New KING CHASSIS dragster build

By saying "these" do you mean this car?

I hope not. When this car is on the gound with a 31" tire on it. Your nose is at tire height.
But if you mean modern "sit up" cars. I dont know , I guess to see better. My thinkin is if shit goes bad , the lower your sitting. The more stuff might miss you.

 

Simplicity,

If you want to take the clutch out. It is just as easy to remove the whole motor and do it on the ground. Than taking everything from the clutch back out of the car.

Wheelbase on this one is just over 140"

 

I'll be shooting pics of this project once the chassis gets here. i can't wait to see this project go together.
Mike TPG

 

Brian, It don't look like my fat ass will fit. Can you widen her up a bit. I build all my cars so Todd can fit.

Looks great.

Steve

 

Smart ass!

 

Congrats Todd!!!

 

"Just Sayin"

 

I know RIGHT!

 

I like to bend my axle so that the torsion bars attach below, then a single radius bar runs from chassis forward to top side of axle (it angles outward and intersect the axle in its' bend upward to the kingpin). Keeps it clean and a clear area for steering stuff.
This chassis has some great lines, very subtle stuff.



QUOTE=KING CHASSIS;6484155]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.
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Think 1964, that's the goal for this one.

 

Thanks man. This has been in the works for a while. Brian builds fantastic cars for a fantastic price. Todd

 

Hell Yes !!!!

 

And now that Todd and I will be switching roles, him driving me tunning, he will need to be as low as possible, after he blew my shit up last fall!!

 

Hello everyone. This week got the steering done, hair pins made and the anti-rotation deviece done.

In the photos I have the car just sitting on the piece of 2x2 tube to get the front end high enuff for the radius rods not to get smashed.

I am going to move this on to my "saw ponys" when I can get two people over here to help me lift this thing. Then I can get the draglink put on it and start workin on the cage. Nothing looks better than a good ol' 3 point cage. Damn NHRA and their concrete walls. Back in the 60s you just slid around in the grass for a while.






Remember most of the hardware is just mock up hardware.

 

Yeah, But it looked COOL.

 

And cheeper than blowing up your own stuff.!!!

 

dam guys im jealous! that thing is going to be more fun than a monkey with a rubber banana ! i want one!

 

Looks great guys! Some of my spare FED parts got hijacked to go to the salt................sorry Brian.

 

Well progress photos as promissed.

Got the cage done and all the steering finished.
Just have to do some finish welding and work on the seat a little.
Then its Todds turn.

 

Another shot.

 

Rear view

 

And with its brother "the ghost".

 

See if this pic is better. What is wrong with me lately?

 

looks really good King, I like how laid back and low the cage is.

 

Man that looks awsome.. i dont think shes gonna hook on those cardboard wheels tho

 

Your right about the tires!! Especially if you spend too much time in the water box.!!!

 

What make is the steering box?

 

It is a 60's vintage P-S . A steering box made specificaly for dragsters.

 

Man that looks AWESOME!!! You do some nice work King!!!

If he keeps the cardboard wheels he won't need wheelie bars!

 

Brian, did you get the bumper brackets and frame on the Riv taken care of for towing?