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Is this plug in the side of the head or in the front of the block?

Check with Neil Porter. He is pretty local to you 209-722-7373

All of my customers that I take racing have Ivey engines. Ivey has worked tirelessly to keep the FF class intact and on a level playing field. Working with Ford and other Original Equipment ...

Is your car a 2 piece upper body? (separate nose with upper bodywork) If so I will take a measurement off Dan Cowdrey's car later today.

At least 2 in higher than your helmet when you are in driving position. Unless you are just making a show car.

At least 2 in over the top of your helmet when you are in driving position. That is unless you are just planning to have a show car.

Given the choice go with the Wix or NAPA Gold (made by WIX)

Yes, call Scotty

He does all of my starters, By far the best I have ever used!

I strongly suggest you start in a Vintage FF. Most places we go there is a good field and it is very competitive. It is much less expensive to repair if you make mistakes than a FB or Porsche. Buy...

Titan Mk-6 is much faster and easier to set up and drive. The best thing you can do is to find someone who really knows Vintage formula cars to do a pre-purchase inspection. One can save you a lot...

You may also have to make sure it has a removable steering wheel. Sometime people install a larger fuel cell and that can cause problems also.

I agree with Todd. SVRA has been overall a great group to run with. Being a bit hard headed I have had my differences on occasion, but Rick Parent and Kathy are great to deal with. No other group...

Actually the year that Lotus was the featured marque, 1995 I think, they invited Lotus 51's and one Lotus 61 ( I believe from New Zealand) was allowed. Steve Thein in a Lotus 51 that I had restored...

I think there is a good possibility the starters may have had to change their shorts. Having stood at the pit wall there with some of my customers CanAm cars on track, I told myself this is...

If you do not have an annular slave there is so much lost motion in the mechanical portion of the clutch linkage (cross shaft, lever arm, etc) that you may not be able to go to a .70 master. If you...

Look at the different positioning of the rear wings.

The front wheels only have brake and corning loads going through them The rears also have engine drive loads.

I have had nothing but Ivey engines in my cars since 1991. Jay has been directly responsible for almost all of the replacement parts that have kept the class going and brought much better...

With modern tires and tracks we are running the cars much stiffer and therefore much lower than the original set up. Ride heights are generally, lower the car until it starts to bottom and then...

The oil pump does not like to pump air. Jack up the front of the car until you are sure the oil level is higher than the oil pump. Loosen the inlet line from the tank at the pump and wait until you...

Where are all those Hondas that were going to invigorate the class?

Sorry that was probably snarky.

You know I should try that. I would have to send the input shaft also, I'm sure. I could also get everyone to let me spend the time to make sure the adaptor plates were modern and true. It is only...

Due to the extended life we are getting out of the Formula Ford engines now, we are seeing clutch spline problems quite often. When the splines wear out in the discs, and the input shaft spins...

I will be at the Sept 6 - 9 Watkins Glen Vintage event. I will have one or two FF's. If anyone would like to come and help out let me know. No huge mechanical talent required. A good attitude and...

You will have to do a back to back test to see just how the bodywork effects top speed. Next you can do a roll down test for drag. Then like every good racer, you can exaggerate the facts. ...

How about a Brabbssle? I think you should have extended the top of the nose a little bit for that Eagle effect though.

That changed pretty quickly, along with the wet sump requirement.

Jeff, what you have appears to be a knock off Tilton copy. The starters were commonly used in Datsuns/Nissans You can have it rebuilt at any good auto electric shop. I am not sure if there are any...

Didn't know that was you Jeff. Post or send me a pix of your installed starter. If you have the room for a Bushman starter, get one. They have been the most trouble free starters I have ever...

Neither starter has proved reliable in my experience. Several years ago I got an XLT and it started the engine 3 times before it failed. I called the supplier I bought it from and he told me to...

Check your tire circumferences.

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Try Wayne Mitchell @dogrings.com

We had the Vern Jaques / Jules Williams Lotus 51 at both of the Indy weekends, and had a great time. After not driving for 6 years except for one test day the rust was pretty bad, but I had some...

Look like some centerline wheels with Lotus 23 / 51 etc bolt pattern

I am still on the road...but it was a Great Event!

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The pistons to run are the CP Pistons Jay Ivey had made by CP. Call Ivey and order a set 503-255-1123. Or if you want a set of new old stock I have a set of the OE pistons for $250 + shipping.

In addition to that Paul White was part of the partnership that brought us the Swift!

Possibly Automotive Developments . Paul White and Jules Williams in Santa Ana, California. True pioneers of Formula Ford. Both gone now. Paul Pfanner at Racer Magazine might be able to help.

http://iveyengines.com/Faq.htm

They probably are Bilsteins, a much better shock than the original Armstrongs that came on every Merlyn I had.

As referenced above, the simplest is to use a rev-limiting rotor. I think Ivey will still set one up for you (503-255-1123). Nothing though will stop the biggest over-rev problems, downshifting or...

No, Bob. The gears are the same.

The Toyo is not faster than the Hoosier, the Avon might be. We do not want to get into a tire war. The Hoosier is a good tire, and still (the last time I checked) much less expensive than the Avon.

Nice positive changes. Hopefully in the future Monoposto will realize that weighing the cars with drivers is something most everyone is doing (even modern F-1.) You are giving a huge advantage to...

AM 72/38 Sam Simpson Los Angeles, CA This car is going on the market. It is a ready to race car with a relatively fresh Ivey. It could use new bodywork. If you are interested.

And what does prepared accordingly mean?

Could be a Swift part that got mixed in with your BD parts.