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

http://www.snowball.se/?page=webshop&cat=chassis&product=373

Found this domex 655 3mm at a race supplier here in Sweden, should do the work?
So you have crank thrue that hole then Bolt flexplate?

 

Sort of, 3mm is kind of thin, 6.43mm is USA equivalent .250", But your chassis is stiff enough that the 3mm would work (still have to adj the turbine spacing) Contour the plate to act as the bulkhead and mount the body to

 

tested som new axle tonight, need New brackets, narrowing, aftermarket pumpkin.
just gonna lower the axle a bit, and weld some tubes front of axle to bolt it in.

 

some adjusting left, so the brackets fit the axle .

 

Now the brackets fits the housing, now for some measure and spotweld those brackets, and next step is to have it narrowed. The guy who do that, is welding the brackets at same time, in his jig, so its straight when its done.

 

Would it be better to mount the rear end with double shear brackets?

 

NHRA/SFI spec's call for either double 1/8" plates sandwiching the 1/4" rear end plate or a single 3/16"

 

Do you have some more info on Bobby Tapia dragster? I have found couple of old vids, and only one picture of that dragster, where can I find more?

There have been som dust on my build, I have focused on some New licens to drive truck/rig with trailer.
Hopefully there will be some progress now

 

Sorry for lack of updates!
Att least I have picked up my 1955 265 block, it has been bored out for 283 ,
#7 cyl needen a liner (?) , So that is ready now to rock n roll! This is for some other build ;-)

 

Im waiting for som brackets and the Body panels to the moon rocket.. I want to Speed Up the build , so I can have it started. I bought a hotrod , so I can at least have some fun while building the fed. Hope you like it

 

Those wheels needed to feel some daylight, so I put them on the hotrod

 

Did you see the std bore forged pistons in the classifieds? EC out of Texas has them.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/nos-mickey-thompson-283-pistons.1163263/#post-13227625

 

Wow and just woow! Thanks for that lead! Damn I need those! And need to sell something Quick to get $

They would be awesome with high rev cam and aluminium flywheel in hotrod

 

Been a looooong time! I live much on Instagram now, since I had alot of trouble with this site..
@mr_m0t0r

 

Workin on the exhaust , one side ready, one to go And alot of hotroding of course

 

looks like all the vikings who used to be sailors are now rodders..

 

I am digging this thing. Looks very good.

 

Good to see your still at it.