Buy it! Build it and get it to the
track..................................................Henry Morrison
No Triumph, No Sense, Basking in the glory of Austin Healey
racing.............................
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
To: "Jeff Senty" <gp89@charter.net>; <EPaul21988@aol.com>;
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: How to build a spit racer??
> 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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