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IMCA Stock Car: October 2000 - Getting Started
Getting Started Over the next few months, Stock Car Racing will follow along as race car builder Sleepy Gomez builds an IMCA Stock Car.... more |
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NASCAR LMSC Project Build - Racing Our Late Model Stock Car
We put our racing expertise to the test with the Late Model stock car project is handed over to racing drivers Dalton Zehr and Willy... more |
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Circle Track Chevy LMSC - Late Model Stock Car Project
The NASCAR-sanctioned Late Model Stock Car project is finally complete and ready to run. Read about the final adjustments made prior to... more |
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You Blockhead!
Find out how we dealt with a cracked engine block as Project Mudslinger runs up against yet another obstacle... more |
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Reality Racer
Another Big Step Toward The First Test more |
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Installing A Prefab Body - Part II
Second In A Two-Part Series more |
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Project Mudslinger: Mr. Universe, Eat Your Heart Out!
Originally, when we sketched out the plan for Project Mudslinger, we spent no more time considering our car’s bodywork than a 2 year... more |
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Project Mudslinger: So Little Time, So Much To Do
I don’t remember much from my high school days—and what I do remember is receeding right along with my hairline—but there... more |
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Problems Installing a Collapsible Steering Shaft - Start Over?
Check out the hard work we put into the Mudslinger project car this month only to find out that we had an angle that was too sharp for the... more |
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Project Mudslinger: What Do You Mean, Start Over?
We expected to have some fun; we expected to learn some things along the way; and, most of all, we expected to get this car runn more |
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Project Mudslinger: Toil And Trouble
Before Project Mudslinger had cross-threaded its first nut on a bolt, we spent a lot of time gathering information from everyone we could... more |
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Not So Fast!
So you’re sitting there in your shop looking at a brand new race car and you think to yourself, “Let’s go racing.”... more |
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Project Mudslinger: Shoehorn, Please!
We’ve all heard big things often come in small packages. Yes, we know it’s a cliché about as old and tired as Grandma’s... more |
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Project Mudslinger: All Caged In
There’s a great story about how Elvis Presley made an unannounced visit to then President Nixon in 1970. I’m not sure how much is... more |
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In the Beginning There Was...Junk
The comment that sparked our inspiration was innocent enough: “We should do that sometime.” The conversation was about building a... more |
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Building an IMCA Stock Car
Presented here is the entire Stock Car Racing Series Building an IMCA Stock Car. By clicking on the links below you can follow Sleep Gomez... more |
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And in this Corner...
Planning to build a race car from scratch is a lot like watching a sunrise in the desert—pretty to watch take shape, but you know the... more |
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IMCA Stock Car: April 2001: Final Touches
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IMCA Stock Car: March 2001: Installing the Engine
No stock car is complete without an engine, and this car has one from JR Motorsports. The new 383-cid Chevy arrived by truck at my... more |
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IMCA Stock Car: February 2001: Engine, Transmission, Radiator Mounting
In this fifth part of our series on building an IMCA stock car, we move to the engine department. We will locate and mount the engine,... more |
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IMCA Stock Car: January 2001 - The Interior
Think of the cockpit of your IMCA stock car as an office. After all, that’s where you go to work each race night. And just like in an... more |
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Saturday Night Buidup, Dec. 2000: No Rest for the Weary
This racing thing sure is an up-and-down deal. I guess it’s a lot like golf in that respect. You can have problems that convince you... more |
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IMCA Stock Car: November 2000 - The Rollcage
CSC recommends checking the squareness of the frame. I did that, finding that it was OK. “OK” means nothing was quite right but... more |
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Street Stock Front Suspension Tuning
Front suspension tuning can be one of the most critical aspects of getting your race car to handle properly. That is why it is unfortunate... more |
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Dirt Doings
Front suspension tuning can be one of the most critical aspects of getting your race car to handle properly. That is why it is unfortunate... more |
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