Projects Dragster Club..........picture thread

Here is a pic of a twin I picked up....

 

What's the history on the car Don?

 

I wish I knew? It looks similar to Shirley's car, but I don't think it is....It looks like some orange, green, paint under the blue, anybody?

 

Don, I may have posted this before, but you outbid me on egay for that killer twin!!!(for me), (for you)! Love it!

 

the Frakes & Funk twin car went to Ohio didn't it ??? it looks alot like a Bill Stebbins car

 

You know I gotta ask... any more pics of that altered Falcon?
Dan

 

The Mark Williams chassis Frakes and Funk double is currently in Lebanon, Indiana being restored by a friend of mine. It is the real deal as confirmed by the original owners/builders.

Roo

 

Here's couple pics of "N&S Malfunction" running a 331 inch flathead in Chassis Research rails built by friend Teddy Spehar (way before the Motown Missile) and De Nichols, c. 1961.

Bill

 

"Alley Oop" the Danbury Modifiers Lyndwood rail at Dover Drag Strip in Wingdale, N. Y. Garlits Swamp Rat III behind it

 

Wow that is a great shot.

 

That shot was fron 1962, they had run a main bearing, sent a club member back home to the garage to fish out the old bearings from the trash. Installed them and turned Low ET of the day. Garlits was just turning demonstration runs. I need to assemble the SBC and rebuild the ARGON injectors and the restoration in done.

 

Anyone out there know of a front engine dragster with a full body coccoon style body where it goes over the top of the rollcage for sale???? Want one ???
Thanks cool THREAD I have pics but they are all too big to shrink down won't let me upload them!!!!!!!!!!!! PM'S ONLY PLEASE AND THANKS!!!!!!!

 

Slowly but surely comin along~

 

Well guys, after 6 months of part time tinkering, my Fiat bodied, '69 Woody car is going back together in EJ Kowalski's shop in Reading, PA.
The blown SBC was test fired on the engine stand this week and it sounded lumpy and bumpy, just like I wanted.
More photos as things get more together.

 

You have a very neat digger there Bill, but I don't believe it's a Chassis Research frame. The small tube stringer is on the wrong side of the main rail, and the roll bar bracing also seems slightly different. It was very common for local builders to take Scotty's basic design and do their own version.

 

Any idea what the wheelbase is on that rail job?

 

Here is a shot of me in front of my Dads old FED.
The car is still around but has a new cage, If the price was right???

 

Hey Guffey, I don't mean to hijack this thread but I'm thinking about doing a similar front end on a street driven FED with a T-bucket body stuck between the rear wheels. I even started a thread on it here:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309576

Your name is mentioned on post #91, page 5.

How did this front end set up work out? Would you do it again?

 

Something you guys might enjoy

 

just picked this up last week, was told it was a running car and the guy took it to get repainted, the guy ran off with the engine, tranny, tank and the body panels owner got rolling chassis back and put in a storage container for the past 12-15 years before i got last week, would like help on identifying the chassis , what ive seen looks like a moon-lite chassis? both the front tires and wheels are moon equip. rear end is 5on 5 bolt pattern , and help???

 

forgot, the wheel base measures 149"

 

Nice find!!!

 

Tyler,

Here's one you can show to Pop-Pop. Pa Hoover working on the car in March, 1969 at an AHRA race in Manhattan, KS. I spent some time sitting in the bleachers talking to Tom. Good memories.

 

Heres mine.. '68 Kent Fuller , 180" Needle Nose FED.

 

Not sure of the builder, but a 5 on 5 rear should be an early Olds. Very common for that period. Pretty small roll hoop with minimal protection. Looks like a good el car.

 

Do you guys remember the Norris brothers ?? Thanks, Mike

 

This dragster was built by Frank Held in Columbus Ohio 1958, sold to Dave butler and Jim Alspaugh, all members of Pipers Hot Rod Club. This picture is from Detroit Nationals 1959. It then had a 354 Hemi, but it had a Flathead from the beginning, feautured in Hot Rod Sep 58. I own it now and hope to have it ready summer 09. Its a flathead in it now.

 

It looks like someone had an extra Sprint Car body laying around. Using parts like that was a way of really giving a dragster a classy look without having to be an expert fabricator. Great photo.

 

As they say, your the man

 

Does anyone have any pics of a chutepacker tail car showing a rear kill switch?? I'd really like to see how some of the guys did this.

Thanks