I just realized most folks have never seen the WarBird

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Royce

Ever thought about making an extended front end like the old funny cars, Gene Snow had a dodge dart like that, before the tilt bodies. New engine looks great.

 

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

Harmonics??

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

That 368 on the roof will have to change, wont it?

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

There used to be some dragsters that used a model A body and the long taperd nose of a dragster. This is the closest picture I could find but its the same idea. I think a nose tapered from the T-Bird body to a dragster nose would look great! Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I have considered adding the Tbird front end to the WarBird, and have checked on glass versions that could be extended.. However, In order to look at all in proportion, I would have to shorten the frame quite a bit. My wheel base is about 150 now and anything longer than 125 would make it look goofy. If you look the the current configuration, the front wheels would need to be back about where the fuel tank sits. So it would be major frame surgery, along with the body fabrication required.. Also shortening the car makes it more difficult to keep pointed straight. As it is, the car drives like a dream, very stable.



I may end up making it look more like a funny car at some point but for this year just getting the engine in and sorted out will be enough

Ford built two battle birds for NASCAR in the day. One is still in original 50's racing trim an owned by a collector. The other went drag racing. Is this the drag one?

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

Thanks for the pics and consider me a Warbird fan, the marriage of the extended chasis and the body is perfect, automotive art with attitude.     

Ted, Redding, CA

I fired up the engine on Sunday in the garage ran it about 30 min to break in the cam and get it up to temp.. No drama.



Man that thing has a raspy idle 1200 rpm is about a low as it will go without stalling.. Hope to be on the pump in the next 30 days.



Next up a max effort Lincoln Y block

Did you take any video?

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.