Misc Vintage Racing Clips

[rtj]

I imagine the “new guy” had to work the starter on these. Probably a lot of singed eyebrows when they raced these.

 

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[BBShark]

The YT video of the Gurney Indy car ended with a link to a video about the 3.0liter V12 F1 car. Really good "how it was made" info.

 

[rtj]

Gurney had some winning history. Nice overview.

This vid below is way too long, but I listened to it while doing some work. Still have a bit to go, but some of the details are pretty interesting.

 

[BBShark]

Nice video. My dad was one of those people that thought the invasion of rear engine cars in Indy was going to ruin racing forever. He took me to a race when I was a kid in ~1965. His favorite driver was Jim Hurtibise who spent years racing an old front engined Offy, until he couldn't qualify (to slow). Hurtibise sprint car driver that was a local fan favorite.

I think he kept trying until the early 70's. My dad told me that Hurtibise said "I'm going to win Indy or die trying".

 

[rtj]

Yeah, there were local legends in Indy. The newspaper covered the track for 4 or 5 weeks before the race. Lived close by from 87-96.

 

[rtj]

Hey, does anyone have good photos of a c2 or c3 race car showing how the dzus fasteners are done for the front and rear clip? With the body mounted and removed would be good. If I find any in the coming months, will post here.

Started moving my frame around in order to clean and re-paint the house garage. Yeah, I know it’s purple , but the whole car was 1500$ and sold $3000 worth of parts from it. So this was free ( plus a bunch of other stuff I kept).

 

[phantomjock]

GOOGLE-FOO?

That is the first post on CF and a few more after - might be useful.
"how did they dzus this..."
But hey - whoever thinks CF has any good... never mind. I'll be looking there too for ideas for body mounts like that.

Cheers - Jim

 

[rtj]

Yes, looks like CF has a bunch of info, thanks.

If I find other stuff, like this one below, will post it here.

Check out the receipt from Greenwood for a body kit (1975). Briefly mentions dzus fasteners.




https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/157/articles/delayed-gratification

 

[rtj]

I seldom use this style of drill bit, but it seems ideal for this.

Dedication is working on you car using a headlamp!

 

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Interesting update from factory five.

 

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Great story teller.

 

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Looks like all the mustang updates go here

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/1965-mustang-fastback/

 

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Interesting street car inspired by trans am

 

[rtj]

This is a long series on YouTube. Just a couple linked here.

 

[rtj]

5 hours. I didn’t watch it all, but the traditional foot race start is shown around 70 min. They do a drone overhead view and they leave pretty cautiously (understandably).

 

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[BBShark]

Not vintage but, I had no idea this existed:

While all the car manufacturers are trying to out-Tesla, Tesla, Ford did this. A supercharged, 815 HP, Mustang that did a sub 7-minute lap at the Nürburgring. And you (not me), can buy one!




Ford Mustang® GTD: Full Sub-7-Minute Nürburgring Lap

 

[rtj]

Not vintage but, I had no idea this existed:

While all the car manufacturers are trying to out-Tesla, Tesla, Ford did this. A supercharged, 815 HP, Mustang ….

Yeah, I had seen threads on other sites, but hadn’t paid much attention. 815 HP, that will sell some cars.

Not for me, but good to see manufacturers keeping the hobby alive.

 

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He has a second vid on turbo charged Corvairs.

 

[BBShark]

I have seen some resto-mod, 2nd gen Corvair's that are pretty impressive. It's a shame that platform was killed off.

 

[rtj]

This was well done. Ushered in a new era in Indy car racing.

 

[BBShark]

Nice video. I remember that history even though I was a child. Mostly because my dad was despondent when the roadsters disappeared.

I always thought that engine was called the 4 Cam Ford but I do remember the DOHC designation.

 

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Rather than start a new thread, thought I’d add this here.

If you are moving a frame around on your own, here’s what I arrived at for a solution.

If you need sand blasting, paint, weld, or just relocation, moving a frame can be a pain in the back side. This turns it into a wheel barrow.

Just grab the front frame horns and go. Loaded and unloaded this on my own.

 

[BBShark]

Clever!

 

[phantomjock]

Hmm - Anyone consider a couple of Drift Pedals?

Maybe a set of dual shifters on the center console?
Place one aft to "tweak" a bit of pressure in just one side or the other? Joy-stick style?
Plumbing couldn't be terribly difficult.

Or, take the easier route. There is a video of installing a hydraulic handbrake in a Corvette:

Does this qualify as vinage? 1997 McLaren F-1, suppose so...

Full drifting would not lead to better lap-times, but "just a touch" to set up entry; I'm thinkin' it worked pretty good until they were busted.
Cheers - Jim