Cars

A look at what we used to do
Drag Racing/Street Rod - A little blast from the past

My first Ford Pop at Santa Pod Raceway June 1981

	Hot Rod & Custom Magazine September 1981 It's nice to see street rods on the strip especially when they're laying down some rubber This is real show 'n' go
	Powered by Ford 4.7 litre small block V8 As the engine was going to take a lot of punishment, I replaced and blueprinted most of the parts TRW pistons, mild hydraulic cam, boss con rods, GT40 spec heads, mallory distributor, holley 600cfm carb plus home made headers For the drive train, I used a Ford 4 speed top loader gearbox with Jaguar S type independent rear suspension

Later replaced the body shell for a better one from an abandoned project
I sprayed it American red candy apple over a gold base

Waiting to hit the road Burnout's Brighton front Racing at Santa Pod
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Eventually sold the second one to build a third

Bought the third one from a guy running a pub in London
Although the car had been standing for over a year, we primed the pump
cleaned the plugs and points and drove it back to Brighton

Waiting at a bus stop after attacking it with a blow torch. No road tax
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Chassis built from 3x2 10g and aircraft tubing

Front suspension is home grown.
Eddie Wimble drop tube axle.
Radiator was later changed for a custom one
to handle the heat

This is the 4.7 V8 engine I blueprinted from
my previous pop while working as a Jag
mechanic at Moores of Brighton
Thanks must go to Pat Church of Gold Rush
fame for supplying parts and advise while
running Brighton Speed & Custom

Although still a street car, I wanted the drag
race look at the time using 15" rear wheels
and 13" slimline fronts, flip body.
Full roll cage, prop loop etc. to RAC specs

SOUND and Video FILES - click on Real Audio buttons

    Santa Pod Raceway fireup lane
    Santa Pod Raceway burnout
    Santa Pod Raceway 1/4 mile run

Santa Pod Video
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On the road this car pulled 60 in 1st gear, 90 in second. The speedo broke doing 140mph in top.

These were fantastic days and although I no longer participate, the memories linger on
Nothing quite like the burble and acceleration of a well tuned V8, and out of all the exotic cars
I've driven, nothing matches up to the fun, excitement and sheer buzz I had out of street rods,
and the good friends that I shared these times with

Always glad to hear from anyone reading this page who knows what I mean or has a project of interest

FOR SALE: Still some race parts left, please contact me with your requirements

Build to win under construction

Please send emails to:
RonTurnercars@aztec.f9.co.uk