PPs gearbox response begs a couple of other questions: what was the ring and
pinion drive ratio and what was/is the tire diameter...
mayf, out in Pahrump, with the first cuppa..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pork Pie" <pork.pie@t-online.de>
To: "James Tone" <James.Tone@AES.com>; "list answer"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:56 PM
Subject: RE: Goldenrod
> This is right, Bob Summers never went into the highest gear - original
they used 5 speed Spicer gearboxes (they used two, due to that, that the car
was a four wheel drive), but they was modified to a 4 speed box with a 2.6 -
1.5 - 1.19 - 1.0 ratio.
> The record was set with the 3rd gear - 1.19 ratio.
>
> See ya
>
> Pork Pie
>
>
>
> "James Tone" <James.Tone@AES.com> schrieb:
> > Subject: Re: Goldenrod
> >
> > As I understand it the car was never in high gear....
> >
> > The original engines went back to Chrysler, the Summers brothers got
> > them only borrowed for the runs. So Bill build "Standard Hemi's" in for
> > the car shows.
> > The 425 run was a run with a other oil (product) in and the original
> > aerodynamic ram boxes instead of the bigger one which was used for the
> > record. The official explanation for that they done no return run, was,
> > that the press picture was done after they set the record and they was
> > not interest to make another photo shooting.
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