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Title: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: Blackpig on February 26, 2011, 09:15:13 PM You know how you boys like to play in workshops ;)
This was our's this afternoon ;D Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: Manky Monkey on February 26, 2011, 09:53:10 PM ;D We had a visit from Scottie a couple of days ago & he mentioned he was visiting the Pig Pen. So is the saloon bodied one the old Tiki Munki shell?
The black 'un's the Black Pig. So who else has taken up residence? How long before my big bro goes pro & turns this hobby into a business then? Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: Blackpig on February 27, 2011, 12:52:18 AM ;D We had a visit from Scottie a couple of days ago & he mentioned he was visiting the Pig Pen. So is the saloon bodied one the old Tiki Munki shell? Not the old Tiki Munki. :-X The black 'un's the Black Pig. ;D So who else has taken up residence? You should know the other 3 as well Here's a clue :( 8) ::) How long before my big bro goes pro & turns this hobby into a business then? Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: cunningplan on February 27, 2011, 08:30:44 PM ::)
Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: tbone on February 28, 2011, 07:58:53 PM hmm, Andy`s got the easy one :D.
Cunning Coupe is in the foreground and i`m guessing the original Black Pig is on the right in the background, which would leave the grey chassis and the white saloon? Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: TwistedPatience on February 28, 2011, 08:39:22 PM Black Pig 2
Cunning Plan/Coupe Minor alteration? Black pig 1? Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: cunningplan on February 28, 2011, 11:26:16 PM Black Pig 2 Cunning Minor alteration? Black pig 1? ;) Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: TwistedPatience on March 01, 2011, 06:18:19 PM Hang on! is that a fifth chassis I see tucked in at the back?
Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: cunningplan on March 01, 2011, 07:05:13 PM Hang on! is that a fifth chassis I see tucked in at the back? the one at the back on the right is the old Black Pig, its the white one at the front no one knows ???Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: tbone on March 01, 2011, 08:29:49 PM i know, i know! but only cos you told me ;D
Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: Manky Monkey on March 12, 2011, 12:00:45 AM Loony, his Dad, Dave, & I paid a visit to the PigPen this afternoon.
For me, it was a chance to offload Steve & Lesley's Christmas pressies -I haven't seen my brother & sis in law since the last drag meet back in September of last year. Loony hopefully arranged a future paintjob. And Dave was just along for the ride. :) -O.K, we went in his car. Nice to see my big bro again & workshop buddy Graham. Hi guys. ;) This is the white fibreglass bodied car from the previous pics. The body's very loosely based on a 1930s Ford model A saloon, but narrowed & shortened into a single seater unit. These shells are used for circuit racing in the States -similar to our stock car races. They're not intended to last more than a few meets, so the quality ain't great. The car's owner lives on the Isle of Wight & Steve's doing a spot of remodelling & re-engineering for him. Engine's a Rover V8 -same as I've got in my hotrod project. Mr Brock's currently TIG welding up the zoomie exhaust headers. Knowing how noisy my own motor was when we fired it up with pipes 4 times as long as these, this is gonna be LOUD! I spent ages looking for some engine mods we could steal for our rod, but seems this is a fairly standard Rover unit. I'm curious to know how it performs. Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: Manky Monkey on March 12, 2011, 12:09:45 AM With the bodyshell lifted off, you can see there's a second, aluminium body tub underneath. The A body's really just for show, giving the racer the nostalgic look that's very "in" at the moment. This car's been campaigning in more or less this guise for 30 years now, so it was long overdue for a bit of a spruce up.
Some deep thinking -& a bit of texting, going on in the background there. Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: Manky Monkey on March 12, 2011, 12:12:53 AM .
Title: Re: How many race cars do you recognise? Post by: Manky Monkey on March 12, 2011, 12:15:32 AM Scottie was just leaving the shop as we arrived, taking his Tiki Munki dragster home.
This 2 litre Pinto engined car was star of the cover & centre spread of last month's Custom Car magazine. It shares a very similar style with the Rover. |