Author Topic: 70s & 80s Late model tech  (Read 6745 times)

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Brian Conn

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Re: 70s & 80s Late model tech
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2019, 09:44:26 PM »
...Your most certainly welcome.....
    Here's one of the sites that I use for late 70's- early 80's dirt late models reference.
 http://homepages.gac.edu/~bmcclain/race.html
  Be sure and check out the fallowing in reference to your build.
CEDAR LAKE SPEEDWAY 1982

DUBUQUE COUNTY SPEEDWAY

FAIRMONT RACEWAY 1980

KASSON SPEEDWAY 1982

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Re: 70s & 80s Late model tech
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2019, 06:39:14 AM »
woah! goldmine of pics. Thanks Brian

It looks they used magneto style ignition instead of distributor/coil ignition.

Looks like a mix of coilover and leaf spring set ups on these cars from 82:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a91dFUXEU0
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