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Title: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on May 30, 2013, 02:52:53 PM
Here's mine, The 72 satilite Fighting Irish Car ,, well aleast the body is the original, the chassis is from the same time, I got it because It was one of the cars I watched run when I was a kid, I'll more than likey do it as just a display car, unless I hit that darn lottery, even trying to get the right motor parts is a pricey undertakeing,,,,, Still cool to have, but until then I'll keep working on the Comp Coupe,,  Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: GlennLever on May 30, 2013, 07:57:45 PM
I like GREEN!
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on May 30, 2013, 08:27:27 PM
Thanks Glenn, I figured you'd like the green,, It kinda grows on ya,, Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Mr Froggy on June 14, 2013, 04:10:19 PM
Ive seen that body before..............Wait, ive seen that garage before :D

Gitter Done Tim!!
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on June 14, 2013, 08:12:39 PM
No Problem  All it takes is time and money, Well I got lots of time aleast, Got to finish the comp coupe first,   stop by again,  Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Flyingdutchmanfc on June 30, 2013, 05:05:43 PM
Now being a display car will this be a running car or an engine that looks like it will run ? I know a guy that's got a couple Hemi blocks, aftermarket blocks used in a funny car in the 70's that have sleeves. But I am just not sure how good the condition is on the blocks.
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on July 02, 2013, 06:24:05 AM
Right at the moment I'm just storing it til the comp coupe is done, I would rather have a running engine in it, but money will decide that, Most Alum blocks can be repaired, the KB in the pic above has had alot of windows fixed in it, an early KB  block would be nice to have , My KB is a stage 6 and it has billet heads, the heads I need for the car are an old set of water heads but there pretty pricey , even the junk ones! But talk to your buddy and see what he has,  Thanks Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on September 23, 2014, 05:41:35 PM
 Nothing really new, still collecting parts here and there for the funny car, Moved both race cars to another barn , We can put the funny car, the comp coupe and the hauler altogether in this one ,plus more secure,  a thief has to get through a pack of large sled dogs to get to the race cars,  The single dog is my head of securty "Lakota", plus some of the other dogs,,     Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: denverflatheader on September 24, 2014, 05:09:31 AM
Tim - nice job tidying up, looking organized and ready to do some business out there.  And I agree, running engine always a step up, static display or not : )  Alan
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Nightmare AA/FA on September 25, 2014, 10:21:26 AM
Is this the same body you have?

http://www.ww2racing.com/smith-sattelite.html
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on September 25, 2014, 12:30:58 PM
that's the one, the guy I got it from got it from dale after he made the mold for Jim's Car,,   Still has some of the green on it,  Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on September 25, 2014, 12:34:59 PM
Tim - nice job tidying up, looking organized and ready to do some business out there.  And I agree, running engine always a step up, static display or not : )  Alan
Putting the race cars down there gave me more room to do side work to pay for this addiction,,  Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: coupemerc on September 25, 2014, 02:49:18 PM
Tim, I remember seeing the Fighting Irish funny cars in the Car Craft and Hot Rod magazines from the early seventies. I think the Satellite body was one of the best looking. You have a really cool car there.
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Nightmare AA/FA on September 25, 2014, 03:15:03 PM
That's a cool project right there.  Lots of history, not only as the Fighting Irish but also the Holy Smokes funny car. 

West Coast hitter Jim Murphy.
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on September 25, 2014, 06:17:31 PM
Tim, I remember seeing the Fighting Irish funny cars in the Car Craft and Hot Rod magazines from the early seventies. I think the Satellite body was one of the best looking. You have a really cool car there.
Thanks , I still find articals and pics on the net, always looking, Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on September 25, 2014, 06:27:00 PM
That's a cool project right there.  Lots of history, not only as the Fighting Irish but also the Holy Smokes funny car. 

West Coast hitter Jim Murphy.
I used to see this car run when I was younger,  Also worked on fuel cars in the 80's and 90's , while working on Frank krambegers Philly flyer we would run into Jim Murphy and Tim Beebe,, Worked on top fuelers and funnys both  Lucky enough to meet and get to know my drag raceing heros from my youth,, Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: Tim Jones on August 04, 2015, 02:10:17 AM
Well Still plugging away on this, I got a dropped axle this spring so I finally got a chance to weld the mounts on it and hang it on the car, This chassis had a straight axle on it when I got it,, The Irish car had a drop on it when it ran, ,Still need to make new radius rods for  it,,,,Tim Jones
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: GlennLever on August 04, 2015, 06:03:15 AM
 8)
Title: Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
Post by: 1000hpJohn on January 24, 2017, 08:41:10 AM
Growing up in MD. I remember watching the very gorgeous, clean and GREEN Bob Banning Dodge funny car.
Glad to see another car from the past reemerge from the older days... 8)