Any other drag racers on here ?

[Tim W.]

Anybody else into drag racing ? Heres some pics of my new car for the 2012 season, going to be running in alot of top sportsman shows up here in the northwest !









Here it was before it went to the paint shop

[Diamond Dave]

That is a sweet looking body, Any other shots of it before the paint?

What chassis are you running under it, I am just an armchair athlete when come to full scale stuff.

I love the shots of the shop, the white walls, and clean floor. Looks freakin awesome from here.

Post some more shop pics and shots of the car as you progress, specs included! Great stuff you have there man!

[DerbyDan]

That looks freakin awsome!! What are the general rules for Top Sportsman.... i.e what engines, race format etc?

I live very close to Santa Pod Raceway in the UK.... its nothing compared to what you get in the States but its prob Europe's premier drag-race venue.... me and my mates quite often go up there to run our road cars in open RWYB. Due to the raceway there is quite a strong local hot-rodding & drag race following.

This is my mate's dad's 56' (he also owns a more stock looking 55 Chevy with a 'blown' small block)



My mate (the son) own this 105E Anglia.... it is actually quicker than the big 56'!

[kaiser]

sick 55 and 56. i love the shoeboxes.

sadly i don't drag anymore, sold my drag vw last spring. i do have another vw in the works, this time an aircooled.

[aconsola]

Here it was before it went to the paint shop

Very nice! How big is the vaccu-former for that body?
Is everything on the body painted or is it vinyl details over a red /white base? I can't even imagine how many hours must go into this transformation.

[Daryl Lane]

Very nice Tim ! ! !

I use to play with the DD on week ends, nothing this top of the line. Hope to see some action shots when the snow melts up there...

[scr8p]

nice car, dude!

other that street racing (LOTS of street racing ), and the occasional trip down to maple grove for friday grudge nights, that's about all the drag racing i've done. i do have a couple years of 1/24 scale slot car drag racing under my belt, though.

[Tim W.]

Top sportsman is a bracket type class, For the engine its got a 632 cubic inch chevy with two systems of nitrous and a power glide trans.

Its all paint no vinyl on the car. Paint was done by SD Enterprises in Spring Lake MI. Those pics are at the painters shop.

[bearrickster]

Beautiful Car! I am getting ready to start building a 82 fairmont futura Bracket car. it should be around 10.5 with the 351W set up we have. this year we are building the car and going to run it at mid night madness at MIR in Buds Creek MD. its a fox bodied car so stock? suspenion set up will work this year. more as money alows

[S Bowen]

I drag race and run a Nostaglia Funny Car. Your car is looking nice. We race in the midwest area. Here is our car.

[RJK33]

SBowen = Fast Guy

[njdriver04]

i just bought a bunch of tools from a guy who was trying to get certified for 9 second class only to find out he can never be until he stops taking pain medication for his back..

[Lowgear]

Wow, those are some incredible cars! I have a 68 Camaro with a blown big block in it but haven't taken it to a drag strip yet. It needs a bunch of things (mainly safety) for it to be allowed to run. I'd like to sell it this spring for something thats ready to go.

[GreenHell]

Amazing work guys! I do a little drag racing but nowhere to that level. Here is my 10 second street/strip ’91 Stang, it has the typical stroked small block w/ blower combo, runs on pump gas and the AC still works. I’ve owned this car since ’93 and have done all the work myself (except for the cage).

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/789156/1991-ford-mustang

[Tim W.]

This is a old thread but figured I would post some pics of my car now that it's done! Also of the dragster I picked up last summer!