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Re: What kind of car is this??????

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Originally Posted by BigBoost5.3Notch (Post 419738)

I kind of have to agree. I can't make sense of it really, but was thinking someone else may at least have a theory on it. On the rule book thing I took a quick look and thought the car was still legal. The end result is a chain from the shaft style rearend to the axle and the chain is well guarded.... I could be wrong though.

I'm not as familiar with Micro rules but most Mini/Lightning rulebooks that I know of have some sort of "one chain, two sprockets, direct from countershaft to rear axle" rule in there.
Dad's idea of it originally being a shaft-drive engine makes sense too, although it still would have been easier to run a u-joint adapter from the Kawi's chain drive countershaft to the ring & pinion, like a Kenyon Midget or a Dwarf/Modlite; maybe it was a case of "make do with what you have".

Re: What kind of car is this??????

Jim

Just looked at the pic of the car. The car I was talking about was a 600cc upright w 13" wheels. Looks like that car uses 10" wheels and may be an air cooled motor also. Neat conversation piece but probably not too racy. Too nice to cut up I would call it a keeper.:)

Honest Dad himself:6::6:

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Originally Posted by DAD (Post 419761)

it does have 10" wheels but is water cooled.

Re: What kind of car is this??????

Not sure but I think that used to be Cody Rennels car. He raced it in Charleston, IL. He still races there.