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- January 10th, 2013, 10:07 am
- Forum: Vintage Vee
- Topic: Autodynamics Body Work
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10409
Re: Autodynamics Body Work
Thanks for the info Roger and Bob. Roger you might be right a Lynx nose may be the ultimate speed tip
- January 3rd, 2013, 9:28 am
- Forum: Vintage Vee
- Topic: Autodynamics Body Work
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10409
Autodynamics Body Work
I have a 1965 Autodynamics Mark IIB that we vintage race. The body work is showing its age. Does anyone have and molds or spare body pieces available ? A nose piece would be the most needed piece.
- December 28th, 2012, 9:25 am
- Forum: Vintage Vee
- Topic: 50th Information
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8791
50th Information
I am planning on attending the 50th celebration. Is there any information out yet as to the format, run groups etc.?
- November 12th, 2012, 9:54 am
- Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
- Topic: Front Motor Mount
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2171
Front Motor Mount
I have a 1965 Autodynamics Mark IIb that I vintage race. My front motor mount is a 3/4" square tube that spans the engine bay and bolts on tab under engine. Last weekend it broke in middle of tube. Anyone have any photos of their front mounts? When I restored this car I tryed to keep it as orig...
- August 29th, 2012, 7:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't Find 2nd Gear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8434
Re: Can't Find 2nd Gear
We do put it to use, between CVAR and HVR we have done 9 race weekends in last 1 1/2 years. Have three races in next 2 months.
- August 28th, 2012, 8:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't Find 2nd Gear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8434
Re: Can't Find 2nd Gear
Problem solved. We tore tranny down yesterday and found some small burrs inside of second gear slider that was adding enough resistance to prevent it from sliding into second gear. Polished off and now second slide right into gear. Thanks to all of you that offered advice.
- August 24th, 2012, 8:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't Find 2nd Gear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8434
Re: Can't Find 2nd Gear
Only reason is I would like to autocross the car every now and then and just the fact that if something is causing it not to go into secocnd there might be other things going on in tranny
- August 20th, 2012, 12:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't Find 2nd Gear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8434
Re: Can't Find 2nd Gear
It is not a matter of too much force. I installed tranny, went to a race and was never able to put in 2nd.
Pulling and sending to builder
Thanks for all of the thoughts
Pulling and sending to builder
Thanks for all of the thoughts
- August 19th, 2012, 11:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't Find 2nd Gear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8434
Re: Can't Find 2nd Gear
I pulled nose cone off and found that I could not manually pull shift rod for 2nd into gear. All of the other shift rods go into gear at appx 12lbs of pull with a push/pull scale. the 1st/2nd shift rod goes into 1st with 12lbs of push. I am pulling tranny out and returning to the builder for an inte...
- August 16th, 2012, 8:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't Find 2nd Gear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8434
Re: Can't Find 2nd Gear
thanks for the advice. I will pull apart this weekend.
- August 13th, 2012, 8:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can't Find 2nd Gear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8434
Can't Find 2nd Gear
I need some suggestions before I pull trans from vee. It is fresh, 1 weekend vintage race. It will not go into 2nd gear. I thought at first it was linkage related as linkage was a little sloppy. We have built new linkage front to back and all other gears shift smoothly and very precise. Even if I di...
- July 25th, 2012, 8:55 am
- Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
- Topic: Front drum part number
- Replies: 26
- Views: 27445
Re: Front drum part number
I have had a front drum failure this season at Texas World Speedway. It was a left front which is the least loaded at TWS. The drum had 6 weekends of vintage racing with hoosier vintage tires. I now check my drums for cracking on my prerace weekend inspections. It just could have been a very isolate...
- July 4th, 2012, 8:11 am
- Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
- Topic: reverse lock-out
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7253
Re: reverse lock-out
FV95 I have sent you my email address for the photos. I vintage race my Vee and at one of our tracks, Hallet I think on the opening laps 2nd would be useful in one of the slow corners, plus I would like to AutoX the car and without being able to go from 3rd to 2nd it is very hard to compete.
- July 2nd, 2012, 5:54 pm
- Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
- Topic: reverse lock-out
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7253
Re: reverse lock-out
I know this is an old thread, but I am looking for some photos of a simple reverse lockout. Can anybody help?
- May 26th, 2012, 8:18 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Locost project
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9569
Re: Locost project
do you have any photos?
- January 25th, 2012, 9:12 am
- Forum: Parts
- Topic: Shortbox SOLD
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2721
Re: Shortbox
is it still available?
- November 18th, 2011, 9:22 am
- Forum: Parts
- Topic: VSR Short Box
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1903
Re: VSR Short Box
is the box still available ?
- August 7th, 2011, 9:37 am
- Forum: Vintage Vee
- Topic: Hoosier vs Dunlop Vintage Tire
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3564
Re: Hoosier vs Dunlop Vintage Tire
The Dunlops are about $30 per tire more, they both are 60% more than any of the current slicks. There are only 2 sizes that are Vintage legal from what I understand as most vintage groups and Monoposto require a 24" or taller rear tire.
- August 6th, 2011, 8:51 am
- Forum: Vintage Vee
- Topic: Hoosier vs Dunlop Vintage Tire
- Replies: 4
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Hoosier vs Dunlop Vintage Tire
this is my first season of vintage racing so I am not real familiar with the performance of the threaded vintage style tires we are required to race on. CVAR will start requiring rhe tires at our TWS Sept event. Has anyone done any back to back comparision between the Hoosiers and Dunlops? Any opini...
- May 17th, 2011, 8:44 am
- Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
- Topic: resistor spark plugs?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3108
Heat Ranges
What is the typical heat ranges of spark plugs used in Vee motors. I am running Bosch range 5 and if I idle any lenght of time they seem to foul. Could I go up a range or so without damage. It makes it hard to warm up oil with this issue.
- April 17th, 2011, 9:05 am
- Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
- Topic: Front Shock Damping Ratio
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1716
Front Shock Damping Ratio
Hi All, What is the general openion on front shock damping ratio, Compression vs Rebound. I have just started vintage vee racing having come from GT1 type cars. What I am presently running is a Pro-SB51 set now. My understanding that these are 50/50. I know in the 70's when I last ran a Vee I used a...
- March 28th, 2011, 11:02 pm
- Forum: Vintage Vee
- Topic: Z-bar Setup advice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3314
Re: Z-bar Setup advice
thanks again Greg. I have a race weekend at Hallett April 8th thru the 10th with the 8th being a track day. I will experiment with adjustments.
- March 28th, 2011, 8:17 am
- Forum: Vintage Vee
- Topic: Z-bar Setup advice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3314
Re: Z-bar Setup advice
Thanks for the advice. Once I slightly pre-load bar, should I then jack up car and check droop? If so how much droop should I have?
- March 27th, 2011, 7:37 am
- Forum: Vintage Vee
- Topic: Z-bar Setup advice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3314
Z-bar Setup advice
I have made it through the first race with no issues. everyone thought I should up grade from my 5/8" z-bar to a 3/4" bar. I have fabbed and installed. I have been working on race cars most of my life, but have never messed with a z-bar before. Any setup stuff you all can help me with when...
- March 14th, 2011, 1:40 pm
- Forum: Vintage Vee
- Topic: Happy Birthday Jim
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1332
Happy Birthday Jim
Happy Birthday Jim Schings.