Your truck looks great Charlie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I read on hear it wont be ready for speedweek,but are you going to be there?

Hope to see you there.

                         Keith Cornell

its not how fast you go, its how you go fast.

I would really like to be there.  I haven't missed Speed Week for a number of years.  It would be great to see you and Tim pound out new personal bests, but I need to work on the race truck every chance I get in order to make it to the October meet.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

The side switch panel is necessary in this truck because of the seat set back.  With arm restraints, it would be impossible to reach the dash area.  It will house all toggle switches, starter button, both firebottle push cables and the master 12 volt switch.

Front

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

The pressure management system will allow me to set the air bags to different heights.  It will help me in loading/unloading from the trailer, get a floor jack under the front crossmember, and set race ride height.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

The long road from the battery to the starter.

Power starts at the safety switch in the bed and is sent into the cab through a bulkhead.

The end of the first cable terminates at the master power switch next to the side switch panel.

Then the power is sent to the starter solenoid and passed through the firewall with a cable bulkhead.

Finally, the cable is sent from the firewall side of the bulkhead to the starter.

By using (0) or (1) size cable, very little power is lost over the long system.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Looks good Charlie,very clean.

Good luck in October.

                      Keith

its not how fast you go, its how you go fast.

Thanks Keith, my questions on your link was an attempt to make sure I haven't overlooked anything.



The tach and shift light are inline with the track and the supporting gauges are all in an array and visible over the steering wheel.









Now all the interior parts are fabed up and can be removed to finish welding the entire cage including door bars. Interior paint will follow and then reassymble it all again to wire it up.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Major step forward yesterday.  All interior parts were removed to finish welding the entire roll cage.  Young friend, former student of mine, and professional race car chassis welder Rick Bray volunteered to well up the roll cage for me and what a treat it was.

Door and shoulder bars were added.

Sample of finish welds.

More samples.

Rick needed to be a contortionist all day to get the job done.

Many thanks Rick....

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

The "Kid" is good. Nice welds. When are you going to the salt? Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Looking good Charlie!  Wish you could be going with us next week.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias