Hot Rods Who's building a Hot Rod to go drag racing? Let's see the pics!!!

hell the 409 is as famous as they come,they even wrote a song about it . it dominated in certain classes on the strip in 63 64 so im told. if you want nothing but power you know the saying their is no substitute for cubic inches

 

Damn, this thread might help me get my friend to join the HAMB. This is his cool ride.

 

Hell yeah, how about some more info?
Mat

 

This is our current hot rod at the strip


And here's what is currently being built:

 

tpw35 that will be cool................

 

Here`s mine ,I`ve been working on it every day since it came but from the Chassis shop. Hope to finish up the motor & trans mounts this weekend. Then off to the wiring and plumbing. Gasserman

 

Thanks, I picked up front tires the other day at summit, bias ply skinnys. I am currently working on narrowing the 9 inch for it.

 

Here is a better shot of my Dad's Anglia. Hoping to make a couple east coast races this summer.

 

Lovin' this thread. In 2008 I sold both of my OT race cars, '98 Formula went 9.40@143mph and my '00 Camaro that went 10.00@133.

I'm looking for something older and interesting to race, maybe a Chevy II, maybe a '55 Chevy, maybe a '64 Poncho.

 

I stripped my 60 Ventura and it was still 3,850 on the scale. Very cool car, I don't think I really missed that car or my Catalina sedan until seeing this one.

 

Does it count if your car isn't legal for either?

 

I just saw the video making a run. kickass!
I had to comment since I own a Handy man wagon.

 

Here's My Current Project . May well have to change items to drive it on the street ... but for now , I 'm gonna build it to My Hot Rod Specs.

 

I went back to the track last night and made three passes. I set the tire pressure at 12.5 psi. The car leaves pretty good, I didnt do a smokey burnout, I just spun them and cleaned them off. The tires did spin a little on the launch but thats ok....If it hooked up 100%, It would hit really hard when the trans brake releases and Im not ready for that yet.

I ran an 11.82 @ 112 mph with a 1.70 60ft time. Although my times keep getting faster my MPH is stuck at 112 MPH. So that has me looking at air and fuel ( I have plenty of cam and gear). ElPolacko provided me with some info that shows I need to get some more airflow. I have a small cheesy air cleaner inside my scoop. I am going to pick up a standard 14x3 air filter before my next visit to the track. Based on the numbers ELPolacko provided me I am probably choking it for air.

Thanks to Littleman and ElPolacko they have provided me with a bunch of info.

The import crowd is really getting fast A civic ran a 10.10 last night on a license pass.

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nothing shaby about running 11's

 

Thanks.....I know it has more, but Im terrible on the staging and launch process. I dont think 11's are bad for a street car on pump gas. I would like to see it get in the lower 11's and I think it will be pretty easy.


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Is he still running that car? I have not seen it run for a few years? I love that car!

 

The 'Teal Tiger' is finally done!

 

any body making any progress? Im down to a 11.40 and still making improvements, and excited to hit the track again.

Justin ran a 11.07 in the red wagon posted above two weeks ago.

 

Progressing but a long way to go...........

 

I am getting some progress too, I now have the willys hood and fenders fitting pretty good to the dodge cab Ron.

P.S. Kev your mailbox if full again.....

 

pic from opening nite.... a couple weeks later...went 12.80's @ ? mph (weren't working at the time) with a 1.78 60'....same combo as last year , but new headers...

 

MAN! Kev, dat Willy's is truly WICKED!!!!! I Luv's every square inch of it!!!! Your my HERO!!!

 

Took the car out to the 1/8 mi. grudge race cruise night (read that as no tech night) and it was same old same old of spinning till half track with a 9.02 at 85 ish mph. Second pass was spinning more with a 9.35 and last pass was almost the whole track with a 9.46 both around 80 mph. When it did hook it felt like I had been rear-ended and pulled very strong out the other end.
I found these photos on a local site

 

Let's see some drag cars.

 

is thir any other projects out there?

 

Here's mine.

 

Here is mine. Long ways to go. Doing a street/strip car. All early 60's look with some new here and there. Full frame fab'd on pull max, cage, hemi, hilborn thats looks old but all EFI. More to come in the future.

 

old news....but I still make progress every day. The car ran a 10.24 @ 130 Mph at Mokan, just waiting on the weather to cool down so we can go back to the track.

 

Glen,
Your tinwork looks perfect! Have anymore pictures?