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[GaryR]

If you want a suspended rear I'd go with coil over shocks ala Logghe funny car style.

Not many FA's used any suspension, but i'd do that if you want a late 60's look.

For mid 60's semi elliptical leaf springs might work.

Almost all fuel altereds used a solid rear though.

Same with funny cars. I can't think of any 70's FC's with a suspended rear, and if it was , I'm sure it would be coil overs.

What did you have in mind?

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[DR JAY]

Welcome to the forum Mr Reynolds. Your contributions to the HAMB have already been helping me with detail info for a while. Thanks in advance...

[GaryR]

Thanks! Call me Gary.

Glad to help a fellow HAMB'er or modeler anytime!

[GaryR]

I've looked at several dozen pics of altereds and am not finding suspended rear ends. Same for 70's FC's. Sorry!

Here's a couple pics of modern coil over setups for Pro Street and a sand dragster.

The thing is, fuel altereds and funny cars are high horsepower cars that hook up much better with solid mount rears, the big low pressure slicks also act as suspension of sorts.

 

First modern solid mount, then coil overs. They are 4 links.

 

Edited September 18, 2015 by GaryR
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[GaryR]

Speaking of Altereds , here's some Fuel cars!

Edited September 18, 2015 by GaryR

[GaryR]

[10thumbs]

Gary, on the "Pure Heaven" car, this is the 1st time I've seen a FireEx by the motor!  Thanks too for clearing the Fire System activation deal up.  Very good fuel system pics!  No more questions needed, they show it all.

By the way, the captions are a hit!  Burkholder Bros. didn't scrimp anywhere visible.  Yet the car was only a $5000 investment.  Amazing how times change.  I remember my sister was looking in 1967 at a 67 Corvette.  Price was $5300 on the list.

Michael

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[GaryR]

OK. Hope this helps.

[10thumbs]

Gary, our entries crossed last time.

Great pics!

Question:  Pics of the Davis&Ingram car, Jewel T, is from what I've found scarce.  That car was one of the few to have a suspended rear end.  Do you have anything on the Jewel T?

This is my next build.  The 3rd of my Fuel Altered "Trio Infernale".

[GaryR]

I do, but this thread on the HAMB pretty much covers the car, little said about the rear suspension though. I'd suspect that since the car was built in 1967 it had Logghe type coil overs. I believe Ron Ellis also had a coil over AA/A.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/davis-ingram-jewel-t-aa-altered-lotsa-pics.284497/

 

 

[10thumbs]

I'll look at the link.  The info I have is from there.  Interesting too a few anecdotes about that team.  Ingrams' daughter was even active there on the forum, about their car.

The Jewel T as I understand was one of the few top teams that had a suspended rear axle setup, plus the car would start on it's own which won him a few races due to various starting line shenanigans from opponents.

The car ran 7's too, on gas.

Michael

[GaryR]

Here's a one minute video of the Jewel T.

[Scott Colmer]

Hi Gary,

Would you happen to have and engine shot of Carl Casper's Cosmic Charger? With the re-release of the kit with the correct front mount blower, that picture would be great for detailing.

Thanks

Scott

 

 

 

Edited September 19, 2015 by Scott Colmer

[GaryR]

Nope. I don't . The Cosmic charger is a pretty obscure car! I can try to research it, but it's unlikely.

I DO however have a bunch of detail shots of the front blower setup on the Mooneyes Chevy. basically the same deal.

Let me prowl around.

[Truck parts]

Thank you for the great pic's

[GaryR]

Zippo on the Cosmic Charger! I've never seen a crank driven 426 late model hemi, most crank driven blowers were used on early 392's, Chevy's, Olds etc in the 1950's to very early 60's.

Belt driven, manifold mounted blowers work way better than the crank mounted. For one think, the crank mounts cannot be overdriven, that's basically the point of a supercharger. Top mounted blowers can be under driven. crank speed or overdriven by changing pulleys. I don't think a manifold was ever produced for the 426. Time to improvise.

[GaryR]

Here's a link to a HAMB thread on front mounted blowers.

This shot is an Olds, with three Strombergs. Obviously way older than the Cosmic Charger, but basic plumbing is basic plumbing.

Check out the thread.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/front-mount-blowers.132462/

[Scott Colmer]

Thanks for your time with this Gary. The pic will help. I also have another streamliner project with a front mount Olds. So its a win-win for me.  Looking at the parts in the CC kit, they look a lot like the blower parts from the Galloping Ghost show car Casper did. The brochure in the box says that Casper helped with the addition of the new parts in the kit. Makes me wonder if he used the same blower parts in the CC and GG. If only I could find out of they were chrome in the CC, I would be set.  

Thanks again for your efforts.Very much appreciated!

Scott