Projects Topolino altered build

Here are a few pics of my topolino altered build, chassis started as a 125 inch moly piece I purchased as a complete roller ( was injected small block chev / powerglide ). Plan is for a blown 392 hemi. These pics are 3 years old, many more to follow. Glen

 

A few more pics. Chassis shortened to 105 inch and mark williams torsion bar added as well as mark williams front axle. Front hubs made from solid alloy to mount replica 10 spoke wheels. All work on this project has been done by myself in home garage. Glen (Melbourne Australia)

 

A few early mock up pics.

 

Making front hubs, you can see T bucket body that came with car when brought in the background.

 

Engine mounted and making pipes, Engine is 1957 392 hemi and box is a JW powerglide using TCI adapter

 

More early mock up pics, rear end is a full floating 35 spline 9 inch, rear wheels are 15 x 10 american racing 5 spoke (purchased from Rons rims USA) - these wheels have now changed to 15 x 15 daisy's also from Rons, pics later in thread

 

Very nice, keep us updated with your project

 

Good looking car, and nice work. I will be looking foreward to future updates
Speedy

 

Great build,I'm subscribed. HRP

 

I really like what you have done with the chassis and overall build so far. Keep up the great work and please keep us posted.

 

I am going crazy over this car!!! One of my favorite altered type cars is the Topo. This is a GREAT machine. I can not say how much I like what you are doing here. Makes me want to build a topo right now! Very nice work!

 

looking great! Here's a pic of mine that I ran back in the late 80's.

 

Great looking build , Here's another forum that you might like, sections for evrything from altereds to door cars,,,,, http://www.frontenginedragsters.org/forum/ Tim Jones

 

Very cool!

 

Great looking race car! My buddy and I campaigned this Anderson bodied Fiat with a flathead in the 80s.

 

Thanks for the comments guys, love all the topolino pics, also joined the FED website, thanks Tim. Here are a few more early pics. Glen

 

A few pics of mounting powerglide. Glen

 

A few pics of rear chassis mods for body mount (funny car style), also fiberglassing mount in body. Glen

 

Replacing the original single piston calipers with wilwood 4 spots. Glen

 

very Cool

 

1957 Hemi block, 4 bolt mains, standard crank alloy rods, forged pistons, Hot heads solid alloy race heads, Titan rocker gear, magnesium intake, 671 striped blower, Crower 8 hole injector using enderle nozzels, 110 enderle pump, port and hat nozzels, Mallory supermag 4 on offset drive, methanol fuel, Neal Chance bolt together converter, JW powerglide case, powerglide internals capable of 1500 hp - all new and aftermarket quality items, strange nodular centre, 35 spline Moser axles and floating hubs. Hoping for approx 800 - 1100 hp and mid 7 sec quarter mile times. Glen

 

More pics. Glen

 

This is the third (and hopefully last) fuel tank that I have built, not much room for tank so I had to be creative, holds approx 18 litres ( just over 4 gallons - hope its enough ), outlet is dash 16, three returns on top, vent in cap. Removable top for cleaning. I wanted to maintain the old time look when body is down. Glen

 

Decided to build my own mechanical shifter, first pics are mock using steel scrap. Final product is polished alloy, shifter will be electric (push button on wheel or tacho operated) from 1st to 2nd. It was hinged to locate neutral / reverse. Gate has a hinged - spring loaded top that prevents locating neutral / reverse while racing. Pics tell the story. Glen

 

Only sugeston is to remove the rear trans mount and let the trans float off the back of the engine, 97.3% of that cars are made that way without issues.
Heres a fuel tank I made for a F/A, customer needed 12Gal

 

I built tank with the nostalgia look in mind, I am prepared to build another if 4 gallons is not enough (what do you think), I can extend my tank at the top - there is no other room to go unless I change the shape, but will loose the old time look. Your workmanship is awesome, I'm still learning but getting better with practice. As for trans mount, you can see its built up with washers as I was going to place a rubber block in there, so I can do as you suggest. Glen

 

I would also like to see more pics of the car your building. Glen

 

Its a car I built awhile ago and just recently converted it over to Fuel

 

Love the Mr Boston Topolino, Glen your car is looking good. I also like the fact that both cars are not chop tops with the cage way above the roof line.

 

Gotta love an Altered! No push button/ computer driven snooze-mobiles! Your car looks great; takes me back to the sixties. ( I think; I don't remember them that well!)