What kinda vee is this ???? HELP....

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Veefan
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What kinda vee is this ???? HELP....

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Pick this up yesterday, it was listed as a Zink... the frame has been modified... A LOT, rear roll updated and the old front "hoop" is cut away and was in the process of being updated. I was told it was raced on L.I. aka the golf course now... I also received a lot of vintage formula ford body work, they have Anderson Racing decals on them???

Thanks for any help...

Anyone have good pictures of a Zink frame??

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1969zeitler
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I will pull the body off mine today and send some photos. The PO said he did not change the frame on the ZinK but who know what was done before. Some of thse cars are 40 years old and have had many owners. Just about everyone changes a little bit I guess.

Glad you got it home. I may be interested in the FF body stuff.
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1969zeitler
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Send me your email and I will forward some photos of a Zink frame. It is not mine but they are great shots. The biggest difference I see is that yours does not have the signature Zink oval hoop at the front to hold the nose together.

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1969zeitler
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John,

It looks like the front beam mounts to the frame the same way as the one on the photos I sent. There are different Zinks too. C4, C5 and soumeone said the early ones were Z4 cars. Those were the ones before they became Citations Zinks. I will see if I can dig up more photos.... When I will send you the photos of my Zink later today.
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1969zeitler
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Here are some photos of my Zink. it is supposed to be a C5 but I am not sure what the differences are.

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Veefan
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Thanks Roger, the frame looks similar, but it has a lot of differences. Still not sure if it's really a Zink or a home built.

I love the retro mirrors, I need them on my modern Vee!
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Anytime John. Glad to help. Those mirrors are COOL!!!
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Veefan,
To the untrained eye the frames may look similar, but to someone that's known Zinks (either Z5 or C4, no Z4s or C5s) since 1967, and has raced them in vintage trim since 1998, I can assure you the frame is not a Zink. It is quite different in fact. The differences would take more than a few sentences to explain. The body pieces are probably original Zink parts though.

I use to race on the "golf course" like my parents did before me. Is there any documentation regarding who the owner was?

Anyway, it doesn't have to be a Zink to be able to have fun with it.

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Some pics of a never assembled, unmolested Zink C4 frame.
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What happened to the photos?
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I was kinda sure it wasn't a Zink... but the pictures make it clear. Thanks.

The owner had no log book and no history on the car. He lost the previous owners info and name. He only knew the car was raced at Bridge Hampton L.I.

I can see some "race repairs" to the frame but no numbers. The frame and body work were painted really poorly the last time, I'm hoping when I blast it, I might find some numbers. The front beam mount is very interesting, it has steel blocks that can slide up and down inside the tubes to adjust the beam height. The car was pretty complete, no fuel cell , firebottle or front beam. Looks like the previous racer/owner had a front end impact and stripped the car down and never got around to rebuilding it... especially after the $#%&^*(&^%'s turned his home track into a golf course.

fyi... I play golf... and the only thing fun about it is getting drunk.... and driving... (golf carts of course... 8) )

I also received some formula ford body work with Anderson Racing decals, I contacted them and they have never owned a Vee.

Not sure if it can be raced in any of the vintage groups???
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How come I can't view the never assembled, unmolested Zink C4 frame photos? It just says IMAGE.
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do you have pictures of the FF bodywork? even if you can assemble it on the ground it may give an idea as to what car the bodywork at least came from...
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The Formula Ford body work came off Don Anderson's son’s 1981 Van Diemen RF-81 club formula ford, the decals are from 1990 when they ran the car.

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1969zeitler wrote:How come I can't view the never assembled, unmolested Zink C4 frame photos? It just says IMAGE.
Copy and paste the following url's into your browser's address bar.

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That worked. That looks just like my Zink frame except mine also has a bar that comes down the back hoop and bolts to the transaxle. It holds up that GINORMOUS rear hump-back body. I think thats the Speedway or Daytona body. Thanks for the photo.
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