Tom Daniel T’Rantula

[Straightliner59]

1 hour ago, CabDriver said:

They would at least make a floor or a hoop over the driveshaft right?  ??

The output shaft is enclosed in a steel tube, there is no floor over it. There were a few rare exceptions, but, generally, the chassis, itself was the suspension. The front axle was mounted on torsion arms.

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

He said "blow a rear end" and I got censored for saying BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH! -RRR

[mvadrag]

This is a great topic. I will like to see how you handle trying to create a realistic dragster out of this show rod.  The drivers area looks pretty laid back on your chassis, but it might be necessary to fit the roll cage under the roof.

The driveshaft for a dragster is really a splined steel bar connected with a coupler. An anti-rotation bracket is usually attached to the front of the third member. Most chassis builders would use a aluminum tube bolted to the main caps of the engine through to the third member to keep everything lined up.

Edited November 5, 2019 by mvadrag

[Modelbuilder Mark]

12 hours ago, mvadrag said:

This is a great topic. I will like to see how you handle trying to create a realistic dragster out of this show rod.  The drivers area looks pretty laid back on your chassis, but it might be necessary to fit the roll cage under the roof.

The driveshaft for a dragster is really a splined steel bar connected with a coupler. An anti-rotation bracket is usually attached to the front of the third member. Most chassis builders would use a aluminum tube bolted to the main caps of the engine through to the third member to keep everything lined up.

This is a great piece