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FWIW - I don't think Mark will shut it down completely. My best guess is that he would only open it for a few events a year, plus track rentals....
True dat! Out in the middle of nowhere - farm country. No condos, either... ;)
I did that once - I saw them blow out, but it was too late. It's kinda funny with mine - some suck down into the pipe first and then get blasted...
Yes - that is a great pic! Somewhere Dad has a pic of me about 5 years old strapped in his rail on the return road after a run - they towed back...
Dad used the traditional red rubber balls & small chains in his dragster zoomies in the '60's. But I think I remember the same red rubber balls...
I ran 2-1/8" zoomies on my 355" engine and they absolutely ROCKED - even with the pathetic 9-9.5:1 flat-top engine. Everybody thought it was a 12...
A little over 1 year, actually. I've been away from the HAMB for awhile.
Nothing???
So, I'm curious - how did this work out???
I still have my hard back copy of "Hot Rod Road" from when I was about 13. I discovered "Hot Rod", "Street Rod", and "Crash Club" when I was in...
I have to run a 33" tall tire to get enough ground clearance the way my 9" rear was installed, but I do like the 12" width. It took me 20-30...
Yes, definitely KUDOS for at least TRYING something! If every trial worked perfectly the 1st time, cancer & AIDS would be wiped out by now....
Balance should not be an issue. I'm anxious to hear how well this works, but I think the aluminum will eventually crack & break off around the...
People that are more concerned about living in a nice neighborhood than working on cars...
I use toilet bowl cleaner (cheap stuff I get at Menard's) for cast aluminum, but you can't leave it on too long or let it dry as it turns the area...
When I got my dragster chassis it had a narrowed '57 Chevy rear with a 4.88 posi center and Summers Bro's 5x5 axles. I didn't have much faith in...
No kidding! I have a 24x24 here at home, and a 18x20 at one of our rental homes that I don't include with the house, and my daily driver still...
I have always run methanol injection in my digger, but it is higher maintenance than a gas setup. I run straight demineralized water with a remote...
That is CRAZY cool!!! My only concern, and you may already have this covered, is sometimes the splined axle ends protrude through the side gears...
Somebody used to make toothed plates (that's the best description i can think of) that locked the spider gears in a '57 Chevy drop-out rearend,...
Not really a "hot rod" thing, but I thought it was cool sitting in Grandpa's truck push-starting Dad up the fire-up road. He'd put his hand up &...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Very nice!!! Here's mine: In the beginning... [IMG] with mild 355" Chevy I built myself... [IMG] ...ran 8.77 @...
That's where it all began for my dad. My great-grandfather was a machinist and engine builder from the 1920's until the early '80's. He built Dad...
Damn this turns me on. I grew up with these babies. Here is a pic of dad's last rail in the mid/late '60's (Chassis Research): [IMG] My...
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