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05-09-2012, 10:51 PM
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FNG
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Location: kingsville texas but grew up in MISSOURI
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
$10,000 is out of the question.......I beat out a peace of aluminum myself....LOL
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05-09-2012, 11:41 PM
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
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05-09-2012, 11:45 PM
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
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05-10-2012, 12:33 AM
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
Tom Hannah if you are looking for the best fabrication and authenticity. He started making these in the early 60's in California. Known for building Don Garlits' Wynns Charger,Creitz and Donovan, Keeling and Clayton's California Charger, considered by many to be the world's most beautiful front-engine dragster ever built and many, many others. His shop here in Wichita, KS is still turning out unbelievable new cars and does many restorations on original FEDs. Be aware, speed costs and so does top quality fabrication
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05-10-2012, 02:56 AM
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
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Add in the fact that you want the most complicated style of body thats not an unreasonable price for a professionally built body.
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05-10-2012, 05:36 AM
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
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05-10-2012, 06:29 AM
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
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05-10-2012, 07:45 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Dallas TX.
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
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Robert: The car in your fuzzy photos looks like the Bonzi II formerly owned by Eddy Bowman from Texas. Do you have that car??? Don Ross |
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05-11-2012, 09:07 AM
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FNG
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: kingsville texas but grew up in MISSOURI
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
Hold up.....I wasn't trying to piss on anyone's shoes by saying $10,000 is out of the
Question. I know it takes a masters skills to build a body. I just don't have that Kinda money to put into a body. 2nd I don't have the car. When powers and riley Teamed up with noel mauer in 1965 noel got a garlits chassis and powers and riley Provided the power train. The car was only ran for one year. Noel told me In 1966 they took the chassis back to garlits and had it stretched and him and willis Put a hemi in it. They put a new front half body on the car and re used the back half. My dad has the old front half to the body.....still has original paint. We was looking into re creating that 65 car. First wedge powered car to Go over 200mph. |
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05-11-2012, 09:15 AM
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FNG
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: kingsville texas but grew up in MISSOURI
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
Noel told me after they stretched that car in 66 it only had one shoot...
They were making a test pass and the clutch setup was wrong....he went to stage And brought the rpms up and it pulled him through the lights and red lighted. They wanted to get one more pass in and they fixed the clutch but the track made them Wait till midnight....he said it was dark in the shut down area and the car started to Hop off the ground. He said the only thing that saved him is they built the track up Four feed and the end and he hit a tree. After that I guess they went with a woody gilmore Chassis and built a new body with two shoots. It was a awesome phone call. Talking to david powers and john riley and noel mauer was a great..... |
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05-11-2012, 09:18 AM
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
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05-11-2012, 11:13 AM
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FNG
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: kingsville texas but grew up in MISSOURI
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
The car in the pictures is POWERS, RILEY & MAUER 1965 top fuel car.
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05-11-2012, 11:38 AM
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FNG
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: kingsville texas but grew up in MISSOURI
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
LOOK top right side of this picture on the wall.....its a better look
At the rear tail section. Its square and not as much shape as the other Cars you see. From the motor forward is the peace my dad has. This car was only run in 1965 with this noise peace and wedge engine. http://www.historicautoattractions.c...0dragster.html |
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07-02-2012, 08:19 PM
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Alliance Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Robesonia PA
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Re: Who still makes fed aluminum bodies?????
Todd Cassler at Flames Unlimited in Reading Pa just made this body and did the paint.He started from scratch.He goes by the violator on here.He is the best fabricator/painter that I know.
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