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AlanCasida

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Just a cool picture...that's all
« on: April 16, 2016, 02:27:51 PM »
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Re: Just a cool picture...that's all
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2016, 02:23:50 PM »
reminds me of one of the old men that sits in the balcony of the muppet theatre. And yes it is a very cool pic.
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« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2016, 02:38:38 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D Yes its him. :o We had a teatcher in biology
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Re: Just a cool picture...that's all
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2016, 11:44:53 PM »
That photo always reminds me of this one most of you have seen.

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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2016, 02:30:27 PM »
One more.
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« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2016, 07:50:02 AM »
Got to be an awesome view having the tires on both sides literally inches from your head. I imagine the primitive respirator filters in those days were hardly capable of cutting down the nitro-fumes and burning rubber.
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Re: Just a cool picture...that's all
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2016, 08:23:21 AM »
Quote from: fekbmax on April 18, 2016, 02:30:27 PM
One more.


I'm looking at the front cover on this one and it is definitely not stock.  I can see two round covers, positioned right over where the fuel pump gear and tensioner gear would normally be.  Is that a photo of Sneaky Pete's car, with the gear drive setup maybe?
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Re: Just a cool picture...that's all
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2016, 09:57:52 AM »
Yes, that is Pete Robinson's Tinker Toy (you can barely see the Y in Toy on the cowl) with the gear drive front cover.

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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2016, 10:01:20 AM »
Quote from: jayb on April 19, 2016, 08:23:21 AM

I'm looking at the front cover on this one and it is definitely not stock.  I can see two round covers, positioned right over where the fuel pump gear and tensioner gear would normally be.  Is that a photo of Sneaky Pete's car, with the gear drive setup maybe?

Yes, that's Pete Robinson's "Tinker Toy". You can just barely see the "Toy" on the cowl in that shot. In keeping with our tire spinning theme, here's another photo of Pete's dragster. That Cammer just looks like a monster in there!

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Re: Just a cool picture...that's all
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2016, 11:53:46 AM »
Back in the day when sex was safe and Hot Rods were dangerous.
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Re: Just a cool picture...that's all
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2016, 05:51:24 PM »
try to find one of those cragar blowers.  I have been looking for years and I cant even find a piece.
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Re: Just a cool picture...that's all
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2016, 10:55:21 AM »
The first photo was in an article in Car Craft, it was Garlits tire testing with the Goodyear Blue-Streaks in 1965, that were about to render pie-crusts and smoky full quarter passes a thing of the past. Historic photo right there, marked a revolutionary change in drag racing technology.
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« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2016, 11:00:07 AM »
Quote from: fairlanegt427 on April 26, 2016, 05:51:24 PM
try to find one of those cragar blowers.  I have been looking for years and I cant even find a piece.

I just stumbled across this a week ago. I realize you are probably looking for cammer stuff, but someone is re-popping the Chrysler and chevy intakes.
http://www.rbssuperchargers.com/Products/392_417_Hemi_Cragar_Blower_Manifold_Satin_Assm_--1100-0075
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« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2016, 08:21:29 PM »
that's the first I have seen of cragar stuff in a long long time to be honest.   and as I was reading the lites of heaven were shining down, and I will just get a Cleveland blower intake seeing I have one of jays adapters.  ::) 
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« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2016, 06:13:48 PM »
That is almost enough to make me build a blown early chrysler, just so I can run that intake!!
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