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holy shit norwell thats thats about as badass as it gets great plan ,great ideas some old some new perfect

 

hey ,do they still make tang loved that stuff

 

Then you should be running a Chevy if you Really want to go fast...!!! Hahaha...!

Either way it looks great....

 

Well, you have to forgive me, I quit reading the words and got lost in the artwork. That is some incredibly beautiful artwork.
You have a gift, sir.

 

umm.....where am i supposed to sit?????
this builds gonna rock!

 

Hey Norwell,
That thing is pure Kick-ass. Can't wait to see the end result!
The Rock

 

man is thing going to be cool.

 

That's going to be a wild ride. Killer design.

 

Jeff! This looks amazing! I cant wait to see it started. RAD.

 

Yes they do

Jeff, get to it dude!

 

I run my 540 chevy on torco 114 or 116 and it runs 7.50s in the 1/4.. We got a 4.11 gear on a 31" tall tire.. Their very picky with gear/tire size and wheelbase/width. If you wanna take advantage of your setup then send your pic to a good chassis builder and they'll go over it with you. It doesnt cost much to do a frame, its the little things like wheels/chute/restraints/steering boxes/body panels that get it up there in price. If you run gas then you dont need the dual fire bottles. I dont know your plans on competition with it but if you wanna run consistent and straight, these are things to look at. Dave Tuttle up in NorCal is the man, I'd call on him to build you a kick ass racecar. I would run it on gas and tow it to the lines, run a flywheel starter with a wrench handy, use a primer bottle and plug in a set of batterys instead of using an alternator.

 

I can't offer my art, I sure as hell can't tune this thing, so I'll just offer my long distance brother love! hahaha

I like Shakey's recommendation of the M&Hs! Anybody have a set of the little Pirellis for the front? Oh wait.....I mean Avons......

 

Way to much times being spent on the damn computer Jeff.You should be done with it by now.Absolutely bad ass.

 

I would be happy to supply some " DEPENDS" for the driver

 

Can't believe I missed this....You're roadster is going to be totally groovy. I too would wear a t-shirt.

 

how is this coming?

 

will you be in bowling green?

 

i have a phone number of a good fab guy when you are ready to start building.

-danny

 

Not bad for a doodler!!

Christ, the renditions took more talent than my whole car took!

 

Any progress on this bad boy? Or are you too busy staring at the R&C cover with your truck on it .

We're all trying to be patient... LOL

 

Ooohhh.. that's sexy.

 

178 replies, and not a single piece of steel has been cut yet. This thread might go ballistic once the sparks really start flying.

Awesome drawings though, and I can feel a little mechanical 'plagiarism' coming on.....

 

Here's a little inspiration Jeff. Jim Steele and Nick Cirino built this roadster with an injected Olds in the late 50's. When they added the blower they used the Hilborn port injectors on top of the blower. This roadster was the badest of the bad at old San Gabe in the late 50's running near 150 on gas! I snapped this pic in the lanes at the March Meet in 1960. Nick and Jim are not with us any longer, but Jim's Durfee Auto Parts lives on in the same original El Monte location a few blocks from our old machine shop.

 

I will take a T tshirt if that is a serious offer

 

Just found this thread, glad you plan to use a 30-31 body, always thought they look better than 28-29's.Sure would like to see this great sketch with a full hood. Good luck with the build!