Technical * July 2016 Banger Meet - Look for banger parts while on vacation*

Jiminy · Jul 31, 2016

OOPS - Correct link to the August Banger Meet (early for down under and Europe) http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/august-2016-banger-meet-lots-to-get-ready-for.1027830/

Old Dawg · Jul 31, 2016

RussTee said: ↑

I like your style thats how I would do it well done.
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Thanks, RussTee...Hopefully I'll have a report next month of how this "Old Geezer" picked off an Alfa (or two) with a Ford "Banger" at Monterey... I go to physical therapy three times a week to tweek up this ancient frame. Maybe that'll help too. $Here\'sJohnny.jpg$

530sandman · Jul 31, 2016

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Joe,

I grew up not far from you, in Pasadena in the '50's. We'd race around the Brookside golf course and environs. My wife and I still giggle to this day at the missing stones in the wall on one of the transition roads, where I hit that wall so hard as to tear the whole front end off my roadster. With help I got the wreckage out before dawn; but had no money to fix the car so I sold the body (the frame was junk) and kept the "banger". I worked and saved enough $ to put together another car to put the "banger" in. The new car had much better suspension (I did my homework). We took the car several times to Mulholland Drive illegal road races (often time trials). A "Banger" is a good engine to run on short courses because of the tremendous torque coming off the corners. I caught the eye of a young friend of mine whose mother had bought him an out and out race car (a '56 Lotus XI). I drove that car (lying about my age) for a couple of seasons of organized races sanctioned by the Cal. Sports Car Club. The car you see (under the Rolex sign at Laguna Seca) was put together from wreckage. The basis of the engine is a '33 Ford "Banger" (components of which have been published elsewhere on this thread many times ad nauseum). We're NOT a "big bucks" operation. I'm the only mechanic, driver and pit crew (though my wife is the boss). I tow the thing on an open trailer to the events with a 23 year old, beater motorhome (we can't afford to race and stay in hotels). We race against cars that are worth up to the tens of millions of $. But WE BEAT THE BUGATTI'S AND WORRY THE ALFA'S. (and sometimes we take home "The Cup")
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Hey Old Dawg,
I guess I had a totally wrong impression of you!
I like your story, and to me you are a true Outlaw Racer! (outlaw in your racing Mulholland and lying about your age to race!) that shows your ambition, from way back! I would play a little on Mulholland, but in the mid to late 80's it was a speed trap!
Glad to see you're still out there racing, even with limited funds!
Good luck on many more years of doing what you love!
Joe

The37Kid · Jul 31, 2016

The Inspector came over today to start work on his Model A chassis, puts a new meaning to Forever4. Bob

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