Survivor Thunderbolts

DRAKE VISCOME · 11-26-2012, 11:56 AM

Hey Art...Nate hit the deer @ Atco...with his '66-'67 car...not the T-Bolt...as you well know 'ol Nazy Crate (backwards for Nate crazy)...wuz pretty "special" cat for sure...one my best genuine friends...ever...in my 64-plus years on the planet...the ol' H&H racing gasoline 'eh...dems' were the daze...some great memories...

Drake

Bob Pagano · 11-26-2012, 12:07 PM

Yes Art as Drake said it was the 67, I hit the dog in the traps at E-town with my vette.

Bob Pagano · 11-26-2012, 12:14 PM

Restored !

DRAKE VISCOME · 11-26-2012, 05:34 PM

Hey...a couple "points"...hopefully of interest

...the Thunderbolt info on HAMB site hokey *** message board...is a Thunderbolt followers dream come true...in a word...awesome...Nate's longtime partner Tom Caldara is still with us...just another super guy...and as good/genuine friend to me all these years...as aformentioned Nate was

...our Carmel Ford/Vindicator T-Bolt...is shown on the HAMB message board as well...Nate wanted me to "stick" with this car (it served as his incentive to do his T'bolt)...but I..just couldn't get the "funny car stars" out of my mind/eyes!!!...Randy DeLisio did the resto on Nate's car after buying it from Tommy...as every car Randy has ever done...beyond belief...he's the very best on the planet... doing Ford period cars bar none...T-Bolts,AFX-Comets/Mustangs ,etc....just ain't...nobody...better...

Drake

rawhide · 11-26-2012, 05:44 PM

Back in the mid 1970's Nate was working on a pair of heads for me and asked if I knew of any Thunderbolts near me. This car belonged to a fellow I worked with so I put them together and Nate drove down to Salem, Va and picked it up. The gentleman was street driving it and it had a 390 in it.
regards, Roland

DRAKE VISCOME · 11-26-2012, 06:05 PM

Hey Roland...do re-call Nate telling me that is how he came upon his T-Bolt...in Virginia (I think...but "memory" isn't exactly what it once wuz 'eh...too many nitro fumes)...just one more..."maybe"..."Nate" story...of which there are/were...many...I've deeply missed that "buzzard"...over the last thirty plus years... died...way too early in life...way too young...can't ya' tell???..."loved" that "crazy" cat...

Drake

Dan Lattimore · 11-27-2012, 10:46 AM

I'm 68 and like alot of us "young guys" I'm a little memory challenged and this is the way I remember it.-------- We were pitted close to each other at the Little Guy Nats. around 1973-4 . Nate must have set the record because the head was off. There were a bunch of people hovering around the front of the car so I went over to be nosey. As the crowd dispursed I heard him say " Let me get this back together it takes forever just to get the valves adjusted ". I thought hell I could run through those valves in ten minutes. I dropped by a little later and he was setting the valves with a degree wheel and a dial indicator? I thought about that for a long time. Camshafts weren't ground by cnc machines back then and far less than perfect not to mention valve stem and pushrod length . He was adjusting the lash + or - for best opening and closing relationship with the piston location. I still use that method today but the camshafts are much better now. Ole Nate was a pretty smart cookie.

11-26-2012, 11:56 AM	#1
DRAKE VISCOME Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 280 Likes: 208 Liked 93 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Survivor Thunderbolts Hey Art...Nate hit the deer @ Atco...with his '66-'67 car...not the T-Bolt...as you well know 'ol Nazy Crate (backwards for Nate crazy)...wuz pretty "special" cat for sure...one my best genuine friends...ever...in my 64-plus years on the planet...the ol' H&H racing gasoline 'eh...dems' were the daze...some great memories... Drake Last edited by DRAKE VISCOME; 11-26-2012 at 05:21 PM.

11-26-2012, 12:07 PM	#2
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 248 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Survivor Thunderbolts Yes Art as Drake said it was the 67, I hit the dog in the traps at E-town with my vette. __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA

11-26-2012, 12:14 PM	#3
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 248 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Survivor Thunderbolts Restored ! Attached Images __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA

11-26-2012, 05:34 PM	#4
DRAKE VISCOME Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 280 Likes: 208 Liked 93 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Survivor Thunderbolts Hey...a couple "points"...hopefully of interest ...the Thunderbolt info on HAMB site hokey *** message board...is a Thunderbolt followers dream come true...in a word...awesome...Nate's longtime partner Tom Caldara is still with us...just another super guy...and as good/genuine friend to me all these years...as aformentioned Nate was ...our Carmel Ford/Vindicator T-Bolt...is shown on the HAMB message board as well...Nate wanted me to "stick" with this car (it served as his incentive to do his T'bolt)...but I..just couldn't get the "funny car stars" out of my mind/eyes!!!...Randy DeLisio did the resto on Nate's car after buying it from Tommy...as every car Randy has ever done...beyond belief...he's the very best on the planet... doing Ford period cars bar none...T-Bolts,AFX-Comets/Mustangs ,etc....just ain't...nobody...better... Drake

11-26-2012, 05:44 PM	#5
rawhide Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 270 Likes: 1 Liked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Survivor Thunderbolts Back in the mid 1970's Nate was working on a pair of heads for me and asked if I knew of any Thunderbolts near me. This car belonged to a fellow I worked with so I put them together and Nate drove down to Salem, Va and picked it up. The gentleman was street driving it and it had a 390 in it. regards, Roland

11-26-2012, 06:05 PM	#6
DRAKE VISCOME Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 280 Likes: 208 Liked 93 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Survivor Thunderbolts Hey Roland...do re-call Nate telling me that is how he came upon his T-Bolt...in Virginia (I think...but "memory" isn't exactly what it once wuz 'eh...too many nitro fumes)...just one more..."maybe"..."Nate" story...of which there are/were...many...I've deeply missed that "buzzard"...over the last thirty plus years... died...way too early in life...way too young...can't ya' tell???..."loved" that "crazy" cat... Drake Last edited by DRAKE VISCOME; 11-26-2012 at 07:53 PM.

11-27-2012, 10:46 AM	#7
Dan Lattimore Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Beaverdam, Va./ Port St. Lucie,Fla. Posts: 362 Likes: 177 Liked 154 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Survivor Thunderbolts I'm 68 and like alot of us "young guys" I'm a little memory challenged and this is the way I remember it.-------- We were pitted close to each other at the Little Guy Nats. around 1973-4 . Nate must have set the record because the head was off. There were a bunch of people hovering around the front of the car so I went over to be nosey. As the crowd dispursed I heard him say " Let me get this back together it takes forever just to get the valves adjusted ". I thought hell I could run through those valves in ten minutes. I dropped by a little later and he was setting the valves with a degree wheel and a dial indicator? I thought about that for a long time. Camshafts weren't ground by cnc machines back then and far less than perfect not to mention valve stem and pushrod length . He was adjusting the lash + or - for best opening and closing relationship with the piston location. I still use that method today but the camshafts are much better now. Ole Nate was a pretty smart cookie. __________________ 66W30POST