Clay
We took them to a welding equipment supplier and exchanged them. We didn't
have the ability to handle them in our small shop at the time. When they ran
the Mickey Thompson Funny car I was no longer involved with the project.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clay, Dale" <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
To: "'glen barrett'" <speedtimer@charter.net>; "Malcolm Pittwood"
<MPittwood@compuserve.com>; "LSR List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 6:51 AM
Subject: RE: Under Pressure
> Glen,
>
> As you seem to have practical experience with a "compressed racer" I'll
ask
> what I've been wondering about this thread.
>
> Filling compressed air bottles involves a LOT of heat. Scuba and welding
> tanks are generally immersed as they are being charged. How did you deal
> with the heat?
>
> Dale C.
>
>
> Subject: Re: Under Pressure
>
>
> Malcolm and List
> The system you describe regarding the air system used by Mickey Thompson
was
> the original concept of the Late John Bowen. John was a partner of mine
for
> many years on several cars.
>
> He was always looking for new ways to do things. It's funny this comes up
> now as I have been going through my old files and found a bunch of the
> original sketches we used during the early development of the air system.
>
> John and I built the 1st. system for a small block Chevy. We machined and
> hand fabricated all of the parts except for a couple of the pressure
> regulators and valves.
>
> We tested it for about a year on an engine stand, no dyno at that time.
John
> got a commercial company involved and due to other racing and raising a
> family I had to drop out of the project.
>
> Danny Ongias had a hand full when the system came on, sorta like a bunch
of
> turbo boost, like big time. He had a heck of a ride. The project was
> workable but the hauling around a bunch of scuba bottles and having a lot
of
> private time to test and develop it just didn't happen.
>
> It also required a lot of plumbing and caution as the high pressure stored
> is dangerous under any conditions. At one time at Lyons Drag Strip a car
> with I believe Air Research turbos connected to the rear wheels and two
> K-bottles of air strapped to the chassis and some how a neck got broke off
> the bottle.
>
> The bottle stayed attached to the car, however it spun the car around in
the
> pit area and caused some damage. I don't recall if anyone was hurt or not
> but they were banned from ever coming back. Never heard any more on the
car.
>
> Glen
>
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