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

My orginal Dragmaster. This car has been messed with a little. Someone lowered the front cowl hoop. And moved the rearend back a little.

 

The Frakes and Funk twin is in my shop in IN now. it started life as a Mark Williams chassis and ended up wrecking then getting front halfed and re bodied by Stebbins. I'll post some pics of my other junk later. Mike

 

Posting for rd martin..............what a beauty. Hello Dave Crane.

 

thanks royal for posting this,first attempt for me on a digger. thanks to dave crane, going to be injected s.b.c. with cad lasalle box. trying to get back to it . great thread as always!

 

pic of my friends dragster and another frame he just finished starting on a third

 

So what are all you guys using for trailers?

Here's mine.

 

Do you own this car now?

 

Nope, sorry did not realize this was just for rails you own. Should have read it more carefully before posting. Sure wish it was mine!!!!
mike galewski

 

testing posting pics.

Sid.

 

it works!!

heres a couple more.


Sid.

 

Beautiful car, Sid......yours ?

 

yep thats sids alright

 

here's a well known british dragster

 

this is the last one I plan on building, its number 3 , the first one I built in 1960 in 6 months and this one about 5 years but it did hang up in the rafters in my shop for 2 years.<center></center>
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My first test run was a 9.96 @ 136 mph not bad for a 350 on alka with a Glide and 4:10 gear</center>

 

The man and his rides !

 

Fiberglass tubes? Where would one find such things?

 

Sid:
Very very nice. Now you owe us more pics Your Garage also ,its beautiful.
The Sheet Metal work is spot on.

So what engine is in it? What Carbs are those? Etc. Etc..
And an off question.....why the Big spacing on the Triple Axle?
Thank you

 

Bud:
The Car is beautiful . Thanks for Posting.

 

Injunnuity:

Have any more info or Pics on the Topo in your Avatar
Thank you

 

Brit Digger - please post some more pics of that trailer - it looks like there's more to it that it first appears. What's the scoop???

 

shame but the garage isnt mine, its a place my man neal reed www.retrophoto.co.uk knows of that we used for a photo session,
the engine is a 3.8 jaguar xk motor running moded su carbs, on alky.
driven through a B&M equiped 727 clutchflite.
best so far is 10.9 @128.
must add the running gear was taken from this car and now nestles between a chromoly chassis tagged to sfi spec to run 7.50 et.

destiny 1.

 

Destiny 1

 

the car we got originally was first built in the late 70's..........

Enforcer.......

 

with a little fettlin... .

 

well, last year, we got our dragster together, 140" front engine car.. we bought a real 1967 dragster, and sent it to get "updated" for certification, but needed a new chassis.. danny kraus built the new chassis,copied from the old one.. jim peirick and i finished it, built the engine from crap laying around the shop.. 400 chevy, (because it is cheeep)...on alky with a carb.. jim is the driver,and i drink the beer,and watch.. jim is a long time friend of mine, and has never driven a real racecar before.. he is 65 years young.. he is having so much fun, it would be impossible to want to drive right now..(for now) best lap so far, 8.40 @ 165 mph.. not sure if that's fast, but it sure is fun !! this year, i'm trying to finish my 30 model a coupe from hell (blown/injected hemi) this video, is unfortunatley of when the transmission was burned up(slipping)actually quit working in the third round of eliminations(dang-it) usually does a cool wheelie, for couple hundred feet, then scarey ride on down the track..

would like to know what the other dragsters are runing, old school carbureted engines..? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRcD8MWTK04

 

Very cool!

 

Welcome to the HAMB Steve. Yeah his digger was at the HAMB Drags!! If anyone in or around the St. Louis area needs a motor built or a dyno pull get ahold of this man. Brian

 

Here is mine, just sitting in my shop for now, not sure what I am going to do with it. Busy on other cars right now

 

I like the old cars with a sngle hoop overhead but they won't cert so I had to build the cage on my new car to keep SFI happy.no matter what you do it is not going to keep IHRA/NHRA happy unless you build or mod the old chassis to the current SFI spec.

 

These were taken today 1/15/09 give them a call