RiffRAF Racing -- Triumph's finest on a $500 budget!

Will we finish (and win) races, or will we let the magic Lucas smoke out first? Watch the continuing adventures as we try to defy history and create a reliable and fast TR6 on the smallest of budgets!

Friday, April 30, 2010

CAGED!!!!!
















Lacey's cage is finished!





Monday, April 19, 2010

Hot Wheels salutes RiffRAF!


Ok, not really. And this car looks a WHOLE lot better than Lacey ever will (although I'll take our safety equipment). But I thought it was cool...

More Cage Updates!








Again, mostly pictures from Jack...she's looking good...and safe!

Monday, April 12, 2010

Getting Cagey!

Just a bunch of cage pictures.... :-) Please look and comment!




Todd hard at work...THANKS, Todd!!!





























Seat brace to go here








Door bars aren't in yet








fuel cell will be moved forward slightly. We had to go to a cell as the rear bars would go through the stock tank!



































Sunday, April 4, 2010

Amazing!

(post from Jack)
the driveshaft continues to be Lacey's most cooperative part.
I would have sworn this puppy wasn't coming apart without considerably more time, effort, and perhaps some damage. I credit Sili-Kroil and careful application of brute force with freeing the stuck splines.
Credit that can o stuff in the picture, from the sample pack Paul gave us, with dissolving the rust around the collar enough to unscrew it with relative ease.
No heat source or cutting tools were involved.
Cheers,
Jack Mc

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Just when I thought I'd seen all the damage....



(post from Jack) ...I noticed the left front spring/shock tower brace is cracked at both ends.

(from Jamie) We have access to a free bent frame that may well have less rust...maybe Todd can cut/weld to section this thing back together solidly.

What's interesting is that this car was on the street as late as 2002, according to the license plate that came with the car...scary thought.

And all we want to do is race it for 24 hours straight....hmmmmmmmm....

One of these things is NOT like the others...


One of these things just doesn't belong....

In other words...how you DON'T want a differential mount to look.

No telling what happened to the other half of the mount.

"Oh, Todd..." (our cage welder)