Morgan:
What are you doing at LS? Instructing, driving or selling?
Working hard to make the next NASA event; it's a toss up at this point...rewiring the whole car for the track and street, new carbs, seat, steering wheel release, etc.
The new car has to pass the race car tech this year; won't be as fast as the turbo; but Paul says that's better and teaches one to to drive better....
Yep, I race it. I vintage road course race and the last two years have raced the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Video can be seen on youtube by entering "#42 cuda" in the search window. There are more photos in Flicker and at the hill climb website, www.ppihc.com and browsing the photo archive. Thanks for the comments, Jess.
Hi Morgan,
Thanks for the comment on my Jeep.
Being in Mn. and trying to race the desert racing is next to impossible without a full crew. Looks like a great race! My CJ-5 was built for 100 mile races in the midwest and short wheel base was an advantage going through one lane wooded tracks and very tight turns. The wheelbase is actually 1 foot longer than a regular CJ-5 but updating this car for racing for desert racing would be to just have fun and not be in the money. I am trying to set the car up for Pike's Peak, Lowering and more HP.
I see you sell racing suits, I have 2 Hinchman suits and 2 Pyrotec suits.
If you ever get the chance go to the Pike's Peak race. The Vintage class and the other classes are fun to watch. Later Tom
Mostlikely will not be out there this year. May test next year. Daughter put a wrench in it this year, getting married in August. To see Pike's Peak shots of 2009, put in my link to photos http://www.pbase.com/jeepertom lower right password protected, race to the summit, Click on it the type goldfever as password. This will pull up the shots.
Later Tom
Morgan, sorry it has taken so long to get back to you. I have been prepping and sending off a portfolio of images from this past weekend's HMSA Thunderhill event. What have you going this weekend at Sears Point? Dennis
Cher Morgan, "El Buick" est maintenant à un très bon niveau de préparation, V8 360ci, de 610cv (sortie de vilo), freins Wilwood G3, chassis tubulaire de Nascar et suspension très préparées... Évidement, c'est lourd... 1,8 tonne !! Alors il vaut mieux anticiper un peu et piloter plutôt propre, sinon c'est la punition immédiate...
J'habite actuellement le Méxique. Et toi, à quelles courses participes-tu ?
Morgan,
When you dropped the Bill Stroppe I decided to look up the name Brain Chuchua and found him on facebook , so I joined facebook and sent me a note. I got a reply from him and then sent him back as to the Mid-Engine Jeep Commando that he built in the 70's and that my brother Bob bought it from him for racing in the Midwest. See my photos for an image of the Commando Mid-Engine 390 AMX Jeep. I will explain further the car if interested.
Later Tom
Morgan,
I will facebook with Brian Chuchua to see if he can give anymore as to the building
of this Jeep. Here is the basics of this build.
A 390AMX engine was put into the stock on the frame. Whether if it's a Commando frame or a Jeep pickup frame, hope to get that info from Brain. The fiberglas body was put on the frame backwards. The front and rear ends were put in oppisite of stock location. This put the steering in front for normal steering. Now, start the engine and put in gear. Oh No, the car is going the wrong way. Simple fix, Brian flipped the pumpkins.
He removed the the axle tubes, flipped the pumpkin and put the tubes back on. Now it goes the correct way.This car was used as the prototype for QuadroTrac. Rollcage, 44 gallon fuel cell from a helicopter and boat headers finished it off.
My brother made some important changes to the Jeep and made the frame stronger.
You would think Mn. racing would not be as hard on the car as Desert racing but Trees and Mud and Rocks really can take there toll.
I have stored away a magazine article on this Jeep when it was built. I will see if I can find it.
Later Tom
HI Morgan,
Just an update as to Vintage 4WD cars in the Vintage Class.
They would not be allowed in the Vintage class due to being
set up for sedans and sport cars that are vintage. It appears if
a vintage 4WD was allowed it would kill the class of those cars.
So at this time vintage 4WD are only allowed in the Pike's Peak
Open Class. It take a large # of Vintage 4WD to make a Vintage
4WD class. I just do not know how this could be done.
Are you going to Pike's Peak race this year?
Later Tom
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Aug 27, 2008
Ladson (Ike) Geddings
What are you doing at LS? Instructing, driving or selling?
Working hard to make the next NASA event; it's a toss up at this point...rewiring the whole car for the track and street, new carbs, seat, steering wheel release, etc.
The new car has to pass the race car tech this year; won't be as fast as the turbo; but Paul says that's better and teaches one to to drive better....
Mar 11, 2010
Jess Neal
Yep, I race it. I vintage road course race and the last two years have raced the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Video can be seen on youtube by entering "#42 cuda" in the search window. There are more photos in Flicker and at the hill climb website, www.ppihc.com and browsing the photo archive. Thanks for the comments, Jess.
Mar 11, 2010
Tom Malone
Thanks for the comment on my Jeep.
Being in Mn. and trying to race the desert racing is next to impossible without a full crew. Looks like a great race! My CJ-5 was built for 100 mile races in the midwest and short wheel base was an advantage going through one lane wooded tracks and very tight turns. The wheelbase is actually 1 foot longer than a regular CJ-5 but updating this car for racing for desert racing would be to just have fun and not be in the money. I am trying to set the car up for Pike's Peak, Lowering and more HP.
I see you sell racing suits, I have 2 Hinchman suits and 2 Pyrotec suits.
If you ever get the chance go to the Pike's Peak race. The Vintage class and the other classes are fun to watch. Later Tom
Mar 13, 2010
Tom Malone
http://www.pbase.com/jeepertom lower right password protected, race to the summit, Click on it the type goldfever as password. This will pull up the shots.
Later Tom
Mar 13, 2010
Tom Malone
If so, That is it??
Later Tom
Mar 16, 2010
Dennis Gray
Mar 16, 2010
Hilaire Damiron
J'habite actuellement le Méxique. Et toi, à quelles courses participes-tu ?
Mar 17, 2010
Tom Malone
Mar 18, 2010
Tom Malone
When you dropped the Bill Stroppe I decided to look up the name Brain Chuchua and found him on facebook , so I joined facebook and sent me a note. I got a reply from him and then sent him back as to the Mid-Engine Jeep Commando that he built in the 70's and that my brother Bob bought it from him for racing in the Midwest. See my photos for an image of the Commando Mid-Engine 390 AMX Jeep. I will explain further the car if interested.
Later Tom
Mar 19, 2010
Tom Malone
I will facebook with Brian Chuchua to see if he can give anymore as to the building
of this Jeep. Here is the basics of this build.
A 390AMX engine was put into the stock on the frame. Whether if it's a Commando frame or a Jeep pickup frame, hope to get that info from Brain. The fiberglas body was put on the frame backwards. The front and rear ends were put in oppisite of stock location. This put the steering in front for normal steering. Now, start the engine and put in gear. Oh No, the car is going the wrong way. Simple fix, Brian flipped the pumpkins.
He removed the the axle tubes, flipped the pumpkin and put the tubes back on. Now it goes the correct way.This car was used as the prototype for QuadroTrac. Rollcage, 44 gallon fuel cell from a helicopter and boat headers finished it off.
My brother made some important changes to the Jeep and made the frame stronger.
You would think Mn. racing would not be as hard on the car as Desert racing but Trees and Mud and Rocks really can take there toll.
I have stored away a magazine article on this Jeep when it was built. I will see if I can find it.
Later Tom
Mar 19, 2010
Tom Malone
Just an update as to Vintage 4WD cars in the Vintage Class.
They would not be allowed in the Vintage class due to being
set up for sedans and sport cars that are vintage. It appears if
a vintage 4WD was allowed it would kill the class of those cars.
So at this time vintage 4WD are only allowed in the Pike's Peak
Open Class. It take a large # of Vintage 4WD to make a Vintage
4WD class. I just do not know how this could be done.
Are you going to Pike's Peak race this year?
Later Tom
May 24, 2010