scratch building a long wheelbase dragster chassis

[Peter Lombardo]

Here is the latest build I just started. A few weeks ago while at the NNL East, I picked up a couple of resin bodies from Jimmy Flintstone….a 34 Ford Sedan, which I cut the doors open on for a future build on the 34 Ford Coupe chassis.

I got this really cool 1927 Ford roadster body with a “track nose†which I will convert into a Flat Head Salt Flat speedster very similar to the cover car on the current issue of the “Rodders Journalâ€.

But the subject of this post is the chopped, shortened and cut up 1932 Ford body.

I am custom scratch building a nice long low dragster chassis for this body.

I am patterning it after the dragster chassis from the Tony Nancy Dragster double kit from the 1960’s…..but mine will be much longer

….just because I think it will look better that way.

I have a nice “period correct†resin Ross Gibson 392 Blown Hemi for this and sharp working drop axle front end with cycle front tires.

The chassis is made from plastic coated steel rod pieces for the main chassis and just plastic styrene rods for the support pieces.

I have a long way to go on this chassis, but I got off to a good start so far.

[seeker589]

Looking good Peter! I'll be watching this build. I'm planning something similar but with a roadster body.

[Custom Hearse]

Cool Peter! Your craftsmanship is worth watching! Looking forward to seeing more!

[Raul_Perez]

It looks like you're off to a good start!!

[Randy D]

Good looking project Pete, look forward to what you do with this. Those resin bodies look cool

Randy

[90lowboy]

LOOK'N GOOD! wondering what size evergreen are you using? I am planing a old school 1960s fuel alterd, thanks for the info.