Introduction for Geri (New Member) Please give HER a warm welcome

[GlennLever]

Geri sent me a nice introduction with photos that I will share here with you

Glenn, thought you might enjoy a few pictures of my FED.

It started life as a 1965 Jim Davis 150" car raced through 1974 or so then benched.
I bought the chassis and a block in late 2009, brought the pieces (yes, pieces) home from Jackson California to Buffalo Missouri.

it was sold to me as a "chassis done,just add engine"
 which of course proved not to be the case.  I had to back half the car myself  immediately as  the former owner had cut the roll cage off, then taped it in place for photo's.

This of course dictated a new body, and armed with no experience I built the new body for the car as well.
with the chassis again looking  like a real car I built the 392 Hemi  using Venolia rods and pistons, Vintage Cams roller cam, BDS nitro blower, a hilborn "4 holer" with an Enderle K valve which I adapted to the Hilborn.

I build everything I possibly can myself -this includes the zoomies.
 I have a NOS Schieffer magneto on it and run it on 95%Nitro.
it has a M/T magnesium rear end with Airheart brakes ,ET Fueler 16 x 12 wheels with 1300 M&H tires, front wheels are 17" Baronies.
 
first picture,
Myself  kneeling and friend Paula Roth(Lil Darlin) in the seat taken at Bakersfield CHRR 2011..
 

 
second picture -
A waving Fast Jack Beckman driving my car at CHRR 2011 when we did a practice push start for the cacklefest to be held later that night.
 

 
one of my favorite pictures black and whit  priming the engine


 
bottom photo is master engine tuner Rick Macdonald getting ready for a push start being pushed by Bill Pitts, owner of the famed Winkel & Trapp AA/FD
 
 
 
 
Geri Tarvin, owner /builder Nitro Therapy AA/FD nostalgia dragster (cackle)

[Supercat]

Welcome Geri. Always nice to have friends on-board
Let these folks know of your history with the sport..
Show some of the model shots also....

[wideopen231]

 Welcome.  Not many lady's doing  all the work on thier cars.Super cool. Heck not many men doing all the work on tier cars now days.

[ts39256]

WOW! Really great. Love your rail and can-do enthusiasm. These are the kinds of cars that fueled my lifelong automotive passion. Fantastic.

[Tim Jones]

Hi Geri,,, Nice story on you in the spring 2013 Nitro Madness Magazine,, Tim Jones

[GlennLever]

Geri Tarvin sent me some more photos, see below

 my car at Bakersfield CHRR 2013.
Geri

[ricardo1967]

Thanks for posting Glenn… that's a truly awesome looking digger, great pics too. Makes me so wish the Top Fuels to go back to that style...

Great respect for Geri Tarvin!

[Paladin AA/FA]

That's very cool.

[Geri]

member's of FED.
 excuse my lack of corresponding as I have a tough time negotiating these sites- I have a tough time negotiating my home...
thank you all for the greetings  and it's an honor to be among you all.
a little bit about CHRR2013- its a 1679 mile drive from my driveway to gate 1 Famoso, Bakersfield ,a 3 day drive for this 72 year old but if able I'll do it again next year.
I run the car on 85%, not 95- a typo- to clear that up. however with a 30% overdrive on the blower it seems to thrive ,so I'll leave it alone. I like the look of the Hilborn 4 holer but am comfortable with the Enderle K valve which I adapted to the hilborn- I was told it cant be done- blah blah blah- so I had to do it.
Ive been involved in fuel car's for many years ,its  the air I breath since 1960.
 I'm glad to have grown up in that era of drag racing.
Geri

[Paladin AA/FA]

More power to you.  I've watched the YouTube videos of your car at the CHRR.  Just bitchin.

[GlennLever]

More power to you.  I've watched the YouTube videos of your car at the CHRR.  Just bitchin.

Do you have the links, lets post them

[Paladin AA/FA]

I think its a six parts series. Very cool stuff. On a side note all 66 of Rickys Dragster Garage videos are good too. If you're a cacklefest lover.

[GlennLever]

Yes, this is Geri

[GlennLever]

Glenn, these may interest you.
they are 1:6 scale dragster's I make from scratch using GMP  1:6 scale engines. I buy the wheels, tires and engines and make everything else, the chassis's are generally  around 30" long.
I make them from brake tubing brazed together and hand form alum bodies. the one in the foreground  is a model of my own car.
I made the trailer too.

[JeffV8]

Those are sweet. Nice job. How about some more pics ??