Projects 1931 VICTORIA SOUTHEAST GASSER BUILD

Now that the bones are cut and tacked i need some serious brackets to hold them. Im a fan of the early drag/gasser look with LONG ladder bars. So i decided the ladder bars should come all the way up and meet the bones. Hey i could attach them to the same bracket too. Ok here goes nothing

 

This is fun to watch going together.

 

Im using 3/16" 4130 chromoly plate. I added a strip on the front and back for the tie rod taper holes so theres enough depth to be safe. The taper holes are 9/16 deep. Also im building in lots of adjustment just incase. What the heck its just extra holes ; )

 

Starting to look like something. Lots of work in these things

 

adding the tapers to the holes. Boring stuff

 

Now you get the idea? Bones on one end and ladder bars on the other. Geez these puppies took forever!

 

I added some 3/8-16 hardened nuts on the inside of the plate to hold a crossmember. That will keep everything sturdy and tie both sides together

 

This is my buddy Jon Ruble he welds nuclear power plant gear. He is a professional welder and since im not and this is kinda a serious weld hes running the TIG i borrowed from Tudor. Thanks Jon and Josh! My TIG is in for repair. Jon threw down a few nuclear welds on the Vicky

 

There we go! Finally its melted home. Not light but plenty strong

 

Thats better. No more flopping bones. All the holes for the ladder bars 24 of them were drilled undersize. Then hand reamed for a perfect fit. You dont want any slop here

 

Chucky i think i would look for a different brake kit with less offset or change to wheels with more backspacing before i cut my axle to narrow it. Maybe post it up on the board here for suggestions.

 

HotRodHR those are my other projects. I have a problem see..... I love hotrods. BTW there are more pictures on the Instagram im TWINLAKESHOTRODS. Lots of pictures of my junk on there

 

Looking good Russ! Glad to see it moving along. Some nice work so far, keep it up and you'll be ripping gears shortly.

 

Damn Cabbage, your build is coming along great - have you had a chance to start the rebuild on your '92 hemi?

 

Pictures of your junk huh?

And you're just putting that out there . . . on the internet . . .

 

Well I'm caught up and watching!!! Nice job!

 

4130 should not be mig welded. Just a heads up.

 

Way to go Russ. Man that is going to be over the top for sure. Great build thread too. Can't wait to see if popping wheelies down the track.

 

It can be provided Cabbage is using ER80S2 and is using the proper technique. The problem with MIG over TIG in 4130 is the cold start and the embrittlement problems it can create.

 

I was gonna' aks why he chose 4130, other than it welds and cuts nice!
Ain't it supposed to have some normalizing / stress relieving action done to it after welding, ( Mig or Tig)?

 

mike the 392 is coming together soon. The block is final honed and the heads are done. The piston guys are waiting on me to cc a head and give them my lunch money before they start whitiling the slugs. The crank is ready and awaiting bob weight for balance also

 

Heres a shot when i was taking the block back to Johnny Thomas to double ck the deck and final bore before ordering pistons

 

I got a big box from Texas today. Brian Bass built me a set of his awesome self energizing brakes for the vicky gasser. His brakes work as good as they look and they look damn good! This will add some old school class up front and hopefully slow the mighty hemi

 

Damn fine lookin' brakes there!

 

Thanks Chuck! Im using 4130 because its stronger and i dont want shit breaking. All the structural welds are TIG also. Thanks for the comments guys its moving along pretty good. Rear suspension is next! STAY TUNED....

 

Woo! SEG's take over the world! I've always wanted to see A Vickies in Gas.

p.s; those brakes look cool.

 

Sounds like your mill is coming along nicely - what are you planning for induction?

 

Well thats a good question Mike. I couldnt figure it out until Tony offered to loan me his 1965 magnesium Hilborn set up... Lets try this on for size! Thanks Tony! What do you guys think... Is this gasser or what?

 

I was thinking this rascal would have been damn cool !