Thanks for sharing this........looks like a good winter project.
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Thanks for sharing this........looks like a good winter project.
Who made the cleaver ?
What are you using for intake manifold ? Looks very interesting !
Bob Dillon used to sell a power trim kit for use on a 25/30 h.p. OMC.
I don't see it on his site any more but you may want to get ahold
of him to see if he knows if a used one is available. He is...
What part of Ohio are you in ? A friend of mine picked one of these
up last summer and not sure how far along he is with getting it rigged
and running. You might want to check out the following...
Rule books available on-line from APBA website:
http://www.apba-racing.com/downloads.html
Jerry.....have been to both lakes but can only remember a point like you
are talking about at Meyers Lake. That is not saying there wasn't something
like that similar at Akron but just don't...
Bill.....thinking that Akron Outboard ran most of them but Three Rivers
might have done a couple there as well. There were some pictures of
you posted a year or two ago on BRF and didn't remember...
They ran OPC's and stocks on the lake up until the late 60's.
The Akron area hosted quite a few races at Summit Lake and
Turkey Foot......OPC's mostly but they used to include some
knee jockey...
That was Meyer's Lake which is located inside the city limits. There
used to be an amusement park there and was famous for the "Moonlight
Ballroom" where a lot of the big bands played in the 40's...
Dave Little of "All American Hot-Rod" fame and I were working the
judge's stand at that race. I will check with him to see if he has
any footage of that boat running. I go by the lake quite often...
John.....am wondering if this may be a different Jim Warren. Sent out some
feelers and just got a note from Dean Forshey from Marietta and he said
that this Jim is living in Myrtle Beach.
Have learned so much from this site and more than happy to be able to
contribute any way possible. This has brought to light the human side
of the people that I have read about when I was barely...
Just checked with David McClellan again on who was in the contact sheet
picture. Knew that was Dennis supervising but not sure who the one was
doing all the work. David told me that it was Jim...
The guy working on the boat is Dennis McClellan of "Razorback Racing" fame
and the bearded dude beside Dennis is his son, Dennis Jr. I sent a copy of
the picture to Dennis's other son David who...
Not sure what happened to the thread but this engine definately
has to be one of the coolest race motors ever ! Remember seeing
them run in Dayton and its a shame they never really took off....
Hey Smitty.....will walnut shells work ? Just got some at Harbor
Freight to use in a vibratory tumbler and was thinking bout using
them in my bead blaster for cleaning up pistons etc. Am retired...