Originally Posted by Tim Hancock (Post 6472082)

Every track seems to have different rules..... The place I will race allows any size/type carb, any fuel, any cam, any displacement, any valvetrain, any crank/rods/pistons, any compression ratio, any waterpump, any fan, any radiator, and any power steering pump.

Now with the above stated..... You MUST have cast iron block, straight plug heads and intake/exhaust manifolds. You MUST have mechanical fuel pump. No MSD ignition allowed.

Anything over 400hp is really not needed as 8" max width wheels shod with non-racing tires must be used (cross section of installed tire must be 10" wide or less and no "snow/mud" tires). I think most guys use "Mastercraft" tires at this track.

I will need to buy tires and purchase/install GM "metric" stock upper control arms as the car currently has tubular non-stock upper arms. This will require some fab work to re-install the stock style mounts. I also will need to locate/purchase some cast iron "Ramshorn" exhaust manifolds and fab up/route a new open exhaust. The PO gave me a cast iron intake manifold to replace the aluminum one currently installed.

Originally Posted by Zeke (Post 6472262)

With those rules regarding the engine's internals, they should have claiming. Set it at about $3K and you won't find any well used NASCAR motors running to the front.

Originally Posted by Burnin' oil (Post 6473150)

A friend of mine bought a dirt-track car years ago. He and his wife had three kids and no money so he got a $5k cash advance on a credit card. It sat in his dad's shop forever and never raced. It may still be there.

The moral of the story is that it could have been worse, your wife could have married Scott. She should be thankful.

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock (Post 6472749)

A couple more "ugly" pics..... Gonna be a long winter of fixer upping. ;):D

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock (Post 6493663)

..... give it a "quicky" red paint job.

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock (Post 6493663)

I ..... will likely paint them black before re-installing them.

Originally Posted by Superman (Post 6493712)

Because black shows dirt best?

Originally Posted by Zeke (Post 6493830)

That think looks like it was welded up from bed frames and clothes poles.

I used to know some guys that had a late model. They bought an 8' brake and would buy pre-painted AL panels in 4 x 8 sheets. They could bend and hang the whole side of the car in 30 minutes. No painting. After some decals the thing looked as good as new each time they got enough banging to toss the old panels.

Originally Posted by Superman (Post 6493712)

We're all snickering Tim, at your notion of doing "quicky" or sloppy or incomplete work. That'll happen when the Sun rises in the West while monkeys fly out of...

Originally Posted by Seahawk (Post 6493901)

Every time I do this type of work I think of Tim.

Weird. It was the violin.

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock (Post 6493914)

:D This "aint" no violin :D

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock (Post 6493783)

I REALLY am trying to maintain some common sense on this POS..... It is REALLY tough to resist the urge to strip it to the bare frame, replace much of the tubing, sandblast, epoxy prime and then paint with Imron paint. :)