General => Off Topic Rants => Topic started by: Eyeball on February 14, 2008 2:42 pm
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: Eyeball on February 14, 2008 2:42 pm
I got my hands on some spy photos of a super secret project going on down in Wap.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: JakesBackyard on February 14, 2008 3:11 pm
Yes, it's going to be pretty wild. One of the Auto Tech instructors is putting it together. Stuff like that keeps the students interest.
Small block hooked up to the original hydro. They had it fired up on Tues., but it's apart again now as they have to reverse the flow on the hydro so it goes the right direction.
When done it will be all pretty stock looking.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: Eyeball on February 14, 2008 3:28 pm
How do they plan on cooling it?
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: JakesBackyard on February 14, 2008 3:51 pm
Radiator mounted underneath the hydro/footrest area with an electric fan blowing downward. Just some outward pointing dumps out the headers.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: Wowcars on February 14, 2008 5:30 pm
And a 3pt hitch as a wheelie bar?
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: JakesBackyard on February 14, 2008 6:52 pm
Probably be a good idea....and some training wheels off the sides. I'm sure the test drives will be a sight to see. When it happens I'll see if I can get it on tape and post it.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: sko_ford on February 14, 2008 8:34 pm
kind reminds me of the ford 8n/9n's that dudes put flatheads in, but but your balls would have to get in thew way of driveing that deere though
Title: Small Block John Deere
Post by: JakesBackyard on June 04, 2008 7:48 pm
Here's the SBC powered JD lawn tractor on film. They wanted it to be a little promotional. The JD is covered about half way through and shown in action towards the end.
Title: RE: Small Block John Deere
Post by: Eyeball on June 04, 2008 8:49 pm
That is awesome! Did he stick with the original hydro tranny?
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: JakesBackyard on June 04, 2008 9:06 pm
Yes, they used the original hydro, but because of the opposite rotation of the engine compared to the original, they had to reverse the flow of the hydro.
Top end is only about 12-15mph because the hydro will only pump so much....but lots of power!
It still gets a little hot because of a very small radiator under the trans, but I'm sure Dennis will figure something out. He's a genius.
Title: simonson LSR car at Whop Tec.
Post by: eugenevik on June 05, 2008 4:30 am
long ago they had the 53 studabaker that john simonson run 203 MPH at Bonneville, is it still there?? if not where did it go?? got a STORY ON THAt unit it had a hemi with a fromt mount Potvin drive blower on it
golly i am doing the hydro seals on my 318 and it is too much for a old man, and to think what they let them do in that school nopw!!!
Title: RE: simonson LSR car at Whop Tec.
Post by: racerjohnson on June 05, 2008 5:59 am
Thats fun that they have more than lesabres and sebrings to work on. Thanks for sharing!
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: JakesBackyard on June 05, 2008 3:32 pm
John Simonson has the Stude back in his possesion. They tore down that little bldg. it was in for the remodel of Bute gym into the Health Center a few years ago. The car then sat in a storage bldg. and started to get vandalized and missing some stuff. So he took it back. Not sure where it is. The whole thing was a shame.
Oh well, enjoy the vid.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: Wowcars on June 05, 2008 4:32 pm
Quote from: "JakesBackyard"
John Simonson has the Stude back in his possesion. They tore down that little bldg. it was in for the remodel of Bute gym into the Health Center a few years ago. The car then sat in a storage bldg. and started to get vandalized and missing some stuff. So he took it back. Not sure where it is. The whole thing was a shame.
Oh well, enjoy the vid.
I was wondering what happened to that. Incredible piece of history right in our back yard. I loved walking by that thing every day.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: Eyeball on June 05, 2008 5:08 pm
I want to see it..................who has a pic.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: sundance on June 05, 2008 6:30 pm
john simonson joined the lifetime 200 mile per hour club in 1962 with the speed of 208.394-still looking for a picture
Title: Re: simonson LSR car at Whop Tec.
Post by: Wowcars on June 05, 2008 6:34 pm
Quote from: "eugenevik"
long ago they had the 53 studabaker that john simonson run 203 MPH at Bonneville, is it still there?? if not where did it go?? got a STORY ON THAt unit it had a hemi with a fromt mount Potvin drive blower on it
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I remember it being a Hemi bored to 454ci with a 671 roots blower and injection. Am I wrong here?
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: Wowcars on June 05, 2008 6:46 pm
Quote from: "sundance"
john simonson joined the lifetime 200 mile per hour club in 1962 with the speed of 208.394-still looking for a picture
Same year Burt Munro set the world speed record for under 1000cc class motorcycle. Interesting.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: sko_ford on June 05, 2008 7:02 pm
there is a good pic in the 50 yaers of r&c book ill see if i can find it later
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: Tom on June 05, 2008 7:16 pm
That's the guy who owened the Simonson Gas Stations?? He had it on display at the Bismarck station for a week or two when I was in high school. Went and checked it out, been so long I don't remember much.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: sundance on June 05, 2008 8:07 pm
yea -john had the gas stations and his brother pete had the lumber yards---i think art arfons had the CYCLOPS on the salt in 1962 also 330 MPH !!
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: JakesBackyard on June 05, 2008 11:45 pm
I've got that book somewhere also. I'll do some searching tonite. The engine that was in it when it was displayed here may not have been the same that ran 200mph because it was just an empty dummy block.
Some of us wanted to get it running and take to Toppers and Prime Steel in the mid 90's, but John refused to let us do it. I remember talking to him on the phone, but that's my only dealing with him.
Anyone who went to SSS/SCS in the 60's to early 90's always asks about it.
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: Tom on June 06, 2008 2:18 pm
Is he still alive?
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: sundance on June 06, 2008 2:25 pm
as far as i know---the 200 mph club gives the date of death of members and his is not listed
Title: simonson
Post by: eugenevik on June 07, 2008 3:38 am
in about the 70's simonson had a cobra or something with a ground glass paint job on it me and another auto bod tec stuck our fingers in his do not touch paint and we got a interview and actually was quite pleasant to us it was on display at the fargo station on main ave
Title: RE: simonson
Post by: sundance on June 09, 2008 3:38 pm
yeh i remember the ground glass paint job--he also had a 440 mopar powered jensen interceptor--a 427 chev powered firebird--a 351 power pantera- and i don't know how many other modified cars--he loved speed!!!
Title: RE: simonson
Post by: Wowcars on June 09, 2008 6:32 pm
Dad, didn't you take a ride in that Pantera?
Title: RE: simonson
Post by: sundance on June 10, 2008 2:59 pm
yea-- 154 mph on the interstate--but it was after he sold it to dean clairmont
Title: Not a combine but it is a Deere.......Jake?
Post by: Serious on June 11, 2008 12:03 am
i walked past that everyday on my way to Machine Lab and always wondered to myself, how would i get the blown hemi out of it and into my dorm room without anyone noticing hahahahah