Alex5 at Orange Spot wrote this great post on the half-moon closed-end wrench... "Finally this tool is paid for!" I can appreciate that. Check out his post here - Orangeadvan.blogspot.com … [Read more...] about COOL TOOLS
ROLL CAGE STARTED
I haven't had much time to work on the Race Wagon this past month, the senior guys are enjoying their summer vacations while us junior guys handle the summer crowds. I finally got a day to work on the rollcage with my buddy (and professional fabricator) Paul Moore. We got the main hoop in and laid out the plans for the rest. . . This is why you build a good … [Read more...] about ROLL CAGE STARTED
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
Yesterday I went through some options for my race wagon with Paul Moore, owner of The Moore Speed Co. The current rear suspension has the OE configuration of leaf springs and live axle. Pictures here show the previous owner's unique multi-link system. It anchors the rear diff to the frame rails at the forward leaf spring perches, so as to limit lateral movement while allowing … [Read more...] about DECISIONS, DECISIONS
RENO LeMONS
A friend of mine returned from competing at the 24 Hours of LeMons in Reno, Nevada with a new attitude about racing. He left a professional race car driver, hired to help the team bring home a win. He returned a quivering bowl of jello, babbling something like "hunka hunka burnin' love" . While visiting him at the sanatarium, I did a little research and came across this news … [Read more...] about RENO LeMONS
WAGOON MOTOR
I've made the decision not to sort out a new drivetrain and new chassis simultaneously in the race wagon. Since I have no firm data on 510 Wagon race specs to build upon, I will start the tuning process on the chassis first. With this in mind, I purchased a known-commodity drivetrain. This purchase was made from a customer of Troy Ermish's race shop, as he was upgrading to a … [Read more...] about WAGOON MOTOR
WAGON UPDATE #2
... The Wagoon is slowly morphing into a race car. The interior has been stripped of all components (windows/cranks, panels, headliner, carpet, dash, sound deadening, weatherstripping, etc), and then I sold it all on Craigslist for $100. The interior sound deadening material was a long project to remove, but I collected it all in a trashbag and it totalled 20 lbs! The … [Read more...] about WAGON UPDATE #2