Since everyone like pictures....

[willy]

Willy,


Home Built? Harris? Dirt Works? BMS? Lou Fegers? Flexi Flyer? GRT?
What kind of rear suspension? Bird Cages? Panhard Bar or J Bar?
Shoenfeld Headers?
383 Stroker? 406?
Etc. Etc.

I really enjoyed all of your pictures. I like the closeups of the engine compartment of your mod too. I can't remember the last time I saw reed valves installed in the collectors for crankcase scavenging. Brings back memories. Most of the guys up here just mount double valve cover breathers on the passenger side. You said you ran Boone? Must be nice. Some of our Canadian boys have ran there. So far I think we've had betted luck in Vegas at the "Duel In the Desert" (sp?) Wheeler Boys out of Calgary finished 5th with his Ensign chassis.

Enough of my ramblings about stock cars.
Very Nice shop.
The little girl in the photos looks to be the next generation of racer.

Later,
Jason

Thanks for the comments. The car is a '95 pro chassis. Everything behind the driver was knocked off and re-worked when we got it last fall. Everything behind the mid-plate was replaced about 5 years ago after an incredible wreck in Oskaloosa Iowa. Car was originally a leaf spring car. Switched over to a 4-bar 2-bar rear with the BSE roller bircage and coil over bilstein shocks. Running a short J Bar with a custom built adjustable pull bar setup.
Motor in the picture was an animal 385cu SBC with 592ft- lbs of torque and 638HP on the dyno. From the top: Quick Fuel 750cfm Alcohol Carb fed by racepumps.com fuel pump and regulator. RHS cylinder heads with Comp Cams 1.5 and 1.6 roller rockers. Custom ground Erson Camshaft, Keith Black pistons, callies forged rods and a 40lb Ohio Cranshafts Crank. Ignition is an MSD 6AL and MSD 8551 Pro-Billet Dist. Compression was right around 15.5 to 1 so people knew when that baby fired up! We had to step up to a 32 gallon fuel cell because if there was a race with a lot of cautions - we were dangerously low on fuel - We figured that it burned roughly a gallon a lap on alcohol. The headers are Shoenfeld - one of those weld-together kits so we could make them fit the car,
Other goodies include a BERT transmission (that took some getting used to) Wilwood master cylinders and pedals, and all braided stainless AN lines for fuel, oil, power steering and brakes.
The good boys at GM claimed a factory block was good to 650HP - they werent too far off. We change the oil every night - after inspecting the oil screen we found a chunk of steel. Pulled the pan and discovered 2 main caps broke. Need to find a rocket block or get one of the new LSX blocks.
The crankcase evac system didnt work as well as we hoped - although it kept a lot of the alcohol out of the fuel (which is what we wanted), it also had a tendency to pull oil out at various times which obviously caused it to smoke - made the engine builder pretty nervous.
Boone was never too good to us - but it was definately the place to see what a car would do - always a tacky track. We had a heck of a time keeping 1 car going let alone multiple cars - dont know how you do it! You must not screw around as much as us
Not sure about the little girl racing - Daddy might have to find her a Doctor or a Lawyer to get Married to so she stays away from us Race-Junkies!
Thanks again for the kind comments - let me know if you want any more info - I try not to be so long-winded....

[willy]

willy, I have had the opportunity to run a friend of mines modified for 6 weeks when he was injured on the job and could not run it, but needed someone to run the car for points. I had a he!l of a time behind the wheel and did the best I could with an unfamiliar car, did a couple of top fives with it but nothing sensational, not to mention the fact that I use a 17" seat and the seat in the car was only a 15" seat. All they had to do was grease up the seat and throw a Twinkie in the car and my fat a$$ fit right in. It was only a mid pack car but I still had fun anyways, gotta love them modifieds, dirt or asphalt. Dave

You got more @#lls than me - that thing scares me just firing it up
2 buddies and me are in on it. One drives, the other builds the power, and I do all the fab and body work. Like I always told them - I'm better off on the outside. Maybe if I was 10 years younger

[Black Wolf]

Willy,

Thank you very much for all the info. I'll let your fingers rest for now, but I'll be picking your brain later. Most of our local guys are 383 Strokers somewhere in the ballpark of 550-600HP. We watch the dollars pretty close because some teams up here abuse the engine claim rule too much. I had a good chuckle when you mentioned the Bert Tranny. We have Berts & Falcons up here, haven't run across a Brinn yet. Our local burn-out king hasn't figured out yet how to get his Falcon wound out to do a proper burn out like he used to, but last Sunday he gave it 3 good tries after the feature. Yeah, all those internal clutch racing trannies take some getting used to. I personally don't care much for the noise taking off, or the clunking/chugging the cars do when idling around the track in direct drive. It sounds like crap and it just has to be hard on the u-joints and ring/pinion.

That's all for now,
Thanks again
Later,
Jason

[storts]

Hi There,

Hello everyone - this is the first time I've posted on this site - I always like looking at everyones projects and shops so I thought it was about time I post some pictures of my shop, a few of my projects, and some of my Dad's projects.

Love the gas Pump,,That a couple of bucks sittin there..Thats not my question,what brand Mill????????Make and Model # if you dont mind,Thanks In advance,Just started looking,Looks Like a real nice operation you have there,and Im only on Pic#3,Thanks,Jack

PS,Willy, WOW,whos the Maid?????????real class!!!!!!!!!!!Jack

[willy]

Love the gas Pump,,That a couple of bucks sittin there..Thats not my question,what brand Mill????????Make and Model # if you dont mind,Thanks In advance,Just started looking,Looks Like a real nice operation you have there,and Im only on Pic#3,Thanks,Jack

PS,Willy, WOW,whos the Maid?????????real class!!!!!!!!!!!Jack

The Mill is a Rong-Fu Model 40 - the closest they sell now is the model 45. Pretty decent machine for the occasional use it gets as a mill - use it as a drill most of the time. Its no bridgeport but good enough for someone like me that's not a machinist. I bought it from Enco- www.useenco.com

[tacmig]

For Pete Sakes!!

That's not a shop. it's a doctors office for cripes sakes! I hope you don't mind if I download a few of your pics and show my shop monkey's what a clean shop is supposed to look like. My shop is only 3000 Sq. Ft. and it takes a GPS, a compass and climbing gear to get to my office in the back! And packing out some flares and attaching a beacon locater has proved to be beneficial as well not to mention a few days rations in the event of any rescue delays.

Very, very nice!

TacMig

[willy]

That's not a shop. it's a doctors office for cripes sakes! I hope you don't mind if I download a few of your pics and show my shop monkey's what a clean shop is supposed to look like. My shop is only 3000 Sq. Ft. and it takes a GPS, a compass and climbing gear to get to my office in the back! And packing out some flares and attaching a beacon locater has proved to be beneficial as well not to mention a few days rations in the event of any rescue delays.



TacMig

Thanks
I catch a lot of crap from some people when they see it, and even more when they see it a mess. I've always got in the habbit of sweeping and putting everything away at the end of the day/night - even if its late Friday and know I'm going to be right back at it first thing Saturday morning. Always nice to start with clean shop and everything in its place where I know where it is. Those were/are my Dads rules from when I was younger messing around with my junk in his shop. I always said when I get my own shop someday - I'll keep it clean and organized. Cant afford to build new and replace everything now so I figure I better take darn good care of it. I guess the apple doesnt fall far from the tree - now if I could only weld and fab like my dad

[tacmig]

Well keep trying anyway..............

Thanks
I catch a lot of crap from some people when they see it, and even more when they see it a mess. I've always got in the habbit of sweeping and putting everything away at the end of the day/night - even if its late Friday and know I'm going to be right back at it first thing Saturday morning. Always nice to start with clean shop and everything in its place where I know where it is. Those were/are my Dads rules from when I was younger messing around with my junk in his shop. I always said when I get my own shop someday - I'll keep it clean and organized. Cant afford to build new and replace everything now so I figure I better take darn good care of it. I guess the apple doesnt fall far from the tree - now if I could only weld and fab like my dad

It kinda sucks, but the fact is; you'll never be able to weld as good as your dad nor will your son, daughter, nephew etc.. be able to weld as good as you.

And it just keeps going on from there......

Good Luck,

TacMig

[willy]

It kinda sucks, but the fact is; you'll never be able to weld as good as your dad nor will your son, daughter, nephew etc.. be able to weld as good as you.

And it just keeps going on from there......

Good Luck,

TacMig

Yep - I agree. I'd have some pretty big shoes to fill! Dad just retired 2 years ago at the age of 70 from welding high pressure steam and gas pipe. Been doing it his whole life. His former employer still calls him on occasion when they have a tough job or are in a pinch. He doesnt do much welding for anyone other than his friends or family anymore, but always helps his former employer out when they need it. I could write a book on the stuff he's done. He worked his butt off his whole life in stupid-hot and stupid-cold conditions, and he'll be the first to tell you he'd do it all over again. He'd work all day then go out to his shop and do side work for people at night. Now thank god he gets up in the morning and goes out to his shop and just builds stuff for him and his friends. Believe me, there has been some pretty amazing stuff come out of his 30X24 shop