Hey Mark,
You ARE crazy to do 160 + on 2 wheels!!
I saw a guy get killed @ Indy on a fuel funny bike @ over 230mph, no drag bikes for this fella.
What did your Falcon weigh (you in it)? I still have my old Moroso Power Speed Calculator if ya wanna know the approx. HP!
136 is flyin, I'll bet that old body (the car!) was shakin good , huh!!
What motor ya have in the old dragster?
Always loved those f.e. cars.................they had that "right" look to them, not like the r.e. ones now.
My buddy's Falcon did 11.20's with a 4 speed.......the 6 cyl. had 3 Webers on a home made intake. It was built spec. for NHRA Modified Class, which is now defunct. He still races with the same engine (now direct port injection) only in an altered in the 8's with a glide. Unfortunately his class was also dumped by IHRA a couple of years back, not a happy camper now!
I built this last car from scratch, only using the roof & rear quarters from my orig. car, all else was glass.
Designed the chassis & both suspensions on the drafting board (before CAD) , still have some of the old prints.
It was a Strange strut car with a 4 link & rear "wishbone" locator.
1 5/8 dia. mild steel tube rails & cage (incl. funny car cage).
I couldn't afford to buy a lot of the stuff so I built most of it incl. the headers.
It weighed 2600 lbs with the blower setup pictured.
I'll scan and post a few "build pics" for ya later.
My last drag car:
