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Post  72mav November 7th 2010, 11:56 am

Any guesses? I read it online.
No cheating..... Smile
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Post  bb429power November 7th 2010, 12:00 pm

A company or a particular person?
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Post  72mav November 7th 2010, 12:05 pm

A person, according to article I read today.
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Post  Curt November 7th 2010, 12:52 pm

I heard it was Al Gore. Razz

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Post  norm November 7th 2010, 1:03 pm

griner i think
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Post  richter69 November 7th 2010, 1:10 pm

I think it was Coug's idea originally........ Wink
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Post  Curt November 7th 2010, 1:11 pm

richter69 wrote:I think it was Coug's idea originally........ Wink

Problem was, he couldn't figure out how to build it with wore out used parts! Basketball
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Post  bb429power November 7th 2010, 1:34 pm

Curt wrote:I heard it was Al Gore. Razz


richter69 wrote:I think it was Coug's idea originally........ Wink
Honestly I WAS going to say the coug, or Al sharpton. I almost said Fabio. Laughing It was... Glidden! Razz I have no clue, I wasn't around then.
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Post  res0rli9 November 7th 2010, 2:22 pm

John Smith

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Post  res0rli9 November 7th 2010, 2:23 pm

res0rli9 wrote:John Smith

Henry Ford Wink

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Post  racnrick November 7th 2010, 2:34 pm

LES lol!

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Post  72mav November 7th 2010, 2:36 pm

Okay Ill give in. According to Wikipedia, it was Steve McQueen. He did in fact come up with old Solar-Seat. It was produced by his production company Solar Productions, along with the movie buisness. The thought came about since seeing some freinds get injured in normal bucket seats while off-roading.
Its kind of odd I think on the trans-brake deal, since he was a road racer... But thats what it said. Could you see his 917K Porsche take off with one at Lemans Laughing Shocked Shocked
BTW,the #22 car is owned by Jerry Signfeld now.
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Post  bb429power November 7th 2010, 2:40 pm

I was going to say Jerry Sienfeld too like from the show to be an azz, too weid. Laughing so what does a seat have to do with the trans brake? Or is that unrelated?
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Post  72mav November 7th 2010, 2:45 pm

You need to slow down and re-read it. FYI, he is accredited for designing the seat and trans-brake. His old movie car (Lemans) is owned by Jerry Sienfeld... Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes
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Post  bb429power November 7th 2010, 2:47 pm

I read it a couple times before posting, no need to be rude. And I know Jerry wasn't the one who invented it.
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Post  badshoe November 7th 2010, 7:18 pm

I had checked this out when I started shooting my Powerglide buildup video. I asked Carl Munroe (TSR) but he wasn't sure. I remember first seeing about it as an output shaft/slip yoke version sold by Lamb Component operated with an air piston. I think the first internal unit I saw for sale was an ATI. I did see the Wiki post but I'm pretty sure that's crap. I've looked through at least two books on McQueen and neither said anything about a transbrake. So I'll still looking for the answer.

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Post  BOSS 429 November 7th 2010, 9:07 pm

yup he did in fact Mr MQueen has other things also to his credit
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Post  72mav November 7th 2010, 9:50 pm

Thats where I saw it too, amazing.
Btw, how much is your Glide video?
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Post  f250mike November 7th 2010, 11:31 pm

Steve Griner told me he invented the first transbrake while I was at his shop a few years ago and I believe it.
The guy is a genius who should have patented every invention or idea he has ever had.
I bet some drag racers from the era like Bob Glidden or Warren Johnson could shed some light on this subject.
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Post  badshoe November 7th 2010, 11:40 pm

It's a five hour dvd set and I have it for $39.95 shipping included on US sales from my web site. I'm offering it at a discount until the end of the year if anyone is interested.

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Post  powerstrokeace November 8th 2010, 2:04 am

badshoe wrote:It's a five hour dvd set and I have it for $39.95 shipping included on US sales from my web site. I'm offering it at a discount until the end of the year if anyone is interested.

Is there section on the performance glide? Also how about the C4-C5 deal. I had a guy do a tranny for me (c5) 6 times with a TCI brake in it and never made it down the track more that 4 maybe 5 time because it felt like 2 and 3 where dragging. The last time it has 4 runs and of core it was over heating, I pulled the pan and the amount of Grayish looking soot what shocking..

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Post  72mav November 8th 2010, 8:53 am

Ive been told his videos are very good. Plus he works at Ford I beleive.
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Post  badshoe November 8th 2010, 10:02 am

My Powerglide dvd is all about a drag race buildup. My C4 and others are for stock builds but I talk about HiPo upgrades. Any two of my titles are $49.95 total (US sale). I just posted this but it didn't go through for some reason. For more info find my web site badshoeproductions.com

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Post  Wheelie58 November 8th 2010, 9:47 pm

I seem to remember talking with Steve Griner at a drag strip in Indiana in about 1986 and heard the story about his development of the internal brake. He is a sharp guy....

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Post  DILLIGASDAVE November 8th 2010, 11:26 pm

The Wiki article says........

"McQueen also designed and patented a bucket seat and transbrake for race cars"

That doesn't necessarily mean he invented/patented the first bucket seat and/or the first trans brake. It just means that he patented a seat design & a brake design.

As for the genius Steve Griner, his high dollar TH-400 brake & anti-cavitation front pump designs are about the only ones on the market that help a TH-400 trans last in big powered super ultra-high 9000++ RPM combos. The normal 400 transbrakes & front pumps on the market have line pressure problems at the real high RPM levels burning up clutches from cavitation killing line pressure.

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