This is nuts.... when I made the commit low and nasty I going on the looks of the cars that hit the area's that I hung out at ....The ones that got called street freaks where usually nothing more than a drag car put on the street normally lurking around on the back back streets looking for a race ,there were not many high altitude cars around my area . And if I was going for that look on my car I would of said high and nasty.......If it all goes well it will probably have a nose in the air look when I wind the r.p.m's up to ear piercing scream side step the clutch and feel the gut wrenching torque pushing me deeper in the seat as the front tires come back down to earth I grab a handful of 2nd gear .........And that was just pulling out of the drive way...........It's alot more fun building and driving your _________________ (fill in the blank), I don't want to reference someone's car wrong,than it is bitching about what's wrong with someone else's car or what they call it....Also I just sold a 55 chev ex-gasser that I put to street duty and it was without a straight axle and was down low and it was freaking nasty........... Sent from my QTAQZ3 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I believe the springs are not parallel with each other ,narrower mounting in the front , and they are fairly flat ..,...That's all really know about them..... Sent from my QTAQZ3 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Jim I posted early spring about front axle springs asking if anyone knows what spring rate they were using or aiming for and got no response..Some digging online at speedway and I found that the springs they supply are a whopping 634# per inch rate!! By comparison a stock early 50's Ford pickup truck front springs are 234# rate. 36" long and 8 leaves which is what I am using....I had to have 3 leaves removed and the leave lengths altered to suit the spring geometry [yes there is a formula for leave length in a stack and just removing leaves at random is not structurally sound principle] and re arched to get the ride height at the softer rate but my car is relatively low, near stock....Those that don't know or don't care because they want the height are saving there own asses with out knowing it..The higher a vehicle goes the more spring rate it needs to remain stable [especially in turns] and other factors fall in to play also, tread width...As example my Crosley is four foot wide at the body and tread width is 41". Spring rate is little over 200# which is a bunch for a 1300# car that is not very high, yet without enough spring rate it would wallow in turns..Yes it rides a little rough but the whole package has to be considered..
Here's a freaking high altitude 55 Chev , for a fairly new build it a pretty good flash to past.... Sent from my QTAQZ3 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Don Scotts cars have always been subtle while being outrageous at the same time. The black 57 is another favorite of mine.
As far as the Speedway front axle kits, I used one under this '55, when building the chassis. After 4 seasons and plenty of wheelstands, the alignment is still on the money, and it handles great ! If you want the ultimate straight axle, get one from BC Chopit.
I tried BOTH street and DRAG race at CARLSBAD raceway 1968 ,headlights were 54 inches off the ground .
I don't know about late 40's-50 GM, but I used 1 inch coil spring hats on my 63 Fairlane to raise the front end. I'm pretty sure you can get billet ball joint spacers off Ebay to raise the front end and retain geometry. Someone correct me if I'm wrong... image hoster
If you can find a similar hot wheels car, then buy a " '55 chevy bel-air gasser" hot wheels , drill out the donut rivets underneath both cars... The '55 has a plastic chassis and is easily snipped and filed to fit under the body you want to use... A round file or a burr-bit in your drill will hog the wheelwells of your car in the direction needed for it to fit the gasser's chassis... with a chunk of black foam inside you can play with ride hights, take pix, blow them up on computer... try till you get the look you want... .... great H W tips at the redline derby website ... pictured example is a '55 chevy with a shoebox nose... works with at least 40 hot wheels cars
Street Freaks..... Get there name for being freakishly high Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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