While the swaps you are suggesting will certainly make Silverstreak more
"vintage-friendly" they won't make it eligible for many of the vintage
groups. The problem is the 1275. I think if someone is racing in an
organization that allows the 1275 in BE, it is possible it would also be
an organization that will allow the rest of the stuff. It really is a
crap shoot. Maybe the way to advertise it is as you did here, with an
option to convert those things for the buyer and a price differential if
you do.
Good luck!
David
On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:33:10 -0500 "Bud Pazur" <bpazur@excel.net> writes:
> Fellow Spridgeteers/Racers -
>
>
>
> So..for at least a couple of reasons, I am not going to race
> anymore. My few
> races were glorious, a life-long dream. And meeting so many friendly
> and
> knowledgeable people was no small part of the experience.
>
>
>
> But now I have two race cars, and a race suit, that I need to think
> about
> letting go, as painful as it is.
>
>
>
> Redd is maybe more straight-forward. It would be great for someone
> entering
> racing (as it was for me). It has a brand new, fairly hot 948, a
> newly
> installed MSD 6AL, new battery, and new rear brakes. I have driven
> it up and
> down County Road N often; the engine is ready to go. The only
> upgrade the car
> probably really needs is a new harness.
>
>
>
> SilverStreak is more problematic. I'd like the collective wisdom of
> the list.
> My first thought is to swap out the Datsun 5-speed conversion in
> the
> SilverStreak (which now has the first gear gated out) with the
> ribcase in
> Whitey. I would also swap the rear disc brakes on Silverstreak with
> the drum
> brakes on Whitey. These swaps would make SilverStreak more vintage
> racing-friendly, and give Whitey a couple of nice upgrades. What I'd
> like to
> ask the list is: is this a good idea, or should I just list
> SilverStreak on
> Ebay, as-is, as an SCCA car?
>
>
>
> As far as the racing outfit, I have a Bell helmet (SA2000 M2, Size
> Large),
> Simpson racing suit, (STD 19, Size L - Red SFI-5), Simpson Hi-Top
> shoes (Size
> 11), Simpson Gloves (Red X-Large), plus arm restraint, socks. All
> worn for
> only 6 races - the suit was dry-cleaned at the end of every season.
>
>
>
> Both cars and their specs can be seen at www.excel.net/~bpazur. The
> site info
> might not be 100% updated. For example, SilverStreak has new side
> and
> rear-view mirrors not pictured or listed.
>
>
>
> The reason I am listing this now is because someone might want to
> look at one
> or both of the cars during the RA ELVF event. The cars are less than
> 30
> minutes from RA.
>
>
> Bud
>
> Whitey - 1275 Street Bugeye
> Redd - 948 Race Bugeye
> SilverStreak - 1275 Race Sprite
>
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> "The Buddha... resides as comfortably in the gears of
> a...transmission as he
> does in the petals of a flower"
>
> - Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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