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Sounds like their quality has gone downhill. My Pertronix trigger was installed in a Bosch distributor by Justice Racing. No issues in 1100+ runs. Black unit with Bosch blue coil, and a Pertronix rev...

Keith,

OK, that will be easier than wiring up a relay. Do you have that 6J1051 in stock?

Don

Anybody have a link to a wiring diagram for an F5? I'm wondering how the engine is turned off via the emergency battery disconnect switch. Do you use a solenoid that grounds the killswitch wire...

I couldn't find a commercial fuel cell that would fit under the central bracing of the '84 Reynard. When the original fuel cell started to leak I used a 1 gal kart tank for a while, but that...

'83-84 Reynards are good for wider drivers, although they are kind of tight for people much over 6' tall. The '88 Reynard is good too, but because it's still competitive in club racing and there are...

FB cars tend to be based on FF chassis, and they are pretty wide to run in BM. But they can run there at the 1020 lbm weight. If you're preparing a car for BM, you would be better off to go with...

Near as I can tell from the thumbnail picture, that's the same fastener I use but with the quick-release adhesive strips on the back. Not sure those would hold up on a racecar.

Blank space, add a...

That would be overkill. I use three little half inch long by inch wide patches of the mushroom material per one. Here's the actual material:...

There's a plastic shop near here. I bought a chunk of 1/8" thick white polycarbonate scrap for a few bucks. It's surprisingly brittle for polycarbonate. Not sure if it's because it's an off-brand...

My ones have the 3M heavy duty velcro on them. Works awesome if your car is black or white (the two colors it comes in) because the patches on the car barely show. Need to replace the patches about...

I've heard Salina was even worse, but that was before I started going to Nationals. I'm not complaining, much. I suspect that the sealer is a part of the reason that Lincoln is in better shape...

I already had the generator (for running the heat gun + putty knife I've used in the past, plus charging the batteries between days), the cordless the $30 specials seem to die after one or two...

Dick,
I bought a tube of RedLine synthetic CV grease that I only use for that, the nadella bearings in the rockers, clutch pilot brg and the end balls on the rear stab bar. Still about half left...

On the autocross car, which sees fresh water with no salt, I use teflon lined joints and generally leave them dry. On a sled, where salt is a factor, I use spray gun oil. Displaces water like the...

I've always put one full run or a couple of test course runs on a new set of slicks, just like I did on DOT-R tires. Some people run them green though, and I can't tell that their tire life is any...

Dick,

Instead of banging the rev limiter through the wallom, it would be better to shift. Faster, and easier on the motor. Try to stay closer to the cones in the turn around, especially the last...

I would think that on a hp course (the ones where AM, BM, EM, ESP, CP tend to dominate the PAX) it would be important. If somebody were willing to loan me the parts, I'd be willing to build a...

Neil,

Do you know what the relative inertia of the flywheel/clutch/crank/rods/pistons are between the Fit and the Kent? I'm curious because that will be more important in autocross than it is in...

Scott Nardin's solo V is fully prepped, and significantly faster than any other V in FM. But it still won't keep up with the Colegrove's F5. My advice would be to keep the V FV legal to maintain...

Same here. When my fuel cell started leaking I ran a 1 gal kart tank for a couple months while I searched for a ready made cell that would fit under the X-brace in the middle of the Reynard. ...

I'm running a 1.8 gallon tank, with foam. Made it way easier to make a firewall (now required in all mod category cars) for the Reynard, because it goes straight down behind the seat rather than...

I tried a roll bar mounted camera, and found it not very useful. Even with the 170 degree lens I was always looking right off the edges of the screen when I watched the video, and when were I wanted...

I used to have trouble with water temps getting above 100 C (212 F) on hot days. A previous owner had narrowed the radiator shrouds to try to make the car more aerodynamic, plus the radiator cores...

Sho,

I think Knight's Inn Peru still takes pets. Might want to give them a call (765)472-3971. Hope that helps.

Don

Mark also spent several hours in my trailer patching up a clutch master cylinder that got broken (along with my frame) on a course feature I affectionately dubbed the "ski jump". Other than that one...

Only time I RFB is in a car with synchros in the trans.

Don

Tiled linoleum, straps over the rear tires into D-rings in the floor, sliding not an issue unless both rear tires lose air.

Yes. I bring a single stand to grid, jack up the rear of the car and...

Not so sure about the 60 days from scuff in thing. I use last years Nationals tires (with 13 runs) as good NT tires the following spring. I wrap my tires with black pallet wrap in grid, and store...

On a hot (90 deg F +) sunny day, even single drivers need to spray their tires. On a road course the tires would cool significantly on the straights, but I would have thought that the tire temps in...

Even in solo, on a hot day the R25B can get greasy. We wind up watering them between runs. I would think they'd only work on a road course in very cool weather.

I wonder, once you get the...

I think that's exactly what a PO did, which is why the brake fluid has stripped it off in that area. In hindsight, I should have had the frame blasted and coated when I did the floorpan ~10yrs ago....

Sho, I would call that a heel rest. In this picture you can see my heel rest, my (from right to left in this top view) dead pedal, clutch, brake and throttle, and that my frame badly needs a fresh...

Dick, The 2-3 shift should be exactly like the 1-2 and 3-4, except that instead of pulling straight back on the lever you are hooking your thumb around it and pushing to the right and forward, all...

Dead pedal, clutch, brake, throttle all in a row. Steering shaft doesn't interfere in the Reynard due to the high rear mounted rack. Only time my right foot is on the brake is when I'm pulling up...

I always upshift just the way the Hewland website suggests; light pressure on the lever, lift and re-floor the throttle as quickly as I can move my right foot. Only time it doesn't work quite right...

I assume this is for a Kent motor. Now that we have lightened flywheels I run a 7k limit, but I rarely hit it. I tend to shift by around 6800. I never had any luck with the centrifugal rotors. ...

If you run a thermostat (I do), be sure to drill (4) 1/4" holes in the plate. Since the secondary flow path through the intake manifold and heater core is missing in a race car, you need to allow...

Unless you're planning to road race some day, there's no need for pushrod suspension. I think there is some benefit in going with a mid-80's and up car, in that the frame tends to be stiffer and...

Mount the muffler as close to the collector as you can. If you put it right on the end with no tailpipe, it will be less effective.

Don

If the car was handling well for the previous owner, I'd take it out and see what it does before you make any big changes. Somebody told me once that the factory setup sheets on the English cars are...

Sounds like your car is designed differently than mine. If I'm reading your message right, your bulkhead (or shear plate) is between the engine block and the adapter ring? Mine's between the...

If this works, they're attached. One overall shot of the locator ring and one closeup over by the starter. The part you see is essentially identical to the part of the adapter that is covered by...

If the alignment is bad the car will eat the splines out of the clutch disk. I made an aluminum ring that registers on the ID of the adapter and the ID of the bellhousing for my '84 Reynard. That...

Based on the '98 Nationals results (I warmed tires for John Tak that year in ESP, and bought the '84 Reynard the following July), you're missing:
28 Tim Koch '81 Crossle
43 Chuck Jarvie '82...