Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Last nights work

[Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doc,

 You are right on all counts!

 Davis

AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> You got a lot of work done Davis. I am nervous now as I have to remove
> the door hinges on my orange car this coming week to install new hinge
> pins and bushing's and the last thing I need is to break any bolts off.
> I think I will soak all the bolts real good with blaster for a few days
> before trying to remove them. The roll bar is a wise move on your Race
> Gremlins. The driver of your team car probably would not have survived
> without it in that wreck.
> "Doc"
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> To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: "Davis" <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:32:19 -0000
> Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Last nights work
>
> Well yesterday I worked on the black car for about 5 hours. I got her 
> running again, starts right up now and runs good. I even did a little 
> holeshot in the driveway! Couldn't resist. I finished taking the doors 
> off. 3 bolts broke off on the drivers side F%$@^%@#%$#!!!! That's gonna 
> be a pain in the assessets. Then I took the rest of the interior out, 
> and cut out the roll cage. The only thing left is the dash, windshield, 
> and the drivers seat. I started sanding the pas side fender on a saw 
> horse.
>  Decided to sand to bare metal on the fenders. I have one fender 
> 1/3 sanded now. I also did alittle sanding on the rear of the car. Boy 
> I can tell ya I have A LOT of sanding to do. 
> Why did I cut out the roll cage you ask?  I welded it in the wrong 
> spot originally. Too far forward. So i will install it into the rwb car 
> and I have a brand new cage for the black car. Even though the new NHRA 
> rule is that a cage is not required till 11.5 I will not race without 
> one after seeing what happened to the Amc Team BBO Gremlin. I don't see 
> there being much difference crashing at 107 MPH or 130 MPH. As you can 
> see from the pics in Bill's file without the cage the car would have 
> been a pancake. 
> So anyway that is my progress so far. 
> DAvis

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