Projects BUILDING VINTAGE SUPERMODIFIED " KILLER"

42" long spring in front of the axle for stability and longer spring base. Dead perch on the left. My 1965 front weight jacker. [ Copied by many others in M S C ] I- H spindles on a Ford tube axle. Cross torsion rear suspension. 6 pin knock offs in front. Wide 5 rear end. One radius rod on RR. 2 radius rods on LR. [ Hot dog Wisconsin setup back in the day. ] J bar Panhard bar for lower roll center. 8-1 Schroeder steering.

 

VERY nice.

 

You and Marty Strode speak the same language!

 

Wow- fascinating engineering.
What kind of rear brakes with finned aluminum calipers?
Will it have front brakes?

 

Thank you. The brakes are Wilwood G M replacements. Purchased 4 at a swap meet for $25.00 for all 4. Used 2 on the front of my black 27. Right now I don't have plans for front brakes. Maybe the LF only.

 

I have to agree 100%. That ol Marty is really something else.

 

Figuring out the lines for the body. Have a hard time coming up with a C A E supermodified hood. 28.5" wide at the rear. Ran several want ads. Speedway Motors does not have a mold. HELP. Aluminum doors and tail.

 

Great looking build! The "corners" on the frame table were the first thing I noticed.

 

The frame table was made for straitening frames. I added the two I-beams. Company called Appied Power built it. Butler Wisconsin. 25 miles from my old shop. I paid $200.00 delivered back in 1978. It's heavy.

 

Dennis, I don’t know how you keep doing it !
Great looking car.

 

Yes, remarkable. Beautiful.

 

More progress?

 

@Frames saw this ad, do you recall who ran it originally? I realize the wing is OT.

 

I built it 1973 for owner/driver Ron Marish. He was an exceptionally good driver. S B C engine. The next year I installed a B B C engine. 1975 Ron sold the car to Bill Klien. Fire in his garage ruined my aluminum body.

 

Ron Marish. I asked Ron if he ever took chances driving this car. He said " Anyone could win driving this car" #67 Bill Klien 2nd owner. [ Independent front suspension. ]

 

It's shame what has been done to this car. The car was virtually unbeatable in it's day. It deserves to be restored. It's a very easy body to build. The only body work is where you see the primer and the nose. I did the welding with a torch.

 

View attachment 6272379 M S C 1970 rules called for O E M bodies [ cut down O K ] Old bodies were getting scarce so I started to use later sheet metal still available in salvage yards. Pontiac Tempest, 67 Nova and Buick Special. I R A rules did not require a roof or O E M frame rails. View attachment 6272379 For Killer I will be using 67 Nova rear 1/4 panels. $206.00 PAIR from Parts Geek.

 

Change of plans for the body. I will build a buck to do a tail similar to this very early Kenny Weld super modified. I will raise the rear of the hood and not drop the door openings. Where I spent at least 3 days building the buck to do the sprint roadster tail this one I figure I can get it done in a day. I already have a buck similar to what I need. It's the one I built to do my lakes modified nose. HELP. Have not been able to come up with a C A E wide supermodified hood. 28.5 " at the rear. Speedway Motors does not have the mold.

 

New Years Eve did the back panel for the tail. Annealed the corners and flanged the ends to make it easier to weld the top and side panels on.

 

G M alumunum replacement calipers. These were made by Sierra. Iv'e never heard of them. Don't want to sell them. I have a new pair of Wilwoods for 1" thick rotors. $125.00 each.

 

I built the buck to do the top and side panels like the professionals do. IE; Join the 2 panels in the middle of the radius. Anneal the edges and shrink. Compound curve top & side. Did not work out for me like the metal shapers instructions book. I gave up after doing one side and called Damon. Full time metal shaper. He took the buck and the panel. Fixed the side I messed up and shaped the other side all with a power hammer. It is a thing of beauty now. Nice to know what you are doing. I think I can handle the sides. Only a single very small curve.

 

I believe sierra was Dan Press

 

I started build # 4. It has priority to finish. 32 roadster #1. Offset sprint roadster #2. Supermodified Killer #3. While waiting for the 2 1/4 " frame rails for next chassis to be bent I built the rear bumper for Killer. It's off to the chrome shop now.

 

Excellent
Dan

 

Bent rails for build # 4 arrived but I decided to build the roll cage for the Killer. Build # 3.

 

Changed the J-bar to go under the drive shaft. Same roll center. Moved seat back 2".

 

Correct, he was from Vader, Washington.

 

Working hard on " Old Yelar " No progress on " Killer " but mounted a new 500-15 rib and painting rear wheels Arizona beige. Somewhat like Dow 7 color.

 

Can you post a photo of the rear wheel with the Arizona beige?

 

Started to make a template for the left side panel. Painted the rear wheels. Arizona beige. Have you ever seen a wheel like the one on the left? Still trying to find someone who has a mold for the C A E wide supermodified hood. [ 30 X 90 rule ] Speedway Motors does not have that mold.