Does this look scary to anybody else here too?

[bjoehandley]

I ran across a build thread on a model car magazine's forum where somebody was going to replicate this car.

And here is the solid axle conversion on it
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Gasser-Axle-Spindle-and-Brake-Kits,25490.html

 

[old_man]

Brings back sweet memories of the 60's an 70's. Scarry............ no, fun.......... yes.

 

[Talyn]

Scary, no. Stupid, yes.

They screwed up a 65 mustang that way on Car Warriors. Second time I watched that show... sucked both times. All drama no tech.

 

[tbburg]

The old gassers used to be built like that. I think they figured out the performance benefits of keeping the cars lower by the time they started making the altered wheel base cars. It's not dangerous in it's proper environment. 'Wouldn't want to drive it on the street though.

 

[srimes]

I think they're cool. Tires sucked back then so they went to extreme lengths to get traction. Seems like they'd be good for a street ride. I really like the gasser wagons, and think that'd be the way to go for a drag-racing xj.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=972230&postcount=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Polkf7C-uk

 

[bjoehandley]

I'd love to build a 2wd XJ or MJ like that, and it would likely be less scary to drive on the road too. Probably could out handle this thing too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbpRkil_6kc&feature=related

 

[CherBear]

I'd love to build a 2wd XJ or MJ like that, and it would likely be less scary to drive on the road too. Probably could out handle this thing too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbpRkil_6kc&feature=related

I think ANY car could outhandle that monster.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

at least it's not a "donk"

 

[bjoehandley]

IN all honesty, a stock XJ would probably do much better that most of the cars that ran that course:wow:

 

[bails85]

why are you guys hating id drive the shit out of that car. dont lie you know you would too

 

[RTFM]

They use to call that look "Gasser"
Right?

 

[bjoehandley]

They use to call that look "Gasser" Right?

Yes but "Street Freak" is more appropriate.

 

[xcm]

sometimes the freaks are the best times..... normal is boring.
shit looks mean to me! not scary at all, unless your zooming in at stuff i cant see? cant see much in the images, but what i can see looks mean!

 

[WI88XJ]

Brings back sweet memories of the 60's an 70's. Scarry............ no, fun.......... yes.

^This

Back then, this is what you did if you were serious about draggin'. At the time it was the best way to throw the weight transfer to the rear wheels. Handle? Handle what? The light turned on, you mash the gas, you hold the fk on!

I love REAL retro builds! Not this phony 'ratrod' stuff you see nowadays.

 

[coldoath]

Def not scarry, maybe a little over the top but I love the gasser look. This one doesn't do it but a lot of the just run straight headers out the front fenders.

 

[bjoehandley]

I actually kinda hesitate to call that a Gasser even, to me it's got the utterly pointless, over the top tetanus shot requiring Rat Rod/Mall Crawler on 48's or larger/Donk on 40" rims look rather than a true gasser look.

Here's what I consider a Gasser.

And I can't leave one of these out

 

[xcm]

how is it ANY differant than that corvette? that thing DOESNT have dubs, nor donk wheels...
all i see is you hatin... you like those cars, but not the first one, OK.

 

[old_man]

It brings back memories of Big Daddy Roth, and Rat Fink.

 

[FlexdXJ]

I love Gassers! That would be a cool ass car to drive.

 

[Alaskan89XJ]

LOL.., back in the day.., around where the movie "American Graffiti" was filmed.., a fellow had a similar Dodge/Plymouth product across the intersection where we were waiting for the light to turn green. WOW! He popped the clutch, and pulled off a major wheel stand, and as we passed each other.., all I saw was his undercarriage, and a lot of tire smoke. Must've had 450 hp, and 400 plus torque, 'eh? I don't recall if he had a short tail stinger, but I think he must've had. (side point: '61 Porsche Super, at 130 mph, friend pulled up to me in a new SS396 Chevelle, and then put it in fourth.., burning rubber ahead of me for 150 feet.., doing at least 150 mph). The only reason I'd have a muscle car, or variant, is because they will work if there is a high altitude EMP attack, our computerized vehicles, and toys will fry.:windows: