A LOT of you have seen this and a lot of the comments have been:too quiet (junkyard Pontiac 326 2BBL, Powerglide in it temporarily), where's the dash, why no fenderwell headers, etc. Here goes. MONEY, i finally got a little of it. Heads for the 421 SD Pontiac are being ported as i write this, when they return i'll CC them so i can choose the pistons (10ish:1), Solid Cam Kit is on order, Super T-10's under my bench, just got most the pieces to build fenderwell headers, My friend made these dash inserts yesterday, i installed the factory part of the dash today (see pics), and i hope to have it COMPLETED tomorrow.
Hmmm....Pontiac motor.....tasty... Here is a shot of my old Henry J with a nasty Poncho and fenderwells. I built flanges out of 3/8 plate and used a "box of misc bends" from Speedway. Nuttin to it. PS. Keep the sidetrim. No, wait...lose the sidetrim... Oh hell, I don't know... *****n' little car though..
not to steal the thread, but did that henry j ever make it to idaho? there was a guy here in town that had a henry j that had a poncho 400 in it. looks just like yours. just wonderin.
OHHHHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!! Damn Groucho, I love all your cars! Hell I see your old yellow Willys almost everyday. I see some writing on the Vette, got any new pics of this one as well? Sean
Here's an update for ya.I dragged this ol' POS home yesterday to turn into a "G***er".I nearly crashed my 32 the other day at the new track and decided to return it to street trim and build this instead. I sure hope them corrupters Sam and Ron don't kick me out of the CSGA over it. LOL YeeeeeeHawwwwwww,we're havin' fun now.LMAO T.OUT
Put a Big Block Ford in it and make it an early factory Prototype now that Ford owns Volvo. Keep us updated on the Build.
Ok I was going to keep my comments to myself, but... I grew up in the g***er days at my uncles dragstrip in western Pennsylvania. I don't have a problem with a g***er shoebox, but the altered wheelbase would have never been done on that type of car. I can live with it though, because it is your car, and you can do whatever you want, and it is kinda cool. But, what the hell is that obnoxious black plastic radio doing in the middle of that dash? I see so many people doing this, and it really iritates me. Hide it and stick with the time period you have chosen, don't mix it up.
Hey T, You gonna go racin'with us next year? Don't think Sam will give you too much grief over the Swedemobile. Gonna have loads of fun, regardless. DW
They "DID" do this to these cars, and other oddballs as well. 59 Elcaminos, 58 Mercs, you name it. Maybe they were'nt G***ers. I just use the term LOOSELY. They were Altereds i THINK. The radio? Well it was a compromise. I drive my cars hundreds of miles and i likes my music. Also, i like my car enough not to crash it while ****ing with some hidden radio.
I dont give a damn if its from cuba lets get it built and hang some rubber out the sides of it and get it up.......... starbird in okc feb 2s we need to have a csga display with a **** load of g***ers in it........... and If i still have the 55 which is going up for sale as we speak ill have to build the willys in like 90 days , I can do that............stay tuned...........oh yea How the hell are ya T.?
I can dig that deal, I have always liked em right along with H J's, willys areo coupes etc............
By the way I like this g***er and its ok if you do have a radio in it as long as my lady friend doesnt see it i told here it was against some rule that we have them in g***ers............looking good man, thanks for sharing with us g***er guys
Thanx for the pic.It's the first one I've seen.LOL I may have to start a thread just for giggles. Sorry Groucho not trying to hijack your thread. T.OUT
Hey Ron,As deep as possible and still be comfy in the car with my *** on the pinion and a Nash 5 speed shifter tilted over my right knee.LOL I haven't really scienced it out quite that far yet but I'm thinkin in the back of my brain pan somethin' like 44" from rear end C to mid plate. I've got this old aluminum front motor plate out of a boat that's been whining for a home and I think it has finally found one. Are center seat and steer and stock rear end location and wheelbase okay for the G***er Wars?I didn't see anything about it one way or the other in your rules or rules of 2 other "sanctioning bodies" that I read. T.OUT
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