New KING CHASSIS dragster build

Hopefully I can do justice to all the hard work that Brian Fox of King Chassis has put into my new car. He can post pic's if he chose's too. If not, you'll have to wait till it's done.

 

Good to see another dragster coming together. I always liked those. Hope to have one some day. Good luck with your project. DAN

 

Happy for you! Pix would be nice.

 

Welcome to the land of perpetual smiles! After your first full pass you can't stop grinning!

 

How about some details? Is he doing a legal car? What are you doing for engine etc?

 

Like 51 box said we need details!!!!

 

Never met a digger I didn't like. Good Luck with the build! ~sololobo~

 

What a tease. Get some pictures up.

 

Pictures! He does great work.

 

Dad and I look forward to seeing it come together, and hopefully being able to help out.

Matt

 

Hey look at this thread!!! ha,ha. Funny what you find when you search the word "dragster".
Here is a couple of pics. things pretty busy around here.
Nice to build a car for a guy like ChassisResearchKid we have become friends over the phone the past year and a half. And we are about the same person. Just makes it easy for me knowing what is on my mind fabrication wise he will agree with. We are two guys born about 25 years too late.
AND FINALLY ANOTHER DIRECT DRIVE , CLUTCH CAR!!!!!!!!
Didnt I say already that we are alot alike. Except brands of beer. Damn northerners!

 

For some reason it wont let me upload pics.? I have been on this forum a few years and this is the first time this has happened to me.???

 

I just sat here for 45 minutes typing up a whole deal about this car. And when I hit submit , it said I wasnt logged in?!?!?


WTF IS UP WITH THE HAMB TONIGHT????????

 

I have had this happen to me here and else where and gotten into the habit of typing long replies in Word and then copy and pasting it over here. The side benifit is in Word it catches all my speeling errors.

 

Let's see some pics King!

 

Ok , still couldnt get pics to load here on the HAMB. So I finally relized " Hey use Photobucket dummy" YEAH!!

This is going to be a legal car for ChassisResearchKid (Todd). He already has a vintage dragster Comp Coupe. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=333926&highlight=hollish

So this is the car that will look old (other than the 5pt cage) but be NHRA legal to race at any track.
The car is going to be a small chevy, direct drive with a reverser. It will also be sporting a complete full body with a chute tail!! So I guess you wont see the 5pt cage after all!!! Alot of my cars have chute tails. Gotta love them chute tails.

So here are some pics , finally.
I will up date this thread once a week with progress photos. Probably every Monday.

 

Oh yeah thats pretty. I dig the laid back cage. I want one bad!

 

Got started on the steering.

 

Torsion bar and front axle on.
Next is some hair pins to locate the axle. That would be done but ran short on tube. Will order some on wed.

 

Who made the front axle?

 

Mounted the steering my favorite way. With one arm off the side.

 

Me. Got a question?

 

lookin GOOD

 

Looks nice. Whats the length of the car? Was your steering designed this way for clutch/trans removal?

 

How long are your torsion arms c to c ?

Tony

 

Hell yes, King you are doing amazing work. I'm looking forward to the updates, this is the direction I want to go for my next one.

 

They are 20". It is a Mark Williams unit.

 

Thanks 51Box. There is a new KingChassis car in your neck of the woods right now.

 

sorry ,I meant the arms themselves......torsion bar to axle

Tony

 

Sorry C.R.K., this question is for Brian. Why are the drivers of these late fed's sitting up so high in the chassis? They look like there sittin' on a bar stool... Bowtie40