Attn: Jim Wahl - You shoulda patented the idea 30 years ago!

Myron Piatek · 11-24-2007, 05:47 PM

Jim,
Somebody on moparts.com found and posted this link on their forum. If you would have followed up on the idea, maybe you could have retired a long time ago!

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/10278...housings..html

Jim Wahl · 11-24-2007, 09:49 PM

Oh no! I could have been someone!

rseibenick · 11-24-2007, 11:20 PM

JIm need to get in touch with you, Can email me at rseibenick@hotmail.com or other contact info. Thanks Ron Seibenick

Jim Wahl · 11-25-2007, 12:52 AM

Ron,
Email me at jimwahl@embarqmail.com

Myron Piatek · 11-25-2007, 05:49 PM

Steve,

It appears to be a fabricated housing that gets welded over the 8 3/4" pumpkin that allows you to bolt a Dana 60 cover to it. The reason I found it funny and brought it to Jim's attention is that years ago he actually strapped a Dana 60 cover on his 8 3/4" equipped SS/KA Demon while racing.

Chris1529 · 11-25-2007, 06:49 PM

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, that doesn't always mean it is a duck!

Jim Wahl · 11-25-2007, 08:59 PM

Quack! The short story is, after being told how much I needed a dana 60 in my car by almost everyone who bothered to look to see what rear I had in the car, I wired a chrome dana 60 cover on the back of the 8 3/4 mopar rear. Most people who looked after that thought I had a dana in the car and I didn't have to hear their suggestions anymore! The only problem came one race when upon initial launch on a qualifying pass the cover fell off, bolts, nuts, wire and all, baffling several guys who were standing on the line. No grease! Jim

P.S. Myron, I have a small block at the machine shop as we speak.

11-24-2007, 05:47 PM	#1
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Attn: Jim Wahl - You shoulda patented the idea 30 years ago! Jim, Somebody on moparts.com found and posted this link on their forum. If you would have followed up on the idea, maybe you could have retired a long time ago! http://www.racingjunk.com/post/10278...housings..html __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing

11-24-2007, 09:49 PM	#2
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,843 Likes: 663 Liked 682 Times in 128 Posts	Re: Attn: Jim Wahl - You shoulda patented the idea 30 years ago! Oh no! I could have been someone! __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 D2 National Open Stock Champion 1981 D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

11-24-2007, 11:20 PM	#3
rseibenick Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 160 Likes: 24 Liked 20 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Attn: Jim Wahl - You shoulda patented the idea 30 years ago! JIm need to get in touch with you, Can email me at rseibenick@hotmail.com or other contact info. Thanks Ron Seibenick

11-25-2007, 12:52 AM	#4
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,843 Likes: 663 Liked 682 Times in 128 Posts	Re: Attn: Jim Wahl - You shoulda patented the idea 30 years ago! Ron, Email me at jimwahl@embarqmail.com __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 D2 National Open Stock Champion 1981 D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

11-25-2007, 05:49 PM	#5
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Attn: Jim Wahl - You shoulda patented the idea 30 years ago! Steve, It appears to be a fabricated housing that gets welded over the 8 3/4" pumpkin that allows you to bolt a Dana 60 cover to it. The reason I found it funny and brought it to Jim's attention is that years ago he actually strapped a Dana 60 cover on his 8 3/4" equipped SS/KA Demon while racing. __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing

11-25-2007, 06:49 PM	#6
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Attn: Jim Wahl - You shoulda patented the idea 30 years ago! If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, that doesn't always mean it is a duck! __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

11-25-2007, 08:59 PM	#7
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,843 Likes: 663 Liked 682 Times in 128 Posts	Re: Attn: Jim Wahl - You shoulda patented the idea 30 years ago! Quack! The short story is, after being told how much I needed a dana 60 in my car by almost everyone who bothered to look to see what rear I had in the car, I wired a chrome dana 60 cover on the back of the 8 3/4 mopar rear. Most people who looked after that thought I had a dana in the car and I didn't have to hear their suggestions anymore! The only problem came one race when upon initial launch on a qualifying pass the cover fell off, bolts, nuts, wire and all, baffling several guys who were standing on the line. No grease! Jim P.S. Myron, I have a small block at the machine shop as we speak. __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 D2 National Open Stock Champion 1981 D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association. Last edited by Jim Wahl; 11-25-2007 at 11:19 PM.