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.