timetravel wrote:Great news Maurice, look forward to seeing it out again...Where are those front wheels now???
here's some pics I took in '94
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timetravel wrote:Great news Maurice, look forward to seeing it out again...Where are those front wheels now???
here's some pics I took in '94
muddytalker wrote:I've got an idea Sid that the car went aboard. I take it this is the old blown BMC slingshot that 'Diamond Dave' Miller used to race in the mid seventies. Between him and by dad's blown BMC 'The Joker' were regular sparring partners at Santa Pod and NDRC's legendary on tour meets at Blackbushe and Silverstone.I did a google search for Dave Miller, did you know there's another "Diamond Dave" Miller in the States, who runs a current Top Fuel car??
MisteR Tee wrote:Well, they will have to stay unless I can find a nice pair of slot mags, but I will have to change the slicks as they are well past their use-by date, plus Hoosiers aren't exactly period either!! Costing up some white-wall pie-crusts right now & new wheels would have made the change easier.try old italjet kids bikes for 12 rims I will look into it ,
The front wheels are more or less spoken for, as they will suit Dave's Junior Dragster he's building for his son, so my mission is to replace them asap. However, that's proving very difficult to do, found an original pair of Raleigh Wisp wheels & when I say original, I mean original, down to rusty spokes & rims & they went for £21 each plus shipping!!! Really just need some 12" rims as I'll have to have some bespoke hubs made & then laced up to suit.
Anyone know anything about what mods were done to the transmission (BW35), it has just the 3 forward speed gears, no neutral, reverse or park, no torque convertor but a 4 plate slider clutch? Would the gear sets still be in the case & just the valve body altered, or what?
But I'm not spending any time or money just yet, have to get my other projects finished first, but I can dream & plan, can't I?.
davethesparky wrote:or something like these perhapsAh, now that's more like it, thank you very much for that, Dave.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RIM50-12-Pit- ... 1457wt_754
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gold-pit-monk ... _164wt_992
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw= ... acat=14780
davethesparky wrote:or do you prefer theseNo, they have to be wires & preferably chrome, although I do like the gold anodised rim!! The existing wheels are modern alloy 5 spoke style which I want to get away from, but thanks anyway.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINIMOTO-DIRT ... 1521wt_976
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINIMOTO-DIRT ... 1538wt_976