Chuckathon: Help Chuck get back onto the Dragstrip

QtrWarrior wrote:

Bsherry wrote:Damon,

It would be great if Bill and company could save Chuck's car!

I hate to see such a classic car go to the scrap yard

Good luck.

Bruce

Amen, Rebuild it..if you can..
Also, Damon...watch for the Big Brown Truck tomorrow...

Has Brown done something for me?

Thanks, you are a TRUE friend!

X2 on saving the ole girl.
Just hate to see one go down the tubes.
Should be able to go that route. IMO.
Al

Damon,
I am going to look around this weekend here. I don't have much stuff that is on your list. BUT ............... I have some stuff that I could send you guys and if you want to sell it off the profits all yours ????????

Travis

D. Sea wrote:

QtrWarrior wrote:

Bsherry wrote:Damon,

It would be great if Bill and company could save Chuck's car!

I hate to see such a classic car go to the scrap yard

Good luck.

Bruce

Amen, Rebuild it..if you can..
Also, Damon...watch for the Big Brown Truck tomorrow...

Has Brown done something for me?

Thanks, you are a TRUE friend!

LOL, Yup Brown will do something, or rather has done something for you...
Dee sent Chuck something "special", in the box..lol make sure he gets it...

Travis,

Good talking to you the other evening, thanks for the call and thanks for anything you can donate. We will update the list in the near future when Bill takes a good look at the car.

Mike,

Got it yesterday, if I had know there was something "Special" for Chuck, I would have opend the package ASAP! I'll look into it tonight and THANKS for the chute! You and Dee are AWESOME!


Update:

As of today, We've raised $1400 so far and more is coming in every day. Along with your parts donations, we can start re-construction of Chuck's Baby very soon.

Thanks again for ALL your help!

Damon,
Brandon came up last evening and picked up the radiator. I may have some more things,will have to see what you need later. Brandon and I had a good chat, and he is a fine young man.
Brandon, Thanks for picking it up.

Rick,

I spoke with Brandon again last night and I agree, he's A1 in my book! Thank you for the Radiator and Thank you Brandon for bringing it down to MP Dragway Saturday.

One more piece to the puzzle

After talking with Bill, we need a stock 9” ford housing. We need to narrow the housing we have now in Chuck’s car, it’s still stock length from what I can tell. So instead, we will just sale his housing, empty, with the brace, brackets and ladder bars. Then build a new housing. I can get two complete rears from the cars I salvaged the Big Blocks from but they are up on a hill on Sammy’s farm and I would need to take my bobcat and torches to cut them out. Should have done that last summer but we were out of room and time because Sammy was going to crush the cars for scrap…….. Well in true Sammy fashion, they are still on the hill

So if by chance, any of you guys have an empty 9” housing lying around and would like to donate it to the cause, please let me know………

Thanks!

Damon I have a 9" housing you all can have it has no brackets or anything on it and it is the old style.

Is that your shop you guys are working in Damon? It looks pretty nice from the pics. I put in some expenses at work and when I get paid for that I am gonna send you a few bucks to help out Chuck. I wish I could do more but I have only worked 7 days in the last two months. I wish I was closer cuz I sure wouldn't mind helping out.

Todd,

Thanks a BUNCH! We may just swing by there an pick it up. I'll let Chuck know ASAP.

Jason,

Yep that's my shop. It's a little messy right now..... Well it's a LOT messy right now...... But we will organize it when we start reassembly of whichever car we rebuild. Bill wants to bring over his tubing bender so I need to clear out a spot up front so we can bolt it to the floor. This will be a fun project

Damon, if I recall correctly (which is always questionable with me) I did narrow that housing some, i am not 100% sure but you might want to measure it if it matters to who ever you sell it to. Hope you can save old blue, that thing has kicked alotta butt in its racing life. Let me know if I can help in any way.
Gary

Gary Varney wrote:Damon, if I recall correctly (which is always questionable with me) I did narrow that housing some, i am not 100% sure but you might want to measure it if it matters to who ever you sell it to. Hope you can save old blue, that thing has kicked alotta butt in its racing life. Let me know if I can help in any way.
Gary

Thanks Gary. I'll put a measuring tape on the rear, I know the wheels are offset in quite a ways. Maybe you narrowed it 2" on each side? Regardless, we will most likely move the wheels in with 15 X 14's and then move the offset back out towards the middle of the wheel. IF we can save ole blue... That's the million dollar question that will be answered next weekend

lghting94 wrote:Damon I have a 9" housing you all can have it has no brackets or anything on it and it is the old style.

Todd,

When you say "Old Style" is it the smooth backed rear that is pre 65 or does it have the hump in the back that is 66 and up?

Thanks

Damon I just went out and checked it has the hump back and measures approx 53 inches outside of flange to outside of flange. I have two more wider versions but they still have brackets on them. By the way You just tought me something I didn't know about the smooth back units, the hump backs that are basically round are what I call earlier or light duty, the late model or heavy duty like out of '77 or later trucks are what i use.

Damon ,

I have narrowed lincoln housing tha munchkin can have. Give me a call.

Damon and Chuck I have a 1970 fastback here I am going to donate to the Chuckathon Pic's are sent to You and Chuck come and get it.......make a sweet tube car......



Randy

Gary Varney wrote:Damon, if I recall correctly (which is always questionable with me) I did narrow that housing some, i am not 100% sure but you might want to measure it if it matters to who ever you sell it to. Hope you can save old blue, that thing has kicked alotta butt in its racing life. Let me know if I can help in any way.
Gary

Gary, Was Chuck's car ever painted Red, back in the day?

bbf-falcon wrote:

Gary Varney wrote:Damon, if I recall correctly (which is always questionable with me) I did narrow that housing some, i am not 100% sure but you might want to measure it if it matters to who ever you sell it to. Hope you can save old blue, that thing has kicked alotta butt in its racing life. Let me know if I can help in any way.
Gary

Gary, Was Chuck's car ever painted Red, back in the day?

Not as far as I know, as long as I had it, it was blue. I do recall a couple of body parts that had looked like they were possibly replaced at some point that had red on them. When I get time I will post a little history on the car from back when it was a 4 speed Cleveland engine car to the big block.
Gary

Gary, The reason I ask,is I dug some old pic albums out of the closet and was going through some my old racing pic's from 70/80's and noticed a Mustang at PFCA Ford Nationals at Trails . It looked Identical to Chucks car only it was red. Man, lookin at those photo's sure brought back alot of good memories

Chuck/Damon- Check paypal

bigblockfox468 wrote:Chuck/Damon- Check paypal

Got it this afternoon, than you VERY much

Damon,

One suggestion. Could you edit the first post in this thread to include the parts list. That would make it easy for us to see what you guys need.

Damon,
Please PM me your mailing address.
Travis

jbozzelle wrote:Damon,

One suggestion. Could you edit the first post in this thread to include the parts list. That would make it easy for us to see what you guys need.

John, Done. Thanks for the suggestion

Travis, PM Sent and thanks