FALCON GASSERS !

[TheYellaBrick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2a3ZNkB5X8&feature=related

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[itsabird]

oooooh yeah!!!!!! 8)

[Harbone]

Lively's probably in a corner touchin himself after seeing that! :lol:

[outlaw256]

damn scoot over lively!! those are beautiful!! i love the old gasser style cars. though they wouldnt pass tech they sure do take me back.im gonna build one one of these days. ive gotr a 64 falcon and a few bbfs. sittin in the floor. a few straight axles. im only waitin on my energy!which i have none of anymore.

[lively]

MY mopar LOVING BROTHER SHOWED ME THOSE SITES LAST WEEK--IT MAKES ME WANT MY RANCHERO DONE QUICKER---BUT----MY BODY HEALING UP HAS TO COME FIRST :oops: :cry:

They are some great looking rigs for sure!!! 8) :lol:

[lively]

MUSTA HIT THE BUTTON TWICE :oops:

[TheYellaBrick]

I wanta build an old school gasser also. Using a Dodge or Ford van front axle. Nose bleed high in the front and cutout wheel wells in the back .
Mopar early 50' or midsize 60's .

[zipper06]

I love the look but i don't know how many of you have ever driven a straight axle car. When i first put my blown chevy sm/blk together in my 1956 T'bird in 1964 i put a straight axle in it. In those days there was only 10.5 wide slicks. That thing would skate all over the track. No weight transfer. The next yr i built a VW link pin torsion front end under the car and it ran 140's and straight as an arrow and would pull the front end about a foot on every launch.
But again i love the look.

Zip.

[TheYellaBrick]

Oh Yeah, those were a total handful with a high pucker rate. It was 'the' technology of the day though.

:shock: :shock: :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[outlaw256]

and what degree did you set that axle up at zip. i put one in a 57 chevy yrs ago and it ran straight and true and didnt shake.just didnt stop so good NO BRAKES!!lol

[TheYellaBrick]

LOTS of caster for high speed stability, Look at the rail jobs.

[zipper06]

and what degree did you set that axle up at zip. i put one in a 57 chevy yrs ago and it ran straight and true and didnt shake.just didnt stop so good NO BRAKES!!lol

I set it at 10 degrees, with a cross over leaf spring, lol, no front brakes either/ever on the car. I had to pull the chute on every pass, couple of funny incedents on that too over the 5 yrs. i ran it. When i lived in Anderson SC. in 1968/1969 i built a front suspension for an altered, but i made it quarter elipitcal springs and that thing transfered weight and ran straight as an arrow. i borrowed the idea from Stone,Woods, and Cook, that's the rear suspension they had on their blown willy's.

Zip.

[TheYellaBrick]

That 'bird probably caught a lot of airflow under the front end !
It amazes me that ANY of those nose high cars were at all CLOSE to stable at speed.
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[outlaw256]

i took our axles out from under a few ford e vans. i think we set them up like 7 degrees. DD, some were plum scary to drive the 1/4 in.but if you lived thru it MAN what a ride it was lol.but most werent bad at all. i got a few axles now. gonna put one under my 41 glass willys someday and i got the 64 fairlane thats gonna get one. and if i ever get off my butt im gonna put one under my 54 ranchwagon.what can i say i love the gasser look!! it takes me back to where i was happy.and not in pain.and besides they just look KOOL lol

[zipper06]

i took our axles out from under a few ford e vans. i think we set them up like 7 degrees. DD, some were plum scary to drive the 1/4 in.but if you lived thru it MAN what a ride it was lol.but most werent bad at all. i got a few axles now. gonna put one under my 41 glass willys someday and i got the 64 fairlane thats gonna get one. and if i ever get off my butt im gonna put one under my 54 ranchwagon.what can i say i love the gasser look!! it takes me back to where i was happy.and not in pain.and besides they just look KOOL lol

Outlaw, i don't know if the 2 spring setup works better than a cross over spring, my axle was out of an old ford, and the first run down the track with the car was 11.19 @ 122 MPH and i almost wet my pants (i was only 25 yrs. old) i was crazy/stupid as hell in those days and didn't have much fear, but i did realise that that setup was not going to work, By the way i lived at 317 Cedar Circle Rd. in Streamwood when you lived in Hanover Park. Do you remember the hellous snow storm we had in April 1965? i was stuck at work for 2 days in Elk Grove at the shop worked at. WoW :!: :!: memories.

Zip.

[outlaw256]

zip wasnt it 67 that we had that bad snow? i had some friends that lived on cedar circle!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bad68backhalf]

In 1982 -83 i ran a 55 chevy gasser on the street,it had a 1970 454 LS6,400 turbo, 12 bolt,488s. 1 piece tilt front. It was a little hairy on the street. I raced on delaware ave in Philadelphia every weekend. But i think today the technololgy is a little better with the front axels .

[Scooterz]

I love Zips car examples from the good days!!!! Wish I was there.

My buddies dad but a nice 40 Ford 2dr Sedan gasser in 68ish. He still has it. It was parked by 1970ish with a cracked 9" rear. It is a 4-spd nasty 327 car. He said he took it on I5 at 120mph back in the day, it took up all 4 lanes trying to keep it on the road. Scarey. I saw that car in his shop not too long ago... 4 flat tires on Hali-brand slotted wheels. A thick layer of dust covers the metallic Ruby red... tuck & roll...just sitting there for 40+ years. What a time capsule. Kills me... absolutely kills me. I bet the oil in that motor is like peanut butter. I think he said it was in Hot Rod mag in the late 60's. Nice car.

[TheYellaBrick]

That '40 is a genuine barn find, if ya could get 'em to part with it to restore it in honor of his dad.
At least it's in out of the weather ! :D :D

[Scooterz]

Yep, I would love to have it... she is a fine Gasser for sure. He also has a 65 Falcon w/ a striaght 6 that runs 12's easy just short-shifting it.... has a hand made dual carb intake. Interesting car too... but the 40 is amazing.