New KING CHASSIS dragster build

Wicked! My third FED read today - now I must lay my head down to sleep.... with visions of Dragsters runnin' through my head.

 

Thanks for the update Harry. Shouldn't be long now. Can hardly wait.

 

Go Harry Go. The nose looks great. And Todd , good call on the peak match nose and tail. Todd has a great eye. History here folks.

 

lookin good todd! im off work right now , i think im going to have to make a road trip up north! going to be around? rich

 

History? I guess you could say that you laid the frame work......get it, get it, bbbwaaaahhh. Sometimes I'm funny, not alot, but sometimes.

 

Bring it Rich. Just give me a call.

 

Looks awesome

 

How much power do you need to make in order to run direct drive?

 

Hopefully 750-1000 will do it.

 

The latest update isn't much, however Harry Hauch was kind enough to lend me a "Poly" mock-up block so I can use it for fitting the front nose sections next week when Harry Phillips delivers them. I also carved a fuel tank templet out of foam to be used for running fuel lines. Everything is subject to change. Still need to get a front cover and pump extention from Ftroop this week.

 

Todd, looks awesome with the mock engine set up, just got power back off since strom started saturday afternoon, will try and call you at a good time. Bobby

 

Looks killer, this rail is gonna be on another level. How much dump?

 

Harry was here to deliver and rough fit the nose and belly pan on friday. Hopefully he will post some pictures he took soon. I'll post what I have on Sunday. I've said it before and i'll say it again, Harry was definitely the right guy to build this body. It's perfect.

 

I don't know how I missed this in my FED search, but that is one bad mother shut your mouth!

 

Hot Rod Harry here, sorry to have not posted these sooner. I completed the last 2 molds and have made the front belly pan and upper nose section. On Friday, I loaded everything up and left Cleveland Ohio for Michigan. (Go north till you smell it and turn left until you step in it is what my Ohio State GPS said!!!) Actually, it was a great drive with really nice weather and Michigan is really nice. I got there about noon and went to work right away trimming for the final fit of the axle, torsion bar and steering and stuff. It was so cool to see the final effort in the "flesh" so to speak and rail took life right in front of our eyes. A dream come true for Todd. Here are the pictures and also the end of a long process. Look on EBAY for ads for the bodies hopefully next week. Thanks to all for the kind words........Hot Rod Harry P.S. last picture is me.....!

 

Looks wicked good, always look forward to updates on this beast.

 

YEAH!!!! Looks great guys. Perfect!

 

Ok, so I got side tracked over the weekend with doing thoe whole leaf raking thing at my house and my grandfathers, so I didn't get a chance to post the pic's on Sunday like I thought. So here they are on Monday.

 

Looks stunning..... That to me is a FED, no wings and short wheel base !

 

looks really nice, well done, and best of all it fits in the garage I like short cars

 

Awesome car!!!!

 

Damn that's good lookin!

 

Keep posting . It looks fantastic. Maybe I'll have one someday.

 

X2 on that one, the overall look is just right on in my mind !

 

1964, ready or not....................................................... Here we come!!!!

 

Man! That is looking GREAT!!!!! Awesome!

 

Wow.... Fuck'n Awesome!

 

Are you all done smashin grapes? It's time to build dragsters.

 

We are just about done... 1 more measly ton tomorrow and that will wrap up this year "1173 tons total". Still plenty of grapes in tank right now but the work load has subsided a bunch. I will start poke'n round in the shop within a week or so cleaning things up and remembering how the equipment work etc! I haven't been out there in 2 months....

Car is still on the JIG just waiting for me!

~Robert

 

Fantastic build Todd, Brian and Harry. Hopefully we can all get together at the 2012 HAMB Drags! Rocky