Well I found this old quick change. I have never seen one like it, some parts of it look home made but other pieces have been cast. The center section has been cast out of what I believe to be steel, the quick change part is made of aluminum. It is bolted on to the center section. The housing for the drive shaft shaft to come into the quick change part has been welded on (basically a steel tube) There are also gussets welded on. I have some good pictures that hopefully you all can tell me something about it. The only markings on it are the numbers 934 stamped on top. THere is no name or any other markings anywhere that I can see.
The homebuilts they turned the driveline flange to the rear and then under that ran the new shaft through to the torque tube..
Oh wow, I didnt even notice that the drive line flange was switched to the rear like that. Any idea of who made this set up?
The aluminum part does look like somebody tooled up for at least a small run. Lots of rears were done this way, that how Bob Wilson did em in fact. I do have some articles in my collection on how they made em. I would love to get one for my Tudor or my brothers roadster!
I have one very similar made by Hyland machine works on the east coast. It was a pre-war sprint car rear. There were a couple different companies converting stock banjos mainly for circle track.
Since you're in Vandalia, you may have a "Lee Izor". He was a speed merchant in Springboro, OH back in the track roadster days; a big gun in the old Triangle Racing ***ociation. He was a Chevy 6 (and later GMC) guru who built some sophisticated cars along with his own Q.C.s. I'm not expert enough to tell from your pictures but the similarity is there. If you would want to confirm the Izor connection, contact **** Jones in Bloomington, IN-he has an Izor. You can reach **** at 812-336-3727.
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