Thats so cool man! Wow its really coming along! I'm so happy you decided on doing a drag car, I really couldn't be more excited to see this one

I've been busy myself. Painted the car about 2 weeks ago and startin' to put it back together!

Whats the plans engine wise?

 

Man thats looking cool. When do you think you will have it ready to run? Im still working on getting my 64-65 car. It will happen this winter.

 

the old Mopar of yours looking good. Those rims on it gotta go.
I will come and get them Maybe we can race each other if I get done next year.

It may get the '67 400 "E" engine I have. Solid lifter w/ 12.5-1 comp.

F85,what you been up to ? you getting your 64 running?

thanks for looking

 

Jim

Same old stuff, working on junk. LOL The 64 was running all this last year. But i pulled the 468 out and put a 330 in. Im working on that now. Gonna end up selling it and start the 2 door project.


Go with the 400 engine. track down a dual quad tunnel ram, or tri power. It would be wicked!

 

do you have thread on here about that, sure would like to see it.

 

About the 330 into the 64? Or the hotrod build up? The hotrod at this point is still a dream. As soon as i get a car to start the project ill start a thread.

 

So hows the project going? I was out at Byron yesterday and saw this killer Chevy II gasser. Guy built it all himself. Runs mid 12s, but he can still put it on the bumper. That was my favorite car there yesterday. I found a couple video clips of it online. The car is High "N" Wild.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiXGMrPeWwg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO8LXFT6gbA


Maybe this will help motavate you alittle

 

hhhmmm been awhile since Iv been here Josh ,I see you posted in June.
I have been working on it some and also a 62 Tempest.

I sprayed some white on the rear 1/4. I wanted to see how it was looking.
its just that Ready to Spray Duplicolor from Auto Zone. It will get sanded off.

I have seen that nova run at Byron....Damn that thing is scary to watch.

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Yeah that car is wild. But i love it! Yours im sure is gonna be built alittle better So you plan on getting yours on the rear bumper? Its looking good! At this pace with all the other junk i have been working on. I doubt ill have my 65 going this year. But Scott (slowolds) just stopped by with his 65 and we tinkered on it for a couple hours.


You figure out a motor yet?

 

progress is looking great

 

Wow look at that, that car is gonna be a cool race car thats for sure!!! Oh man I can't wait!!! Close to getting mine running, I wanna see that car at Route 66 or Byron!

 

Looks cool.

I like that you went with leaf springs on the rear, now you got to make a set of those real long traction bars that they use to use on some A/FXers back in the day that are welded solid to the rearend and attach to a crossmember like a ladder bar would about mid point on the frame, about center under the doors.

Dropped stright axle up front would help loose some weight and really add to the wow factor.

 

Oh, oh, I see that you did put a straight axle under there. COOL

 

Any updates on that ol' 65???

 

may not look much different but I have done ton of weld,grind,sand,spray.
AND still got a long way to go.....

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the lettering and rocket is just tape half assed for now. just trying ideas...

 

looks killer. I have always loved gassers. One day i will build one and it will be an olds. Btw the tilt front end is just bad ***.

 

Wow its really coming along!

Well, I'm leaving for the Air Force in a month. Please keep posting pictures of it on here, I can't wait to see it at Route 66! It would be perfect for that Route 66 Classic event they had this year!

-Craig

Edit - Just noticed the date when you posted that last post, Sorry - Not on here as often as I used to be

 

I gotta say,you've got some big *****,I'll give ya that.That looks great.I'm trying to picture it complete.Have you thought about a color yet?

 

congratulations Craig on finishing High School. I was really hoping to have it running and
bring it back to your school. But life gets in the way sometimes.

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I did take it to the Melt Down drags a Byron this summer. I just put it in the
show field. Had a lot of lookers that liked it.

This is close to what the colors will be.
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wish you the best in the Air Force , stay safe.

 

Haha god is that thing awesome! I'm loving it! That would of been real cool to bring it back to school haha, my teacher would of gotten a kick out of it! I mean he did used to call it the tortilla shell lol OH and those colors are a perfect choice no doubt!

 

still plugging away at it. Fixing more rust....
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some day

 

I know this is a real real OLD thread, but I am still watching this build. Get anywhere with it lately? Curious to see where you are in the build!

-Craig

 

X2?

 

I know it's dead but x3

 

hay guys been awhile since I have been on here.
Happy to see there is still interest in this car.
No real progress on it latley. I bought a car I built in 2007 for a
friend of mine. So the 65 AWB Olds has kinda got put on back burner
for now.
This a pic of the 64 I built. Im not giving up on the 65.
so far I ran 10.95 @ 122 at Byron.

MAKE NO MISTAKE the car pictured is NOT the 65 AWB


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Best of luck man

 

Very nice no gasser but nice!

 

^^^^^^^^^

agree, this is more of AWB car F/X

 

This car popped into my head the other day. Wondering what happened with it

 

I believe it was for sale as a roller as of last year.

 

Wow, this is a really old thread. But it's very interesting to me, since Wil Fischer was the Olds dealership my dad bought in 1966.