Dry Lakes Racers Australia

Can anyone hear the bloody clock ticking. :( Done final cabin assembly apart from final fit on the seat. The tray area is finalled apart from paint. The diff, rear springs and brakes are final as is tailshaft. Front end is done and first alignment done. Its all square and should go straight. Good lu...

Nice shed. How do you work like that. One grind and clean up, next weld and clean up. Or employ a full time cleaner.

Chris

Looks as good as it gets.
Thanks to all the guys that made it to help.
How were the day time temps this time of year?

Chris

Thanks found him in white pages.
Chris

Anyone no how to contact Stampy and do they still do Moon Discs?

Thanks Chris

Yes GW

Thought Ford tractor blue was apt considering what l was building.
Our competition in this class (C/PPickup) at Bonneville is the Big Red Truck from Texas, and its a Chev.
So guess what.

Chris

Steering position now fixed, cage finished yesterday I've added lots.
Seat mount finished, harness mounts, helmet hook, tabs for fire lines, camera mounts in 2 spots.
Doing final prep on cabin to paint interior next.
Fuel tank and pump to go in today.
More soon
Chris

Dummy engine bay

Shift position



later Chris

3 more random shots

OK As Ross said l have been working and currant state of play is we are aiming at running in March. The photos I will post will be in no particular order but should tell a thousand words. Cage and seat mounts are finished. Engine and trans mounted Front end finished Wiring loom done, can be easily r...

The end result is we all agree with the proposal, the mechanics of making it work would be straight foward and there is no performance advantage but a huge safety plus. When Haddie spun a few years ago in the Commodore the arse lifted a lot as it came around the only reason it came back down was the...