Pat Foster, my @#$%in' HERO.

Cole - Thanks for the closeups, just to make us all a little more nuts than we already are...Is that an old Scott injector on there? About what percentage of the parts are off the original car? Sorry if this has all been explained somewhere else and I missed it...

Jeez, everytime I think I'm getting back to normal, something like this happens - those pictures just get me all, uh, funny feeling, you know?

 

That's just nothing short of awesome...


Mutt

 

Lesser roll cage?

Bigger motor?

What Ryan, your dad bringing his MERCEDES out again?

 

Oh boy...Now we're talking about the most intense grudge match of all time! Whatdya say, Ryan - you up for a rematch???

 

Big day today, I'm finishing up a paint job and Alyssa's headed down to L.A. to visit her mom. Why do I tell you this? My wife has sent off for tickets to get on "The PRICE IS RIGHT!" while she's down there.

So I figure there must be somebody on this board that can not only get her on the show, but rig it so she comes back with a hundred grand or so in prize money. You ask me how to help us get to the track....Let's get Alyssa on this show, then the rest of us apply for everything from Wheel of Fortune to Jeopardy! I'll take 'farm animals' for 500 Alex! - BACK TO WORK!

 

I'll take 'farm animals' for 500 Alex!



Conder, you are a promotional genius! If you have to blow an antlered moose out of your ass to keep the troops revved up, then you're willing to do it...That's the spirit that made America great, and it's gonna take you straight to whatever godforsaken lacquer induced vision of the promised land that swims through your head. God bless you...

BTW, I have a friend who swears Bob Barker sends air gap settings to him through unused radio frequencies. Ya never know.....

 

Yeah, an I know a guy who once thought his higher power was Mondello Head Porting Service.....maybe it is!
3 words: Bring the BTU.

 

Ha! Thanks for the promo Rocky, but I don't think it's gonna happen this year (remember, I'm working with a lemonade stand buget here). Still tryin' to scam a way to bring the Morris though...

Besides, nobody wants to see my little tinker toy here - we're trying to set up a BIG DOG match that'll have the people talking in tongues and walking funny on their way back to the parking lot! A legend could be born here that will be passed on through the ages...And none of the cars mentioned so far can be bothered with Mondello heads (sorry Joe, but that's how it is).....

Now then - anyone have any progress to report, or all we all still just jerking off? (gosh, those assertiveness training classes are really paying off)

 

I've said it before an' I'll say it again, this car is so - !@#$ing - BAD.

 

Stop it you guys - you're making me blush.......Back to business!

 

Chrisman's Comet. Does anybody have a picture of it? it was a '64 or 5 Comet hardtop. It had a blown injected big block ford and it smoked the tires the whole 1/4 mile! Here's my point...

Originally my match race gig was going to be two '60s gasser style cars running blown motors and direct drive, based on Chrismans car. Nose up, straight axle chrome and metalflake, with colored plexiglass windows. A '55 Chevy and a '57 Ford running identicle supercharged hemis on 80%, smoking the tires like fuelers.

This same thing can be done with MODEL As! A direct drive tire smoker with a slightly legthened wheelbase (front axle moved forward).

* A very safely built nose-up straight axle chassis.
* Direct drive
* 9" ford rear end with a pro gear diff.
* A motor with enough wheaties to boil a set of 10.50 Radir slicks at just about any track like MOKAN.
* Use a coupe body and a tudor body. I'd run full fenders on the coupe.

Direct drive tire smoking match race cars, wether they are fuelers, gassers or hot rods would be affordable and simple (relative to new race cars) not to mention easier on parts. They would be a pantload of fun to drive and watch on the track. Coupled with neat open trailers and cool tow cars/trucks... it could be awesome. BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK. - Tim

 

My partner Lockjaw is about ready to build a lowbuck version of this - just for the smoking section...He has a '34 tudor body he's gonna slice and dice, tube chassis based on '34 rails, and a 303 Olds/4-speed combo should make for 9 seconds of smoke with an oldtimey grin factor...

I think there are several of these cars being built around the country right now, and when they hit the track, the good times will roll......

 

Hopefully like this? A club or 3 or 4 guys with halfway decent jobs could do this and man oh man...Your B.T.U. would do it.

For all you kids out there...Print it out and color it in! Just remember though, if you guys grow up and start a million dollar poster business with my art without paying me, I'll hunt you down like a dog and kill you and your whole family.

Have fun kids! STAY IN SCHOOL!

 

That thing is awesome.

 

That looks cool.What kinda car is that?I would like to look for info on them.

 

Chrisman's comet...

 

Thanks Stone, but actually, these cars are no good for ya - stay away from 'em, I tell ya!





Okay, it's a '58 Anglia (English Ford) nerdmobile...

 

here is a shot when pat drove a gasser...its now mine....

 

Yeow! I didn't even know he did that! You're a lucky guy to own that chunk of history! I'm cryin', but good for you - is it on the Gassers thread? I want details, but don't know if we should clog up this thread with that...If nothing else, PM me, okay?

 

after sneakin' around this post, Tim, I noticed opportunity knocking, are you gonna open the door?

 

I think he's tryin' to open it - talked to him yesterday, and he said he was "on the phone with some badasses", which sounds promising...The plot thickens...

 

Hell yeah. It's a big door too...

 

Conder, I have been following this post with quite an interest. You are one funny sumbitch. I wish I would have got to hang out with ya before you moved to the land of "fruits and nuts" I guess I'll just hang out with Speednazi if he'll let me once in a while. I dig your enthusiam. Now you got my juices flowing. Preach on brother Tim, Preach on! (Hey that's got a nice ring to it, The Preacher: Patron Saint of Nitro Fumes and Burning Rubba") All Rise!

 

Not only have I been following this post, I've been following TAYUM and this cosa nostra for quite some time.

I don't want to derail everything here, but I want y'all to think about something as you get excited (and rightfully so) about Tim and ATF. The cars, as BAD ASS as they are, are the main elements of a BADDER ASSER idea: the 'Armageddon' in Armageddon Top Fuel. The ultimate battle between Good and Evil. God and The Devil. You get the picture. There is a certain type of man who harbors a culmination of many, many unique experiences in his life that can allow him to come up with an idea like this.

The cars are just a part of Tim. What you need to do is spend a few days with the guy. THAT ride, friends, is much more exciting than even climbing into the cars that he built. I know this board is about the cars, but goddammit, sometimes it's about the people behind the machinery. In this case, there is SO much more behind these twin diggers. If you only pay attention to the cars, you're missing out, kids. And I don't want you to miss out. Talk to Tim about the ideas behind these cars. Find out about the guy. Put down the fuckin' wrench and chat with the guy and you'll find yourself richer for it. I ain't kiddin.' There are times in your life when you need to look beyond what's right in front of you--you'll be rewarded if you do so.

This is one of the most unique things you'll come across in quite some time and I would hate to see it pass before your eyes without you even knowing the whole story. I guarantee you'll be better for it.

OK, back to the cars...

 

Amen brother.

 

Thanks man. The option to just run the cars as dragsters at a dragstrip has been available to me from the beginning. I've decided to put my entire A.T.F. project on hold and focus solely on just running both fuelers this year. Until further notice the cars will be known as #1 and #2 and run in bare metal. Just like they were when they were born on the jig at Pete Ogden's shop.

I still own everything to do with Armageddon Top Fuel. No rip offs allowed. If you got the balls, and want to have wild ass true conversation about Good and Evil, Art, Religion, Politics or my facinating look into the twisted minds of world citizens...e-mail me or call me.

With the resources and time I have these days, finishing and learning to drive these killers will be crazy enough....

p.s. I am officially asking every single artist on this board to contact me with their info. Metal, paint, music, whatever. - THANKS, Tim Conder theconderosa@hotmail.com (707) 843-9454

 

So where is the ATF World Headquarters now?

Sam.

 

That would be Sonoma California.

 

Well sheeite! I'm in Livermore... I need to pay you a visit some day...
Sam.

 

Cool, my number's all over this thing. Give me a call when you want to stop by. Bring about a hundred people and some tools...