Anyone know of this 32 Ford at Laguna Seca? [Archive]

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Jeff70

02-06-2012, 09:04 AM

On Adam Carolla's Carcast website he posted some pics of a private/client track day at Laguna Seca hosted by Bruce Canepa.

I thought this was interesting, anyone have any info on it?

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BuddyP

02-06-2012, 09:07 AM

That is cool!

dontlifttoshift

02-06-2012, 10:50 AM

Jim Busby....I want a ride in it.....bad.

here is a clip flattening a bunch of cones...http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=107206402699239

and another cool vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeGCeqz5C-4

Tig

02-06-2012, 11:40 AM

HarleyR

02-06-2012, 07:31 PM

looks good really like the idea.... HATE the spoiler.....

David Pozzi

02-06-2012, 11:09 PM

Busby is quite a racer! Notice he broke off the front spindle.

shmoov69

02-07-2012, 06:59 AM

Sweeeeettt!!!

Jeff70

02-07-2012, 09:58 AM

David, yea thats what the said on the podcast. I was thinking how bad that could have been to break at speed.

Damn True

02-07-2012, 10:03 AM

Busby is quite a racer! Notice he broke off the front spindle.

I'm sure the cornering loads imparted by those tires are well within the design parameters of that front end.

dontlifttoshift

02-07-2012, 11:28 AM

I think the snouts on those spindles are bigger than a stock camaro. Most repro round back spindles are forged but I do not know what is on this car.

True, look at the drop and then the spacers on the steering arms. That should have brake long before the spindle. Pure speculation, but it is entirely possible that a bearing seized......I would be VERY surpised if it just snapped off during a mean left hander.

AutoX_a_Truck?

02-07-2012, 03:07 PM

It looks so evil with those wide slicks

bret

02-07-2012, 03:24 PM

Definately a man after my own heart:) http://www.ridetech.com/33ford/

dontlifttoshift

02-07-2012, 04:04 PM

Bret, hurry up and finish that thing. I have had a stupid amount of people ask me if my car was a factory five that I can't wait to beat one....:D

bret

02-08-2012, 04:40 AM

Bret, hurry up and finish that thing. I have had a stupid amount of people ask me if my car was a factory five that I can't wait to beat one....:D

Hehe...you'll be at the head of the line!

It will debut at the Hotrod and Restoration Trade show in Indy in March. First driving event will likely be Goodguys Nashville.

MarkM66

02-08-2012, 07:53 AM

Bad ass car..

David Pozzi

02-09-2012, 09:20 PM

Is it possible to get any kind of decent driving position in a car like that? I've sat in a couple and I sat high and my feet felt like they were pushing down on the pedals not forward and down. Also the steering wheel angle felt bad.

dontlifttoshift

02-10-2012, 06:55 AM

It's all in the setup....and it takes a lot of time. I don't sit low enough in mine for my tastes, I'm partial to the DSE "detroit lean" but all in all it is very comfortable. I also have swing pedals in mine instead of the standard under floor mount hot rod stuff. The biggest problem is how narrow the foot box is, especially with three pedals. Think cobra kit car. Here's some build pics of my turd you can see its relatively small compared to most muscle cars.

http://frameupwheelworks.smugmug.com/Projects/Donny-and-Angelas-32-Ford/21037222_37cTSQ#!i=1672656374&k=GQHDVp2

The seat, column and pedals wee mocked up several times before any tin was built. Most hot rods are built with a bunch of off the shelf parts and then made to work. The steering wheel is always bad in these cars, it's more like driving a bus than a car. I used a chain drive box on the firewall to get the bottom of the column up and get the steering wheel more vertical....that helped immensely over the previous "standard" setup If you approach it by putting the important stuff where it needs to go and build around those components you end up with less compromises.....that has been my experience any how.

Hope that helps
Donny