The Jalopy Journal
It was a great car and so much fun. Unfortunately I had to move it on once the coupe arrived. [ATTACH]
With the motor firing up, sounding good and boosting enthusiasm it was time to turn my attention back to the floors. I finally decided exactly...
Progress is still slow on the coupe but I'm getting bits done here and there. The mounts for the removable cage were finished and tacked in and I...
I think that's us done for this year. We had hoped to run at the Hot Rod Drags in September but it falls the weekend before Pendine which puts a...
Good to meet you too Simon. It was a great weekend.
Next up was Dragstalgia at the end of June where we once again joined the rest of the wild bunch at, what is now, the biggest 'traditional' style...
It would be one hell of a race if our cars ever lined up. Very similar 1/8th mile speed and e.t. [ATTACH]
Another cool picture and a couple of video clips. [ATTACH] [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
Back from another successful weekend of racing with the Charles Bang Special. With me and Pete racing the car in the Wild Bunch class and Damon in...
I just used a 3 bolt to 2 bolt adapter.
No con's from my experience. I loved them on my old motor. My 21 stud was 80 over, babbitt mains, isky 77b cam, stock heads and twin 97's on a...
Only to my head as it hit the cage when I drove over the bump in the road!:D
Back together and a quick test hit on the street confirmed everything seems to be working. [MEDIA]
With race season just around the corner it was time to, once again, remove the clutch from the Bang dragster and assess the damage. Well, if the...
Some small updates. I ended up removing all the crossmembers for the roll cage I had as a much better one came up for sale which had already been...
Not bad going for an old Flatty.
Thanks. Fingers crossed we have cured the caliper issue as they have been fine this year. We would love to attend the Antique Nationals but the...
Feel free to use any pictures you like. It would be great to play with some other flathead dragsters. At the moment there are just 2 actually...
So here is an update on the Charlie Bang Special Dean, the owner, is getting a kick out of us racing the car and people having a chance to see it...
Mine has gained a little more attitude. [ATTACH]
Is the geometry correct? No. Does it become an issue with the limited travel of early style suspension? Not in my experience. My A sedan came to...
Finally got the tires mounted on the Spindle mounts so had to bolt them on. [ATTACH]
This was pretty cool. Dean, the owner, sent over these pages from the August 1973 copy of rod and custom magazine that featured coverage from that...
Here you go. A feature on Bradley and the current dragster and also a 5 part interview with Ken detailing his racing exploits from the early days....
Thanks man. The coupe is getting there slowly.
Rolled it outside to make sure I like the tunnel ram. I do! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Still chipping away at the coupe with the floors being the current project. I also picked up a tunnel ram for the motor! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
One year on and Pete and myself found ourselves once again racing at the Hot Rod drags in the Charles Bang special. Huge thanks to Brett for...
Bit more done. With the exhaust fabricated and the brake lines ran the dry build of the chassis is pretty much done. Managed to tuck most of the...
All my contact with him was via instagram. His page is still there but the last post was late 2022.
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