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Hot Rods Top Banana Style Slingshot Dragster- Marty Strode-Chris Kopp.

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Marty Strode, Apr 7, 2024.

  1. Flatrod17
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    Thank you for the tip Marty! I do have some silicone bronze rod, have to see if I have 1/16 tungsten, I think I do. I will show the results.
     
  2. Marty, that 6 port merge collector looks like the pieces I get from Chris at S.P.D. Nice job!
     
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  3. Dave G in Gansevoort
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    Any tips on silicone bronze tig, Marty? I’ve got some small tungstens and a new gas lens. Argon or ???

    What about flux on the mating surface? And machine settings? Just like steel, or something else? Enquiring minds want to know…
     
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  4. THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER
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    I have had good luck using silicon bronze MIG wire to weld on a pair of Deuce coupe quarter panels with minimum distortion.

    Not sure that would pass airframe muster, but the small diameter Mig wire made it easy to make welds with minimum heat and minimum filler wire.
     
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  5. Flatrod17
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    OK, best I could do with bad eyes and the shakes. I did go with silicone bronze.
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    They do fit just have to work on the flats. I do have some ideas for that too.
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  6. wrenchbender
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    Oh yeah 394 olds with a hilborn injector I dig that but I have a 6-71 blower and two port on my 394 sorry Marty now back to the show already in progress
     
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  7. Marty Strode
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  8. Flatrod17
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    Thank you Marty for your suggestions and I may take you up on that left over stainless when you are done. I am making 4.5 inch stacks so I am thinking I will need about 38 inches if you have that much left. But ideally I would like to make 7 inch ones.
     
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  9. Rand Man
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    Another great thread I missed. Cool project.
     
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  10. AmishMike
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    Wow, that picture of your 2 toys blew me away. Time to think about paint for the rail, but do love polished aluminum ( a job to keep you busy ). Better you start another fantastic build.
     
  11. Marty Strode
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    We are planning on just going with a grained Scotch Brite bare aluminum for the time being The chassis will get paint and some plating.
     
  12. Marty Strode
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    I stopped in at Chris Kopp's shop to see how the body was coming. Since the plan is to Run/Show it in bare metal, he is carefully filing the tail, and the rest. I really like the way the tail goes from smooth radius at the top and develops into a peak, that carries to the bottom. After he runs the offset in the belly pans, they will be mounted, and it's on to the canopy. IMG_1956.jpg IMG_1957.jpg IMG_1961.jpg IMG_1951.jpg IMG_1950.jpg IMG_1952.jpg
     
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  13. Dave G in Gansevoort
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    That man is an artist in aluminum! Wow!
     
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  14. AmishMike
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    Does the pit bike stay with the rail? Guess with that beautiful body should not call it a rail.
     
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  15. Roothawg
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    Incredible
     
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  16. Marty Strode
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    He can do chassis as well, he worked for Ganassi and Patrick Racing, ran the fab shop and was a spotter.
     
  17. Tim_with_a_T
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    That looks amazing!
     
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  18. wrenchbender
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    Damn Marty chris is definitely a top notch metal man looks amazing
     
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  19. 1971BB427
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    What a huge leap forward since I saw it last at Portland Tranny Marty! It's just gorgeous!
     
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  20. THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER
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    OK, I'll be the first a**hole to respond, WHO YOU CALLIN' TRANNY?
     
  21. Marty Strode
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    That’s why I always call it the Portland Transmission show.
     
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  22. 1971BB427
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    You're obviously not from Portland, or this area. Even Portland Transmission puts "Portland Tranny" on their baseball caps. And for many decades we've always called it that.
     
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  23. Someone always seems to need to make something out of Nothing. It's the fricking Name of a business not an identity. It has been long before Those became a public issue. Stay on track here fellas. It's a Hot Rod sight, get over it.
     
  24. 1971BB427
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    Why quote me? I sure wasn't making the issue of it.
     
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