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« Reply #30 on: October 09, 2013, 01:49:22 am » |
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Those wheels are bitchin.
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« Reply #31 on: October 09, 2013, 03:49:05 am » |
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I dig em too! I'm hoping a soda blast will help freshen them up!
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« Reply #32 on: October 11, 2013, 22:54:12 pm » |
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Got back to work on the car today. In the process of stripping the car and separating the body from what's left of the crusty pan.  Would you believe what I found! Looks like original instructions for mounting the 48 IDA linkage! Very much in the style of the artist who did the anatomy of a Cal Look car for HVWs!  |
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« Reply #33 on: October 11, 2013, 23:02:23 pm » |
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« Reply #34 on: October 12, 2013, 17:10:44 pm » |
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Pulled the OG Mooneyes 2.5 gallon aluminum tank.  Still has the original Eelco fabricated mounts and spring retainers!  |
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« Reply #35 on: October 12, 2013, 17:51:02 pm » |
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Cool updates. By chance did you weight the car when you got it? I wonder what it weighs....I would guess 1000 pounds or so? Maybe less?
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« Reply #36 on: October 12, 2013, 19:20:09 pm » |
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Here you go, behind the dragsters..  |
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« Reply #37 on: October 12, 2013, 19:27:12 pm » |
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Holy shit Ian! You're the man! Where on earth did you find that???  |
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« Reply #38 on: October 12, 2013, 19:42:34 pm » |
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Fritter, haven't weighed the car yet. I figured due to half of the pan being rotted out I figured it wouldn't be accurate! LOL I'm curious as well to see what a featherweight this car is. I can tell you I'm no muscleman but I can easily lift the front off the ground by myself...
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« Reply #39 on: October 12, 2013, 19:46:46 pm » |
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Also discovered something that may be significant. Prior to its incarnation as the Super Steeler I've discovered the car was turquoise-very similar to L380 factory color. Even the rollbar was painted this color. Anyone know of a fiberglass drag car in this color scheme from way back when? Must've been prior to 1972.
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« Reply #40 on: October 13, 2013, 18:46:43 pm » |
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I just stumbled across it looking at pic I have saved on my computer,I thought it was super cool to see a period pic of this car so I went back on the net to see if I could find where I found it to get more info on where it was taken. Didn't find out anything else unfortunately.
The twin engine rail was built by Jon Pulver in 1968, there's a good chance this pic is before '72!
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« Reply #41 on: October 13, 2013, 19:42:20 pm » |
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I just stumbled across it looking at pic I have saved on my computer,I thought it was super cool to see a period pic of this car so I went back on the net to see if I could find where I found it to get more info on where it was taken. Didn't find out anything else unfortunately.
The twin engine rail was built by Jon Pulver in 1968, there's a good chance this pic is before '72!
Looking at the code and hence finding a broken link on the web, it seems this picture was taken in 1971. |
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« Reply #42 on: October 14, 2013, 00:31:00 am » |
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You guys rock! Thanks for the info! Body is off of whats left of the pan. I was able to cut the original mono-tube front end off. Will be transferring everything over to the nice clean donor pan in the coming weeks...
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« Reply #43 on: October 15, 2013, 02:09:03 am » |
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 He's in pieces at the moment. This week we are sandblasting and painting the donor pan after we transfer over the original drag spindle front beam. And those bitchin' wheels! |
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« Reply #44 on: October 15, 2013, 04:25:51 am » |
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your on a roll! how many hands did it take to remove the body? what brand of slick does the car have on?
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« Reply #45 on: October 15, 2013, 05:02:35 am » |
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Just took two of us to lift the body off of the pan. The slicks are original 70s era M&H Racemasters!
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« Reply #46 on: October 15, 2013, 15:45:12 pm » |
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Nice! Got a pic of the removed front end? How are you planning on rewelding that on the new pan?
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« Reply #47 on: October 15, 2013, 15:49:05 pm » |
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I'll post some today of the front end itself. Basically, I cut back the tunnel about 3 inches from where this thing is mounted. Frm there, I'm going to dissect away everything carefully with a grinder. Then after trimming back the frame head on the donor chassis, we will transplant everything over. It should be a pretty straightforward swap.
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« Reply #48 on: October 15, 2013, 15:51:54 pm » |
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Cool. How will you make sure it's straight? I assume lots of measuring from differnt points.
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« Reply #49 on: October 15, 2013, 18:22:27 pm » |
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Wow! This is a much better find than I ever imagined when I saw the ad for this car. Those period engine pieces alone are probably worth what you payed for the car. Glad to see you're soda blasting most of the parts. That does a good job of removing paint and rust but not much else. I don't know if your Deano cam is usable but I would send the cam and lifters to Steve Long for him to inspect. He could regrind the lifters and "profile" the cam to give you the exact specs. Hang on to everything you don't use like the SPG roller crank. They can be pressed apart and repaired. There are still guys that run those if they are pinned and welded. Good luck on your build.
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« Reply #50 on: October 15, 2013, 18:56:43 pm » |
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Thanks man! Yep, I've carefully catalogued everything that's come off the car. Even stuff I won't be using is getting saved and put away. You're right. The car ended up being way cooler than I first imagined. I'm glad I took a chance on it! The money I am using to resurrect this beast was originally earmarked for a nice bus project, but in having a ball with this car so far, so no regrets!
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« Reply #51 on: October 15, 2013, 21:07:35 pm » |
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This is awesome, I bet there are tons of people kicking themselves for not picking this one up, I thought it was a cool looking car when I saw the ad! Looks like you have found a little gold mine of old school VW performance. It will be awesome to see it back on the track one day.
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« Reply #52 on: October 16, 2013, 00:52:34 am » |
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Here's some pics for ya fritter! Yep, gonna be using lots of tape measures, levels and carpenters triangles!  You can see in this shot how far back I cut everything. This way we can grind away the welds and hopefully save the original mounts. They did a good job of making everything fit together as it should while retaining a fairly decent level of adjustability for alignment...  |
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« Reply #53 on: October 16, 2013, 09:36:50 am » |
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Dude this is cooler than the coolest build on this forum !!
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« Reply #54 on: October 16, 2013, 23:45:23 pm » |
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Neat. Is it just welded to the Napoleon hat in that one middle spot? If so, that seems scarey....
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« Reply #55 on: October 17, 2013, 00:56:22 am » |
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Believe it or not, yes, that was it. There is a plate of sorts recessed flush into the tunnel, but nothing else outside the middle of the tunnel. Holy flex huh? I'll be tying the front tube frame into the roll cage once the body is back on the pan for sure... I'm all for originality and all, but there are some definite safety improvements that will be made too!
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« Reply #56 on: October 17, 2013, 06:04:47 am » |
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Nice!  Is there any suspension on the front end or is it completely stiff? |
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« Reply #57 on: October 17, 2013, 19:23:28 pm » |
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« Reply #58 on: October 17, 2013, 20:09:01 pm » |
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« Reply #59 on: October 18, 2013, 01:10:52 am » |
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I thought that was weird too. I didn't get it at first, and then the owner explained the car was campaigned by the local VW dealership Steele Volkswagen. Still a dumb name for a fiberglass bodied car though. Just a little misleading! I guess it's more appropriate that it now resides in western PA except its Vikings colors. LOL
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