And some mud flaps!
Heading to Alabama. At 65 mph, our ramp truck was smooth as a smelt. At speeds much higher, she was not.
We were pleasantly surprised at how well we had nailed the configuration once we started trying to race out of our ramp truck.
And once again, we arrived safely at Amelia Island. This time we were ready to race our Triumph TR3.
With our project ramp truck patched up and looking presentable, we decided it was time to try racing out of it. Our first two opportunities were a 24 Hours of Lemons race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, and then five weeks later at a vintage race in nearby Amelia Island Florida.
As Birmingham is a 600-mile tow for us, we were a little apprehensive. We need not have been, as our vintage mule had no problem carrying our Miata to and from the event. The truck drew a crowd, too—Lemons racers sure can appreciate repurposing old and unloved vehicles.
Working out of the truck proved to be very easy and all of our upgrades made racing a lot more fun.
We experienced the same success at Amelia Island and only had to add some boards to the ramp deck, as our vintage Triumph TR3 sits very low.
We did decide after more than 1500 miles of driving that we would need to upgrade our truck further with air conditioning, more power and cruise control.
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And some mud flaps!
At first I hoped you'd keep the vintage signage on the doors but that logo is very sharp. Also, at first glance I thought the removable ramp was decorative lattice work. She's looking very sweet but I smell some engine improvements coming. Otherwise, you'll lose 5 mph every time the AC compressor kicks in.
The TR3 just looks right sitting there. You're driving that around without A/C? You guys must have armpits of steel.
I'm voting for a re-power with a 7.3L PSD & trans. Power and mileage (range) will both go up relative to that FE engine. Finding a 2wd donor truck shouldn't be too hard to do, and it'll have the A/C compressor already in place.
The truck now has A/C and cruise control with a tilt wheel and column from Iditit and a Gear Vendors overdrive. We have an Edelbrock Top end kit and have rebuilt and stroked the original 360 to 390 C.I. The final improvement will be Holley's new fuel injection set up. Don't worry, we will be able to make it to all of our events on time in relative comfort.
What will you be doing for exhaust? I suspect those 360 manifolds will be the new choke point on this car.
Ok I will Tint the truck for you No Problem
Jerry, we have Hooker headers and dual exhuast with Magnaflos and crossover pipe. Sounds an runs real nice!
Karl, might take you up on that offer!
In reply to Tim Suddard:
Some side pipes would be nice too.
Tim, Looks great and "period correct"! Nice job.
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