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Alrighty then!Here is what's been going on with the Midget race car
project.There were some serious rear axle updates done to the point of
completely disassembling the axle down to the housing bolted in the car and
reconstructing it.?? ??The upgrades included a set of ventilated brake backing
plates ( 19 , 5/16" holes drilled in each one!) , double bearing hubs with 2"
wheel studs, a pair of wheel spacers , a functional emergency brake ( quite
needed for a hillclimb car) , a welded 4.22 differential ( wanted a
positraction and a 5.12 gear set and not one of either presented itself) , a
set of the hardest production axles, a set of Mini Fin alloy brake drums , 2
new rear shock links ( to acomodate the 2 NOS shocks I had) , a Front Line anti
tramp bar set and reliefs cut into the rear brake lining for cooling and dirt
eviction.So!?? NOW the rear suspension , brakes and axle are complete.?? ??Next
up , I removed the stock rib case transmisdion and installed the freshly built
straight cut gear set rib case with a reverse lockout , shortened shifter and
roller bearing throw out bearing and a safety wired drain plug.Both the rear
axle and transmission are filled with the proper lubricants.Next ( I just did
this over the last 2 days) I finally removed the right door and made it
function again.?? It would not open more than 2" before it got stuck on the
cowel.?? The entire front edge of the door was bent inward and needed to be
straightened to clear the cowel upon opening.?? A few other fitment issues
popped up too!?? ??The upper door hinge would not adjust outward to get the
door to align with the cowel.?? A minor adjustment with a sledge hammer "fixed"
that!Next project has been started!?? ??Sanctioning both 1/4 panel tops so
factory tail lights can be fitted and the car will once more look like a
spridget!?? ??Frank's brother started to customise the car at one point.?? The
entire top of both 1/4 panel was cut off from the edge of the convertible top
boot to about 1/2 way down the tail light mount area.?? While the customisation
looked really cool, to be returned to a race car, it needed the proper tail
lights and body configuration restored!?? ??I have 2 top sections from a donor
car and have them almost fitted so I can then weld them onto the car.?? Now
initially I was told the car was too modified to be turned back to a stock
configuration.?? Seriously , it was!?? ??It has taken another car's 1/4 panel
top sections to simply make it look like a spridget again. Another repair
needed was another left door.?? Frank's brother did a great job completely
shaving off the door handle and lock cylinder raised mounts and capping off the
top of the door where the window and vent window once were.?? ??I'm planning to
simply have the exterior door handles on the car.?? ??So another early door (
without side impact beam inside of it) is being rust repaired to be installed
on the car.?? ??Wanted a rust free one, but for what ever reason all I have are
later doors with the side impact beams in them.This all may seem just too much
to restore or preserve this one car.?? ??The car is just too cool to not go
this far to bring it back from a barely rolling shell that has been sitting for
20? Years.?? It's the last car from Frank's collection and that alone makes it
very very valuable to me!????So this is the current state of Frank's race
car.It is well under way to returning to competition.ChuckHere is the current
want list:A used positraction unit.5.12 gear set ( seriously needed for
hillclimbs).A Maniflow 3 into 1 header collector. ( I have the 3 tubes but not
the proper collector)Used 8 gallon fuel cell.Thank EVERYONE for all the help
and support!Sent from my LG Mobile
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<div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div dir="auto">Alrighty then!</div><div
dir="auto">Here is what's been going on with the Midget race car
project.</div><div dir="auto">There were some serious rear axle updates done to
the point of completely disassembling the axle down to the housing bolted in
the car and reconstructing it. The upgrades included a set of
ventilated brake backing plates ( 19 , 5/16" holes drilled in each one!) ,
double bearing hubs with 2" wheel studs, a pair of wheel spacers , a functional
emergency brake ( quite needed for a hillclimb car) , a welded 4.22
differential ( wanted a positraction and a 5.12 gear set and not one of either
presented itself) , a set of the hardest production axles, a set of Mini Fin
alloy brake drums , 2 new rear shock links ( to acomodate the 2 NOS shocks I
had) , a Front Line anti tramp bar set and reliefs cut into the rear brake
lining for cooling and dirt eviction.</div><div dir="auto">So! NOW the
rear suspension , brakes and axle are complete. </div><div
dir="auto">Next up , I removed the stock rib case transmisdion and installed
the freshly built straight cut gear set rib case with a reverse lockout ,
shortened shifter and roller bearing throw out bearing and a safety wired drain
plug.</div><div dir="auto">Both the rear axle and transmission are filled with
the proper lubricants.</div><div dir="auto">Next ( I just did this over the
last 2 days) I finally removed the right door and made it function again.
It would not open more than 2" before it got stuck on the cowel. The
entire front edge of the door was bent inward and needed to be straightened to
clear the cowel upon opening. A few other fitment issues popped up
too! The upper door hinge would not adjust outward to get the door
to align with the cowel. A minor adjustment with a sledge hammer "fixed"
that!</div><div dir="auto">Next project has been started!
Sanctioning both 1/4 panel tops so factory tail lights can be fitted and
the car will once more look like a spridget! Frank's brother
started to customise the car at one point. The entire top of both 1/4
panel was cut off from the edge of the convertible top boot to about 1/2 way
down the tail light mount area. While the customisation looked really
cool, to be returned to a race car, it needed the proper tail lights and body
configuration restored! I have 2 top sections from a donor car and
have them almost fitted so I can then weld them onto the car. Now
initially I was told the car was too modified to be turned back to a stock
configuration. Seriously , it was! It has taken another car's
1/4 panel top sections to simply make it look like a spridget again. Another
repair needed was another left door. Frank's brother did a great job
completely shaving off the door handle and lock cylinder raised mounts and
capping off the top of the door where the window and vent window once
were. I'm planning to simply have the exterior door handles on the
car. So another early door ( without side impact beam inside of it)
is being rust repaired to be installed on the car. Wanted a rust
free one, but for what ever reason all I have are later doors with the side
impact beams in them.</div><div dir="auto">This all may seem just too much to
restore or preserve this one car. The car is just too cool to not
go this far to bring it back from a barely rolling shell that has been sitting
for 20? Years. It's the last car from Frank's collection and that alone
makes it very very valuable to me! </div><div dir="auto">So this is
the current state of Frank's race car.</div><div dir="auto">It is well under
way to returning to competition.</div><div dir="auto">Chuck</div><div
dir="auto">Here is the current want list:</div><div dir="auto">A used
positraction unit.</div><div dir="auto">5.12 gear set ( seriously needed for
hillclimbs).</div><div dir="auto">A Maniflow 3 into 1 header collector. ( I
have the 3 tubes but not the proper collector)</div><div dir="auto">Used 8
gallon fuel cell.</div><div dir="auto">Thank EVERYONE for all the help and
support!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><div
dir="auto" style="font-size:9pt;"><i>Sent from my LG
Mobile</i></div></div></div>
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