"Live" from our Autumn Leaf Tour 2013

[Larry Hill]

Picked the car up from the frame shop yesterday. Ron Cunningham did a very good job on getting the pink dip chip fixed. Working on the engine now, I had to put all new stuff in the front end, checked spindles for bend and cracks. Fixed the oil pan, pickup and trans pan. Once I finish engine and install everything it will be off to Gary Jennings to adjust front end and scale car. I hope we will have time to get the paint fixed before the Sports.

Lunch is over I got to go back to work!

[MikeMoller]

With wheelie bars installed?

BTW,it was a pleasure to meet you and Patsy at Charlotte.

[jmcarter]

The "Sports?". Thought you might run the Reynolds Division 2 race before heading out on Western Swing II. In any case sorry you couldn't make St Louis and hope the balance of your repairs go well.

[Larry Hill]

We wanted to make all three sports this year, looks like we will settle for two out of three!

[Winklovic]

Originally Posted by MikeMoller

With wheelie bars installed?

What he said.

Everything check out straight at the frame shop?

[Larry Hill]

After Ron fixed it.

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

...I had to put all new stuff in the front end, checked spindles for bend and cracks

I don't want to keep picking at a sore spot, but I'm curious about one of the craziest wheelies I've ever seen since the altered wheelbase days. Most of the competitors at the Byron wheelie show don't get that radical.

Did you replace the front end parts due to damage or just to be on the safe side? I was wondering how much abuse the stock stuff would take. I would think the lower control arms are pretty strong but that the tie rods might not be.

Hope it's fixed soon.

[Larry Hill]

Being safe, I don't want to wreck anyone!

Back to work.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Dan Bennett

I don't want to keep picking at a sore spot, but I'm curious about one of the craziest wheelies I've ever seen since the altered wheelbase days. Most of the competitors at the Byron wheelie show don't get that radical.

Did you replace the front end parts due to damage or just to be on the safe side? I was wondering how much abuse the stock stuff would take. I would think the lower control arms are pretty strong but that the tie rods might not be.

Hope it's fixed soon.

I had a similar wheel stand one year at the gatornationals. I took the wheelie bars off to save some weight. Went sky high and dragged the back valance on the ground. it unloaded the back tires when they came off of the ground and the car started toward the guardrail and I had to lift. I had to replace the lower A arms all of the ball joints and bushings. It knocked the headlights out of the car and tore the radiator from its mounts. smashed the oil pan and the headers. It also chipped the paint along the quarter panel similar to Larry's car. The guy which was a friend of mine redlighted in the other lane so I won that round. I managed to find the parts I needed at a local bone yard and NAPA and we put the car back together for the next round the next day. I learned my lesson on the wheelie bar thing and have never taken them off again.

[Larry Hill]

The car is almost done. We plan on going to the door slammers to check out the car before we head out west.

I realized today what was worse than no national championship..... a hollow one!