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Faron has completed more work on his car for the ’06 season and it provides a good lesson in sprint car
anatomy. Shown here is the hood scoop, torsion bars
and shock assembly.
This left front shot shows a better view of the torsion arm, shock assembly and
dish in nose.
Here you can see the steering arm, nerf bar,
radius rod to the rear end and part of the driver’s
cockpit.
This is a left side view of the motor (minus exhaust
headers, at the moment—they will be installed soon).
Looking inside the cockpit, you can see the 5-point Simpson Racing harness that protects the driver in the event of a crash. It is somewhat similar to the
seatbelt in your daily driver with some modifications for
the higher speeds that sprint cars run at.
Also visible is the lever that is used to put the car into gear as it is push started and heading for the track.
This angle shows the aerial panel, tail fuel tank and rear
torsion arm.
From the back (which is where every race car driver prefers to have his car be
seen from) you can see the rear torsion arms and stops, and the shock assemblies. If you look closely you can see the inboard brake rotor.
‘Douger’ and Nic
From the right front side the radiator, radius arms (that
locate the front axle) and oil lines can be seen.
The radiator and oil lines are more clearly shown in
this picture.
Looking at the right side, the nerf bar, radius rod to the rear end can be seen.
Faron
The dry sump tank has been installed.
From this angle the tachometer and the water
temperature gauge that the car is equipped with can be seen. Water temperature is something that needs to be watched very closely when
running at high speeds.
Race car drivers and the guys that put the decals on their cars like to cut up and have fun when they get the chance. This picture is a good example. (Decals by
Chris Branstetter of Branstetter Lettering from
Sedalia, MO).
The wing (that helps to keep the rear end planted on the track), headers and some of
the graphics are now in place.
A close up shot of the graphics.
This brake line runs to the only caliper present on the
front end of the car.
This view from the left side with all of the body panels
in place show how tight things are around the
driver. There isn’t much room to move around after
he’s suited up and strapped in. This is an important
safety feature.
Here’s a close up of the graphics. The exhaust
header is also visible here.
The car is almost completely assembled now. The push bar that protects the tail fuel tank when it is
being push started and the car number are about all that’s left. It
serves the same purpose that steel bumpers on older passenger
vehicles do.
Now we’re getting to the cosmetics! Chris has
started on the graphics. This is a close up shot of the logo for Faron’s name
on the left side of the hood.
The 12c is on the wing with some of the sponsors
including Al’s Welding, Phillips Auto Electric and
ACCKC.
The nose wing helps to hold the front end of the car down (sometimes) and
carries the TCI logo on the left side this year.
Grouch’s Motorsports takes up the real estate on the
right side. Faron is taking it easy in the background.
Sponsors riding on the right side of the top wing this year are Cranker & Son’s Sandblasting (owned by
father and pit crew member Doug—a.k.a. ‘Douger’),
Branstetter Lettering and ACCKC.
Here’s a close up of the ACCKC logo. 2006 marks our second year on the track with Faron Crank
Racing.
And a close up of Faron’s number on the right front
side of the top wing…
This wide shot of Faron’s car was taken after the graphics and sponsor decals were finished.