Marc Weller Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 Putting the finishing touches on this one. GMC block from the AMT '50 Chevy pickup with Fisher head from the AMT '51 Chevy Hardtop. Slingster , or as I like to call Little Sizzler, frame, body, wheels. I used the blower from the Slingster and scratch built the intake from an image I found online. Machined the pulleys and magneto. I used the Slingster header tubes in combination with the the flange from the '51 Chevy kit. Alcad sure does a killer job !!! This one will be under glass in a week or so.
#1 model citizen Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 This is a good looking & very interesting build. I don't think I've ever seen a "sling shot" powered by a 6, but then when I was a kid I thought that if it wasn't a V8 it was junk & just blew them off. That is until I got a hold of a few slant 6 MoPars as well as reading about early salt flat racers. Just out of curiosity, was this a common occurrence in drag racing?
Marc Weller Posted October 27, 2017 Author Posted October 27, 2017 Kay Sissell had a slingshot with a pair of 6's !!!! No blowers though. Blown inliners are common at Bonneville, less so at the drags although I can recall seeing a blown Supra motored RED running comp eliminator in recent years.
DustyMojave Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 I recall seeing a Chevy/GMC 6 in a row with a blower back when, maybe early 60s. It was a round bottom blower housing, sitting on its side, with a manifold extending about 8" out from the side of the head (very probably a Wayne head). I remember Kay SIssel's altereds with 6es too.
jkroll1212 Posted November 14, 2017 Posted November 14, 2017 Awesome build, but one important question. How... How do you get in???
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