Brunskilltown Bullet

[DLRA#363]

That's almost too nice to take out & get dirty! 8-)
What's the scoop on the side? It's gunna get some salt off the front wheel.
  Sid.

Hi Sid,
The intake scoop is for the trans oil cooler. There is one on the other side for the engine oil.
Will have to see how we go and hope the salt is very firm & hard.
30 Days to go!!!! DLRA SpeedWeek 2017





Color for part of the car.

[kiwi belly tank]

It's a shame to cover up all that nice ally work with paint but that orange pearl is gunna look really good on the salt. Running it down to the wire but at least you're close to the salt.
  Sid.

[DLRA#363]

Hi Sid,
I took on board your comments regarding the potential migration of fluids & or fire between body panels at the firewall area and have duly made the following modifications to the car.
Have welded in a transition piece of 2.0mm X 10mm wide stainless steel where the side panels between the front and the engine compartment of the car.
Also have extended the side (under panel) sections adjacent to the driver's area by 200 mm (8").
This effectively means that the potential hazard from behind the firewall of the car has to migrate firstly, out past the rear side panel and then out to the extremities of the car, and then return back towards the center of the car and progress under the driver's side panel for another 200mm (8") forward and then get to me.
I will post some close up photos of this work soon.

Meanwhile, here is where we we at a couple of weeks out from racing.
(There is a lot of panel work in paint at present mate!!

[kiwi belly tank]

Onya Mate, ya can't be too safe. I've been in fire twice & it's worse than a bad divorce.
Car's lookin real good, has a kinda early jet fighter-ish look to it. Way cool!!
  Sid.

[generatorshovel]

Neat build Cooky, looking forward to chatting with ya soon,

[tauruck]

Cooky, that's a fighter jet and I'm hoping it will perform like one.
Awesome skills!!!.

[Buickguy3]

     I just heard that Gene Winfield is giving a metel finishing seminar in the little town of Belfry, Montana on August 19-20. It's only about 50 miles away, but wouldn't you know it we will probably be in transit from Speed Week that weekend. Damn, I'd love to go even if I am too old to learn anything new.
     Doug 

[Seldom Seen Slim]

No problems, Doug.  Just make sure you blow up the motor early in the week so you can go home in time for the presentation.

I'm surprised you didn't think of that.

[Buickguy3]

  It happens more often than I'd like. I think they are only taking 36 people so it might be full by that time anyway. Trying to get the Montana Dodge Boys to see if they can arrange another one that does not have a conflicting date.
    Doug 

[Stainless1]

Doug, sign up for the class, then ask SSS to help you with the motor at the races... you will be done in plenty of time 

[Buickguy3]

   Stainless, Now that is funny!
  Doug 

[jfr757]

When we were at Lake Gairdner just a couple of days ago with our cars, we lined up next to #363 several times.  Really nice looking build that went well also.

[DLRA#363]

Great to see our American friends out here and I am personally humbled by their compliments.
We had a great time and did not hurt any parts and came away with the D/FL record to boot!!
Pretty good for a scratch built car & engine combo that has seen no dyno time even if I say so myself!!

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Stainles, I'd be careful if I were you.  Keep talking about me like that and you're likely to find the toilets near your pit don't seem to get cleaned so often. . . 

[Stainless1]

363... Great White Dyno time is the most valuable... Congrats on your record