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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: new guy intro with old fed

« on: February 07, 2013, 07:02:54 AM »

Good story on Granada Hills.  I'm using a metal rod.  I like the looks better than a cable.  There's options to turning your carb around, I'll take a picture of one option and send it to you at lunchtime. 
 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Newbie

« on: February 06, 2013, 12:13:24 PM »

Cool.  I'm sure your father's smiling.  Is it 283 or 327 block?   

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: new guy intro with old fed

« on: February 06, 2013, 06:46:50 AM »

Tommy - you'll be astonished how many times you have to put the engine/trans in and take it out again.  After a few months, you could do it easily with the lights off.  I had picked up a bare unfinished chassis in 2009.  Greg, the local nhra sfi chassis cert guy come by to check it out.  If it wouldn't certify, it was just going to be a wall hanger.  He looked at it and guessed it to be early '80s vintage.  There was a 1/2 inch u-joint steering coupler tacked in.  He pulled the dust cover back and read the serial number.  I think the number ended in a -80.  Greg said there you go "1980."  We all try to know as much history about our car (if we didn't build it new) plus it fun to know when you talk about it.  My first dragster's home track was Lions, "Flathead Obsession" I'm the second owner.  Did you ever see it run at the Beach?

rd -  96" wb.......  that'll be exciting launch. 

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Events / Speedworld Drag Strip - sad news

« on: February 06, 2013, 06:13:50 AM »

Received this email, thought I would share.


-----Original Message-----
From: RICHARD <rich_classicinlines@>
To: Alan denverflatheader@;
Sent: Tue, Feb 5, 2013 9:33 pm
Subject: Ron Miller memorial race at Speedworld Canceled


Evening folks,
It is hard for for me to send this but I have recieved word tonite that as of Febuary 9th Speedworld dragstrip will close.With this I must send this out to all and let you know the race that was set For March 16th is now canceled.I want to thank everyone who has come and raced or supported this event the past several years.         
 
 
                                                                                                                             Rich Swick
                                                                                                                    AZ Chapter Inliners International

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: New member from Glendale AZ

« on: February 05, 2013, 12:12:30 PM »

Exactly right.  You receive an A+ for todays pop quiz, plus extra credit for having a tempest engine.  Can't sneak anything by you : )

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: New member from Glendale AZ

« on: February 05, 2013, 06:24:37 AM »

Twin turbos, sounds good.  I like Pontiacs too.  My dad had two new Pontiac station wagons, a dark blue '65 catalina and a '70 bonneville, green metallic with fake wood grain sides.  My mom had a new gold 1967 lemans 326.  Wish I had those cars back.   Here's pictures, guess what engine...

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: We are all proud of our shops Post pictures here.

« on: February 04, 2013, 08:38:46 AM »

I have a friend who cut a small square hole in his first trailer so his parachute and mount stuck out.  Us drag racers always figure out a solution.
For me, I like the old style open trailer.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Green man-a-who???

« on: February 04, 2013, 08:17:54 AM »

Worm chassis's have nice lines.  Neat detail how he keeps the top rail by engine a little lower.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: We are all proud of our shops Post pictures here.

« on: February 04, 2013, 08:10:47 AM »

Your shop's roomy.  Good idea how you have your panels out of harms way.  Looks like new 60s style paint scheme, tastefully done.  My shop is a two car garage.  It's tough to work in there, takes more effort and planning, but no doubt it's cozy.  I have my whole driveway too, plus all my neighbors help me when needed, which I think they enjoy doing stuff as much as me. 

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Youtube Vid!

« on: February 04, 2013, 07:04:19 AM »

Enjoyed watching, that video nicely done.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: intro

« on: February 03, 2013, 06:30:01 AM »

GlennLever - thank you, will do, I'll post future stuff for 999 on the red category.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: intro

« on: February 03, 2013, 06:23:00 AM »

Blind Mule - after seeing a picture of an early dragster with 2 flathead engines, I thought it would be fun to put one together.  Best part is all the junk I had been collecting over the years, now it has purpose as opposed to just cluttering up the garage...... 

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / intro

« on: February 02, 2013, 07:00:28 PM »

Hi.  My name is Alan.  I've been visiting this website for a few years. 
Here's picture of my first dragster, it's a Speed Improvement chassis
from 1960.  These were sold by a company in Long Beach.  I got this
from original owner/builder exactly 13 years ago and got it running
with his backup flathead after it had set with a blown motor for many
years.  His name was Mark Hopkins, and his two friends helping him
with the car was Poncho Beal and Dave Hollingshead.  Lions Drag Strip
"the Beach" was it's home track.  It has been sitting for awhile.  Here
is a picture of another dragster (I know, engine in the wrong location)
that I have been working on since January 2011.  It started as a set
of rails, alot of it just tacked together.  I got it in California in 2009.  If
you were at the LA Roadsters Father Day Show, maybe you saw it for
sale in the swap meet area.  It's also flathead powered.   

On another note, last year I ordered magneto coils, magneto wires,
magneto clamps from Spud-FIE.  If you have Mallory Magneto questions
he has answers, correct ones.  Thank you for this website.