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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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.
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