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The Chrysler 8-¾˝ rear end has around the St. Louis area. It had floor and tunnel near the driver’s
Strange axles, spool and gears a pair of A990 fenders on the front right foot needed to cover the
with billet main caps, hung on which I don’t use because of their likes of only what an exploding
1964 factory leaf springs. 10” value and potential for damage, Torqueflite can achieve.
factory drum brakes on the rear so I put a ‘64 front on as they were
and Wilwood Dynalite disc brakes my favorite year and front end NMM - They both are beautiful
in front. I’ve got American Racing sheet metal was often switched on cars. Tell us about the paint and
Torq Thrust D wheels, 3” in front altered wheelbase cars. This car lettering.
and 7” in the rear mounting Mickey was altered 2-½˝ in the back and 6˝ Steve - The car was painted and
Thompson 29.5 x 9 x 15 stick shift in the front, with leaf springs front lettered nearly 30 years ago. The
slicks. For safety I have 10’ Deist and rear. The tinwork consists lettering is all hand painted - no
crossform parachute with Deist of the firewall and dash being vinyl graphics - with hand-laid
aluminized bag, 5-point RJS belts replaced. 24 karat gold leaf lettering done
and a Halon fire extinguisher. by Nadine of “Nadine Ward’s
The rear is a ford 9” with strange
NMM - And Jim, what about the axles and disc brakes. I use Torq Signworks” in Wichita, KS. [Note:
“Big Iron?” Nadine Ward also is responsible
Thrust wheels in front and 8” steel for the beautiful and correct-to-
Jim - I found the car in a wheels in the rear with 10.5 x 30” the-original lettering on many of
backyard with knee-high grass Mickey Thompson slicks. The the dragster re-creations built by
grown up all around where it trans is an ATI-built Powerglide. Wichita’s Corey Conyers.]
was parked in 1968. It’s a 1965 The reason for the Powerglide is
Belvedere that was raced in and an original ugly patch panel on the Jim - Nadine also lettered my car
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