Can anyone tell me about these? I would guess these are off my Dad's first A Looper.
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Thanks,
J-Dub
Can anyone tell me about these? I would guess these are off my Dad's first A Looper.
[ATTACH]58902
Thanks,
J-Dub
Boy those are old. The megaphones appear to be Quincy deflectors that were adapted in the field to fit the Looper side plate. I don't remember doing the adaptation, but the megs look like mine. Hope this helps you. What was the S/N on your Dad's FA?
J-Dub has FA-1, he might be referring to that one. It would make sense that these pipes came with the first produced "A" looper. Just a thought.
Yes, Dad still had FA-1. Sounds like when I restore it I should put these back on it!
J-Dub
FA-1!
Wow, what a treasure!
You absolutely must put it back together with those steel pipes. I feel certain I made the megaphones.
I wish I could tell you without doubt that I adapted them to the side plates, but I sometimes forget what I had for breakfast and this was 50 years ago!
The only people who might know would be Jim Schoch or Frank Volker. As far as I know Jim does not do internet.
Frank sometimes monitors BRF. Frank did most of the dyno work @ QW. He often drew up pipe modifications and I built them, then Frank ran them on the dyno. Perhaps he might read this and be able to shed some light.
Personally, I felt all the early Loopers were shipped with the cast aluminum pipes. Maybe Chris sent the modified pipes to your Dad to try since this was one of the first Loopers in competition. I just don't know!
I believe Paul Christner is too young to know the answer, and everyone else who may have known is racing on Lake Paradise!
Thanks Gene! I think that'll be one of my next restorations.
J-Dub
Good Luck and best wishes!
J-Dub, aren't you glad you posted about these now? Haha, had a feeling they were special. Now you know where you're going to put them on. NICE!
Carl Meyers bought an A Looper in the spring of 1966. This is the same motor I broke the A Runabout Kilo with at Parker, Thanksgiving weekend. 48 years this week. I wonder what serial number Carl's motor was?
Last edited by Ron Hill; 11-24-2014 at 09:44 PM.
I'm thinking late 1964, Paul Christner has all the records. He can tell you the S/R of Carl Meyers' motor
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