Old Coyote Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 .... Kelly Chadwick's first match race A/XS car ...... chassis modified by Floydada's Don Hardy ............ powered by a dual carbureted 427 big block Chevrolet from Gipson Automotive in Amarillo ...... this car lasted less than a year and was quickly replaced by an altered wheelbase '65 Chevelle, also built by Don Hardy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryR Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 NICE! A true, accurate REPLICA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Very cool build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaldrumm Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Very cool build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Excellent scratch build, I've never seen one like this. Question: What was the thinking back then about the ride height? I assume this was one of the beginning Match Race cars of the era, just after the '65 A/FX beginning. Did the guys first do the radical motor, then saw they could do big frame and wheelbase mods? Thanks again for showing a piece of your outstanding collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 The tires could be easily overpowered by the motors. The raised nose was to transfer weight to the rear to help the tires maintain traction. NHRA had a rule the crankshaft center line could not be over 24 inches above ground. Numerous fuel altereds ran right on this limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coyote Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, 10thumbs said: Excellent scratch build, I've never seen one like this. Question: What was the thinking back then about the ride height? As iBorg stated, the raised suspensions were all about weight transfer, to help get traction to the rear tires. The altered wheelbase car that followed this one relied on the modified wheelbase configuration to aid the traction so it was slightly lower than this car. Kelly often stated that this car would hook up like a monster, but was light and squirrelly on the top end and hard to handle at speed. The altered wheelbase car was much more stable. Here's a picture of the altered wheelbase car for comparison. Edited April 26, 2018 by Old Coyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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