I have one of these bullet nose cars in the project row. It would be a poser if I build it. Years ago I was at a billetless show and they let anyone with a car registered to run down the 1/8 mile at Milan Michigan. That is worthy of a spot on my bucket list. This image from speedhunters is the inspiration. Sponsored by Dale’s Happy Hour- those were the days!
The car in my avatar has a straight axle since the sixties. It is not the axle that will cause any problems but how well it is installed. Like said above most of the cars I raced in gas cl***es did not have straight axles on them. If you go back to the early to mid-sixties, most g***ers specially in the lower cl***es were driven to the track.
Hey bones, I'm just a fan of a straight axle car. I like the look better than a lowered car myself, plus I don't need a jack to get under my car lol. I wanna add that I believe that the old saying "drives like a G***er" doesn't apply to every car that has a straight axle. Proper geometry fixes that problem. The last 2 I've built drove wonderful. My current car cruises down the highway like a dream. She's a little temperamental in curves, but that's the big and little setup, not like I'm trying to slalom the dang thing anyway lol. But as far as the g***er look, it's my favorite.
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