Comments on: Ray Russell Jeep CJ-7 Desert Race Jeep Photos

By: Wes Kibble

Wes Kibble — Mon, 16 May 2011 21:06:32 +0000

Thanks for the comments Kenny!

By: Kenny Ham

Kenny Ham — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:09:35 +0000

Hello to all,
My name is Kenny Ham. I just stumbled onto these photos. I saw the names Brad, Stuart, Karen, Warren Baird in the forum. Man, I went back in a time warp! Ray and my folks, Clairmont (Hamie) and Gretchen Ham were some of the small group of people that oranized and started the Hill Surfers 4-Wheel Drive club in the Elmira/Horseheads, NY area. I lived with Ray, Kathy and their kids for six months and worked at Ray’s 4-Wheel, the summer/fall of 1980. I have fond memories of that time and experience in my life. Ray was my “HERO” growing up as kid. He demanded a lot of himself and of others around him!! I would like to stop back and visit with you folks at this site if I could. Thanks for the memories…. Kenny Ham

By: BaltoroJeeper

BaltoroJeeper — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:58:25 +0000

Warren,
Many thanks for the reply. Its amazing to tap into your knowledge of Ray’s setup which is important for me as I am interested in a retro CJ Desert Racer Project….and if I ever get that up, I will definately paint it like Ray’s Jeep. Simply love the colors

Some other things that keep me up looking at the pics are:
1. How exactly are those shocks mounted at the top? They seem to all be dropping onto the diff at the bottom.
2. Did the quadratac help in desert handling in any significant way or was it because of some other reasons that it was there.
3. What was the gearing on the diffs?

Thanks a million and a half!

By: Warren Baird

Warren Baird — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:35:19 +0000

The tire size was a 33 12.50 15s. We talked about running 35s but never did.
The front axle started out as a scout dana 30. Ran 2 races with it and figured this isnt going to work,broke the gears. Then a scout 44 but the drive shaft- pinion angle wasnt good. Went to a wagoneer 44.
The rear was always a summers brothers 9″ offset because of quadratrack. We custom built a straight thru tfc then built a centered housing.
Got anymore ?s just ask………….Thanks………….

By: Baltoro Jeeper

Baltoro Jeeper — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:23:21 +0000

Does anyone know whats the tire size and what axles is Ray running on these pics?

By: Vintage Ed Bray Desert Race Jeep Photos! | Off Road Action

Vintage Ed Bray Desert Race Jeep Photos! | Off Road Action — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:01:20 +0000

[...] of vintage off road desert race Jeep photos. There has been lots of discussion about Ray Russell in this article, this one and this article, along with some photos that Kevin Vaughan sent of the desert [...]

By: Wes Kibble

Wes Kibble — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:04:42 +0000

Hey guys, some more photos posted at http://offroadaction.ca/more-70s-ray-russell-off-road-race-jeep-photos

By: JODY ABBOTT

JODY ABBOTT — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:25:14 +0000

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By: Mark Heiden

Mark Heiden — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:47:55 +0000

I remember taking a dip to cool off inside the waterboy water truck with Richie Dahn and his girlfreind at Riverside. Great Times!

By: Brad Russell

Brad Russell — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:26:54 +0000