I500 jitters already

hotrodcr250 · Post by **hotrodcr250** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:29 am

that is awesome looking ,great job wade turned out very nie .you have to let me take it for a rip !-chris

hotrodcr250 · Post by **hotrodcr250** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:28 pm

wade ,i bet you will have the only 340s there ,how sweet it is-chris

Post by **WinnipegStPaul9** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:16 pm

Sure wish I'd have had that seat to race with. Much, much better than the 340/S seat.

DA

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:43 am

Wade,

Great to see your sled running and on the snow. I would love to take a rip on it, but I don't want to curse it either:>)

Since the race was delayed, I spent most of time over the holidays doing firewood and laying hardwood floors. I did spend this weekend getting some work done on the I-500 Liquifire. I never had a chance to stud the track last year, and since I needed to pull the skid out anyway, it was easier to set it up on saw horses:

My buddie Joe Sherwood stopped down and lent a hand doing final button up on the motor:

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:50 am

I check all the bolts and marked them. Then I check the drain bolt. Then I torqued it. Then I checked it again...stupid bolt.

Before I hopped a flight back down to Texas, we had the track and chaincase back in, motor installed and started going through the rear skid.

Next time I come home, it should be a day or two of assembly work, then test and tune.

-Joe

80spitfire · Post by **80spitfire** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:00 am

Looking good guys! Glad you got that pesky drain bolt tightened this time Joe

-Brian

horntwister · Post by **horntwister** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:06 am

BRIAN NELSON MAY STILL HAVE ONE OF THOSE BROWN SEAT COVERS LEFT

Sprailfire340 · Post by **Sprailfire340** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:39 pm

Finally got some testing time in this weekend. When in doubt simplify.

DeereKid9 · Post by **DeereKid9** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:42 pm

I DARE YOU.

Did I sell you that? If so, don't do it.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:43 pm

Do you have a bad left spring on that Spitty?

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:49 pm

Mitch, that race Liquifire of yours sure look like a 79 Spitfire with all that custom green paint. Heck, if you finished on that sled, you would have beat 3/4's of the field last year:>)

-Joe

PS: I double dog dare you!

lwb140 · Post by **lwb140** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:52 pm

our camp breifly discussed the relivance of a spitfire as a cc racer , we looked away, but would be interesting to see wade

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:28 pm

Wade, I will fully admit that if 1982 sleds were allowed in the vintage class, my 82 Sprintfire would be pulled down off the shelf, and get gas shocks, a wheel kit and juice brake installed. Cat Bearcat driven and ZR drive, with 7 tooth sprockets tested vs. the stock 8 tooth, just to see what she would do. They have 7.2" of rear travel and weigh nothing. 35 hp baby!

Not that I put much thought into it:>)

-Joe

lwb140 · Post by **lwb140** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:44 pm

thats the deal they weigh less and less hp drag with the chaincase wade

Sprailfire340 · Post by **Sprailfire340** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:22 pm

JDT wrote:Do you have a bad left spring on that Spitty?

It might. The Amber's aren't known for maintaining the straightest skis.

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