Dry Lakes Racers Australia

Um- the smelter will be some bloke wearing my trousers. Have done it (on a very small scale) before. I live on a 160 acre block and will set up the smelter a good distance from the shed, with an extraction fan so I can safely get close. In accordance with Qld Workplace Health & Safety requiremen...

Good thinking Greg!

Taa Gaz- that makes old mate 3 mins away sound ok, at 2.00 (or less) per kilo , even though I will have to smelt it into bolt on blocks. Denis

Thanks Lynchy- Denis

How does $2.00 per kilo sound? There is no freight, the depot is about 3 minutes from home.
Denis

G'day- what is the going rate for scrap lead? I've told the local recycler I'm in the market for 500kg or so, but would like to know the market rate before old mate says "That will cost you $$$$$$$$$$$
Thanks in advance, Denis

Thanks Mick- big day (today) setting up- marking out both courses, safety fencing, hay bales etc. Had a mate with a Rat Rod Pontiac Something (about 12 feet wide and 40 feet long) do a couple of runs on both courses. He managed to "clean it" although he was a bit red in the face and compla...

I'm on the committee organising SB MOTORS IN MOTION next Sat. Oct 27, at the Kingaroy aerodrome. My main involvement is running a tarmac motorkana under a CAMS permit, but we have "stretched" the layout so that some of the local 500 odd hp Falcars and Dunnydoors can have fun too. We have c...

GAZ-are you able to list out the clauses which have changed, or will they be "highlighted"?
Taa, Denis

Count me in Bob-what's the go on tucker? Do we bring our own for the BBQ, or just $ to put in the pot? I'll bring some good ole' boy Kingaroy peanuts (ie grown here, not in CHINA) for nibbles.
Denis

G'day- I think it probably won't work for dedicated salt vehicles. On a "rally'" about 10-12 years ago, we ran the Calder flat track, the drag strip, and the 'dome. With good quality road tyres, (not the DOT legal race tyres I used on Targa Tas.) the Corvette hit 220km/hr before braking fo...

Hi Ross,
Mine downloaded and printed out OK- thanks to Gaz, Greg (and anyone else who helped in the process)
Regards,Denis

Hi Rob-"sandpacking" worked well. Main hoop is done, and bends have less than 5% distortion. And , after putting my brain in gear, have answered the question in my first post. Have realised that the the reason I reached for the verniers after the first test bend, is that it didn't "lo...

Hi Rob- it's p---g down right now so will check the angle tomorrow am. It would be 85ish- BUT I did a trial 300mm length, packed with sand blast medium, with ends welded shut, and the same angle bend deformed less than 10% Have cut, packed and welded the main hoop #2, so hopefully will be able to re...

Have started to build the roll cage for the corvette. I used a former I made years ago, and took it to the local exhaust shop, to bend up the "real" one in 44.45mm x .120 wall. One of the bends has deformed the tube to 39.5mm. With CAMS cages I have built before, I have worked on 10% max d...