Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
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Yep, a BMC clutch cover with some strengthening plates welded around the bolt holes.
He made his own flywheel and slipper clutch from billet.
Yep, manual shift!
He made his own flywheel and slipper clutch from billet.
Yep, manual shift!
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What are you going to use for a back axle? I think it was all van stuff back then.
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A lot used Austin Westminster axles .
Modern day equivalent I've heard shortened is LDV 400 van axles.
Modern day equivalent I've heard shortened is LDV 400 van axles.
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Yes that sounds about right.
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Ah fab, they sound cheap!
Some excellent info here on chassis building thanks to the jalopy journal...
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/thr ... ne.452462/
Some excellent info here on chassis building thanks to the jalopy journal...
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/thr ... ne.452462/
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Looks like a ton of work to make this fit a dragster!
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/LDV-CONVOY-400 ... nav=SEARCH
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/LDV-CONVOY-400 ... nav=SEARCH
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Yea I could see that getting expensive! Might be a lot less grief in the long run to use a 9" ford or something popular that someone can narrow cheaply and you can get performance parts for, especially as you'll be sitting on top of it. It would probably be easier and cheaper to find a used dragster axle in the States and bring that in than build something from scratch here.
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Thinking about it, maybe I'd go for tried and tested Ford 9".
Don't want LDVs finest blowing up between your legs!!
Don't want LDVs finest blowing up between your legs!!
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Based on the fact it'll be very light a 9" or even an 8.75" I reckon will do the trick.
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If you want proper Nostalgia there is a 354ci Hemi for sale about 10 miles from me at the moment...complete with Headers!
Pete Wiseman; Cambridge.
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Oo! What's that going for Pete?
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£2500, no offers.....
Pete Wiseman; Cambridge.
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Hmmm, a bit or drag racing history that. I'm very tempted to buy it just to own to one! He has it on FB UK Drag Racing Mart now Pete.
Imagine, they used to pick one up for pennies from a junkyard, bolt on a blower and race till it blew up. Then just go buy another
http://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrdp-120 ... -of-death/
There's loads of great info in this article. It seems it takes a lot of work for them to handle serious power!Imagine, they used to pick one up for pennies from a junkyard, bolt on a blower and race till it blew up. Then just go buy another
http://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrdp-120 ... -of-death/
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