57 Nomad Gasser

[Gerald Haney]

Finished last night. 

Hope you like.  Haven’t settled on a name yet.

[shoopdog]

That is some fantastic paint work!

[tbill]

Totally dig it! ‘Nose Bleed’ comes to mind for a name?

[Snake45]

Clean build, but you've got the front axle on upside down. Put it on right and your stance will look a lot better. 

[Gumball]

20 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

Clean build, but you've got the front axle on upside down. Put it on right and your stance will look a lot better. 

I did a Chevy rat gasser a while back by accidentally gluing the front Axel upsidedown. I find its is a surprisingly easy way to give a car the crazy classic gasser look. Regardless I think the car looks fantastic!

[donb]

36 minutes ago, tbill said:

Totally dig it! ‘Nose Bleed’ comes to mind for a name?

Oh yeah. That works !

[ChrisR]

Nice!

[RAMBENNA]

great job, looks fabulous

[vintagercr]

The paint is cool and love gassers.

[Koellefornia Kid]

Very nice job, Gerald!

[crazyjim]

Nice flames.

[Hmann68]

Wild! Love the flame job! Nicely done ?

[W-409]

11 hours ago, Gumball said:

I did a Chevy rat gasser a while back by accidentally gluing the front Axel upsidedown. I find its is a surprisingly easy way to give a car the crazy classic gasser look. Regardless I think the car looks fantastic!

But, a Gasser doesn't have this kind of nose-up stance. It is said in all of the old NHRA Rulebooks. This is a quote from 1968 Rulebook:

"Engine may not be raised more than twenty-four (24) inches from the ground, measured from the centerline of the front crank pulley to the ground."

And watching the old Gasser pictures, none of them had a stance like this one.

Don't get me wrong guys, the Nomad is very nicely done. Great job with the paint and detailing. It's just not a Gasser.

[Gerald Haney]

Hey guys I appreciate all the comments.  I know it’s probably not technically the right height in the front to be a legal gasser. I was going for extreme, outlandish, over the top, attention getting, radical blasting off the light look!  If I had more interest and patience I would’ve made an attempt at smoke off the rear tires and fire out of the exhaust. I rebuilt it from a mess and I got a few of the parts from a friend and my parts box.  I keep trying to push my skills and get better.  This was my 23rd build since I started building again in dec ‘16. It’s all fun. 

I only cussed a lil bit! ?

[Gerald Haney]

Wheelie bars! If I had some I would’ve put them on. 

[cobraman]

Nice paint work.

[68shortfleet]

Completely obnoxious. I like it. And that paint looks great.

[Gerald Haney]

I like that. Completely Obnoxious!

Thanks man! 

[slusher]

Looks killer!!