Nostalgia Dragster Rebuild

[Preen59]

wooooo! best of luck preeny.

I wish i could be there with you guys.

Thanks man. I hope it all goes smoothly.

Don't worry if everyone could be there that wanted to, there wouldn't be much room to move! haha.

[Jarred]

Thanks man. I hope it all goes smoothly.

Don't worry if everyone could be there that wanted to, there wouldn't be much room to move! haha.

thats ok. i like standing close to you. and running nitro 392's!! ! love getting the beat of my heart reset everynow and again

[Water Boy]

Goodluck guys... Im sure we will have a full report after the run

[Preen59]

Goodluck guys... Im sure we will have a full report after the run

Run?? You know this is a cackle car, right?

If you mean the big display thing tomorrow night, yes. Lots of pics and a full report. There's going to be lots of hot rods n stuff there too i think and STACKS of photographers. Should be a good night.

[Water Boy]

Yeah the car show thing youre off too

[Jarred]

how about a nice little pic in next months street machine preeny! that way I can carry it round and show all my mates! hahaha

no wise cracks about me not having mates either p:

[Preen59]

Well.. The day started off early. Loading the trailer and and the Rodeo and the Caddy.. Getting everything sorted, making sure we had everything etc etc etc.








A quick stop at Blaxland maccas for some lunch..




Then we arrived... Drag-ens Hot Rod Club. We unloaded the car and our gear and got set for what we hoped would be a good night..








This is Morrie Carlton. The guy who ran A/FD and AA/FD with this car. He's a top guy and had some fantastic stories. He jumped straight in the car, slid down and grabbed the brake handle and steering wheel like it was only yesterday.

[Preen59]

Once the night kicked off and everyone started to arrive, it was fantastic. Music, old drag racing footage being played on a projector in the club house, food, drinks... What more could you ask for?

Dad had a great time catching up with friends he hadn't seen for in some cases, 25 years. There was a lot of interest in the car. Morrie was absolutely stoked to see it again.

Anyways, someone who took footage has already posted a clip on Youtube... Its a bit dark, but you can see the header flames and hear the engine, so what more could you ask for??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysk1VkjvVfw

More was in the car for the first cackle. He said it was worth a million dollars to get the opportunity to do that. Bob Honeybrook actually came up to dad after he shut it down with tears in his eyes, because he was so happy to see it run.

We put Bob Shepherd in the car for the second cackle, but unfortunately the starter lunched itself and the planetary gears have gone. Even though the car didn't run, Bob said having the opportunity to sit in the car gave him goosebumps. He came up and thanked Dad 3 times for giving him a spot in the seat!


Here's a couple more pics..

[Preen59]

Oh, i forgot to mention... Steve Thomas (Visual Velocity) is going to give us a CD of all the pics he took from last night next weekend at the Nitro Champs. So when i get a hold of them i'll be posting them too. I saw a couple he took on his camera with big header flames and all It looked very nice.

[GoLfMan]

props to you blokes, dragster looks and sounds tops

would be nice to get such great feedback from the old timers!!!! sure would be a good feeling after all the hard work, congrats, looking forward to hearing it run in person now