Jackson1647545504 Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 http://www.ragtop-racing.com/June_01-14.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jpurdy2003 Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 What kind of car is that? It's fucked once it starts to rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cougar_55555 Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 they usually put pipes like that on demo. derby cars.... thats my guess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 I'm pretty sure the car is a late 70s Mazda, but the motor doesn't look like anything from them. Guess it doesn't say anywhere that a demo car has to run it's original motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ponyfreak Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 That is an inline 4 with fucking pipe threaded into the exhaust ports on the heads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 I'd also have to guess derby car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 that is a ford 2.3 and in what looks like a old mustang. Not sure of that car but def a ford 2.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 isn't anyone going to say anything about the motor mount. ITS A CHAIN!! [ 02. August 2004, 08:17 AM: Message edited by: gergwheel ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest onewildpaseo Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 Originally posted by gergwheel: isn't anyone going to say anything about the motor mount. ITS A CHAIN!! that was the first thing I noticed. Definately owned by a redneck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desperado Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 Well, if you stop to notice, that's a Ford Solinoid on the shock tower. And it looks pretty original, so I would say that it's a Ford car, but I don't know. As far as the chain, could be that the motor is just getting put in and that's the temp mount so he can weld up the motor mounts. OR, he is using the chain to stop the motor from twisting. Now the guy may know more than you think, I have seen alot of guys weld the motor mounts in a derby car, then take a hit in the nose and tear the block open because the frame bent. So this might be a better solution for setting up a derby car. Oh yeah, the reason for the pipes through the hood is it's required, they try to eliminate anything that would cause a fire on the ground that could spread. Another trick for derby cars is the idle them at about 2500 RPM. Reason is that the chances of loosing the radiator is high, of course once the radiator gets a hole in it the motor gets hot, damn hot. And car engines tend to want to die when they are that hot. The high idle keeps em from dying. I leave you with this. Big body cars, that make good derby cars are leaving us quickly. Being ground up and melted down. If you like derby's you better go now, their time is limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest powers Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 that is pimp. my kind of redneck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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