"The KING is dead....."

[Drewfus]

and then they repeaded, "long live the king...." like a hallowed chant....

The 'Crooked 6' lives no more, and has been transformed onto a higher platform, but the legacy lives...

For the king has 'planted his seeds', and there will be a new contender for the title, there will be battle's-a-plenty, and a few issues to deal with, but, bewarned, the junior is coming...the legacy lives...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/DrewfusDesigns/HAGR/Jnr191107004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/DrewfusDesigns/HAGR/jnr191107005.jpg


Mopar - us against them....

Cheers,

Drewfus

(Note - figuired that since the HA/GR world has gone quite, we need a kick in the pants...plus we've got our Aussie nostalgia drags in two weeks, so lots to be done and sorted ...;) :D )

[348chevy]

When you go to the nostalgia race look for a fellow who runs a 62 righthand drive 409 Chev. He is from Sydney I believe, his last name is Taylor. Since I also have a 348 Chev I am on the 348-409 Forum and he gave me your site for the HA/GR in Australia. I have the dead kings carcass and am making a Frankenstien out of it by grafting a 321 cu.in GMC brain in it. Oh, if you see Chevy Taylor tell him Roy said Hey! Oh and don't race him because he goes in the 11.00's at about 119 mph.:D Roy

[Drewfus]

G'day Roy,

I know the guy you're talking about, met him a few months back up in qld (he was staying at the same motel), nice guy, awesome car, small world.

glad to know that the king will be weilding a cranky and dangerous sword, allas from a different empire. Look forward to seeing more of your build.

Cheers,

Drewfus

[sgtmcd42]

wow, the Crooked 6 junior is looking GREAT!!!

Way to go. I don't know what you have done on the inside, but the Crooked 6 was coming on strong when I retired it. We ran a 13.39 and that was with me letting up at about 1000ft when I saw the win light on. You should be able to turn some really good numbers. I am excited to hear about your first passes.

[Drewfus]

wow, the Crooked 6 junior is looking GREAT!!!

Thanks, appreciate the support/guidance you've given.

You should be able to turn some really good numbers. I am excited to hear about your first passes.

I'm looking forward to it as well, although I think I'll end up sitting this drags out (Dec 2) as I've still got alot of detail stuffing around and politics to deal with, but certainly hope to be racing early next year.

we'll see...

Cheers,

Drewfus

[AHotRod]

WOW!
What smooth words....I'm moved :) ........and the car looks GREAT.....you'll soon be known world wide as Big-Daddy-Jr !
Kick some ass Andrew !

[Ron Golden]

I agree...the car looks very good.

Ron

[Brandy]

HOLY SANTA MARIA Batman!:eek:

I lub it.:D

[tuf045]

That Looks Great.

[Drewfus]

Question for you Ron,

at the moment the engine is fairly stock, I do have another head which will be shaved 80 thou, ported, and bigger valves/cam, but for the time being, this arrangement will get me rolling.

Question is, carbs, do you have a reccommended suggestion for the current twin carb arrangment? the ones I was aiming to use have a 1&5/32" venturi, but a friend has suggested I go for the later units that are 1&7/32", your thoughts?

Cheers,

Drewfus

[64 DODGE 440]

Drewfus........One word sums the car up pretty well.........WOW!!!

Beautiful does not do justice to your creation, that is one great looking car.

You guys have really set the bar high for us who follow, hope our car comes near your standards.

Good job Mate!:D

[Ron Golden]

Drewfus,
If your going to run the car soon, connect a vacuum gauge to the intake plenum and let me know what it reads when your at full throttle crossing the finish line. That will tell me what I need to know.

Ron

[Drewfus]

Ron, will do, but might take a while for me to get back to you at the moment.....maybe early next year at the current rate of progress...sadly.

Cheers,

Drewfus

[War 'n Petes Racing]

Very nice, mate.

See you on the strip!! (later next year ....hopefully). Mopar v. Holden

-Pete.

[Rand Man]

Nice rails down under. How did you make the firewall?

[Joe Hamby]

Nice pipe organ to, it looks really nice, the Moble Horse adds to it. It is not finnished? The crooked six had a intake that looked like yours. The roadrunner, with a tired stock motor with a hooker 6 into 1 header and 4barrel intake running on the front barrels only, ran 94 MPH. compression highs 140 to lows 115, when all should be 150psi.

[Drewfus]

Nice pipe organ to, it looks really nice, the Moble Horse adds to it. It is not finnished?

Not quite finished, need to tidy some details (wiring, finish steering arms & tie rod, sort out carb linkage/accelerator, mount my 28 radiator surround, bolt down water tank, and fit seat belt, gear shifter & battery).

Getting closer, just need to tidy the details.

This particular motor is a good mild runner, and I have another one spare which will be given some a 'bad dose of attitude', just gotta walk before I run...bit by bit.....

Cheers,

Drewfus:)

[Drewfus]

How did you make the firewall?

Aluminium, clamped to cage, then proceeded to bash it with soft hammer till I got the shape I wanted, and trimmed to suit.

I had to press a dimple to clear my steering box, which took me a couple of attempts (I'm new at this), just made a plywood female die with a router, and a chunk of plate for the male shape, and stuck it in the press until I got the shape I needed.

Cheers,

Drewfus:)

[storm king]

Very nice ride! More pics! I just picked up a 170 /6 from a HAMB'er in Ohio as few weeks ago, and this is exactly what I had in mind. I do need to find a std tranny for it though.

[ProtoTypeDesignFlauz]

Super! That sure is some shiny blue paint. It is looking very fast, just setting in the drive way.

[Drewfus]

Just a very brief update,

After a bit of a pause on the car, it’s finally ready to see some action, with only a tech inspection, and a few petty issues like bleeding the brakes and a wheel alignment left to be done. Car starts, revs, idles, steers, and does basically everything it should.

Its first big outing is this weekend, so, as a heads up, here we come…..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/DrewfusDesigns/HAGR/Crooked6Jnr004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/DrewfusDesigns/HAGR/Crooked6Jnr007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/DrewfusDesigns/HAGR/Crooked6Jnr009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/DrewfusDesigns/HAGR/Crooked6Jnr010.jpg

dAnGeR, DaNgEr, here we come,

Drewfus

Note: a big Public thank you to moparsled for helping me with the intake, your efforts and assistance are greatly appreciated and haven't been forgotten, and will be repayed accordingly for your car...

[Joe Hamby]

Hi Drewfur, your car looks great, I bet that it will run like it looks. Welcome to the Slant 6 world, and have you done a burnout yet? Joe

[Drewfus]

Was a great feeling to fire up the engine and even better to hear it both idle well, and rev without hesitation or fart, my friend Jim rebuilt the carbs, and so far, so good.
... and have you done a burnout yet?

Not really, it's been raining here, so I'd probably call it more of a skid/slide up the street....;):D

But I certainly hope to have some photo's of tyre smoke come Sunday night....:D

Cheers,

Drewfus

[Brootal]

VERY nice, mate!

Well done and good luck on the weekend.

And remember... if you snooze you lose! :)

Stage shallow and leave early.

[tmf]

Looks great.

When is the tech inspection. Saturday?

[Drewfus]

When is the tech inspection. Saturday?

No, I'm taking it to Sydney tonight after work (yes, another sleepless night....running on empty) where the car will be looked over by a ANDRA tech inspector who we regularly deal with, and he'll deal with the log book/paperwork for me (as a favour, assuming it's up to standard) so I can race on Sunday.

Cheers,

Drewfus

[Ron Golden]

Congratulations on a great looking car! Let us know how it runs and describe in detail your thoughts/feelings on your first run down the strip.

Ron

[moparsled]

that sucker's looking GREAT!!!

looking forward to the report of the shakedown runs.

I just hope that intake gets you where you want to go! Glad to see you using it.

[rat bastad]

Ahhh....good to see another MoPar convert. Make sure you give that Leaning Tower of Power a thorough caning for me man !!

Well done !!

Rat

[Devilrod]

Oooh gotta love ol' tilty!!!

What manifold is that Andrew? My Father in law picked up one similar with carbs and linkages for his S series last year.

[Drewfus]

What manifold is that?

Offenhouser.....

Basically the same as used in this car.....;):D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/DrewfusDesigns/HAGR/SCAN4727_000.jpg

I haven't given up on you yet.....or at least not the car:);):D:)

Cheers,

Drewfus:)

[Toymaker]

Great lookin' car, can't wait for a full race report with photos:D

[Devilrod]

Offenhouser.....

Basically the same as used in this car.....;):D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/DrewfusDesigns/HAGR/SCAN4727_000.jpg

I haven't given up on you yet.....or at least not the car:);):D:)

Cheers,

Drewfus:)

:D:D:D Hows that fit a flatty??? :D:D:D:D;)

I'm hoping the inlaw decides against using his on his car and I can put it aside for later...
You see he has two motors and will only need one so the bits neede are close, a resto is on the cards just no racing as the car will never meet the safety inspection requirements. I'm hoping to do a demo pass though one day.... But life gives you other priorities and some things can wait. I have it and its safely stored, thats all that matters.

[sgtmcd42]

Drewfus, I am damn excited for you!! The crooked 6 jr is freakin' awesome!!!

[FiddyFour]

WOW

nicely done my man, looks like one of the sweeter rides

how did "tech" pan out? you a "GO" for this weekend?

[Rand Man]

The Aussies set one hellofa high standard.

[Drewfus]

how did "tech" pan out? you a "GO" for this weekend?

ALL systems go, paperwork being stamped, money payed (to ANDRA) and tech plate soon to be fitted...Note: in the photo's I didn't have a batterybox, but it will by the time it hits the track....YEE HAA...whatch out Haddy....:rolleyes:;):D

Cheers,

Drewfus:)

[FiddyFour]

ALL systems go, paperwork being stamped, money payed (to ANDRA) and tech plate soon to be fitted...Note: in the photo's I didn't have a batterybox, but it will by the time it hits the track....YEE HAA...whatch out Haddy....:rolleyes:;):D

Cheers,

Drewfus:)


AWESOME news my friend, give em hell :D

[flatoz]

mate you made it, geez. its been a long time coming, too many times as brides maid.
I wish you well and hope you give it to em all.

now on with the pick em up!

[Drewfus]

Well.....the day has been and gone....and the result...



rain.

Yep, we got the car to the track, went through the paperwork kaos, waited in lines, got things in order awaiting out turn......and then rain.

Dissapointed not to have got the chance to really test the car, but I am STOKED that the car is all there ready and waiting, that it actually drives and sounds great, and can now be removed from my list of things to finish....

Now onto my rpu....blown flatty....mmmmm....

Cheers, and thanks for all the support, I really appreciate the people who both encouraged me, helped me with parts, and kept me in line & kicked my butt when fighting through the dissapointments.

In particular, QQmoon, Nick, Jim, and Mrs Drewfus who have all been there and supported my endevours at all cost.

Cheers,

Drewfus

[FiddyFour]

congrats and commiserations my friend, like you say, she's sitting there waiting her turn in line now...

blown flatheads, not that is another tale of woe and expense :D

[QQMOON]

Ya done well my friend now stick that HA/GR in the corner and get on with the next project

QQ

[AHotRod]

Its beautiful Andrew! I can't wait to see a video of it....

[vectorsolid]

I know it's an old thread, but you gotta give credit where credit is due. NICE. :D