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Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 12:45 pm
by db
Yep, a BMC clutch cover with some strengthening plates welded around the bolt holes.
He made his own flywheel and slipper clutch from billet.
Yep, manual shift!
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 1:08 pm
by Blue
What are you going to use for a back axle? I think it was all van stuff back then.
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 2:07 pm
by Steve Chapman
A lot used Austin Westminster axles .
Modern day equivalent I've heard shortened is LDV 400 van axles.
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 4:22 pm
by Blue
Yes that sounds about right.
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 18 10:25 pm
by db
Ah fab, they sound cheap!
Some excellent info here on chassis building thanks to the jalopy journal...
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/thr ... ne.452462/
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 18 10:34 pm
by db
Looks like a ton of work to make this fit a dragster!
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/LDV-CONVOY-400 ... nav=SEARCH
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 18 9:34 am
by Blue
Yea I could see that getting expensive! Might be a lot less grief in the long run to use a 9" ford or something popular that someone can narrow cheaply and you can get performance parts for, especially as you'll be sitting on top of it. It would probably be easier and cheaper to find a used dragster axle in the States and bring that in than build something from scratch here.
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 18 4:56 pm
by Jem
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 18 4:59 pm
by Jem
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 18 8:52 pm
by Steve Chapman
Thinking about it, maybe I'd go for tried and tested Ford 9".
Don't want LDVs finest blowing up between your legs!!
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 18 4:46 pm
by db
Based on the fact it'll be very light a 9" or even an 8.75" I reckon will do the trick.
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 18 5:29 pm
by Pete
If you want proper Nostalgia there is a 354ci Hemi for sale about 10 miles from me at the moment...complete with Headers!
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 18 1:56 pm
by db
Oo! What's that going for Pete?
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 18 3:45 pm
by Pete
£2500, no offers.....
Re: Nostalgia blown Daimler Hemi slingshot
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 18 8:07 pm
by db
Hmmm, a bit or drag racing history that. I'm very tempted to buy it just to own to one! He has it on FB UK Drag Racing Mart now Pete.
- 354 Hemi.PNG (124.25 KiB) Viewed 5415 times
There's loads of great info in this article. It seems it takes a lot of work for them to handle serious power!
Imagine, they used to pick one up for pennies from a junkyard, bolt on a blower and race till it blew up. Then just go buy another
http://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrdp-120 ... -of-death/