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HomeRacingWorld	HRW "Jalopy Challenge"	Lead	[-]
Posts: 13165 (02/06/09 09:22 PM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None We are starting another new series here. We thought we would share it with you folks and see if you want to build a few of your own. HRW Jalopy Challenge No big deal really. Just sharing how we are going to do it. And maybe motivate folks to start building There MIGHT be a "Proxy Fun Run" later in the year "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick
HomeRacingWorld		#1	[-]
Posts: 13172 (02/07/09 01:26 PM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Doing a little in progress on my first Jalopy for the series: 1932 FORD Sedan Jalopy UPDATE! Have a roller now... "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick Last Edited By: HomeRacingWorld 02/07/09 03:12 PM. Edited 1 times.
Robert Livingston		#2	[-]
Posts: 696 (02/07/09 02:03 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's my latest, slowly taking form in the cold, cold basement: '34 Ford five-window by AMT, 1/25, powered by an SCX Pro Speed 20k motor. I think it is slower than the H&R Hawk 19k motor. Rear tires are Ortmann repro Monograms on vintage aluminum wheels (Ranalli). Fronts are H&R with Dynamic wide-fives (sort of) used as inserts. The whole wheel fits inside the H&R wheel. I used 1/16" brass cross tubes to mount the body, with steel wire pins, and bent the ends down to look like braces for the running boards/side nerfs. This thing rattles like crazy. It is a Jalopy. Last Edited By: Robert Livingston 02/07/09 02:05 PM. Edited 1 times.
HomeRacingWorld		#3	[-]
Posts: 13173 (02/07/09 02:31 PM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I like it sir...it looks great! I like seeing different ideas and designs. "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick
hotrodbob51		#4	[-]
Posts: 1254 (02/07/09 05:11 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	that looks GREAT!! Anyone can restore a classic car, but it takes a real Hotrodder to cut one up and make it cool! http://bob-beck-motorsportsannouncing.com/
waaytoomuchintothis		#5	[-]
Posts: 1705 (02/07/09 05:44 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Your choice of wheels and tires got my interest... Is it legal to cut them down for lower CG? Can you silicone coat them? Wanna run one for me by mail?
HomeRacingWorld		#6	[-]
Posts: 13178 (02/07/09 05:49 PM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There are no rules sir. My link above is just...well, a guide on how we are gonna build them. You can do whatever you want Just trying to motivate folks to build something. We are just now putting together this Proxy idea. But yeah...I'll brea...I mean race it if ya send it in "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick
jojt45		#7	[-]
Posts: 1099 (02/07/09 06:51 PM) Local Racing Legend Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Robert that looks great! I really like the way you did the running boards and the way you wired the hood down. Jim
Robert Livingston		#8	[-]
Posts: 697 (02/07/09 09:59 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks -- I had to wire the hood down because it is hinged with tape! At the end of the straight the car was going so "fast" it would lift up, and block the driver's vision. I think any motor around 18-20k, with <150 gcm torque would be fine for a proxy, but if it has a more powerful motor, it should have a plastic model of a 580HP big block. At least.
HomeRacingWorld		#9	[-]
Posts: 13184 (02/07/09 11:11 PM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I am not at that level!!! I'm no Jim Troye but I think it is getting there... Just updated my build page... Time for some interior work. "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick Last Edited By: HomeRacingWorld 02/08/09 06:15 PM. Edited 1 times.
HomeRacingWorld	Getting Closer..	#10	[-]
Posts: 13185 (02/07/09 11:19 PM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	To this kinda fun! "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick
jojt45		#11	[-]
Posts: 1100 (02/07/09 11:31 PM) Local Racing Legend Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Looks great so far, you are fast. That picture is classic, I'll bet he's 15 feet in the air. Jim
HomeRacingWorld		#12	[-]
Posts: 13193 (02/08/09 06:21 PM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just love this... I tell ya...this defines old school right here. You had to have some sand to race like this. "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick
BEEK511		#13	[-]
Posts: 70 (02/08/09 09:39 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	NOW THAT IS RACING CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW BEAT UP THAT MAN WAS AFTER THE RACE THATS AWSOME
jojt45	Great article" Join the Fun Build a Jalopy	#14	[-]
Posts: 1104 (02/08/09 09:48 PM) Local Racing Legend Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's a great article from 1954 on how to build your own jalopy. http://junkracer.virtualave.net/ It's a great site. Jim I've got mine primered but nothing else. I work on it on my day off. Jim
AnnouncerJoe		#15	[-]
Posts: 65 (02/09/09 07:06 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm a pure rookie... but this looks like fun! Harry, if you run a proxy series I may even try to host an event at my Rolling Hills Speedway clay oval. Joe
HomeRacingWorld		#16	[-]
Posts: 13200 (02/09/09 10:29 AM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	GREAT LINK Jim!!! Joe...all are welcome. Glad to see you have interest. One of the best things about this series is that you almost cannot build one wrong..lol My build page is updated. "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick
carl72		#17	[-]
Posts: 248 (02/09/09 11:32 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That body looks just like something you would see back in the day ,this is something that looks like it could be fun Carl
jojt45		#18	[-]
Posts: 1109 (02/09/09 10:18 PM) Local Racing Legend Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I like the mud and the tire marks. I'm still having coffee( well beer) with mine. I've decided instead of future I'm going to shoot it with dull coat. To give a more period correct look. Jim PS check out the "trill show" link here http://junkracer.virtualave.net/ and check out my new atavar LOL Last Edited By: jojt45 02/09/09 11:21 PM. Edited 1 times.
dreinecke		#19	[-]
Posts: 2559 (02/09/09 10:22 PM) Resin Body Master Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Those are all awesome!!! I do think the Don Farmer picture should be framed and hung on every wall. That is a MAN! Look at that wheel, and he's standing up no less! David Reinecke MotorSports - RMS 1:32 Resin Bodies
HomeRacingWorld		#20	[-]
Posts: 13215 (02/09/09 10:38 PM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	LOL...Yeah that kinda defines backbone! Glad you guys liked it. Jim..yeah..I seen that. AND this is just classic!!! "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick

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