ok guys i,m new here. i am 65 years young an heve been a rodder most of these years . i have a few questions. i am starting on a HA/GR build. being from the south east i hope i,ii have some one on the right cost to play with. what would be a good wheel base to use? i was thinking somewhere around 110" to120". i have seen some photos with hard tail rears and others with springs. whould like some thoughts on that. i just got a 235 6 cyl. and am takeing it apart today. and while i,m on this note if any one in the up state S.C. erea is looking for an engine there is a guy here that has been runing a junk yard sence the mid 50s. was there yesterday i counted five 235 complete engines and three 261s. plus much other early parts. i bought one of the 235s for $275.00. thanks for your time, and HEADS UP RACEING TO ALL.
Pappy, scroll to the bottom of this page and look for the box that says "forum jump", click on the check mark and look for "HA/GR" on the list and click on that. That will get you to the HA/GR forum and all the folks involved in this. Welcome to the group!
More wheelbase is better, but don't go crazy and make it so long that it starts to look like a late 60's 180" rail. Your 110-120 is just about perfect.
being semi retired it was some what of a budget thing for me. the 235 had a fresh .060 rebore. and new pistons. i guess one thing i have going for me is i do my welding and fab work. and being able to get my tuebing from my sons steel rack dosn,t hurt either. thanks. pappy
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