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In this case, I actually did LOL! I can picture myself doing the exact same thing!
Thanks for that! I couldn't remember the name of that place to save my life!! Getting old sucks! LOL
I don't remember the pool store but I spent many hours at the go-cart track just southeast of that intersection!
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Gravity fed, cam driven or crank with a belt.
Whittier Blvd. late 70's, early 80's. [IMG]
I'm helping a buddy with his low buck '56 Ford F100 and I'm striking out with all my old contacts when it comes to finding headers for this truck....
[IMG] [IMG] And then being interviewed by Big himself. That is my fondest memory while sitting in that car.
And it is the same one as seen in the shot with me sitting in the car with the cowl off.
Here's the butterfly I kept from the Fedak car... [IMG] Not sure if it's the original to the car but I'm kinda thinking it is. Frank might be...
[IMG] And I owned and raced the old Beebe & Fedak dragster for numerous years. Ask Frank about this one! Best of luck on your project!
Hey, that's me hanging the starter on Hansen's T/F car towards the bottom of the top set. Actually we hung it a few times trying to make some...
Chico said that both Pomona and Fontana would like to have this event held at their respective tracks in the future. I told him I thought that...
Thanks guys for the input on the floor pan. You'll be happy to hear that we will be putting it back in the chassis! I'll use an old car show...
So, this is ALL YOUR fault, huh Carl?!! :) Are you in this picture? [img]
Carl, My name is Bill and my dad is Dave. He bought the car from Steve Enright this past summer. Not sure if he'll ever run Havasu but you never...
We're in the process of going completely through my dad's Trostle sprinter, getting it ready for the upcoming WRA "season". Took the floor out and...
"There is no substitute for cubic money" Or when your crew chief gives you the international O.K. sign when staging, he's actually telling...
[IMG] Mine had the "all the bells and whistles" bumper treatment back in the 70's. I thought it helped to fill out the front end.
He should have at least appreciated that you contacted him to let him know it was gone instead of wasting a trip to you on the weekend.
Best we can tell it was built by Bob Trostle, or at least one of his guys.
[IMG] My dad as the pace car at the recent Jim Kierce Memorial event at Ventura a few weeks ago. Jim and my dad were high school buddies....
First year for me as a buyer/business owner. Last 10 or so years as an exhibitor (Standard Abrasives). Looking forward to being free to walk the...
Very cool! Is there any opening for the candy to drop through into the oil pan? And can she still reach the doorbell? That's the most important...
racer5c, That was taken during a track test day at Orange Show fairgrounds in San Bernardino Ca. just a couple of weeks ago. 1/4 mile track. WRA...
[IMG] Taking the old man's car up to pace the Jim Kierce Memorial race tonight at Ventura Fairgrounds. My dad and Jim were high school buddies who...
Glad you saved it but you might want to reconsider that cage design. Is a 4 point cage really legal at your track? And there's no reason for your...
C9, This is why I sometimes hate the typed word over the spoken word! I was certainly not lashing out or attempting to be shitty with you when I...
C9, How else would I have known there was drama brewing if not for the pin holes surfacing, or blowing as the case may be? I know that portable...
I'll post the internal pics once I get it apart and cut open. And for the record, I knew better than to try and quick fix this thing. I really...
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