New Tank (Read 45,258 times)

[MadMarty13B]

Jan 4, 2009 18:16:48 GMT 12 HIGHWAY45 said:

that guy in a tank would be lethal and dnagerous haha. get the tractors and st johns ready

I love tanks they are beautiful and a work of art

[busterbell]

no its a ex super driver now in a new stockcar. im picking the hoosiers are just for transport purposes and will be off his old car.

[CLIFF]

Thanks for the comments guys, this one is a std (falcon ex Dennis Andressand) . it is a bit long ,the next one is 280mm shorter and 60 mm narrower and they are rivets on the front. for decoration and to identify it as one of mine. it was built by Cliff Henderson down Invercargill way. if I can I will get some more pics on later. I can build the car but I have trouble with these darn computers. plus I will be trying to keep an eye on whats happening at the glen.

[MadMarty13B]

Jan 4, 2009 18:22:34 GMT 12 busterbell said:

no its a ex super driver now in a new stockcar. im picking the hoosiers are just for transport purposes and will be off his old car.

I hate Tanks they look like something out of a scrapmetal yard and all their drivers are soft

[MENTL1]

Oh my god a tank with chrome bits ;D

[mrt]

HOW MUCH??

[CLIFF]

[Action-Man]

Jan 5, 2009 8:14:43 GMT 12 CLIFF said:

A credit to you.
Very Very Nice looking chassis..

Where did you get the design from? What running gear diff etc.?

cheers.

[farmboy]

the car will be running a falcon EL Tickford out of Dennis Andreassend's superstock hoocked up to a bedford box and ending with a toyota hi-ace diff

[CLIFF]

thanks for that sendatee, the front of the car back to the siderails/pods and back bumper are very similar to the one I built in 79/80.the rest is a revised version. I spent many nights in my room instead of the bar drawing up plans when I was working on minesites in Aussie in late 90's early 00's . it's been a long process. it's just my version of what Bruce Robertson started and what KP and co are carrying on. once again thanks for your's and others comments. yours too Marty.

[mrmadtaylor]

Looking good.

Only thing I can see is a lack of air flow to the radiator.

[CLIFF]

I hope thats the only problem we have, it has about 120mm between the top of the x bracing and bonnet for air flow as well. my first tank was the same with a chev engine and J1 bedford radiator, overheating wasn't a problem with it. hopefully this one will be OK as well.

[MadMarty13B]

Cant wait to try it on,and see just how good it is or the driver

[totspete]

For those who don't know Cliff, he has raced over the years on a budget that wouldn't buy most of us breakfast, rescuing a very bent chassis from a Jason Moir car to go superstock racing. I believe the wing was made from cannibalised washing machine panels ...

He's always had seasons shortened by engine issues but this new car is a credit to the guy and his fellow builder.

For a brief view of Cliff in action in the past, there's a video link in Carey Harwood's site :-)

[june827]

where did Farmboy old car go to

[The Godfather]

Jan 6, 2009 9:21:01 GMT 12 @june827 said:

where did Farmboy old car go to

That big racetrack in the sky I think..

[CLIFF]

it came to Invercargill, casey16i bought it , ran it for a season then done a deal with it for a streetstock in CHCH. could be still there?

[CLIFF]

Jan 5, 2009 21:14:18 GMT 12 MadMarty13B said:

Cant wait to try it on,and see just how good it is or the driver

driver's been tested, no problems there. but good to see you'r willing to help out with chassis testing marty. lol : ;D

[Deleted]

car looks cool good to see another tank to join the tanker racing ranks ;D ;D ;D

[LRT]

It would be really cool to see more in the standard stock class.