Different type of sidewinder

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Different type of sidewinder

Postby Lotus56 » Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:37 am

Got tired of making inlines all the time so came up with these two chassis for some drag cars.
For the Little Red Wagon I didnt want to cut up the bed to fit a inline so came up with mounting motor behind the axle, Helps with the wheelies too. For the Gas Ronda mustang (first funny car I ever saw way back in 1966) I wanted to keep as much of the interior intact as possible so I mounted the motor above the axle. Since these cars will only be going in a straight line I am not to concerned about how they handle. Normaly I only make Indy and some Nascar but have always loved these two drag cars, I see a Gartlis Swamp Rat in the future, I am going to have to make a drag strip now....The Gas Ronda car isnt quite like the the real 66 car but close enough for me. Just need some drivers to put in them, any ideas......
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Re: Different type of sidewinder

Postby Florida_Slotter » Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:44 am

Very nicely done!
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Re: Different type of sidewinder

Postby J Y D » Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:52 am

Pretty Cool ... I remember seeing both on them run back in the day ... J Y D
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Re: Different type of sidewinder

Postby TsgtRet » Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:06 pm

Then next you'll have to do Bob Riggle's HEMI Under Glass, then the Backup Pickup......this could get addicting!

Particularly like the LRW, nice job!
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Re: Different type of sidewinder

Postby Fast Co. » Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:09 pm

Very cool! Nice engineering.
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Re: Different type of sidewinder

Postby DixonJohn » Fri May 24, 2013 3:03 pm

I got to see both those cars run when I was a young. The cars of today are cool but they just din't crank me up like the match racers of old
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Re: Different type of sidewinder

Postby dge467 » Fri May 24, 2013 9:01 pm

A great looking pair!
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Re: Different type of sidewinder

Postby HomeRacingWorld » Fri May 24, 2013 9:06 pm

Very cool indeed.
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Re: Different type of sidewinder

Postby DHansen » Sat May 25, 2013 8:17 am

Great looking cars. And thinking out side of the box [or norm] to find a solution to a problem is always nice to see.
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Re: Different type of sidewinder

Postby dreinecke » Sat May 25, 2013 5:49 pm

Great looking cars! Nice work on the design too.
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