Wasn't this the final of junkyard wars?
The one I saw had some kind of British v8 fed with SUs which was kinda
exotic on a homebuilt frame and "dullie" tires on the rear. While the other
was half of a motorbike with an axel and chain feeding the sprocket welded
on the rear axel, a sort of "trike"
The "trike" won... but most likely due to the others misfortune. The v8
powered roadster's auto tranny died so they made a pass using reverse. Then
somebody had the idea to reverse the axle so they could at least go
forwards. They almost won with one gear too.
Amazing stuff these guys do in one day.
Toby
>Good stuff! I saw the Junkyard Wars episode where they did
>this. I would
>love to get on that show. A new set of wars started on The
>Learning Channel
>last night, and these seem to be filmed in the US - only the
>UK lady host
>from the previous show was on it - everyone else were Americans. Great
>episode last night, by the way. The teams had to build hot
>rods, then they
>took them out to a drag strip for a 1/8 mile run. Very
>different approaches
>too. One team went with lots of power (and greater weight)
>with some kind of
>small block, trans, and rear out of an Olds, VW Bug front end,
>and homemade
>frame. Other team had a motorbike engine/trans, golf cart axle
>and wheels,
>and everything else homemade. In this case, power/weight won
>out over cubic
>inches, but only by 0.004 sec!
>
>Some of us ought to put together an LBC team - I think our experiences
>should make us well qualified! ;-) Just go to
http://www.junkyard-wars.com/
and follow the "apply" link to find out how! (Honestly, I'm only half
kidding! Would be a blast!)
Eddie
1971 Midget
----- Original Message -----
From <Ajhsys at aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 1:37 PM
Subject: LBC conversion
> OK, the list is slow, so here is a nifty idea for a good winter project.
> Shovel the snow off that old parts car and put it to good use.
>
> http://www.the-nerds.org/steam-recipe.html
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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