HAGR 08 rules...and a million other questions...

[breeder]

Kay, that damn 2B and cowboy bob, have me all revved up to build an HA GR car!!![dammit]:D
are there any rule changes in 08???
whats the length limit on the car??
AND HOW DID THIS ALL START??? Ive looked around for a thread on the beginning and couldn't find anything... shit, i have 3 cars now that i need to finish.....now they will all be on hold while i gather parts!!!:rolleyes:
stupid hot rod addiction anyway!:(:p:D

[alteredpilot]

use the search function NEWB!!! HAHAHAHA!! just kidding...

there's a secret handshake to get any info on these things...

http://www.hambdrags.com/HaGr/history.html

http://www.hambdrags.com/HaGr/rules.html

no rule changes as of yet that we know of.

[Old6rodder]

The smart money seems to be on doing a cage rather than just a roll bar out here in Kalifornia. Also NHRA tracks will want a full suit with restraints.

Other than those we seem to be getting along so far.

[breeder]

haha! yeah, i am a newb! i never remember theres a hamb drags site! thanks for the heads up! now, all i need is most every part to build one! ;)

[breeder]

alrighty... i have my 53 cheb, and I'm going to do the Ole 350/700r4 swap[ making it nice for the wifey to drive]
so i have my 235 and 3spd! cowboy bob and billy moon are going to hook me up with a chassis this fall [if it all works out] I'm fairly sure i still have the front suspension off my 31 model a.... rear end...i have a few i can get cheap...which one are most of ya using..???
i also have a 34 IH cab thats kinna rough...thought about making a body for it out of that...
are most of ya running f1 steering?
i know i wanna run spoke,no brake front,
what are you all using for frt springs?
okay...ill shut up now.... :)

[ThingyM]

Forget the cab.. Too heavy.. There are many different rearends. Pick one you can get parts for,, As far as your model "A" front axel,, Use it, along with the spring with a couple of leaves taken out of it..Don't try to copy, Just build what ya feel...

[64 DODGE 440]

Forget the cab.. Too heavy.. There are many different rearends. Pick one you can get parts for,, As far as your model "A" front axel,, Use it, along with the spring with a couple of leaves taken out of it..Don't try to copy, Just build what ya feel...

What he said, build it your way and have fun.:D

[alteredpilot]

if it helps any...here's what i've got to start with...

model A frame.
40 or so front axle, wishbones, suqare back spindles, and a bunch of front springs...
pontiac 10 bolt rear end...(yeah, the kind with the tin cover...late model...so what, it was free...)
model A steering (also have a VW box...we'll see...)
i'll probably bite the bullet and build a period job with a model A rear spring and some sort of trailing arms...(extra weight? yep. period? yep. street legal? yep) i figger dual purpose is as real as it gets....
and a 'glass t-bucket body that i would probably narrow some to make it 'super slippery'

still digging around for a drivetrain...just sold my donor so i think i'm gonna hafta just luck into something unless a certain friend of mine from the delano area wants to sell me something from his vast hoarde of treasures...

[breeder]

well, im not usin the whole cab...just go to inclose the roll cage area with it...i dont know....ill have to cross that brigde when i have enough parts to look like something! :)

[breeder]

yeah, i know, im a slackass !!! but listen, ive never looked for anything drag car related parts anywhere, cause ive never had one..so here goes....
frt spoke wheels
steering wheel
other [dragster related parts you all use]
were is a good spot online to buy this sruff used? im on a food stamp budget here.. ;)
thanks....dammit....ocd is a horrible thing!

[ThingyM]

Breeder... That is what is so good about these cars.. YOU DON'T NEED RACE CAR PARTS..Use the standard steel wheels. Steering wheel could be a $10.00 one from the swap meet to some thing in your neighbors garage..Look at some of the photos in the archives of this place. You will see what I mean.. We aren't going to race Don Garlits..

[ThingyM]

You talk about "Food Stamp Budget".. I had to cut back on such things as, Food, Clothing, Rent, So I could build mine. And it isn't even finished yet.. So we are all on a budget...So that is why we don't use Hi Dollar race car parts...

[breeder]

if were not racin don...then what the hells the point????
hehe kiddin....:)
no, imma big boy and the lil 2handle wheel would give me alot of room! and im runnin pie cutter spokes on the front no matter what! why>? cause its as close to a slingshot as this poor bastrd will ever own....for looks??damn right! ;) but its the only thing im plannin on spendingf a lil extra money on !
i love to look on 2bs car, and ill throw a pic on here when its done loadin....thats kinna what im lookin to build,,,as far as spoke frt and wheel....

[ThingyM]

I know what you are saying.. I to put spokes on the front of mine, But because I had them left over after putting 5 spoke mags on the front of my other car.. The OTHER car is what keeps me so broke as to finishing my HA/GR....

[breeder]

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t89/breeder53/cordovadrags062.jpgsilly pic i took , but these are the spokes im wantin!

[Joe Hamby]

Hey Breeder that's pretty slick the way you slipped in 2b's car and the signature fuel tank. Joe

[breeder]

thanks! i was totally not tryin to! wow, whata pic taker huh???hahaha ;)