A quarter mile at a time is way too much if it doesn’t have a steel space frame and roll cage. Accelerating from a standstill with some 800 horsepower and grippy slicks will twist a stock frame like a pretzel. Figures the dragster is his as well. Another killer. A front driver position in that powerful a machine makes it almost impossible to drive as it’s hard to tell when it starts to get out of shape. Many who tried to make that configuration work are now planted 6-feet under.
Paul > On May 31, 2019, at 12:20 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on 5/31/19 9:12 AM: >> I was able to see the photos too. >> Did he really put a second set of side doors on it? IIRC, my VW Bus only had >> the doors on the right side. > > It's a fairly rare model with doors on both sides. I think they made that one > for his mom. > >> One thing for sure: You're going to need earplugs to drive it. That thin >> little wall and clear glass dividing you from that engine is not going to >> keep interior noise under 150db... :) > > I think that it's only meant to be driven a quarter mile at a time. > >> Hopefully it is built on a frame with a bit better suspension than the VW >> Transporter had. Or it's just a blaster for drag racing... > > His rail is rather unusual, they put the driver all the way up front to keep > the front wheels on the ground: > http://dragracecanada.com/NHRA/Events/2001/01/10.jpg > > This should show a few more photos of the car > https://autoimagery.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=mark+foster&G_ID=&C_ID=&I_DSC_AND=t&_ACT=usrSearch > > >> G >> — >> "No matter those bearings are a little noisy: the driver is expendable." >>> On May 31, 2019, at 8:52 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >>> >>> Paul Stenquist wrote on 5/31/19 8:43 AM: >>>> The link worked for me. >>>> I wonder what sort of frame this vehicle rests on. I don’t see a lot of >>>> structural tubing. Probably a death trap. >>> >>> I don't remember. It used to be up on a lift, I don't think I ever got any >>> photos of the underside. > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
