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Drag Racing Discussions => Altereds => Topic started by: Hoss on October 05, 2013, 07:56:33 PM
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Here is a pic of the Fuel Altered I'm working on.
Hoss
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Very cool. What's your plan?
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I'm up in the air on changing the body.
I don't like how high off of the ground the body sits.
The engine needs to be torn down and freshened up. Working on cleaning up the wiring right now.
I plan to run a 8.80 index.
Hoss
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This is another pic that better shows the hight off of the ground.
Hoss
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I like it. Reminds me of the Glen Way's Ground Shaker Jr. IMO I'd put on a set of zoomies.
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Do you have a picture of the Ground shaker.
I think I'm going to add aluminum extensions to the bottom of the body.
Hoss
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Let's see if this works. You can also Google 'Ground Shaker Jr". There are lots of photos. This is not my photo I found it on Google.
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That's funny I just found that photo and kept it because I also thought it looked like my car. Than I seen your post.
Thanks
Hoss
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Bruce Dyda (DRE) in So Cal just built a new Ground Shaker Jr for Glen Way. It's a work of art.
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Here are some photos of Bruce Dyda's rebuild of the car, drop dead nice. Not my photos, I found them on Cacklefest.com
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What's the history of your car? Is there a chassis builder or SEMA id number?
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It was built in the late sixty's early 7o's.
The car was originally only 96" long.
It was reworked about 15 years ago and stretched to the current 120" new style roll gauge. The work was done by Toothless Sam.
The car also had an old Anglia front end with shocks.
The guy I bought it from said it was a handful in that configuration.
It was called the Thriller! He owned the car for 15 years, it was really hard for him to part with it.
The car has a 468 BBC on Alcohol now.
Thanks I really appreciate the interest in my project.
Hoss
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Very cool car thanks.
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I have a early 70's altered .what can be learned from the tag that is welded to the chassis ?
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If its the sema number you can find the chassis builder. Any photos?
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This may help.
http://cacklefest.com/SEMA-numbers.shtml
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Thanks Pallidin, The list confirms that my altered was built by S&W which I already knew.Now I can prove to a friend that his altered was also built by S&W .I know that my car was built in 1973 with an Opel GT body with a 96" WB. I still have the body but have moth balled that for a T bucket ,makes it a one man operation at the track.Is there any way to find out what the tubing specs were for those early years ?I know mine will not cert because fo a couple of diagonals and uprights .
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I'm sure there's a couple people here who can help with that. Or maybe call S&W and tell them what you have and if they have any records of the car. I'm guessing they can tell you how they built the chassis in 1973 and what size tubing was used back then.
Tech & Info: 610-948-7303
Engineering: 610-948-7303 ext 137
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Great suggestion, Don, Post some pictures of the body (need help send them to me and I'll put them up for you), I'm sure there are people interested.
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Have contacted Scott at S&W and he told me that the chassis should cert.as is, but the diagonal diameters are under size. So I don't think he know .
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In that case have a NHRA or IHRA tech offical take a look and see what you have. That way you know where to start. Maybe post a couple of photos here and see if someone can tell you what you're working with.
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I like it. Reminds me of the Glen Way's Ground Shaker Jr. IMO I'd put on a set of zoomies.
I agree about the zoomies. Motor needs to come up a ways also.
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Any updates?