It's looking a little better.

I still have to get the front sheet metal sprayed.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Bob you are right, but the only rear bumper that I have was rusted out and bent up. I looked for quite awhile and could not find a decent one at a reasonable price, so fiberglass is cheap and it was something that I wanted to try my hand at. While getting the weight to the rear is important, reducing overall weight is my main goal. I am trying to come in at under 2800 lbs. I don't think that I will have a problem with weight transfer because of the long ladder bars, in fact if I drop them down to the lowest hole, the intersection point is just to the rear of the front axle. This thing could very well become a wheelstander if my nerves would stand it. The car that I am using as insiration was raced in TX in the late 60's and it had some homemade wheelie bars, I may have to come up with a set before it is overwith.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Glen, I have been following your project with great interest. Looks like you will have some fun with your Falcon. One question I have though, Why did you make a Fiberglass Rear Bumper. I always thought that you would want more weight over the rear (hence mounting the battery in the trunk) for maximum traction. I would think that you would want to keep the steel rear bumper and fab a fiberglass front bumper to maximize weight transfer?

Anyway cool car...

BOB

Finally found some proper gasser wheels that would fit the rear yesterday

Juess I need to go on and order the M&H's

Glen Henderson



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Letohatchee, AL

I know HA/GR is a class designation but it made me think that "Hagar" would be a fitting name. Especially when you compare the driver and crew to the Comic character Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

While you guys talking about 6 bangers, the guys that started the Eagle Field event built this one with a 200 Ford I though it was pretty cool and wanted to build something like it although my plans progessed into something a little more.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Kidd, I like the 6 bangers and a falcon is the perfect car for one and alot cheaper than a y block. Good luck with yours.

Tim, I would love to come to Eagle Field just to watch, but it's just to far. I do want to take one more trip out west before we get to old to travel.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

good deal yblock and falcon. im working on old gasser 62 falcon  freind built in 1969 it took till lasts year to get from him was 6 banger i ran against him with 6 bang 68 stang in f and g gas. also was thinking yblock has have hopped up 292. good luck billy the kidd bender.

I believe you are right.  I have be involved in doing both and after the FED build I think it is easier to start from scratch.  I do like what you are doing though and it's too bad you are so far away and not finished, that thing would go great at the Eagle Field event.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Thanks Tim and Charlie, I have been involved in circle track car builds that went from a pile of tubing to a car in three weeks. I am convinced that trying to take an old car and turn it into something totally different is more difficult. Just so many thing to work out and think about to try to get it as period correct as possible. Take the seat, I have an alum racing seat that I put in the car, but it just didn't look right. Since old van seat are hard to find these days, I got a  seat from a mid 80's Freightliner, removed the airride base and built a tube frame for it. A lot of work for a seat, but I think it looks more period correct than the modern alum racing seat. I could not find a decent rear bumper, so I took my old bent and rusted one and use it as a mold to make the fiberglass one. About a weeks work, but I think it turned out pretty good for a first try.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL