Projects Front engine dragster-Chassis Research 1958 -"Moon Rocket"

Hey, that is a nice rail you have there!
And awesome you follow this thread
Nice to see all You guys fed's in action, I can't wait to run My own build and upload some videos too .
I have a little nice tank to use for the engine water, I need to find it in My workshop lol
And thanks all, for keepin the inspiration on the top!

 

Hi Tumbleweeds.What a great project.Headaches and puzzles do seem to abound at times.Might seem at times it will never end.Just remember what my grand father used to say"Slow and sure beats the hell out of quick and dead".Merry Christmas and a happy,healthy,safe and prosperous New Year.Thanks for posting a great thread.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Thanks for your words!
Yes, its better sure and slow, and these old style fed's is not common here in Sweden, and what to do when you fall in Love with those badass dragsters and gassers
Lucky, I found this awesome hamb site, with tons of inspiration and a lot of good guys I wish I could know more to find around in this site and hope you guys understand my texts and updates

 

Okay, to tight in the garage, can't work with the dragster when the Olds is standing right beside.... So now, that Olds is out of the way , to focus on the rail! Now its tight in the parkingspot instead, thats okey with me so finaly some space to walk around My dragster, that feels good!
moved it without front end
hanged on the wheels, damn, this looks cool!
now I can measure some panels for the body
this feels realy realy Good to enter the garage now

Thats all folks!

 

Having more space to work is nice, I have space but have to work on the other projects first.

 

I need to work on the Olds and camaro as well, but I need to weld brackets and other stuff on chassi, so I can move around free in garage.

 

Did take a look at the body issue, so I made a side with cardboard. I will do all the pieces, then copy in alunalumi

 

*aluminium

 

What the heck is up with that intake?

 

It's probly from a boat I used to have one

 

Yes that is from a boat , rare..
Im thinking of put that on my vette 55 265 engine with aluminium flywheel and high rev cam. Then put in a hotrod, just replace the flathead v8, and use the hoses to the intake
And I got the angled carb adapter, så its right angled again

 

Some sideproject on my kids lil dragster, they want some fun too. So its more fun building My project and My kids beside with theirs. its gonna be a mini chassis research ;-)

 

Nothing more on the body this week..
Perhaps next week there will be some work done....

But I found this pg adapter in My basement, and with this, I can get the boltpattern and shape on the sheet metal, to drill and cut out , and do the bracket for engine/glide.

 

Okay, a New model is made, so this is going to be two , in aluminium .
Just cowl/hood needs to be made. any ideas for mounting the aluminium Body?

 

Dzus fasteners


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There it is! I have seen them but not know the brand

 

Little time in the garage...
and I feel stupid, but when the plate is made, do I have to machine the housing on the glide, or spacer for the turbine (but that feels, risky?)
Please teach me, how does People solve this? I have google it with now succes..
And thicknes, like 4mm ?

 

I just got done doin this on a sbc pg combo and I just made a thick washer on the ol lathe to space the converter back properly it works perfectly but make sure the pilot will still reach the crankshaft to center it on out Flatcad pg adapter we had to make a spacer for the convertor center.


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When we have a converter/turbine made, we tell them its for a car with a .250 motorplate, and they adjust the flexplate mounts and pilot when they set it up, Its a pretty common deal for them and on the shelf

 

For your reading pleasure:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzus_fastener

 

Thanks guys! Some things got more clear now, easy to ask first, before I do stupid sollutions.
Well, now I need to get the body ready and motor plate. Then I Bolt the real engine into the chassi

 

some work on engine mount, bolt the mount in the chassi , between the tubes.

 

The old banjo axle, is going to be painted and be wall art for now. And yesterday I picked up a niner , housing with big bearing ends and brakes (not drums, but the rest of it)
just gonna figure out witch size/kind of drums I need.
measure like 30,5cm
And
5,5cm wide bands


Feels good to go with 9" , lots of parts and strong rear end .

 

some preparing and measuring for the exhaust. I want straight back tubes

 

started to clean the housing, easier when narrowing and welding.

 

Did some work today on the niner at least, its clean for welding then when narrowing is done and brackets, its a major jobb to have it chromed

 

On the aluminum motor plate, were you planning on bending those 90* or welding?? both ways highly NOT recommended as they remove the heat treat of the plate itself

 

No, Im planning to make that plate in Steel and bend 90* in a machine. Or should I skip bending and just have a straight plate?

 

Use 1/4" aluminum plate (6061T6) come out from the top hole (above the alignment dowel)straight out over the top frame rail (fitting the plate to the tubing ) and weld a braced tab. Extend the edge of the plate parallel to both frame rails and tab off the bottom rail

 

In case you didn't know, Chevy dowels are .6200