Rear Engine Modified Roadster Build

[Tman]

I was just curious. Saw this type of thing a while back as I was learning.

[maguromic]

One of the main suspects on the REMR, Steve is the lead engineer on this years #79 Flying Lizard Porsche at Le Mans.  Hopefully Steve and the rest of the Lizards will be able to bring the trophy back home. The consummate engineer, he has brought a drive with all the REMR drawings to work on his spare time. Unfortunately spare time at Le Mans is is unheard off.   GOOD LUCK STEVE!  Tony

Picture is of the car testing last week at Le Mans taken from the net

[Stan Back]

Tony -- it's an RMR -- think pRegMant lakesteR.

[maguromic]

Stan,  Why don't you turn to the dark side and build one?  Those street roadster guys are tough. Tony

[DND]

Hi Tony

I started to hear two words in the late 50's Adel clamps & Lord mounts, when you wanted to mount a object right you used those two products.

Used a bunch over the years, can just amagine how many Adel clamps they have made ?  We could buy them in all the Aircraft surplus stores here in the S.F.V. for years.

I really enjoy seeing your fine work & racing knowledge building the 2 salt cars, since i was a engine guy your tricked up inline 6 gets my attn for sure.

Don

[Freud]

Does the #79 Porkie have negative camber both front and rear?

FREUD

[Rex Schimmer]

"Never a drip with a Jubilee Clip" and old English saying.

Rex

[maguromic]

"Never a drip with a Jubilee Clip" and old English saying.

Rex

Those English cousins, why cant they just call the bloody thing a hose clamp? But then again Jubilee clip sound better and like the Wiggins clamps all Jubilee clips aren't the same either.Tony

[maguromic]

Don, I still get most of my Adel clamps & Lord mounts at the  surplus store by the Oakland airport.  The only thing with them is you have to know the part number you are looking for.  As for the GMC, its a labor of love and we are inching ever so close now.  But all of it would not be possible with the help of the Ferguson's, Doug Robinson, Armond, Pete Ardema and a few others. 

Freud, Man you have good eye sight, then again you can see that from your pictures.  I never noticed that about the car, I will ask Steve next time we talk.  Tony

[DND]

Hi Tony

Most of the surplus stores have gone bye bye here in the S.F.Valley, i think two left in N. Hollywood - Burbank area and they were everywhere in the 70's.

Used to live in E.L.A. and Doug's younger brother was a classmate of mine in Jr.Hi. then moved out here to the valley for Hi school and lost contact with all those guys.

Will send a pm about my Trans-Am days too in 69' with the Titus team.

Don

[maguromic]

Started making the three inlets for the water on the tank today.  My friend made a tool to roll the taper into the inlets and it was all downhill from there. Tony

The tops of the tanks cut off and ready for the Wiggins and the An fitting.


Home made tool for rolling the taper.

[maguromic]

After watching Steve and the Lizards crash out while leading the 24hrs, decided to get some work done on the tank.  Thanks to Rex, I was able to sort out the baffling for inside the tank.  Tony

This is one of the finished cones fitted to the tank.


The top and the bottom ones were welded before the center one to keep the distortion down.  The recycled tube had a port on one side which will be used as a drain and another one was added on the opposite side for the water temp sensor.


The wrap of the tank to aid the swirl.


Finally the finished tank. The pictures are with the bottom of the tank with the Wiggins fitting on top.

[SPARKY]

Tony please show us a naked picture of the tool---thanks sparky 

[maguromic]

Tony please show us a naked picture of the tool---thanks sparky 

This is a little personal, I don't think I could post a naked picture of my tool without getting chastised from Slim.  But I will post a picture of the tool used to make the cones as soon  I get a chance to take a picture of it.  Tony

[Tman]

Can you splain the water and the swirly thing?