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Another new project, with the BubbleUp car stalled due to the Canadian Postal strike and indecision on the direction of the R-M Camaro Pro Stock: I'm starting a new model of a car I have history with. It is also a car that has a history of it's own. The story starts when a gentleman by the name of Mickey Thompson spent $6500.oo on an all titanium chassis for his latest car ( a funnycar chassis normally sold for $2000-$2500 at the time). The car had a firery if not stellar career, first with a Boss 429 and then a more conventional Hemi engine. It went through several bodies and at least 4 fire suits but it did meet with some sucess as well as an AA/FC. Eventually it was retired and found its way to Calgary Alberta Canada and began a second career in the lower ranks of the original Pro Comp Series. A short time later Norm Rousseau (RIP) took ownership of the car and it aquired BBC power in the form of an injected 512 C.I. nitro engine as an A/FC. Run for a part of the season in this form the Achilles heel of the titanium chassis showed itself in a proliferation of stress cracks that could not be stopped or repaired. The decision was made to copy the original chassis in 4130 chrome moly tube with a few updates required by the Chevrolet power and rule changes. The next spring the new combination started to compete in NHRAs Division Six. This is where I joined the team, and it soon became apparent that injected nitro just was no longer competitive with the blown alcohol cars and was much more expensive to run. The change was made to BB/FC with a new blower and Lenco three speed transmission. This is the version of the car I'm going to build. We raced the car for the next two seasons, primarily match racing with three other local funnycars as a booked is show aswell as the NHRA divisional meets. This is another bucket list build that I've wanted to build for decades, I hope you enjoy it and please feel free to ask questions or just comment when the spirit moves you. BTW that's me nearly five decades ago beside the car between rounds
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