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Absolutely the sexiest car that Ford ever built!
1955 6-cylinder ENGINE NUMBER is located on the right side of the block to the rear of the distributor. 8-cylinder ENGINE NUMBER is on pad on...
Well I stand corrected. All of the SPE chassis that I have seen had 8 3/4" rear axle housings. McGurk
Pinchecharlie Excluding the 5 point cage from the back side it sures looks like one of Roy Fjastad's SPE chassis. If it is then it would not...
Kerry, Cool! You might want to consider fabricating a bracket to assure that the blower belt and the burn down tubes don't get friendly. It...
I personally wish the Mod's would purge this thread. Most all of us had fun when we were young. Most of us have now matured and don't...
BINGO! It's time for you to start your own thread. I have achieved the objective of this thread. I would like to see the dragster one more time...
Not really. I just got lucky when one of the performance car magazines published an article written by the late Paul Blevins. All I had to do was...
Yeah throw the Z28 air cleaner on the carburetor, slam the hood and we're out of here! Whoooops! Now you have to replace the air cleaner and hood...
falcongeorge, We're like young studs in a lesbian den. I tried to flip a couple them back in the 60s and they didn't want to hear about let alone...
SPE Digger, I sent you an e-mail this morning. I spoke with Norman Gingrass this morning and I included his phone number in the e-mail along with...
Kerry, EXCELLENT! It will keep your goggles clear and help to keep the front wheels on the ground. McGurk
56PontiacPiano, Mistakes only become stupid mistakes when they are made more than once. Most of us have repeated a mistake. I was taught...
SPE Digger, I built the wheelie bars. I was wondering if they were still on the dragster. McGurk
SPE Digger, The HEMI engine plate was cut up for use on other details such as front engine mounts. That was probably a short sighted decision,...
Well this is probably going to ruffle some feathers, but what the heck. The GM 30/30 camshaft is/was the Bubble Gum of camshafts. Yeah it would...
Well I was in hopes that the current owner would chime in, but in his absence I will tell you how it came down. I ran the engine shop at...
Kerry, The tank needs to have a minimum capacity of a 2 gallon. If the tank is too small then the oil will blow right through the tank. Port...
Today I spoke with the current owner of my old dragster. I have encourage him to sign in and tell the story of how he located me. As I suspected...
Don't you have a puke tank? It only took one pass with oil covering my goggles as passed through the lights. I assumed that I had burnt a piston,...
Yes to both questions. See thread: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=786504 I doubt that the post had anything to do with the...
I have never been one to document my accomplishments. The sorry ass picture of a Polaroid picture is the extent of my photo album. The son of the...
As my wife and I were leaving to go have lunch at Applebee's today a stranger appeared and ask if I was Ron Becker. With a degree of hesitation I...
Where I live copper theft has become a serious problem. One of the companies that I supply material to had one of there plants completely stripped...
[IMG] Edit: I added a picture of the dragster when Norm Gingrass owned it. I had previously stated that the dragster on the left was owned by...
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