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Roo Man's Room / Re: Dragmaster Chassis

« on: May 09, 2015, 03:25:32 PM »

Thanks RooMan for the information. I talked to Dode Martin Wednesday, he was very nice and enjoyed talking about the old day's. He's 90 this June. He was interested in seeing the original chassis I have, and ask if I would take some detailed pictures of the right hand steering, the front end, and pictures of a few more areas and send them to him. He does not do computers, so no e-mails. He is going to get together with another friend of his from that era, (Jim Nelsons Brother)and see if they can determine who the chassis could have been built for. It almost looks like it might have been built for a Potvin supercharger because of the cable guides and a pivot bracket, going down the inside left rail. I'll update you. Thanks again for the reply's, Charles.

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Roo Man's Room / Re: Dragmaster Chassis

« on: May 06, 2015, 06:18:34 AM »

I appreciate the answers. The reason for the post, & question. Is this right hand drive Dragmaster a specific build, since every Dragmaster I've seen is left hand drive. Does anyone know any information on a right hand drive Dragmaster, or have a picture of a right hand drive Dragmaster. Are the original chassis builders still alive, and if so is there a way to contact them. Thanks Charles.

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Roo Man's Room / Re: Dragmaster Chassis

« on: May 05, 2015, 06:43:16 PM »

I thought maybe there was another reason that Dragsters seem to all steer from the left side, instead of just how the box was made. I would think that steering boxes would be built for a specific application, not the application built around an existing box. I wondered if it had something to do with chassis flex under acceleration? The steering box in my Dragmaster has the input shaft in the center, and the output shaft to the wheels on the bottom. It would have made it very impractical to make the type of bracket it would take to mount it if it had been built to steer from the left side, because of the way the box was made to mount. This box was made to steer from the right side. The shaft on this box doesn't angle up sharply like it would if it had just been turned over. The shaft runs straight, and the brackets to mount the box, and steering shaft are original to the car, and have not been altered. It's a very clean and tight setup. So since all the pictures I can find of Dragmasters steer from the left I was thinking someone into Vintage, or someone from that era might be able to help identify this chassis, or why it was built that way, if it happened to be one that few were made in this configuration, might help me to identify who it was built for. I appreciate all the people who read my question and the response. Thanks Charles.

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Roo Man's Room / Dragmaster Chassis

« on: May 05, 2015, 07:23:45 AM »

I am new to the forum, hope I'm doing this correct. I have a complete original 98 inch wheelbase Dragmaster rolling chassis. It still has the old pie crust (I think that's what there called) slicks, it's surprisingly original. The question I have is it has a steering box and front end for a right hand steering. The steering box is a "Lavine Model A". The mount for the steering box is original to the frame, it wasn't modified at a latter date. What would be the reason to have the steering right hand? And is there a way to possibly I.D. the frame. Every Dragmaster I've seen or other manufactures by searching pictures show they all steer out the left. Any help or leads would be great. This is my first Dragster, I restore Vintage Motorcycles. And I'm going to restore it period correct. Would like to try and learn some history of this style frame. Thanks Charles.