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It was Brian McCarthy lest we forget.

With a 1200 engine this car could run in the NW as a vintage fv in Sovren(website Sovren racing) or SCCA majors in Seattle and Portland. In the right hands this car could run in the front in SCCA or...

Lawrence Hayes who is Hayescages here swapped the 6v drive from an old starter onto the VW Bosch starter for me 10 years ago and it's been bulletproof in my 2 cars.

Learned this one from Bill Noble at Phoenix in January 99. We were out to qualify at 8am and it was 29 degrees. I was renting a clapped out Caracal with a huge new motor. He turned the idle up to...

Try to get a German disc. My explosion was a non-German disc. I had to search and pay up for a German disc but it’ll be in there for many years.

Not exactly on point but when I blew up a disc and pressure plate my engine man said to replace and he’d rebalance on next rebuild. Never noticed an imbalance and he saw no evidence that the new...

Adjust camber with the links to the axle and check camber often. We went through a period of maddening repeated camber gain which caused a lack of turn in. Finally took the spring off and measured...

We have found that a p3 likes 12.5 inches at ride height fully loaded as the dimension between the shock eye centers. 200 pound spring and less total camber than you may think.We run 3.3 degrees

Done this dozens of times on P3. Car stays on the ground. There are two bolts attaching the rear subframe,loosen the lower and remove the upper.This allows the subframe to rotate to the floor of your...

Steve Phillips deer strike on the Deer's Leap in 83. My first ever race in 82 sitting in my fv waiting for one minute to sound. Several rifle shots followed by the advice that the five minutes was...

I think he has a Zink C4 as well as the KWIC I think a KWIC has a similar side window

no. Chris has one of 4 KWICs. This is a Caldwell d13

Rodne was the man to beat in the Northwest through 1982. Sold the d13 to a John Harris who lived in Renton Wa

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Talk to Protect in Oregon about sending your unit to be matched. I've had nothing but good results with them.

The sleeve/shim stack is Mike Palermo's spindle saver system from 20 years ago. I've had them on my cars for that period of time without a spindle failure. Either a good part or good luck.The shims...

You want a newer style fingered pressure plate and an old stock German disk. Try Dietmar at Quixote Racing in SoCal. He has a website

On Quinn's Protoform P3,going to 3/32 toe out cured the push. On my P2,staying at 1/16 toe in but increasing front rebound worked.

Stan's 81 and still has his Swift

It is a KWIC("quick") an acronym for the four Bay Area guys who built them in the late 70s. Klingler,Williams,somebody and Ronnie Chuck. Fast and great aero could still compete with today's cars

Lynx with an Elite body. Noting you're in Olympia Wa it is not a known car in the Northwest

There is a Sovren vintage race at Portland Intl Raceway this weekend Sept 8-9. About a dozen formula fords including my friend Ron Bonham in a silver Titan Mk6. He has no crew and is always looking...

If a standard drum breaks you're going on an interesting excursion. These drums are a must have.

I bought a pair used 12 years ago and they're still on 100 races later, after more than a few whacks still mag perfect. Would love to see a new supply from Richard.

I'm coming' too but you must all listen to my story AGAIN of Al changing my valve spring so I could run my first ever race Westwood 1982 We were putting the bodywork on after the 5 minutes and Al...

Hard to pass 6000 in 4th in a vee. I ran my Titan ford and used a 24/27 top gear and never saw much over 6000 Most important in a vee is to carry flat or nearly so in t10

I ran the vintage event 3 weeks ago. Track is fine with minor bumps in heavily used areas

129 per axle. Work great,wear like iron

Several Crossle and Titan cars here use the steel bodied Koni shocks with AR and Hoosier VFF tires without any setup changes other than front ride height to account for the smaller AR Handling is...

We have broken several Protoform trailing arms at the axle mount flange due to torsional rotation caused by the strong friction of the Carbotechs. Your flanges appear in the pics to have been...

Is there a gearing change required between the Hoosiers vs Avons?

I've been struggling to reduce temps to 350 under the plug - am I doing it wrong?What does a probe in the head look like and what is the degree difference to the plug or a head stud? Thanks

Todd Any pressure info? Thanks

That is a Tsunami built by Jess Heitman in Portland Or about 20yrs ago. I've driven it,you should see just above the bodywork. Jess is still around,Woodstock Motorsports in Portland. It is a Caracal...

The just run reunion was a major success with 36 vintage fords on the grid. Over 3 hours of track time and four races. This was the best time for me since the 2009 FF40th at Elkhart Lake. Much thanks...

Avon ff tires this year on a lead pack Ivey motored Titan Mk6. After about 15 heat cycles the handling degraded mid corner to exit. Figured it was the car set up,redid corners and aligned. Still bad....

Ron Chuck in Redwood City is a nationally recognized fv engine builder who would be a good source of info for you. 650.367.7498

The new Carbotechs are very effective,with light pedal pressure required.Very expensive. Porterfield RD4 shoes are plenty good enough in all but the most extreme requirements and 1/2 the cost.

The new Carbotechs are so good that you'd be wise to take hard look at your trailing arm axle flange. We had a weld failure on the first weekend on new carbos which I believe was caused by the high...

I still use a set of DRE finned aluminum valve covers with DRE on the flat between the bolts. Always will remember Ron who used to spend hours on the phone with me when I was building my first Zink...

Most NW fv drivers consider this event to be the most fun of each of the last 5 seasons. Usually 20+fv cars on a track with short straights and challenging turns,as if it were designed for fv. Sat...

I had Ron Davis build a radiator for my Titan Mk6,eliminating the oil cooler portion. It's identical to the original but 100% water dedicated. Terrific workmanship and took 40 degrees off my water...

Be aware that there are no FST cars in Oregon,Wa or B.C. You'll find plenty of good fv cars for sale under $10k in the northwest also. A chance for you to be the FIRST FIRST and have no one to race...

I have the ICP spindles also on one of my cars and the Palermo spindle savers on the other. Last I knew the ICP spindles were gone for good. The Palermo pieces are highly advised if the ICP spindles...

I've used the Lybarger/Pare rear drums for 15 years. Replaced the first set after 100 races and retired them as spares,still perfect,virtually unworn and never remachined. I still look for cracks...

I recall that the motor in that car was on the pole at a Portland conference race after the rebuild by Ron. I chased it,it was strong. Maybe you should consider Ron again if it only lasted for 15...

I thought it looked familiar. If it's a KWIC you've got a real gem. I raced against several KWICs in the early 80s on the west coast,Steve Grant and Pete Hodgson. Both were front row cars and Ron...

It's an identifier that tells Ron when he made it. Mine's RPC273.

Jess Heitman runs fv cars out of his Portland shop Woodstock Motorsports 503 208 3712. He can help you buy a car and then offer any degree of support. 25 years in fv.

I have a Palermo motor with Chinese p/c that has nearly 20 hours of lead pack national time on it with no p/c issues. There were issues early on but Mike worked through them and the current package...