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R&C Pablo GT Class entry

Started by Pablo , Oct 01 2013 06:36 PM

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#101 Pablo

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 08:08 AM

Yup, that is the one. It's history now.

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#102 Steve Okeefe

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 08:13 AM

Real nice and period! Boy it would be fun to get 12 to 15 of these old bruisers together again!

Don,

My feelings exactly. But whoever wants to give it a try will have to be very careful about the specifications for the cars. Rick T. floated this very same idea some years ago and it promptly morphed into the Retro Jaildoor series.

More power to them and I hope they have lots of fun racing, but (and I'm thinking you agree) it's not at all what Rick, Jairus or I have in mind here.

So, if anybody out there is interested in putting together some sort of competition for these PCOD R&C cars, please feel free to start a new thread (this is Pablo's build thread).

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 08:39 AM

Steve,

Those are the gears I found, snow white. The decent to good AMT(Dynamic) and Wilson gears are more of a translucent color.

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#104 Jairus

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 09:43 AM

AMT and Wilson gears are marked respectively too.

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Posted 11 October 2013 - 07:55 PM

The real car at Sebring, Florida in 1966. Look at the beach sand and the beach grass. Pit crew white jump suits are OK because sand doesn't discolor pants like mud or clay :laugh2:

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#106 Pablo

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Posted 11 October 2013 - 09:10 PM

#11 decals applied inside with Deco Art Faux Glazing Medium.

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#107 SlotStox#53

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Posted 11 October 2013 - 10:27 PM

Love the white jump suits :laugh2:

See the Pablo pit crew & build team are bringing the Chappy along nicely

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 12:50 PM

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 12:51 PM

You've got 3 real beauties there Pablo :good:

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 12:58 PM

Your Pit Crew look suitably impressed with their work Pablo :good:

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#111 Pablo

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 05:58 PM

I could not find any good original pics of the rear end, so I just had fun with it.

Intakes are glowing red due to an engine fire :crazy:

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 06:10 PM

I have a dumb question:

If the Chaparrals were built by Americans in the USA, why were the drivers on the starboard side ?

Specifically, the 2D Sebring #11 driven by Hap, a Texan, at Sebring, Florida, why would the driver sit on the wrong side ?

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 06:51 PM

Good question.

Don't know.

Here's an e-mail address: lthornton@petroleummuseum.org

Ask her; she has access to Jim Hall.

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#114 Pablo

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 07:04 PM

Thanks, Tex, but I doubt that will be necessary for such a simple question. I'm sure The Newport Harbour Doctorr will know.

My Chappy is done. I will rate myself on a scale of one to ten.

Engineering - Motor and chassis - 10

In an actual race, I'm confident it would be very competitive.

Body - 7

Track test possibly early December

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 07:44 PM

Awesome car Pablo !!!

Chassis really looks the part & despite the body issues its looking good :good:

would do well in a race !

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#116 Pablo

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 07:51 PM

Thanks Paul E. !

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Posted 13 October 2013 - 09:08 PM

Good lookin' Chappy, Pablo!

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 02:20 AM

Beautiful car as always!

Sure hope the mill does it's job. You have obviously done yours.

Mighty handsome pit crew a few posts back!

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 02:36 AM

I have a dumb question:

If the Chaparrals were built by Americans in the USA, why were the drivers on the starboard side ?

Specifically, the 2D Sebring #11 driven by Hap, a Texan, at Sebring, Florida, why would the driver sit on the wrong side ?

All Chaparrals has the driver sitting in the starboard side, as in most other racecars, the McLarens, Fords, ferraris etc etc - it must have something do with the direction the cars run on most tracks /clockwise/anti-clockwise)

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#120 Jairus

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 08:46 AM

I have seen more than a few Porsche 906's with the driver sitting on the left, and at least one Ferrari 330 P2 in the same configuration. I don't think it was a hard and fast rule at first. But eventually all adopted the Right seating position as that is the side of the pit area for the majority of tracks.

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 01:49 PM

As always, fine craftsmanship Pablo.

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#122 Pablo

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 04:01 PM

Thanks

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 05:11 PM

She's a beauty Pablo

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#124 Pablo

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Posted 24 November 2013 - 07:33 AM

Track test yesterday at Talladega:

Once again, a Doug Azary motor proves to be absolutely perfect !!! :good:

Car handles great for a narrow width heavy body antique.

Powerplant was perfectly matched to the car. It zipped down the track at a very fast clip :clapping:

Motor ran cool as a cucumber. This one was a birthday present from Doug a couple years ago and it was an absolute joy to see it run free down the track like a wild animal !! Plenty fast and very smooth :good: Both Greg Gilbert and Jay Guard turned some fun laps on this car !! It got involved in a crash with a wing car and a retro car in the bank and everybody was fearing it was totally destroyed ! Not even a scratch. This car is tough. :aggressive: