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The person I bought it from indicated that the frame was Bobsy. I don't have my log book handy but that was the information I was given. It was originally raced as FV and move to solo in the late 90's. It was a Colorado car for years and was sold to the previous owner in 2002. The body is Cauldwell/...

Well, I have been working on getting my car faster, by upgrading the engine to 1915 cc, shorter 3rd and 4th gears, 40 IDF, and playing with suspension setup. I went to 10 and 11 inch tires but could not generate enough heat into them so I went back to a taller tire and narrower. I played around with...

Thanks for the advice, the CD seems fairly comprehesive so I think I will spring for it at least. It doesn't seem to complex from the manuals I have but then again those are usually famous last words! Sorry to hear that your vee is sitting, it seems that they should be driven! I know that my transmi...

First, congratulations to all that competed in Lincoln..... Second, Just a quick question about replacing my third and forth gear on my transmission. Do folks sugget the Long video as a tutorial for the rebuild, and can I get a way with just replacing the third and fourth gear without doing the whol...

That is very good advice... a 3.80 1st gear with a shortbox would give me 26 miles tops in first, 48 in second with a 2.06, 68 miles with a 1.48 third, and finally 78 miles with a 1.26 fourth. I am all a twitter with this information! I have to get me some new gears! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Wh...

Well just went through video and performance box data for Sunday. I was able to pull 1.79 g's in the tightest and fastest section for a brief time so I guess the tires are sticking. I just ran calculations on my gears at my highest RPM. It seems that the fastest section of the course was 58 miles pe...

looks like I will have to work up to the 1.5 g level. I have checked temperatures and they are good by the second run and optimal by the third run. Although I hit three cones on my fasted raw time at the finish this weekend but if I ignore that last mistake, I was close the BM continental (about 3 t...

The specs I have for the transmission are: 4:37, with 1st 3.80, 2nd 2.06, 3rd 1.31, and 4th .89 as far as I can tell. The shift mechanism is my achilles heel at this time. I can move through the gears but getting back to 2nd for a slow section just doesn't happen. I have been working on getting this...

I had my butt handed to me at a divisional at Pikes Peak in Colorado by a formula 500 so more horsepower is a must. I do find a narrower tire on the rims I have work much better than the wider tires that I had on at the beginning of the season. I am able to build heat into them by the second run. My...

I am so glad that I now have access to the website, thank you moderators. As an experienced solo participant but new to solo vee, I have been doing as much research as I can in regards to what will make me as competitive as possible in FM. I have a Bobsy framed - D13 solo vee with a 1600 engine. I r...