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unklian

#90
January 20, 2009, 06:09:29 PM
How about a Fiat 500 or 600 ?

Very small, will have to find out of they seat 4 people.

tomslik

#91
January 20, 2009, 06:16:28 PM
Quote from: "unklian"What was the first year on the Crosley ?


1939 i believe

I know nothing about them.

I'm assuming this car is legal:
http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/bville-cars-1/204-1-06.jpg
Maybe it was grandfathered in ?


The aerodynamics on a Wagon wouldn't be great.
Not a major crisis for drag racing, but it would hurt at Bonneville.

A sloped rear window would be better.
Long overhang on back would also help.
The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it\'s still on my list

unklian

#92
January 20, 2009, 09:28:10 PM
The Fiat 500 and 600 are 4 seaters. No larger than an Austin Mini.

The Austin America was slightly larger.


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Does anyone here have a body shell they think would be suitable ?

Crosley.In.AZ

#93
January 20, 2009, 09:42:15 PM
Crosley was 1939 introduction at the worlds fair in new york...  Crosley for the most part were 4 seat cars....  the pickups, sports car models  were 2 seaters.

Crosley cars serious changed after the big war ended.  1946 was the first post war production car.... still a 4 seater.
Tony

 Plutophobia (Fear of money)

unklian

#94
January 20, 2009, 10:10:40 PM
How hard to find a suitable one ?

phat rat

#95
January 20, 2009, 10:13:27 PM
not gasser type but certainly a drag candidate

http://wyoming.craigslist.org/cto/992253374.html
Some days it\'s not worth chewing through the restraints.

unklian

#96
January 20, 2009, 11:59:50 PM
Quote from: "phat rat"not gasser type but certainly a drag candidate

http://wyoming.craigslist.org/cto/992253374.html

I think Frank wanted something a little lighter.

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Anyone remember the Chevette that Hot Rod Magazine did ?
They cut out the firewall out completely and squeezed a big
Caddy motor in there. Driver wore a Funny Car style suit.
Ran pretty quick for what it was.

enjenjo

#97
January 21, 2009, 09:28:35 AM
The pictures of the straight 8 Crosley was taken at the National Crosley meet, about 10 miles from here. I was there, and looked at that car. I like the looks of it a lot. A Crosley body would get us into the Vintage class too. They are not that hard to find, a really rough one would work for what we want to do.

A Fiat 600 would work too. Even a Yugo. :shock:

International did make a 501 cube straight 6, but that would definitely be XXo class.

Outside of the fact that I have one, International engines have some speed equipment out there, since they were used in circle track racing in the 80s and 60s.
Welcome to hell. Here's your accordion.

GPster

#98
January 21, 2009, 09:57:05 AM
Quote from: "enjenjo"International did make a 501 cube straight 6, but that would definitely be XXo class.
Outside of the fact that I have one, International engines have some speed equipment out there, since they were used in circle track racing in the 80s and 60s.
The way I read it XXO is 325 cube to 375 cube and if you use a speciality racing head you'll have to be under 325 cube. What little I saw quickly was that the International Black Diamond has a 308 cube which would be ok with a racing head fo XXO or the Red Diamond starts out with a 372 cube which would be OK with a stock head if it was stock bore/stroke. That may be accomplished  because the cylinder liners (?) are removable so you could keep stock bore. This might be a hard find but there seems to have been a Red Diamond made for the military in 1941 (WWII) that was 361 cube which would give a little bit more machining room. This certainly is not meant to correct butthis is from the information of DLRA which is supposed to be similar to SCTA. GPster

phat rat

#99
January 21, 2009, 10:10:47 AM
Some days it\'s not worth chewing through the restraints.

tomslik

#100
January 21, 2009, 11:27:46 AM
Quote from: "phat rat"
Quote from: "unklian"
Quote from: "phat rat"not gasser type but certainly a drag candidate

http://wyoming.craigslist.org/cto/992253374.html

I think Frank wanted something a little lighter.

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Ok here's lighter

http://wyoming.craigslist.org/cto/993319599.html

I haven't found any Crosleys yet

Ureka! check this out. It's also closer.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___Crosley-2-Door-Station-Wagon-This-is-a-CLASSIC_W0QQitemZ330301743394QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item330301743394&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A317%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318



i can go pick that up for ya.....
i'm about 10 miles south of loveland :lol:
The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it\'s still on my list

purplepickup

#101
January 21, 2009, 12:42:16 PM
From my rust belt perspective that Henry J looks like it's in decent shape.

I wasn't in chat but I've been wondering if anyone has brought up how a build would be financed.  Sometimes deals don't last long and need to be jumped on when the opportunity is there....even if it's just a sale on needed parts.  That would require a pot of cash.....or Crosley's credit card :wink:
George

unklian

#102
January 21, 2009, 12:56:52 PM
I like the profile of the Henry J, but the Crosley is probably smaller.

That wagon is listed as a '49.
Are the bodies exactly the same as a '48 ?

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I think a larger XO motor, in XXO, wouldn't stand much
of a chance against motors with modern "specialty" heads.

GPster

#103
January 21, 2009, 01:43:54 PM
Quote from: "unklian"I like the profile of the Henry J, but the Crosley is probably smaller.
That wagon is listed as a '49.
Are the bodies exactly the same as a '48 ?
I think a larger XO motor, in XXO, wouldn't stand much
of a chance against motors with modern "specialty" heads.
If it starts out and stays as a drag car I think the Crosley has a nostralgic flare with it and I like the uniqueness of a big six. If we ever were going to try Bonneville I see us getting in over our head real quick with a Crosley because of the classes. I would'nt think it would run any engine without a re-designed/lengthened hood and a drag car might be comfortable with the wheels outside the body but what would it be like on the salt with the wheels hanging outside that nose (lengthened)? Something like the Henry J would still be nostalgic on the drag strip. It would give you a chance to run the wheels under the body and maybe an XO engine under the hood but because it's newer than '48 it's just a Classic body not a Vintage body so on the salt that might be a deeper class. I'm not trying to be a lawyer on/for either side, I'm just fumbling threw the information as I find it and I certainly don't want to do anything to quell this enthusiasm.  Someone on this subject showed a link to Crosley and I think it shower the '48 to be the same car with an extra piece of chrome on the nose. GPster

GPster

#104
January 21, 2009, 01:49:30 PM
Quote from: "purplepickup"From my rust belt perspective that Henry J looks like it's in decent shape.I wasn't in chat but I've been wondering if anyone has brought up how a build would be financed.  Sometimes deals don't last long and need to be jumped on when the opportunity is there....even if it's just a sale on needed parts.  That would require a pot of cash.....or Crosley's credit card :wink:
Towards the end of CHAT it was suggested that maybe we would have a Chat in the middle of this week to hash over some more. Thinking he might have meant tonight I'd probably ought to take a nap this afternoon. GPster
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