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Post by busterbell on Sept 6, 2006 16:32:17 GMT 12
yep mungo lane made the "pipe dream" design famous. 7p as i recall.
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Post by Wangas on Sept 6, 2006 18:40:29 GMT 12
um yeah it was built by the Goodin brothers 62v on Sundays and 7p on Saturdays.
there is a picture in one of the threads i will saearch it out
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Post by Wangas on Sept 7, 2006 19:32:19 GMT 12
Typical i didnt find it
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Post by busterbell on Sept 7, 2006 21:37:36 GMT 12
will this one do?? ;D ;D 87/88  |
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Post by Autopete55 on Sept 8, 2006 6:52:02 GMT 12
 That car really opitimises what Mungo was all about.All his cars were neat,simple,tidy and looked grouse!!!!! He made the building and the racing look easy. Maybe time for a thread all about Mungo eh??  
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Post by Jeff See on Nov 14, 2006 18:30:16 GMT 12
another one of the ex drummond car  |
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Post by spudd on Jun 7, 2009 19:47:35 GMT 12
The 29m and 72e car now runs as 88s,did still have ford 6 in it last season but getting a transplant for this season ![]() [/img] |
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Post by The Godfather on Jun 7, 2009 20:08:31 GMT 12
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Post by Devilracer on Jun 7, 2009 21:40:17 GMT 12
I have got a pipe chassis stockcar...last raced in Huntly 2 seasons ago as 26H..will be back out this season(had to get rid of ex first-if you think racing is expensive try getting rid of the ex)..from what I have been told it was built in Cambridge as an A grader..apparently it was one of the first cars to use an EA Falcon motor..car is awesome to drive..super strong and just so much fun...Car is low and wide ...will get some pics and post on here...if you live in Waikato and would like a look just yell out did this car ever eventuate? any pics? |
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Post by Go Slideways on Jun 8, 2009 8:45:49 GMT 12
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Post by chris13w on Jun 8, 2009 21:35:35 GMT 12
Most of these things look pretty challenged in the looks department.... but this one actually looks quite nice!
Isn't pipe actually stronger than RHS size for size - and lighter per unit length as well though? (Which is why most race cars are made out of round section rather than square)?
So is a pipe chassis not as strong as the standard square tube ones??
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Post by spudd on Jun 16, 2009 20:04:15 GMT 12
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Post by kenirwin on Dec 14, 2009 18:57:24 GMT 12
hi the car was mine and i raced at forest lake hamilton in the 70s will post some more pictures when i dig them up ken irwin Here is one from Nellie Irvine, an old Forest Lake car, possibly built in the late sixties, and maybe the first pipe chassis car. Nellie pit crewed on this car back in 1974 when he was a welding apprentice.  |
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Post by ministock4d on Dec 14, 2009 19:10:42 GMT 12
cant remember if it was 717d of claude west(spelling) was a pipe car i think nigel anderton owns that now
i think hes running at he nz superstock title
anyone got pics of these cars?
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Post by kenirwin on Dec 14, 2009 19:17:36 GMT 12
Hi I ran into Neville Irvine who was my pit crew man in the mid seventies when i had this stock car and i was sponsored glen vale wines and John Wigg linens also the NZ road services did work on the engine. Murray Reeves was a mechanic there he did a bit of work on the head on the old Bedford engine J1 double valve springs etc,also had a 3 speed crash gear box, i remember sitting on pole with the gear lever in my hand before the race started but managed to get it in before the green flag i can still here the commentator talking about it LOL it also had a locked diff. The chassis was a bit banana shaped looking by the time i sold it.I will post some old photos and mag stuff when i dig it out
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Post by Jeff See on Dec 14, 2009 21:00:32 GMT 12
"cant remember if it was 717d of claude west(spelling) was a pipe car i think nigel anderton owns that now
i think hes running at he nz superstock title
anyone got pics of these cars?"
Have a look on the last page at the purple 14s sitting with the commodore. It is the car Claud bought off me and now belongs to Nigel. I believe it is still straight after all these years. Still also running the holden motor.
It was always a struggle to keep it under 1500kg when we had it. But it was real strong. Drummond certainly built it tough for teams racing duty for the all mighty scrappers. And it was still doing alright last year for the Otago Team
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Post by ministock4d on Dec 15, 2009 12:48:39 GMT 12
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Post by mrelshauno on Dec 15, 2009 12:50:16 GMT 12
From what I hear Nigel will be running in the NZ's but not in the Pipe Dream. Has built a new chassis.
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Post by ministock4d on Dec 15, 2009 12:53:00 GMT 12
From what I hear Nigel will be running in the NZ's but not in the Pipe Dream. Has built a new chassis. ok cool get some pics ;D |
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Post by 59csuperstockfan on Dec 15, 2009 20:39:25 GMT 12
There is a Pipe built car down here in Chch which was driven by #89c Jason Smith at the first meeting of season at WFG  |
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