New? F/G Roadster....
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:56 pm
Gday...
I have a project that I would like to share with anyone interested. A bit about me, I have been around hot rodding since my earliest memories, I started a mechanical apprenticeship at the start of 1978 with G.M.H. (in time for the first Commodore, remember them).... still learning stuff now... .
I have drag raced a 30 roadster, ran 10.1 @ 132 , back in the late 80s early 90s, that was a blast but I have always had a dream of dry lake racing.
Life happens so fast forward to now, I am now semi retired after discharging from the R.A.A.F. and having a bunch of stuff tucked away, I now have a chassis started (up to stating cage work), a 30A (I just like that model) glass body, a QC rear with disc brakes (rear is mounted solid), Chrome molly straight tube front axle (4 link, watts link), centre pinion rack/pinion steer (old open wheeler rack).
Engine wise is my old SBC 355 with Enderle alcohol injection, 13.5:1 comp, roller cam, old fuelies, (its my engine from the drag racing days, just could not get rid of it once we stopped racing) although I have plans for a smaller destroked version SBC, and the last big bit is a clutched TH400 trans.
So, I get enjoyment from building and driving hot rods but the biggest enjoyment is racing, drags or lakes (my opinion anyway).
I plan on attending the 2018 event and with all going well have the roadster on the salt for 2019
Sorry no pics here yet, but once I get a handle on uploading I will put some up....
Kind regards,
Glenn.
I have a project that I would like to share with anyone interested. A bit about me, I have been around hot rodding since my earliest memories, I started a mechanical apprenticeship at the start of 1978 with G.M.H. (in time for the first Commodore, remember them).... still learning stuff now... .
I have drag raced a 30 roadster, ran 10.1 @ 132 , back in the late 80s early 90s, that was a blast but I have always had a dream of dry lake racing.
Life happens so fast forward to now, I am now semi retired after discharging from the R.A.A.F. and having a bunch of stuff tucked away, I now have a chassis started (up to stating cage work), a 30A (I just like that model) glass body, a QC rear with disc brakes (rear is mounted solid), Chrome molly straight tube front axle (4 link, watts link), centre pinion rack/pinion steer (old open wheeler rack).
Engine wise is my old SBC 355 with Enderle alcohol injection, 13.5:1 comp, roller cam, old fuelies, (its my engine from the drag racing days, just could not get rid of it once we stopped racing) although I have plans for a smaller destroked version SBC, and the last big bit is a clutched TH400 trans.
So, I get enjoyment from building and driving hot rods but the biggest enjoyment is racing, drags or lakes (my opinion anyway).
I plan on attending the 2018 event and with all going well have the roadster on the salt for 2019
Sorry no pics here yet, but once I get a handle on uploading I will put some up....
Kind regards,
Glenn.