Thanks Glen.  Wow, you could never start a race car any cheaper than that.  The cab is wider in the shoulder area than at the floor and most cages I have seen follow that contour.  However, for that price I would cut the replacement cab right down the middle and put it back together again over the cage.  Should be easier than a chop top on a 50 Merc!

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Engine and trans mounts are not quite finished yet, but I thought I'd show some progress pictures.  I still have to fab up a bellhousing mount.  It will be a quazi motor plate.  With three sets of mounts, I didn't think it needed to be a full plate.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

That poor hunchback.


Lawrenceville, GA

Y-Guy Charlie:     I want to see the 'chute mounts, when you

              get to the rear!!!

                                         Bill

Bill

Pelham,Al

Nice Charlie, it took me a couple of hours to figure out your comment.  I guess I just forgot the "moto".

Bill, you and me both.  That will be at least another $1500 expense when added to the new requirement of a Hans device. 

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Charlie, not only the HANS but also a helmet with suitable klips. Though, to some helmets you can get them installed afterwards by the manufacturer.

Both thumbs up for your project, keep pushing

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
www.hollowheads.net (just click the hole in the head to proceed)

Looking great Charlie!

Todd in Central California...about half way between Fresno and Sacramento

1956 Thunderbird - 1960 F-100 - 1961 Starliner - 1961 Imperial

Thanks Todd, hope you are feeling better.

Seppo, yes, most suppliers will attach the clips to my helmet.  Lots of racers are upset about the rule because there is no wall to hit and feel like it is just another unnecessary expense.  Quite a few have spun, but very few have had a catastrophic accident.  However, I bet someone who survives a horrible crash in the future will swear by them.  

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

The hans device is just one of those things where it will be fine until someone does die and it very likely could have been prevented if such a device was used. Sure, the odds are that it won't happen, but it is a small price to pay when the odds are against you and it does happen.


Lawrenceville, GA

The new helmet that Kathy got me for Christmas has the place for attachment already there, the prices are coming down too.   No big deal, it just looks a little uncomfortable.

   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