Well for all the talk over the years.... I still did not have the BODY that
represented the Bugeye that I want to race at Bonneville.... Yesterday.... I
solved that Problem... I picked up what is going to become the Next Austin
Healey Land Speed racer....
What a gas... this thing is semi restorable if you want to build a new front
end and find a new bonnet... you might have to replace both back quarters
and install new Floors... oh and it's lacking a drivetrain.... but other
then that it's a complete car...
In other words it's Perfect.... a NON restorable Bugeye...exactly what I
have been looking for but not so far gone that it can't donate it's body for
my race car....
First Goal.... get the front suspension out of one of my junk Midgets and
get it back on four wheels.... install a 948 that I have laying around and
ribcage.... make it run.... Patch the floors JUST enough to be safe and
clean it all up.... Then we are going to take it up to Maxton and see if we
can't set the record in the 1 liter Production class ..... it's an open
record so I think we can get it at say 70mph or so.... In otherwords it's
Very First outting it's going to run as a Pure Bugeye.... ( no one tell Miss
Kathy I am stealing her 948 ... or her wheels and tires... Shhhhhhh)... This
car is about having fun.... Pure and simple....
I'll let you know how it goes.... but keep in mind I have a rather
interesting Drive train for it down the road.... lets see my motors have run
228mph on the salt.... in a car twice this size... Hmmm Nevermind....
lets start out with the FUN part...
Keith Turk
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