Update on BA 409

[63 dream'n]

Sorry for the loss of your family member James ........That stuff hurts

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

Sorry for your loss. She definitely was family.

 

[Phil Reed]

Sorry to hear this James. It's tough but know your friend is in better shape now.

 

[CASHguzzler409]

Sorry to hear about your puppy, our two friends are gone now too, so I thought I'd send you this picture, they were friends for ever. Stan

 

[jdk971]

in the 70's and 80's we had the exact same dingos. the blk one was the largest a field lab and the blonde one was a english
lab. some of the best dogs around. jim

 

[skipxt4]

Labs are Great Dogs.

 

[La Hot Rods]

We had one, but never touched our harts like this little gal did. Man has she left a big hole in our harts. I miss the " Yeah Daddy's Home"

 

[La Hot Rods]

 

[La Hot Rods]

 

[Barry Taylor]

Sorry for your loss James!

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

James came by today with a trailer and hauled the BA409 car off to his place for some safety upgrades .

It took a bit of cranking to awaken her from her Winter slumber, but she eventually came to life .

Cheers! TomK

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Look out Ray, James is back.

 

[63409impala]

So sorry for your loss James. My wife and our boy brian send their condolences too.

 

[blkblk63ss]

How did your quarter panels turn out James?

 

[La Hot Rods]

Steel beating on them. But getting real close on the easy one.
The big problem I realized' is that I had plans for just a roll bar. Then I find out that a roll bar is only good to 11.00. I'm only .34 seconded from that number, so not sure that is a good plan. Guess Tom and I need to have another powwow.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

I think you need more than just a hoop under 11:50. If not my thoughts were why not go with a better set up for more protection? I went with Art Morrison 8 point roll bar 1.75" dia kit for $280 and $180 shipping. You have the skills and ambition to do the install. I had the skills but not the ambition for a project like this anymore. Thanks Russ for conveying your safety concerns. If things go bad a person will be happy to have the protection if you hit the wall or loose control at most any speed. We all know how squirrelly these slicks get if you're not going straight. The brake pin falling out of Ray's car gets a person thinking......

 

[La Hot Rods]

The way I read the rule book, a roll bar will be good to 11.00 and a roll cage is good to 10.00. then it has to be certified 9.99 - 8.50.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Easy decision cuz you'll want to keep going faster....

 

[La Hot Rods]

That was the plan for the 61, maybe I should be working on it.

 

[Ishiftem]

Roll bar is good to 9.99 as long as the firewall and floors are unaltered in a full body car. After that a cage with chassis cert.