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Performance Drag Products

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 5:33 pm
by Mike Casey
Here is a performance drag products TF dragster that I have been restoring. This is the one that was on ebay a couple weeks ago. It was in pretty ruff shape. But cleaned up very nice. One interesting thing about these is there are a lot of wood on them. At first i thought it was kinda cheap looking, but after cleaning the wood and treating it. I decided to keep it. Gives it a pretty cool look.

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 5:43 pm
by Juiced Drag Racing
Very Nice!

I hope to bulld one in the future.



Juiced

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 5:08 pm
by PaulSongas
Cool.. I didn't even see it on EBAY. Mine didn't have any wood on it at all, just plastic.

It sure looks nice!

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 5:53 pm
by M.R. Ogle
Paul... Yours may have not had any wood LEFT...

Hey, maybe that's where the fire started?

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:12 pm
by Mike Casey
it had a conley mounted in it. But it came with the original engine and setup too, so thats going back in.

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:33 pm
by PaulSongas
QSL wrote:it had a conley mounted in it. But it came with the original engine and setup too, so thats going back in.
Ahhh that one. OK.


Mike, It had melted plastic in most of the places where this one has wood.

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:39 pm
by Mike Casey
thats interesting. The wood on this looks factory for sure. Its even bonded to the frame in a couple spots. I wonder if this was an earlier model perhaps? It did not have the chrome on the frame like yours...

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:47 pm
by PaulSongas
Yeah, the foot box cap was plastic, as were the steering shaft guides.
They were the same material as the belly pan. (The belly pan appears to be the exact same as mine was)

I'd bet the design changed at some point.

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:51 pm
by M.R. Ogle
Very interesting. I think you're probably right, I couldn't see anyone replacing plastic structural components with wood ones later, I bet that's an early, early one, perhaps a prototype.

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 5:48 pm
by Bryant
Good find Mike. Very nice car you got there, And with a Conley what a plus.

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: August 1st, 2010, 6:12 pm
by Mike Casey
Made some progress on the bodywork.

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: August 3rd, 2010, 4:52 am
by Venomusss
Wow, Fantastic find!
I cannot wait to see the finished car!

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: August 4th, 2010, 7:07 am
by M.R. Ogle
Man, you have REALLY been crankin' out the bodywork lately.

Out here in flyover country, it's 100 degrees and humid making it really uncomfortable and pretty much impossible to paint anything and have it dry without weirdities.

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What paint scheme are you going to replicate on the dragster? Post a pic!!!

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: August 4th, 2010, 8:27 am
by Mike Casey
Weather has been decent so i am taking advantage of it. PLUS i have a ton of projects that are getting behind. Trying to get some of this stuff done. Its great to finally makes some progress.

Re: Performance Drag Products

Posted: August 4th, 2010, 10:52 am
by Mike Casey
not going to copy anything with this one. Thinking black, blue, silver.