Need Kurtis Kraft chassis photos

[Racephoto1]

Need some help everyone. I'm going to do some Kurtis Kraft models, but the kit only has the main frame rails. I need a couple photos of the full frame,all the rails, if anyone has some. All help is appreciated.

[CTtoPA]

If you can wait a couple days I know of a Kurtis that is being restored about 10 mins from my house. Maybe someone will be able to add some pics in the meantime.

[Racephoto1]

Thanks, I'll wait a couple days then.The new models nice but the steering and firewall area are all wrong. Steering wheel isn't up high enough , and looks like a stock car steering set up. I want to do this right.

I really need sme shots of the motor plate area, and attachment points in that area.

Thanks

[Mitch G.]

This is Eddie Jackson with the ex-Lloyd Axel Kurtis, the 3rd one off the production line, post WWII. It's got all it's clothes off!
http://www.autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9&pictureid=311
From Ed Hitze's book, "The Kurtis-Kraft Story".
http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=309&pictureid=3588
From Gordon Eliot White's book "Kurtis-Kraft, Master Works of Speed and Style"
http://autoracingmemories.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=309&pictureid=3587
Should help a little.

[Racephoto1]

Thanks Mitch, the shot of Vuky helps quite a bit. It'll take some work, but I'll do it right. When the other photos get posted I should have everything I need.

[Thomas E]

The suspension on the KK midgets was varied...

The springer, both front and rear springs were transverse.

Some had a transverse front spring and parallel rear torsion bars.

Some had parallel torsion bars front and rear.

When Lloyd Axel had #5, it was a springer.

[arcarace]

Rick Tackman here, i too am building a "bare naked" Kurtis, which is about 80% finished. What i did was to do a Google search on Kurtis Kraft midget chassis and found just about all i needed. You can contact me at tackman@wi.rr.com if i can help or if you just want to bench race. I can send some photos to your e-mail if you wish, just let me know.

Rick Tackman

[CTtoPA]

As promised:
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http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/JMPhillips99/th_IMG_0636.jpg (http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/JMPhillips99/?action=view&current=IMG_0636.jpg)http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/JMPhillips99/th_IMG_0635.jpg (http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/JMPhillips99/?action=view&current=IMG_0635.jpg)

[CTtoPA]

For those of you who are wondering which car that was, it was Bob Sweikert's #7.

[drpmidgetracer]

I have a 1947 Kurtis bare frame in my garage that I am starting to restore in a few weeks. Give me a call if I can help. Rod 1-719-200-8648 or 1-719-390-9879

[Mitch G.]

Hey guys, check out Mike Stykers site, nice stuff, great history, gotta' love that LTC with the OFFY in it!!
http://www.strykerscustom.com/Snider-Offy.html

[Racephoto1]

Thanks for the photos, they really fit the bill. The midget frame shots show exactly what I needed to see. One question though, whose black and gold roadster, beautiful car.

[CTtoPA]

That roadster had been through hell. Parts used to be the Federal Engineering car Bud Tinglestad drove. Ron Trevis and AJ Watson both did a little work on it at some point. So it really isn't any particular car. It was put together by Joe Fiore for the owner of Penn Tire. He also owns Bogar's "$hitbox 2" driven by Opp and the Hopkins champ car driven by Foyt and Marshman.

[Thomas E]

The suspension on the KK midgets was varied...

The springer, both front and rear springs were transverse.

Some had a transverse front spring and parallel rear torsion bars.

Some had parallel torsion bars front and rear.

When Lloyd Axel had #5, it was a springer.

Parallel torsion bar set-up.