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OK, pulled and trimmed a few photos from facebook, compliments of Freddie (Technica) and Dirk (Old School).

The event went well overall for attendance and the entries. The track surface is sealed and the course was very tricky. When you pushed too hard you ended up with some pretty good crashes and I know a lot of guys were frustrated. The local fast guys were fun to watch and knew how to drive that layou...

Was the connecting rod a better fit on the crank pin on the new part? If not that is a major failure waiting to happen.

That is a really trick mod. Support for those gears will absolutely prolong their life.

Happy Easter all!!!

Happy Birthday Thumber!!!!!

Very cool and great job on the resto!!!! Love to see good pictures of these 'oddball' cars, ones I've never seen in person.

Hahhah I mean well..... I took em out.

But the scars are still there.

I've got 5 stitches in my left index finger from a brand new exacto blade more that 35 yrs ago.

Looks great! Takes me back to when I built mine. Pretty sure I built it up all white, then stripped it and dyed it all black. To match the ad.

The top shaft is a double d isn't it? I think you can run a b4 style slipper with the appropriate spacers.

Whatever you can get in there to scrape and clean will be helpful. Possibly vinegar applied sparingly. Soak down with contact cleaner and apply some contact antioxidaton grease before assembly.

Check McMaster carr for lapping compounds. The clover stuff is reasonably priced. The choices they offer gives you an idea of the surface finish you might be looking for.

Fantastic! I get an inch once in a while to do this too, to make the same pair.

What did you end up doing with the shock caps? they look great!

I have some updates so I can finally add it to the BOTM contest! Thanks to Markydents for a sweet piece to help RPM this thing a little further(rear bulkhead!), and Mike A. (Mikea96) for a sweet lid to help put the cherry on top!! I pulled some vintage NOS tires out of the part bin to place on the w...