55 Gasser, more up-dates ( it's gettin close )

It's pretty close, haven't fired it yet still got a few things to do. Check it out. Gary

 

Looks good!!!! Bitch'n

 

christ almighty thats lookin sharp!

how much longer till its rumbling down the road? should come over for the roth movie/hamb get together in lincoln

tim

 

Holy Hell that is fucking awsome looking. I really love the roof color, sets it apart from the other 55 gassers.

 

damnit! i just exploded in my undershorts. your '55 is flat out awesome! congrats on the buildup, it's lookin badass. keep us posted.

 

[badass bowtie gary, can't wait to see her on the road. later rob SOUTH OMAHA TURDS

 

Thanks now I have to build one! Lookin Good, I'll trade you for my POS 54 Chevy PU

 

damn that blows my 55 away!! Great lookin car,, congrats!!

 

That machine looks awesome. I really like everything about it.





....however....

There is one thing that I noticed that you might want to worry about.
If that bent rod under the frontend is your draglink, you'll have some problems with that.

I originally set my car up with a bent draglink. It flexed like crazy. The car was a real handful keeping it between the lines. It would steer on its own. I eventually welded a brace to the bent draglink...which helped, but did not eliminate the flex.

My final solution was to make my own 3rd steering arm and bolt it to the top of the spindle so that I could run a straight draglink from the box to the top of the passenger side wheel. Problem solved.

Just a word of caution.

 

If you were a turd you would be like a grand poobah high floater. your cars ,one after another,never cease to amaze. SOT

 

To even be thought of as a grand poohbah high floater of the South Omaha Turds is truly an honor! Thanks Gary

 

I know there will be issue's to address. This is my first shot at a Gasser and my first priority was to get it runnin and see where the weak links are. Thanks for the input. Gary

 

wow! Great progress. Man, project NAILED! As wardog said, another super car you have put together, I'm beaming with pride ,kinda like I built it, its just been cool being around the build. Atta-Boy pal. Rock-on-Sololobo

 

Looks Schweet!!!! Love it!

 

Gary, lookin good!!!...my old 48 Ford F-1 would've made a perfect tow truck for that! Nice work.

 

good job gary, I do like it .... get it goin we are racing at mokan this weekend , sunday the 8th central statres gassers at the ahra reunion race.......... stay after it man .......sam

 

I can understand that!
Thats how I get things done too.....

If you overthink, you never get anywhere.

Sometimes you got to just get it done and fix the problems later.


I do love the look of that thing. Its really bitchen.

 

Beautiful

not much else to say really

 

Thats pretty god damned cool! From the inside out,nice job...I cant wait to see its progression from a project to a "ride". What sorta times you rekon she'll pull?

 

Was it common not to have cages in "gassers" or is this one more for looks, rather than race?

 

Looks good! what wheel size & tire size is on the front?

How about a couple more motor shots?

xtra

 

Haven't got that far. I do have a 4 point to be installed. Gary

 

Fronts are 15x6 with Goodyear 7.75x15 bias plys. Here's some motor shots. Gary

 

judging by the aluminum heads, this car will have plenty of GO! to match it's show. Nice to see a gasser that can walk the walk

 

WOOOOOOOWWWW!!!!! That kicks some butt! Congratulations!

 

Looks Bad Ass!!!!

 

SWEET!!! Love the ole time look.

Mench

 

On paper it looks to have bout 500-525 HP. Pushing it through a Richmond 4 speed and a 9" with 350 gears. Should be fast enough for me. We'll see how Hot Rod Rubber's tires do, might have to put on something with a little more bite to get a serious E.T. but should do a great burn-out. Gary

 

Wow I'm in love!......ahhhhh with the car.. yeah the car.

 

You have built for the most part my next hot rod. The next keeper I want to build is a 55 Chevy gasser style.