FWIW, and knowing nothing about Jeff's car, whenever anyone talks about
building a Production/Prepared car, this is the route I usually advise.
For $4000 you get what would cost $10,000 to do yourself, then you work on
fixing/changing what you don't like or want to improve. At the least, the
basics are there and you use your budget for upgrades.
(And yes, take all the spares. Even the ones you doubt you'd ever use. I
still have the headlights from my race Spitfire!)
--Rocky Entriken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Senty" <gp89@charter.net>
To: <EPaul21988@aol.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 5:10 AM
Subject: Re: How to build a spit racer??
> The other alternitive is to find one already built and improve from there.
> I may have just the right one
> right in my shop.Preperation is old school (still has points)
> Midwest Council logs back to 1974.Price is very
> negotiable. Car with no spares 2500,car with enough
> spares to build a second with spares 4000. The car is
> in southern,burrr it's cold this morning, Wisconsin.
>
> Jeff Senty
> gp89 blue
> Just another dog trying to slip the noose!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <EPaul21988@aol.com>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 12:51 PM
> Subject: How to build a spit racer??
>
>
> > Well after surviving the divorce, closing the business, selling off the
60
> > TR3, 59 TR3, 2 TR4's and the 36 Morgan F2 three wheeler, giving up on
> > building an Ambro and almost surviving the IRS I was offered a decent 67
> Spit
> > that my sons and I want to turn into a track car. The boys are 17 and
15,
> one
> > owns a 55 TR2 the other a 60 Morris Minor. Both are project cars. These
> guys
> > are the next generation of owners/drivers and want to do most of the
work
> > (and driving ) themselves. We're set up with good garage space, 110V
MIG,
> > usual collection of tools, no machine shop.
> >
> > I need to collect a little more info about the yes and no stuff for
local
> > running (NM, Colo. Az. Ca. maybe Ok.) I would appreciate any input from
> > those who have been there nose to nose building a Spit. We're looking
for
> > reliable racing to start, speed will come along. Maybe top ten things
to
> > start off with. We won't be able to afford fancy, large $$ stuff right
> away
> > so we're looking for low cost, high labor things. The car is an
> unmodified
> > 67, very solid body, intact, running. We already know we're interested
in
> a
> > roll cage/bar design, seat belt installation and comments. The car is
not
> > home here yet but we will be checking condition of suspension, steering
> etc.
> > in the next few weeks. What are high probability problem areas of
typical
> > wear on these cars ? The engine was rebuilt at the local high school :)
> and
> > runs. What to check out before we run it? They want to just run it till
> it
> > gives up the ghost.
> >
> > I'm an OK wrench, but my racing experience driving is absent. I hung
> around
> > with Bob Grossman for a couple of years in the 60's up and down the east
> > coast but my job was to drive the 912 to the track and deliver the
> cooler,
> > maybe polish the Cobra. I spent lots of fun hours in the pits at
> > Bridgehampton, The Glen, Lime Rock and some other tracks whose names I
> just
> > can't recall. I never got to go along to Sebring or other exotic
locations
> > Grossman raced. We stayed home and stole his yacht while he was out of
> > town!! Was anyone else on this list at the first SCCA sanctioned race
of
> > that turbine powered car? I think the track was in W. Pa. or Maryland?
> More
> > recently I used to follow Henry Morrison when he had the good sense to
run
> a
> > TR3, and I get to the track in Albuquerque when not hiding out in Old
> Mexico.
> > I still love the smell, the sounds the action on race days.
> >
> > Don't be shy. All input appreciated. Not to scare anyone too much but
> maybe
> > we'll start seeing some of you guys at the track next year, finally.
> Anyone
> > having decent, safe used stuff to sell, seatbelts, helmets, shoes,
racing
> > suits please let us know also, we need it all. We think we have a
couple
> of
> > pretty girls to drape over the car while in the pits so that is taken
care
> of
> > anyway.
> >
> > Bob, Travis and Evan Paul
> > Corrales NM
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