars, I spent some time over the weekend cleaning it up and snapping a few pics. I raced off-road, oval, carpet, and some pavement in the mid-west between ’86 and ’94 and I got this car sometime when I was racing.
It’s constructed around a home-built wire cage and chassis plate by a very talented racer bud from Franklin Illinois - Dick Hearle. The car includes a TPS chain drive tranny, Andy’s steering rack and front arms, and Delta shocks. It had a nice wire front bumper that was an extension of the forward down-struts but it broke during one of my first runs so I trimmed it back to the pivot block mounts and replace it with a bent piece of Kydex. I must accept all blame for the paint job. Wow, we sure loved our pink in those days. haha
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Very nice. I'd not rob any parts from it!
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Thanks Nomad. I wouldn't rob parts from it except I'm in NC Alabama and there are no dirt ovals here. With me, parts tend to get shuffled to where they're needed. Anyway, I guess other than motor and electronics, the car will remain intact. I recall that the car is over-sprung and over-dampened with those Delta shocks - it was a handful to drive on the loose dirt tracks we used to run.
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Very very nice! I love the paint job. 8)

I had a bare B&R sprint car frame back some years ago. Seemed like it would be too involved to build an entire car from so I ended up selling it.

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That thing looks really good! nothing wrong about the paintjob, colors and patterns are spot-on! :shock:
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Re: Home Built Sprint Car

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That thing is sweet!

A set of aluminum headers would really help to set it off.

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$18 is cheap for those aluminum headers
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Re: Home Built Sprint Car

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Thanks for the complements everyone. :D
Wow, 18 bucks IS cheap for the headers. I set recently sold on ebay for a lot more. Actually, I still have an aluminum set (I think they came with my Ascot kit but not sure about that). I reckon I went with the lexan headers to save weight.

Wasn't the B&R a mid motor car? I seem to recall a racer friend had one bitd. I drove his once, it had a ton of steering which made it difficult to run consistent laps. To be fair, the car was fitted with some kind of "scale" tires that really weren't suited to dirt oval racing but he insisted on running them.

Regarding the paint, my dad once referred to it as "... something a circus clown would drive". Obviously, he wasn't into bright colors. I think it was a generational thing. :lol:
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