[Vintage-race] [Fot] chevy con-rods and Larry Young Cam

[malaboge at aol.com]

wow...
Finally I see a glimmer of reality...THIS IS VINTAGE RACING...like how it was
back in the day.  Not all cars were created equal, and the owners had to deal
with myriad different strengths and weaknesses of their favorite mount.  That
is supposed to be what we are doing today...preserving that moment in tyme,
not building a Formula One car with a vintage body!  I've seen people posting
pictures of their rebuilds wherein all sorts of things are evident that were
never allowed "back in the day".  If I had the proverbial nickel for everytime
I've heard "thats how the did it back then" to substantiate some modern update
that was never allowed, I'd be rich.  Does anybody recall Anatoly being
disqualified for .002 or .003 oversize valves in his Morgan, "back in the
day".  Now I see oversize valves in everything, 92 mm TR's, 2 liter B's, fat
wheels and big carbs on everything.  THATS NOT HOW IT WAS! You wanna race, go
get a Miata or FF or whatever and GO RACING.  This is supposed to be about the
cars and how they were, not how can I update my car to be faster than the car
ever was "back in the day".

OK, I'm gonna go take a chill pill an get off the soapbox now...

re-buildin olde race cars one at a tyme...
Nick in Nor Cal






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Sent: Sat, Jul 10, 2010 10:48 am
Subject: Re: [Fot] chevy con-rods and Larry Young Cam


Wow...the vintage rules must be more liberal than ever if they are now
llowing alternate length rods.

SCCA hasB limited prep which require stock rods and cranks, stock suspension
ickup points, etc...etc...but we still get cool glass flared fenders and
licks.

Hasn't rule always been that the alternate rods must be of the same centre to
entre dimensions?

aaron