"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
03/28/2019 at 22:03 • Filed to: None
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"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
03/28/2019 at 22:03 • Filed to: None | 5
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He already has small block chevy in his garage he built for project it did not go in.
He said he bought & old race car. He knows I like cars, & he needs help fixing it up/put crew at the track. Then he asked if I be interested helping/pitting. It was a very quick yes. It's circle track not my preference, but it's race car regardless.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
03/28/2019 at 22:17 |
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Happy wrenching!
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The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> TheRealBicycleBuck
03/28/2019 at 22:20 |
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Its last race was 30 years ago, but chassis looks like it’s in decent shape. The 350 he built for his street runs, but instead he used a blown big block.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
03/28/2019 at 22:34 |
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From the nerf bars peeking out from under the tarp, I’m guessing it used to be an open-wheel dirt track car.
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The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> TheRealBicycleBuck
03/28/2019 at 22:39 |
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There use to be dirt track locally way back. S o probably was.
shop-teacher
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
03/28/2019 at 23:33 |
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Cool!
66P1800inpieces
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
03/29/2019 at 00:12 |
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I’m all for a fun project/challenge/helping a neighbor out, and while I am not a circle track expert, or anything else expert, that seems to be a bit rough around the edges. From what I see in the pictures the front end is a solid axle with a transverse leaf spring. You mention it not running for 30 years, suggesting it ran in the late 80's but I am thinking this was put together mid 60's from 1950's parts. That whole front end brings the sketch factor up to 11.
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The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> 66P1800inpieces
03/29/2019 at 00:21 |
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It’s the same spring set up on rear live axle too. S uper sketch, but looks super fun.
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66P1800inpieces
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
03/29/2019 at 00:33 |
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Neat. It shares it’s rear end suspension spring set up with cars like the Corvette, Cadillac XLR, and . . the 2019 Volvo XC90 (I was surprised by that one ).
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The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> 66P1800inpieces
03/29/2019 at 00:43 |
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It’s not a typical leaf spring in the XC90(S90 & V90 too) . Rather a composite leaf spring, called the Loctite Max 2. It has was called the Max 8 have to pull the cars off the road.
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66P1800inpieces
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
03/29/2019 at 08:20 |
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From another source discussing how they use Loctite to fill a reinforced spring “... the polyurethane matrix resin Loctite MAX 2 from Henkel rapidly fills the mold and quickly yet gently impregnates the fiber material, resulting in short injection times.” Pretty steamy stuff.