anyone know the history on this racer?

[6X6]

Racer, I see you have the Dixie tires, have you heard about how the run?
I just saw them on an old "Tires" thread, and am curious about them.

[racerone3]

actually the tires on the racer are maxxis snow tires. they are reputed to be great in snow, sand, and mud... don't swim at all. that's not a big issue though. all the holes that were in this tub make me a little leary of deep water. the tires on the center axle in some of the pics (grey rims) are nanking chevrons, and in some pics it has my spare balloons on the center. if i had a barn full like amphiman1 i'd run them on everything. my terra tiger rides soooooooo nice on it's balloons. the last couple of maxxis tires will get ordered shortly after thanksgiving.

putting the t-20 together and running those chains tonight. if i get my new carb kit (got the wrong one last week), she might go for a little test flight... i mean drive this weekend

[McCoy]

Let me know if you need a place to stretch the racer's legs. I'm sure the cows won't mind too much.

McCoy

[Amphiman1]

A barn full of what? hehe

[6X6]

OK, since the DIXIE Choppers tires treads are more or less Identical, I'll assume they don't swim either, and both are off my list then. Thanks!

[racerone3]

Thanks McCoy! this weekend is really wishful thinking, but sometime in early December i'll have to take you up on that offer.
got the t-20 back together tonight. need some longer bolts for the case halves... i'll "borrow some" from work tomorrow. still need to do the adjustments on it and fill fluid, then it can go back in the machine. i got my hubs built today on my lunch hour... need to go back out and paint them. fuel pump will be here tomorrow, and the carb kit eventually. a solid 8 hour day will have her ready to run, too bad the last one of those i had was 3 years ago

[racerone3]

so very close

well... everything is ready to run, except for the rag stuffed where a carb should be i was really hoping to give it a shake down this weekend. i did fire it for just a second with some starting fluid, so i know the engine will run. crank seals are the last questionable item, and if they won't let it pump fuel, i have an electric pump that can go in. hopefully i get the carb on monday... rebuild, and test drive tuesday before i leave for Thanksgiving. that way if i have any issues i can beg George to bring parts when we get together next week, or make an emergency stop at the Attex warehouse (AKA Dons house) on the way to or from NY

[racerone3]

IT"S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!

made the first (short) test run in the racer today, thought i'd bring you guys along for the ride. less than 3 minutes in the machine and i had her off the ground. i'll get footage of that next week for the "air buds" wall. didn't have time to add music as i'm getting in the car for a 10 hour drive tonight.
Enjoy, and thanks to everyone who helped with this build. a HUGE thanks to Don for parts and hours of tech support!

p.s. sorry for the "Blair Witch Project" camera work in the woods

[McCoy]

Looks like it's time to take the racer to the cow pasture and open it up. I'm sure we can get a nice "Air-Bud" shot there.

McCoy

[Don]

Cool! Glad you got it going. Just one thing, though: if it's behind you, it's not important!


Your JLO doesn't really sound like that, does it?

[6X6]

Racer, looks great For a machine you brought home just 7-months ago, you sure did a lot to it. I hope I can have a race-ready machine by Ashtabula, and hope to see you there

[George]

Hey Race,

Congrats on getting this bad-boy back online.

Looks and sounds great!

[racerone3]

McCoy, we'll defenitly have to do that. next weekend might be possible. i'm going to try to run it a while on sunday when i get home, then pull a link out of the short t-20 chains, and put a wrench on everything.

Don, the mirrors are about useless... i had them laying around, and was bored at work one day so i built the mounts. the engine actually sounds really nice. that camera is waterproof, so what you get for sound is a combination of a really muffled mic, wind noise, and the engine.

6X6, thanks, i'll definetly be in Ashtabula. if you don't have a racer done by then, your more than welcome to take this one for a spin. i had stalled out on this project, but running George, and Bud's machines at Buzco last month gave me the kick in the pants to get back on the job.

[6X6]

Well, between driving Georges Springer and watching this racer build, I have the kick to get mine done, as quickly as funds allow. I will hopefully see you at Busco, too.

[Don]

I sure hope it didn't sound like I was cutting the machine- you've done a great job on it and I'm looking forward to seeing the beast in person. The mirrors look good on it, but I know I couldn't use 'em. Once the engine starts I get tunnel-vision and wouldn't be able to force myself to look in the rear-veiw.

We should be able to field some classes in Ashtabula if everyone is able to make it. It would be great to have at least a couple stock classes and a modified or two. Do you know what class your machine ran?