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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Chubbs1955, May 16, 2011.

  1. Larry T
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    Could you get by with fudging an 1" or so on each end? Probably, I don't think wheelbase was checked most of the time if it looked "about right". My Anglia was actually a little shorter than the 90" minimum. But it wasn't really legal and if a tech guy tossed you there wasn't much you could say.
    To me, it's pretty obvious that the Goldenrod's wheelbase is modified (6 to 12"???). I think that it's blatent enought that he would have had to run Altered at a national event.
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  2. Chubbs1955
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    Very impressive man, i would love to throw the 5.13's and build that 301 ive always wanted to build i have the pistons and the crank, i also have 2 sets of 283 60 over pistons, could build some nostalgic race motors, but the more i think about it the more i want to enjoy this car on the street, i would like to find another car maybe one in real rough shape to make a all out race car, me and my dad have another belair hard top which would be perfect, but we have new quarters and everything for that car, so it all depends, but if i could find another sedan or a 63 nova i would love to build a little 292 or 301 for it!
     
  3. Butch M
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    Hey Chubbs your 55 is lookin good .....
     
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    Thanks its still has a way to go, love your 56! But yeah man most of the body work is done, needs to be blocked out, and radius the quarter panels, and finish up the fenders, i just got that fender that's on it, even tough it has some bondo its a lot better then other fender i got, and the passenger side is almost finished.
     
  6. Chubbs1955
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    And by the way whats your 56 running right now in the quarter?
     
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    ... here's another one,
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  10. Chubbs1955
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    Thats a goodlooking car, but is that tall enough to be considered a street freak?
     
  11. Chubbs1955
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    Ive always liked that car doesnt it have a 409?
     
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    Look closely at the picture, it looks to be from around '62-'63. This predates the mid-70s street freak scene by a good 15 years. No, I would not consider this a "street freak". This is a purpose built full-on drag car that never saw street action. In the early '60s to gain weight transfer for traction, many of the cars built just kept getting higher and higher.
     
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    There is a reason that in the early '60s, suddenly every drag car sat like a frog on a hot rock, and here it is: the High and Mighty. A group of young Chrysler engineers who called themselves the Ram Chargers determined that raising the car's centre of mass would produce more forward bite. Everyone copied. The Ramchargers would become even more influential as the nucleus of Chrysler's all-conquering NASCAR, drag racing, and muscle car programmes throughout the '60s.
    The "High & Mighty" was the first Ramchargers project. It ran in C/A and was powered by a 354ci hemi with 392ci heads. First outing was at the '59 Nationals, held, for the first time, at the Detroit Dragway, where it set best class speed for the meet. Texas' Billy Rassmussen won the class with his Dodge hemi-powered car. The Ramchargers chose C/A because, with the exception of Billy's car, Chevys dominated the class. The Ramchargers car went on to set and reset E.T. and speed records in the class.
    Finally, the car was eliminated.
    No, not by anything powered by a Chevy, but by a rule book. The NHRA introduced its crankshaft height rule and then changed the pounds per cubic inch from 8.6 to 8.0. With that heavy hemi engine, the first rule essentially made the car obsolete. It needed the high centre of gravity to be competitive with the Chevy powered deuce coupes off the line. (It was the first car to be deliberately raised for more effective weight transfer. The valve covers were right up against the underside of the hood.) The second rule change allowed the Chevy powered cars to recapture the E.T. and speed records. (This is not to say that a modern Chevy engine couldn't exceed the specific output of that hemi engine built back in the fifties. But, that's a sword that cuts both ways.)
     
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    Yep...
     
  16. Butch M
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    nice car..........
     
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  19. Chubbs1955
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    That is a badass car, i love it, thats more less what im looking to build, i would love to build a 5.13 301 sbc powered car but the more i think about it i want to enjoy this car on the street, the nearest track is two hours away so what good are 5.13's gonna do me :p
     
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    Gear Vendors Overdrive...
     
  21. Chubbs1955
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    Dang i love both those car, that car from 65 looks badass i love the set back hillborn injected sbc, did anyone run a hilborn on the street? And man that 55 with the hemi looks sharp i more less want something like that, of course powered by a chevy though, that hemi sure looks wild though
     
  22. Fifty5C-Gas
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    Thank you both.... Chubbs, mine has 3:90's in it, im good on the highway at like 60mph, and still launches like a mother, lol.. I drive the shit out of it...
     
  23. Chubbs1955
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    Im thinking 4.10s with a 30 inch tire, and a m-20 4 spd.
     
  24. 20th Century Chevy
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    Here's Gene Moody's 4-time US nationals winner from the mid 60's.
     

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  25. Chubbs1955
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    What wheels is he running up front?
     
  26. Larry T
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    Peter Broadribb (Madbrit here on the HAMB) owns and restored the car. You might try dropping him a PM. I don't know if he checks in anymore or not.
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  28. Chubbs1955
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    love your 55, been watching it since you started your build ;)
     
  29. Heres some recent pics of my 55.Powered with a LS6 454,th400 to a 9in with 4.11's held in place with ladder bars,its a relatively mild and relable streetable 60's combo that runs easy 11.7's.Thanks to Kiwi Kev for the last photo.
     

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    The wheels on the front of the Gene Moody's "Moody's Garge" car are American Racing "Lemans" and are magnesium.

    Peter.
     

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