Hot Rods Lyndwood bantam dragster build....final assembly..with pics

Since January, our bantam body dragster has been in full thrash mode for Detroit Autorama...The body is still at the paint shop but my old man showed up here in Cincy with the chassis yesterday to begin final assembly...

The engine is ending up to be a 394 Olds...RacerBrown cam, full balanced...Weiand intake with a 6-71 and a 2 port Hilborn...

We tried our hardest to ressurect this poor butchered Lyndwood Welding company chassis...and it turned out to not be a half bad job!

Heres an unmolested chassis for comparison...



And our original after its face lift...



Check the scattershield made based off original pictures...and polished firewall...







Sittin on ORIGINAL m&h racemasters...



Chassis Research front axle..

 

Heres the engine put together....Chassis Research In/Out high gear box...





Those ribs on the back of the block above the bellhousing had to go to clear the scattershield....so we got crazy with the cut off wheel....







tight fit!



back buttoned up...

 

Beautiful job. Sure doesn't seem to be much metal in the roll cage, how big is that tubing? Those guys were BRAVE.

 

Put the engine together....minus some internals just for a mock up photo...it will have a polished 6-71 case with an Isky front drive...and put the stubbed headers on there to try and start to get an idea for some pipes....

 

Cleaned up the front end....made some spacers for the heim joints...and put all new hardware in...






Remember fellas....this car will be run..HARD..

Thats it for now...Im headin out now in the snow to the shop...will keep postin here with updates...






T.H.

 

looking foward to seening it i,ll be there with a r.p.u. in the basement as long as we can dig out of this snow!

 

Tyler, One of the reasons I am going to Detroit. Cant wait to see it! Thanks for the updates. Slim

 

That is cool, I wish I lived in Cinci.

 

cool i will see it there.

 

Dayummmm!!!

 

Dig the 394! and everything else!

 

That is beautiful!!

 

Awsome job!!!...thanks for the update!

 

How are you planning on getting past tech with the rollbar and non-fully enclosed scatter shield? I'd LOVE to see that thing blister 'em down the quarter!

-Brad

 

pretty damn cool

 

Pat Bilbow would be proud.

 

Awesome piece, thanks for posting.

 

Holy Crap, That's Awesome!!!

 

We will make it happen







T.H.

 

lOOKS AWSOME!!!!!!

 

Got the engine sealed up yesterday....

Dig that NOS Chassis Research valley pan...





Sleeved the steering shaft and got the hub machined down...fit the wheel on in there..





Had to sit in the bitch for some daydream runs down the 1320...

 

Just some "close up" shots...playing with the lighting...











T.Hilton

 

nice job she will be a cool "crackler"!

 

If you like this Lyndwood please check out the Lyndwood Eliminators social group, all are welcome.

 

Nice

 

sweet

 

lookin' good .....now if the body guy would get the rest of the stuff done..... are the 5 spokes staying ?

 

is the body at the headlight painters shop?

 

How many gallons did it take?? yes i think the Americans are gonna have to stay...hals just dont have the same look....




T.H.

 

Damn fine work gentelman!