The Jalopy Journal
Roy, Way to go! Next time we get together I want your autograph. Ron
Hell-of-an-idea! Now if I could just tie the names and faces together with the cars I'd be in fine shape. My memory is so bad I can't always...
Hud, I feel one of the secrets to the old flathead engines is getting as light a weight piston as possible. It reduces the load on the piston,...
Hud, Good to see you around. I think a Hudson rail would be quick and reliable. Ron
He's turning that 235 Chevy 5405 rpm @ 99 mph. He must have at least some better valve springs than stock. The best I remember they floated the...
60" 1.93 & 1.98 Tire spin. We're even driving around the water box to avoid getting water in the tread. However, the rice...
I saw several pictures of the car and talked to the guys when I was at MoKan last year. It is awesome looking and the workmanship looks great. Ron
Vec, The space saver wheels look like their made exactly like the full size wheel, just norrower. Ours are 4" wide. Like I said before, we ran...
2b, We went to the track today for some test & tune but only got to make 3 runs since they were having a big rice burner event. If we leave at a...
Bob, Strange how all wife's seem to develop those bad habits, mine does the same thing. She seems to think gas, lights and water are more...
Bobw, One of the original front wheels on our car was bent so one of my partners bought a pair of the space-saver wheels at the salvage yard and...
The car looks GOOD! More pictures. Ron
Joe, Did you ever get another engine built and running? Ron
Butch, WELL SAID, and to the point....and a point well taken by the way. If it wasn't for friends, donated parts, friends with machining skills...
Victor, I'm so happy you made his "spirit" happy. You are one silver-tongued rascal. Ron
Victor, I agree. We need more input on tech stuff, especially for the new, young guys that don't have 50+ years doing this or the older guys that...
Guys, I chose the HA/GR class because I love the concept of 1950's type cars with old engines. I still like the HA/GR class but feel a couple of...
Little bit off the subject but ask Joe Hamby his feelings about a rev limiter. He didn't have one on his slant 6 and wasted a nice (read...
Jim, Thanks, that's a lot of the info I was looking for. Ron
Guys, I can't really bitch too much , we only have 7 full/partial runs on the car sorting things out and the handling issues are fixed, I...
Roy, We took the car to KCIR last night and made 3 easy passes. The bad handling is gone and it tracks smoothly without the shake, rattle and...
Roy, We had to go thru the posi on our car...it had 3/8" backlash and everything was shot. It works now. I got a weld-up header kit from...
Looking forward to BS'ing with you. Ron
Roy, LOL....Dwight is certainly young and strong...now I have to make him crafty and sneaky. (And give him a powerglide.) How's everything...
Thanks for the info, we're going to try to make as many races as possible. New tires all around on the car, rebuilding the posi now (it was...
Not sure about the HA/GR rules, etc at these strips but their website's are listed below. I've requested info from them. Salina: KKOA Lead Sled...
My partners and I have a HAMB, HA/GR dragster and want to run the Airport Drags this summer (2009) We currently hold the HA/GR ET & MPH records....
Does anyone have the HA/GR race schedules for the following tracks? Mo-Kan Tulsa Springfield KCIR Salina Airport Drags Any others of interest....
Dwight and Tim (partners) painted most of our car with Rustoleum rattle cans. I swear you can't tell it from a pro job. Hell, in the 50's we would...
LOL....good ones guys. I'm usually not hitting on all my cylinders but I'm not crazy enough to drive anything like that. I'll make sure Dwight...
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