Welcome to my archives! I believe this is the oldest issue of “Top Gear, Motorsport News of Delaware Valley” that I own.
1997 was the first year for the Formula SAE team at the University of Delaware. We built a car, completely on our own time and largely out of our own…
Introduction to the Bobsy SR1
December 23, 2019
December 23, 2019
1962 Bobsy SR-1, Vapaa Vintage Racing
bobsy, jerry mong, saab, special, sr1, two stroke, vintage racing
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Our most recent vintage racecar purchase.
03-18-2001 Weber 40 DFI Carburetor Levelling
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019
1968 SAAB Sonett
40dfi, carburetor, levelling, saab, sonett, weber
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For quite a while, I had a problem with the Sonett stalling under braking. It wasn’t an issue driving on the street, even spiritedly, just when autocrossing at 10 10ths.
History of Macon MR7 Chassis 100
January 4, 2019
January 4, 2019
1969 Macon MR7 chassis 100
1969, formula ford, history, macon, mr7, period
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Macon MR7 chassis 100 is a Formula Ford built in 1969. Happily, I do have a bit of period history of this car.
History of Macon MR7B Chassis 105
January 4, 2019
January 4, 2019
1969 Macon MR7 chassis 105
history, macon, mr7, mr7b, period
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Macon MR7B chassis 105 is a Formula Ford built in 1969. I really don’t have much history of this car prior to the previous owner. If anyone can provide more…
These videos and these photos are from the VSCCA’s event at Virginia International Runway (VIR) in 2004. It was held the first weekend in May and Peter Krause was the…
Floorpan Repair Tool “Turnupus”
December 25, 2018
December 25, 2018
DIYDS
cheap, do it your damn self, homemade, recycle, restoration, tool
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One of the challenges for a hobbyist doing a vehicle restoration is finding inexpensive and space saving solutions to mimic professional level tools. For at least one situation, I have an…
Two Stroke Fuel to Oil Calculator and Quick Reference
December 25, 2018
December 25, 2018
DIYDS
calculator, do it your damn self, fuel, oil, premix, quick reference, two stroke
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I can do math, but it is hard. So I like to devise ways that I don’t need to do the math in common situations where math is required, situations…
RPM to Speed Calculator
December 23, 2018
December 23, 2018
DIYDS
calculator, differential, do it your damn self, gear, rally, ratio, rpm, saab, special, speed, sport, SS&R
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The racecar doesn’t have a speedometer, or at least not an accurate one. So when people inevitably ask “How fast?” I have to reply “about 5500 RPM” or some such…