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Thimble Drome Special
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Thimble Drome Special
Some guy in NC built this little hot rod and named it after the tether cars.
crankbndr- Top Poster
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
The office.
dckrsn- Diamond Member
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
The office is cluttered. Must be a pain to drive with that huge pedal seperation. I wonder what the 3rd master cylinder is for? I am assuming brake and clutch for 2 of them. Very cool car though.
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
cribbs74 wrote:The office is cluttered. Must be a pain to drive with that huge pedal seperation. I wonder what the 3rd master cylinder is for? I am assuming brake and clutch for 2 of them. Very cool car though.
Maybe for the dual-circuit brake, so 2 mastercylinder for brake in total?
I wondering about the whishbones that are connected to the body, have never seen something like that before.
coxaddicted- Gold Member
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
Good morning all,
It has a 4 cyl Pinto engine. You have to drive it with the gear stick between your legs.
Here are some more pictures:
http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1203sr_the_thimble_drome_special/photo_04.html
Lieven
It has a 4 cyl Pinto engine. You have to drive it with the gear stick between your legs.
Here are some more pictures:
http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1203sr_the_thimble_drome_special/photo_04.html
Lieven
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
Pinto? Is it not this self destructing car
coxaddicted- Gold Member
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
It's a European Ford 4 cyl engine model: Taunus, Capri, Sierra, Scorpio.
Lieven
Lieven
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
I think this engine got a bigger bore, because the bigger pinto is a 2 L engine. In this car the engine is 2.3 L.
navion34- Gold Member
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
coxaddicted wrote:Pinto? Is it not this self destructing car
only if you hit the rear...
navion34- Gold Member
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
navion34 wrote:coxaddicted wrote:Pinto? Is it not this self destructing car
only if you hit the rear...
Yep...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT0J0rcJTLo
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Re: Thimble Drome Special
coxaddicted wrote:
I wondering about the whishbones that are connected to the body, have never seen something like that before.
Those are radius arms. They locate the suspension in the fore-aft direction while allowing the wheels to go up and down. There is a reason they are not just V shaped. The curve at the ends with the single heim joint allows some give to accommodate the two wheels moving independently, since the axle can't twist enough to allow that. On the early Ford Bronco's this was done with C bushings where the radius arms fastened to the axle. By tuning how much give the radius arms have, the effect of an anti-roll bar is obtained at no extra weight.
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