Dr Crankenstein
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A little sniff o' nitrous never hurt anybody. 
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I'm Gonna Build A Dragster!
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sc5080
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That setup looks pretty interesting. Hope you post pics of it on the engine soon. Giving me ideas for my own 300/6 build.
Giving me ideas for my own 300/6 build.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
That setup looks pretty interesting. Hope you post pics of it on the engine soon.
Larry, you're better off using me as an example of what not to do.
On the lower manifold I tapped the injector holes and put 3/8" aluminum pipe plugs in. Am now grinding as much of the injector boss out of the runner as possible. Trying to create a smooth, unobstructed path for the air/fuel mixture. The runner walls are thin and I already broke through one. JB Weld to the rescue.
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bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
The guys running the nostalgia drags frown on anything that's not "old school". Yes, I realize nitrous has been around since WWII.A little sniff o' nitrous never hurt anybody.
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I did look into a "cheater" kit but decided against it.
Before I'm done with my engine mania I'll put a turbocharger on something.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Last fall on the way to the Fall Out Drags in Rock Falls Wisconsin we had a massive blowout on the trailer. It might have bent the axle. I know it tweeked the frame. Since I like to build trailers, the old one will be used for parts to build a new one. I picked up the trailer shown in the pics for raw material for the new one. Same deal; single axle, unsprung. Step one will be to clean all the poopoo off the just acquired trailer. Then it will have to be widened. Going for more of a 60's dragster open trailer look.
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Old Iron
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bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Give a guy an angle grinder with a cut off wheel and there's no telling where the carnage will end. I took the project trailer off the orange trailer one piece at a time. Pictured is what I am saving. Shown is the width it will be. There's some rust that will be patched. Tomorrow it goes to Jerry the Sandblaster, then I'll know the extent to which it has to be patched. Fortunately there's a metal warehouse near Jerry's. I coulda started with all new metal but that wouldn't be as much fun.
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Dr Crankenstein
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bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Not to mention those nice radiused corners.
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Good catch, Doc. That was the sole reason I bought the trailer.
Misbehaven
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Yea I like the corners.. That will be OG 
MercuryMac
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I like the corners also.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Daniel Boone was a Tractor and a Trailer
Gradually removing the deck from the old trailer. Lots of welds to cut with a Zip wheel. I want to save the decking, which is formed channel. I'll use it on the new trailer but will just use two strips turned upside down for tire channels. Should work good. Here's a shot of the Dodge frame lurking in the grass, waiting for me to start the '30 Dodge pick up build.
Gradually removing the deck from the old trailer. Lots of welds to cut with a Zip wheel. I want to save the decking, which is formed channel. I'll use it on the new trailer but will just use two strips turned upside down for tire channels. Should work good. Here's a shot of the Dodge frame lurking in the grass, waiting for me to start the '30 Dodge pick up build.
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bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Got the side rails back from Jerry the Sandblaster. Ventured into riot torn Minneapolis and picked up steel for the trailer. Welded patches on the side rails where they were thin.. Moving right along. But I probably will need more steel.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
The trailer is widened 15". I patched the original frame where it was thin. Next will be the extensions on the rear. The rear end of the dragster is narrowed so the channels will be widened to the inside to accommodate the difference. As you see the blue channel now it fits the width of the dragster front end. It sounds sadistic, but I'll cut the tongue and the diagonal supports off the old trailer and weld them on this one.
Here's a pic of what my next roadster will look like (this winter).
Here's a pic of what my next roadster will look like (this winter).
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Torchie
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All nice.
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Especially the roadster.
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bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Slow but Steady
Did some trimming and fitting on the channels. Just about done with the wide part at the end where the slicks will sit. The channels will go to Jerry the Sandblaster to get cleaned up. Lots of cut off wheel work, grinding and welding. Here's the body I put together out of spare junk. It will be the basis for the roadster shown yesterday. But first, I'm going to take the Mustang II suspension out of the Renault and put a straight axle under it. Gasser style, but not nose bleed.
Did some trimming and fitting on the channels. Just about done with the wide part at the end where the slicks will sit. The channels will go to Jerry the Sandblaster to get cleaned up. Lots of cut off wheel work, grinding and welding. Here's the body I put together out of spare junk. It will be the basis for the roadster shown yesterday. But first, I'm going to take the Mustang II suspension out of the Renault and put a straight axle under it. Gasser style, but not nose bleed.
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Misbehaven
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Selling anything
I see a sad one that needs to be on the road or strip
I see a sad one that needs to be on the road or strip
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
I don't know which one you are referring to. The Anglia is ready to hit the road right now.
Old Iron
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I don't know what it is about the Renault Dauphine's that I like but, I do.
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