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My Chrysler. 365" (Bored 354) Industrial block and crank, '54 big port heads, aluminum rods, Arias pistons. This is a new car built in our shop by...
Some very good information and some entertaining wives tales here for sure. We just fired up our injected Early Hemi FED, 25% Nitro, what a rush....
Set up a plastic sheeting paint booth in the garage and shot the Dragster cowl and tins last week end. Candy Apple Red base coat, Roth Ruined...
Thanks for sharing, this is great information. Question on the 1954 heads with the factory hardened seat inserts. Can these inserts be reworked to...
You have a Desoto Hemi, looks like a low deck probably a 276 or 291 Look at the pad at the top fof the block directly behind the water pump....
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(What a great post of guys tracking down the history and the people involved in a very cool car...glad I stumbled over this one! 426 MoPar...
Kevin, Here is a really basic sketch of what I described
You need to raise the rear axle location. The mounts in that chassis are cut up and need to be redone anyhow. When you picked up the car I...
I had a similar problem. Mine too was deteriation of the "O" rings on the needle and seat. The lower "O" ring was almost gone and allowed fuel to...
Look at this thread for inspiration. May be a good way to build all those curves into your frame too. Pictures start about page 5....
Here's my 2 Cents: Build a new frame like you want. You have a dimensioned drawing and the complete car on hand to take measurements from. I...
Flat towed my 65 Mustang drag car all over the place. Even wired in a long lead to plug into the trailer light plug so my tailights worked. It...
Another thought, the heads are obviously heavier on the Hemi than most conventional engines. Try to eyeball the center of gravity, the point your...
354 should be a conventional block, no exteneded belhousing. With heads, iron intake and such it will be heavy, so first off, you will want a good...
The wood type panel routers (like the Craftsman that was availble for a while) use a software that maps a height to a grey scale image. light...
Oh, I thought you had FIVE pictures. LOL Great shots, thanks for sharing.
The Metal Devil blades are great and will last a long time if used properly. Both cold cut blades (toothed blades) or abrasive blades will not cut...
Bruce, rooman, The extra forward diagonals have been a discussion point between my son and I. It's his build so I am just a mentor with age and...
Here is a new build from our shop by my 22 yr. old son Alex, just off the jig for this mock-up on Easter Sunday 2013. 180" wheel base and the...
Ford used a nice toned down silver in 1971 called Light Pewter Metailic, paint code "V". (Mach 1 color) It is not a bright silver, has a subdued...
Nope, but I'll give this a bump because I am curious too.
Not sure of the origins of this one, very light weight, most likley was a Jr. fueler???? Originally had a 3 point cage (per notches in the...
Great build thread, thank you for sharing, I learned a lot, and some times it is just the seamingly simple things that prove to be the most...
Any picture of the dragster body?
This one is in the Tech archives. Looks like a pretty good option: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77658
How old (young) are you and in what year did you make your first pass down a dragstrip? 1974 I was 16. First Pass at the Old Minnesota Dragways,...
falcongeorge, you may be right?? I have the final issues and remember the editor describing what was happening with the sale / take over, what...
Best time to buid!!!!!!! (And drink COLD beer:D)
SS&DI was sucked up in a big aquastion craze by I think Pederson Publications, and someone in the organization decided they had enough Drag Race...
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