Well, that's racing...

I decided since I'm not really doing much work in restorations at the time that I would make this blog a reference to a bit more of all the other "stuff" I'm doing. I won't bore the readers with the Math modeling I do for my inventions, but rather the more fun stuff. Although, math is fun for me. There is still much about motorcycles and go-fast autos which I'm still into. Mostly motorcycles these days. Like me on my 8th birthday and my first hmm, bike. Note the riding position. Still the same today, just a bit more cc's.
It's been a long year working away at building the prototypes. I can't leave well enough alone and keep changing things. But I feel better about where things are now with 7 devices and two I call systems. Nonetheless it's been an interesting year.

So aside from my faux pas of hitting a guard rail at 50 ft per second, which I've mostly recovered from, I have friends who have had similar incidents and "feel" my pain!
For those who have followed some of my projects, undoubtedly you will remember the 1970 Boss that Paul just finished getting together this summer. Well Paul has managed to take his prize possession and put in on it's top! Racing at Sandia Raceway last weekend has given him more work for the winter.  (pictures forthcoming). Here's a quick video link of Paul's Mustang shortly after getting it running.
Be sure to look under "previous posts" to the right for viewing all the past projects we've finished. Also you can click on the pictures for larger viewing. Actually upcoming projects will be Mike Veesarts Honda 750 Four Cafe Racer build. Currently I'm getting the motor ready for rebuilding. We'll be adding some ponies through some head porting for a little extra flow which should make it boogie pretty nicely. Looking forward to that.

Update... Boss 302 up and running

I can't tell you how awesome it was to see this car with wheels on and all together like it should be. It has taken Paul and his friend Vic over a year to get it all put back together with the numerous modifications that had to be made. They were also being very careful and meticulous I might ad!. Man does it show. This car quite frankly, is the quintessential definition of Bad Ass in relation to muscle cars of those awesome days. Right off the bat, a Naturally Aspirated 400+ horse power 302, 8 point roll cage, 4 speed gear box from the day, classic Ford bullet proof 9 inch rear end plus a ton of goodies to numerous to list here. He had a decent placing for his first time out with the car at Sandia Raceway on the road course pulling up over 5 cars. He's a seasoned Road Course, Vintage and SCCA race car driver. Simply put, Paul has been a gear head and enthusiast since day one and an obvious Ford man. In fact Paul has over 10 books to his credit related to Ford published by larger auto book publishers. This was a dream car for him and so realized.
I was also happy to hear the many compliments about the paint and body work. There were lots of modifications and welding that can be seen in much earlier posts in the blog site. Now seeing it in bright ass sunlight was also a sigh of relief. Proof the paint laid down even as hell. No streaks, blotching, puddles of color, etc....but then again, I don't do that! Still, nice for the validation. It really is a great popping color! This also being a street legal car, puts even more of the "fun" factor on the table and even better for the showing and or showing off! Bryan, my son, who also put numerous hours in to this guy, got the thrill of getting a ride in it. With the cam profile in that engine, was glorious music to his ears. Something about ultra stereo phonic sound of exhausting gasses pumping out the sides of the car, under your ass that you just cant beat. With no carpeting or crap to deaden an otherwise glorious sound, well, you get to hear all the mechanical workings of a tight, smooth working drive train. Did I forget to mention how well this machine handles, it is designed for the track you know! We welded extra support for the shock towers in the front and widened the fender wells to fit the meats now harboring underneath. Professional designed suspension components and installation are the muscle keeping it from ever twisting. The tires showed serious track day wear that Paul could be quite proud of! Nothing like bringing back to life one more classic and keeping it out of the crusher. (As always you can click on the pictures for larger viewing pleasure. Also the mouse icon will have a magnifying glass so that you can click again for even larger viewing)

1976 Honda F-750 Four

Since I don't do much of this any more this was more of a specialty job. Mostly I did this for a friend of mine. This bike is on its way to South Portland Main to Kim (Kimmy to me) Chesterfield. This was a pretty cool gift from her pops Butch. He's our local Coffee shop owner whom without him and his wife's awesome java in the mornings, we'd basically suck for the rest of the day! So we're pretty sure she'll dig this old school classic. It was her choice actually. We found this classic just up the hill from where we all live from someone who was very cool and took good care of it. He parted with it for a very fair price. Hats off to straight shootin no bs people like him. My buddy Bill Kelly put the coon toon (ZZ Top reference) to this Honda and got it running great! He was quite helpful running parts and helping assemble this little dude. Here's a link to learn more about the F model 750 Four http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda_cb750f_76.htm I was quite pleased with how well it handled actually. Great slight cafe racer look and good breaking with discs on both wheels. Real decent riding position, for me anyway and it flat boogies on down the road! The paint is my usual House of Colors line and the clear is Chroma Clear DuPont. I use the Meteron Grey Metallic for the base with Apple Red Intensifier over that for a more Burgundy red look. The blue scallop is Cobalt blue over Sun Gold Metallic. All under Chroma Clear. The seat was covered by Al Sena whom I've used on most all my motorcycle jobs So far. He's done a great job for a lot less than some others around here. Kim will have plenty of riding time even though this Honda's headed to a much colder climate for the winter. I chose a heavy oil base black for the frame for some extra protection as it also doesn't chip as easily and has more flexibility. Takes a while to cure with better adhesion in some cases.
As usual you may click on the pictures to see them larger. Also to see more paint work and resto's, click on "previous posts" or in the "archive" starting in 06 for many more vehicles located to the right of this post.