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Rollbars have been cutoff wrecked Vees for decades. As for the homologation from SCCA..having seen what the allowed when F440 first started, frame construction is at the bottom of SCCA's list of concerns. I see no safety issue with it. There's plenty of 100% legal Vees that scare me to look at them....

Find a wrecked Vee, copy the rollbar number...or has SCCA caught on to this?

Chinese steel is absolutely not the equivalent of German steel. While the parts may look good, I'll bet the metallurgy flunks the test. The Chinese bearings are crap because of the lousy metal.

Just look at the imported rear drums..ever see a German drum spin the splines out?

Early SCCA, people actually drove most of the cars to the races. When I started ('70's) we towed our cars on open trailers, and many racers camped at the track in tents. Regional Vee's had homebuilt engines, and were competitive with them. Now, the paddock is full of transporters and custom built IT...

Stevan: Remember, they increased the minimum weight 25 lbs. because the majority of the cars (drivers) couldn't make minimum weight. As an aside, I remember racing at Roebling 30 years ago (50 lbs ago......) when they had 2 wheel scales. They weigh the front..I'd lean forward and put my helmet in fr...

Two thoughts.

1) SCCA better get its act together and develop a product that is attractive to a younger generation
2) Harvey Templeton. What an inspiration for us old farts.

Raced with Hyler for years. Great guy. Always willing to help, share, whatever..typical of the VEE racers everywhere.

RIP!

I see it was just a photographic illusion. Are ALL the body panels there??

The rear of the frame where the trailing arms mount. Bent to the right (starboard) side.

I have a sneaking suspicion the asymmetry was unintentional..as in, backed into a wall.

you can buy non-ethanol laced fuel, 90 octane, at Florida marinas. It's not the octane, but the available btu's/gallon that affect FV power.

Joe Satterwhite built a car from scratch. would be region 95-Dixie.

There were indeed some innovative cars in the SE region. it's got SARRC stickers, so someone may be able to recognize it. Kinda has that vista/Agitator look on the bodywork.

Had a Datsun 510 with welded diff. It was brutal at low speeds..even it wanted to push. I'd think a vee with a welded diff would be impossible to drive at low speeds/autocross.

I've seen soo many variations on floats, but it may be as simple as the level is too high or too low. Some swear by brass floats that don't pivot. It's been a few years, so I'm not sure what's this weeks hot carb set-up.

So I've been screwing around with VW's since the 60's..and I never ever heard of a punch buggy. I had to get a friend from New Jersey to explain the VW ads to me. Have I really been under a rock, or is this "punch when you see a VW" thing regional?

All valve cover bails are not the same. Some of the replacement ones have inadequate tension to hold the valve cover tight. I never changed gaskets, and had an original set of bails that were bent for additional clamping force.

Years ago I tried it. Removed the heat rise by cutting both sides and splitting it carefully. Ends and down tube were no problem, but got the ball stuck in a cross tube. 2000psi hydrotester wouldn't move the dam ball.

Buy a manifold.

Mixed emotions. Having driven Monaco in a street car during off season, I frankly don't see how the race there. OTOH, Sir Jackie declared Roebling Road the most dangerous track he'd ever seen. Makes you wonder how many he's seen.............

Go to the Impact website and read the legal post..this ain't over yet. Although I'm no longer an active driver, I've always respected Bill Simpson and his products. I feel strongly this issue is BS.

This will end up biting SFI in the butt, hopefully.

Bill

30 year experience with vees..driving, wrenching, ideaing. If it's been done I've seen it or tried it. Available for consultation. I'm expensive...2 beers/hour. I live in Stuart, Fl.

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I used to do my own trannys. I'll vouch it's dam near impossible without a jig/cutaway to adjust the shift forks!! They shift by sliding a slider with diamond shaped teeth which interlock with the inside of the gear. The fork/slider must fit tight. and the inside of the gear /slider diamonds should ...

I raced a 5c for years. Excellent car. The seat/tank leaked once, soaked the foam seat, and then my butt! AVGAS makes yer butt STING!!!!

Case isn't aluminum! It's magnesium. Caught one on fire years ago.

Most of the chrome wheels I've seen have been 4.5" wide.