CEN-PEN Speed Shop’s period correct looking slingshot dragster chassis

OUR GOAL WAS SIMPLE: We wanted to bring back the glory days of drag racing when front engine dragsters were KING and you didn’t need a house mortgage to race. We were sick and tired of seeing $30,000-$50,000 cars being built that only the few could afford. My personal car is being built with a Small Block Ford (yeah we love Fords) Powerglide, 9 inch rear with 35 spline axles and spool, drum brakes, spoke laced front wheels and Slotted window rear wheels. My budget was $15,000.00 with all NEW parts except motor/trans rebuilt.

We started this project because we could not find an old looking, nostalgia car that would tech. Most old chassis needed so much updating it was not worth the work. The newer chassis on the market were a mix between modern A-arm, canard, high sitting cars with an engine stuffed up front so they can call it an FED. Not busting on them, just not our cup of Nitro.

Our chassis is new with the look of a traditional rail from the 60’s. The JR Fuel chassis is built with all SFI specs to tech to 7.50 and up. All chassis kits come tacked together ready for finish welding. Any options that are purchased come with brackets tacked in place with option installed. We wanted to make a simple old school chassis that you can add a motor and tranny, get it finish welded, and go racing. No buying a “kit” of tubes that is supposed to be bent and fishmouthed correctly, only to find that without a jig, it is near impossible to build it straight and true. We spent months developing the chassis to be easy to finish for the true home builder. You don’t need to be a fab shop to work on our dragster, we did the hard work for you. Go to www.slingshotdragsters.com.

Metal NHRA signs from MightyImage/Pasttime Signs

Mighty Image recently began selling authentic authorized NHRA signs. Available now and starting at just $21. Mighty Image is dedicated to the quality of their American made signs, just as the National Hot Rod Association has been dedicated to safety for the past 57 years.

With nineteen designs and more on the way, these signs are perfect to hang up in the house or garage, or as a gift for anyone who dreams of nitrous fumes, burnouts,  and mile-high header flames.

For more information, or to order, go to www.pasttimesigns.com.

Powerhouse Products Pro Head CC Kits

With maximum accuracy, no math required, and a large availability of precision glass burets to better suit the needs of performance engine enthusiasts, it is easy to see why so many professionals prefer the Pro Head CC Kits from Powerhouse.

Engine builders and machinists use the process of “CCing a cylinder head” to measure the volume of combustion chambers in the head. The purpose of this process is to ensure all combustion chambers in the engine are the same size and to help determine the compression ratio. However, not all cylinder heads, or engines for that matter, are of equal size. That’s why Powerhouse has gone out of its way to ensure that the needs of the customer are met, by offering their Pro Head CC Kit in various sizes.

In addition to different sizes, Powerhouse Pro Head CC Kits provide everything you need to properly CC cylinder head combustion chambers, intake and exhaust runners, intake manifolds, or cylinders. The precision glass burets are compatible with alcohol, parts washer, or any other solution one can use. With no math involved, the kit’s easy-to-read scales are marked off in .2cc increments (except the 250cc model) and actually read out the amount you have poured. All kits, regardless of the size of the buret, include a precision glass buret with integral petcock, a stand and clamp assembly, a flat plexiglass plate to cover the combustion chamber and instructions on how to properly CC cylinder heads.

For more information about the Powerhouse Pro Head CC Kits, call them at 1-800-872-7223, or visit them online at www.powerhouseproducts.com.