seppo

yep vegimite is for eating we also use it for shoe polish, paint remover, rust inhibitor on panels, hair dye if you've got dark hair & we have competitions to see who can eat the most in one mouthfull. bill was feeling woosey cause if we dont eat it twice a day at least we get sick.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

graduate 1980, bus, truck, car, hot rod, boat, submarine, hovercraft, hydrafoil, firetruck, mobile home, jet, helicopter, cruise ship, motorcycle, bicycle, santa's sleigh, clock, alloy bullbar, alloy fuel tank, lens, dr who's tardis, matter - anti matter warp drive buffer & y-block lover

Seppo...



Hey...I am diggin the digger...I have been wanting to build one for a while...glad to see you are working through it, might be a little easier for me later on!



Are you working from some plans, and existing car or just "going for it!" Either way I am very interested in seeing it all come together.



Couple of questions...whats the transmission plan? We need to get the boost turned up where you can run a direct drive....1/4 mile burn-outs rule!



If you need a little help, I'll just jump on a plane and head on over



Now back to talking about the family tree, some wonder bread spread and somehow hair color! LOL...



Here are some pics I have to keep me "motivated" about building one...























































-reed

Reed Patridge
Birmingham, Al
1936 Ford Pickup, Flathead powered cruiser
Model A Roadster, 292" Y-Block "project" vehicle

Reed... seems to me that you are a H.A.M.B.er too What a great topic that Drag Cars in motion...!!! Over 600 pages of old Drag Race things.

We are building that chassis with Mark Williams drawings on the wall. Hard tail altered / funny car specs from 1999. It's a mild steel chassis. Engine that will be is our twin turbo efi Y-block 292. Wilcap adapter to Powerglide with short planetary and some home build 9" rearend with 4.56 gears to start with. 33" slicks and then some boost (big time this time) on top of it. Jep... that's our plan...

Dream?  To beat that old 8.15 record of course . Will it ever happen - who knows!

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Yeah, I used to get on the HAMB alot...but tooo big for my tastes now.



The chassis is a really neat thing to think about, all the engineering to make it flex in the right spots, yet stay strong enough to do the job. I do not know alot about it all, but wanna learn real bad.



The FED craze is pretty big over here...dad and I went to the NHRA nostalgia drags in Bowling Green KY last year...hope we can make some more visits in the future.



A really big mentor in my life was Mickey Cox, he ran fuel back in the 60's...only got to know him over 3 years or so...but he got the wheels turning in my head. Just need a little time, some more space and of course some cash-o-la!



When you get ready for the turbochargers...keep me in the loop. I lost my "real" job building the high performance boats, now I am out on my own building turbos again and I would love to chat with you on your choice of compressors...you know low 8's is not a big deal



-reed

Reed Patridge
Birmingham, Al
1936 Ford Pickup, Flathead powered cruiser
Model A Roadster, 292" Y-Block "project" vehicle

Reed, here is some more fuel for your fire. Don't know whose this is and don't even know how it looked when finished, but it sure is Y-block mock up

Have fun...

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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No huge progress so far, but today we got rear tyres for our dragster. Also PG with transbrake is purchased and Wilcap adapter is ordered. Question for Ted: What kind of spindles do you have and which front wheels? Spindle mount or with five lugs? What is your suggestion?

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Both my altered roadster and  fiberglass bodied ’57 Ford have Strange spindles.  The roadster is spindle mount on the wheels while the ’57 is five lug.  I debated on using spindle mount on the ’57 but went with five lug instead simply due to being able to service the wheels and tires without having to contend with the spindle bearings.  I'll add that there was also a better variety of wheel choices for the five lug.  But on a dragster where the weight is a major consideration, then go with the spindle mount wheels of which there are some much smaller sizes being available versus those for the five lug.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Thank's Ted. I'll check what Strange has and I all ready know what MW has. There might not be big difference in prices, but we'll see...

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Ted, i,m great fan of the 57 ford and love your new 57 project, i was fortunate to watch Norm Wizner race his fabulous Jukebox Ford years back, your body looks identical. I have a friend in CA with radical 57 h,top, full race safty roll cage, corvette front end and blown Y Block, 5 speed, it is almost completed and is 10/10 for workmanship and finish. I have 57 ranchero, 292, O/D and VS57, nearing completion.  Love the hoosier hurricane!! Best regards bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Some progress this week. Fuel tank, pump and regulator...

 

-jyrki from Finland-

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