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Yes that is the one I was referring to as a snorkel
Originally Posted by scottrods
No snorkel going on this I am going to use this one I bought out of a shed.
A dual 60's style snorkel, vice the tall F-5000 looking 1970 ones. Is the blower going to fit under that?
Bad aZZ looking stance and soon to be hot car!!!!!
I have a concern over those breathers on a full tilt boogie drag racer, even though they look cool. Some of the blown cars doubled that style up, because that style actually didn't work as well as a stock configuration cars setup (singularly).
My Dad ran a 1964 Coupe in the drags back in the day at some of the various Socal tracks. He had a similar hood running the 1960's side by side dual carb ram manifold for which that hood (JD Corvette unit) styled was designed for.
He had this type of manifold with his dual snorkel hood.
He ran also the new designed Cragars like you have in the front and a widened steel rim with a rethread drag slick in the back. He had the three taillight conversion done, I still have a lot of the Eelco stuff from that car in the garage, like the ball joint extenders, etc.. And you have just the perfect and right amount of flake planned in that paint. Our car was super heavy flaked and just sparkled in the sunlight.
I also think when the cars got blown, the NHRA made them go to plexiglass windshields! But would have to check the old rules books on that to be sure! And the blown and altered cars were running wheelie bars!
Last edited by TCracingCA; 03-23-2016 at 04:51 PM.
A dual 60's style snorkel, vice the tall F-5000 looking 1970 ones. Is the blower going to fit under that?
Bad aZZ looking stance and soon to be hot car!!!!!
I have a concern over those breathers on a full tilt boogie drag racer, even though they look cool. Some of the blown cars doubled that style up, because that style actually didn't work as well as a stock configuration cars setup (singularly).
My Dad ran a 1964 Coupe in the drags back in the day at some of the various Socal tracks. He had a similar hood running the 1960's side by side dual carb ram manifold for which that hood (JD Corvette unit) styled was designed for.
He had this type of manifold with his dual snorkel hood.
He ran also the new designed Cragars like you have in the front and a widened steel rim with a rethread drag slick in the back. He had the three taillight conversion done, I still have a lot of the Eelco stuff from that car in the garage, like the ball joint extenders, etc.. And you have just the perfect and right amount of flake planned in that paint. Our car was super heavy flaked and just sparkled in the sunlight.
I also think when the cars got blown, the NHRA made them go to plexiglass windshields! But would have to check the old rules books on that to be sure! And the blown and altered cars were running wheelie bars!
The look I am going for with this hood is not hide the blower but have the blower sticking out of it, the pulley on the blower will not effect the two scoops as my vette has a 10% setback in the motor and if it did I know a good glass guy that can stretch the hood.
On that hood/blower, I will have to see how it turns out. It will look radical and all, I just look at scoops and such as to their purpose and function. Maybe the scoops just evacuate the hot air from under the hood, because of the nitro you are planning to run! PS for the Nitro experts, I know octane blends helps run things cooler, so just a figure of speech!
I was actually looking around for a cool drag racer appropriate front grill! Not an easy item to find. There was an outfit that was still making tubular grills out at Pomona, but didn't get a name or business card. Your car needs something super special in the way of a front grill. I also don't know if anyone is knocking off vintage looking parachutes either?
PS I would almost want to cut and fit a C1 styled grill, to give it the look of having teeth! I would have to try it on a scale plastic model first to see how the look would be!
Last edited by TCracingCA; 03-23-2016 at 06:32 PM.
Have not been on for awhile, Been a super busy summer, We made a new body for my 63 Gasser build in BIG silver flaked gelcoat. Never mind my buddy in the pic, he just sharted!!
pic with the wheelie bars mounted, This is not race ride height ,Actually will be about two inches lower , We also made a set of lightweight rear bumpers for it. Car will still get a coat of Raspberry candy and some fancy smancy airbrush work on top of our flaked gelcoat .
I see you're looking for 63 trim parts in the Wanted section here. They can be tough to find. Might be worth $40 to join the NCRS and get the Driveline magazine with all of its Corvette-specific parts ads.
It was the ONLY place I could find an original '63 hood I had shipped from Texas to Florida.
Last edited by vettebuyer6369; 02-22-2018 at 10:52 AM.
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While I like the chassis work you have done on the car, I have a question. Are you limited on tire in the nostalgia class? 31X13s doesn't seem like enough tire for that power combination to me. Cool car.
03-22-2016, 08:17 AM
Cool build!
