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Offline racerjohnson

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« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2009 6:28 pm »
I asked the guy from king chassis for pics of the 1963 in 120" and asked if he could build a 1959 chassis with the cage off a 1963. I also asked him where people run those 1963 chassis as they aren't advertised as NHRA legal.
 
I don't know that "I'm not too concerned about safety" is the right answer for you, my friend, nor anybody else I know. I just wonder how much safety is realistic and how much is "cover their ass" in the NHRA.  I'd be curious to hear why they need so many overhead tubes (there is always a particular accident that led to a particular bar being added to the specs).

I just picture instances where for example, a dragster blowing a tire, flipping on its side and catching the edge of a concrete wall right on the drivers head leading to a cage that fully encloses the drivers head vs. a design like the old Chassis Engineering frames with the side bars only.
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« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2009 10:32 pm »
I just figured that with the thousands of passes made in the early cars, how many had problems?  I'd want a windshield before all of the extra head cage... If i get to drive it I'll wear a full face...
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« Reply #17 on: December 28, 2009 12:24 am »
about 3 years ago at pelican rapids there was a real old guy with an exhaost shop having a auction, he had a olds powered rail from the 60s and I looked at it engine was fairly well built, could not think of a use for it, it proabbly is somewhere in the area, it was just the rail complete no spare parts
his place looked like a time warp museum of old stuff
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« Reply #18 on: December 28, 2009 3:23 am »
Pete I totally agree with you about the looks of your dragster, both esthetically and traditionally.  Personally, if I was just building a 'hobby racer' I would like it to be close to the original style.  The only problem with that is it seems there are only a couple events you could run one at.  It's a tough call.  Could you run a traditionally styled dragster at Interstate Dragways in the quarter mile even though the track is NHRA sanctioned? You seem to be doing your homework on this...
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« Reply #19 on: December 28, 2009 1:40 pm »
Quote from: "eugenevik"
about 3 years ago at pelican rapids there was a real old guy with an exhaost shop having a auction, he had a olds powered rail from the 60s and I looked at it engine was fairly well built, could not think of a use for it, it proabbly is somewhere in the area, it was just the rail complete no spare parts
his place looked like a time warp museum of old stuff


I know of the gentleman who had that shop and my uncle was hot to buy the car and I was right behind him. He was in a bidding war against the other person but let it go to the other guy for around $2800 if I remember correctly. Its hanging on a wall now. That car was called "the Pink Lady" and had a fully balanced and blueprinted olds motor with 6 deuces. It was a NHRA national record holder for a time and is in a Hot Rod mag from back then. It sold while I was in Iraq the first time and I didn't hear about it until after the auction (SHIT!). I was bummed. my uncle said you could set a cup of coffee on the running motor and it didn't move.
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« Reply #20 on: December 28, 2009 1:44 pm »
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You seem to be doing your homework on this...


Trying to do the homework now while I have the time for when I have the ability to put something together down the road. The days are a bit long at the moment and I need something fresh to think on. I've never looked into dragsters much. . .

To be honest, who has time to run it at more than a couple events a year? Its not much different from a Bonneville car. I'd rather have it look the part and be safe enough to run it once in awhile. Doesn't matter if I need to take it on a roadtrip to another state to go run it, getting out of town with the boys is half the fun. Taking turns blazin' tire down the 660/1320 would be the other half :)

I figured I'd ask that King chassis guy as he'd know where guys are running those non-NHRA cars.
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« Reply #21 on: December 28, 2009 2:11 pm »
And then Pete you'll need to build a single axel trailer too.
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« Reply #22 on: December 28, 2009 2:53 pm »
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And then Pete you'll need to build a single axel trailer too.


That sounds kinda fun, actually. I'm hoping my grandpa will let me pull it with his gold 54 F100. Super tow vehicle. P40 even pinstriped it!

This dream is getting out of control now.  . .
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« Reply #23 on: December 28, 2009 4:24 pm »
I'd say the hell with it and build it anyways whether it's legal or not.  Like Tom said, there are only a few events you could run it at, but the ones you could are the best- Hot Rod Drags, HAMB Drags, Cacklefest, etc... and who says you can't make a middle of the day run out in bumfuck, egypt somewhere?
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« Reply #24 on: December 28, 2009 10:08 pm »
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and who says you can't make a middle of the day run out in bumfuck, egypt somewhere?


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« Reply #25 on: December 28, 2009 11:46 pm »
Here are a couple a sites I love to visit.  60's dragsters are like a piece of art to me.



http://www.mts.net/~red67/
http://www.wediditforlove.com/
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« Reply #26 on: December 31, 2009 6:23 pm »
I know I suffer from the same mental condition as some of you. All it takes to forget about one type of car I want to build is a picture of the next car.

Dragster what?  :D
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