Hi Allen, welcome to the list.
The major problems we have had with drag cars being converted to dry
lake racing is roll cage tube sizes and thickness, very flexible chassis and
front ends that won't take any appreciable side loads. For directional
stability you will want to end up somewhere near 50/50 weight distribution,
this is a load that the usual dragster chassis is not designed for. It can
be done though but it isn't easy. I hope you can preserver though, I am sure
the in line six guys will welcome you with open arms. They take a lot of
flack from the flathead and Ardun guys here.
Jim in Palmdale
----- Original Message -----
From: Allen & Trish <riveroak@cncnet.com>
To: LSR List <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 5:39 PM
Subject: Another newbie signing on to the "list"
> Hi list,
>
> My name is Allen Young and I live in Oroville Ca. I'm retired and a
> recent resident of California. Just in time to get whacked in the side
> of the head by the electric utility problem. I've been reading the list
> for a couple of weeks and love it! I didn't sign on for a couple of
> days and had over 400 emails to read! I've corresponded a couple of
> times with Tom Bryant in Redding (almost a neighbor) about my
> "project". He is encouraging me to keep going and at this point I
> will. I have a '60's front engine dragster that I'm considering
> turning into a Lakester. I plan to put a GMC 270 inline six into it,
> hooked to a powerglide tranny. I plan to take it to El Mirage for a
> tech inspection just to see if it might be a feasible project. If it
> is, I hope to have it running next year. I plan to journey to
> Bonneville this summer/fall to just soak it up and learn all I can.
> Also do the photography thing when I can.
>
> Any comments or suggestions about my proposed project would be greatly
> appreciated. If the dragster isn't feasible, I have a cherry 1977
> Camero that might be a candidate for the salt??
>
> Thanks for letting me tune in and hope to meet many of you one of these
> days.
>
> Allen --- Oroville CA. -- LSR # 717
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