It ain’t braggin’ if ya back it up! This 1992 corvette has a removable hard top. Once the top is removed it reveals the chrome moly round tube 14-point cage, which is NHRA Certified 8.50. GM Factory This Corvette convertible…
Don’t Cry For Me Cosworth . . .
In 1975 and 1976 Chevrolet produced the Cosworth Vega. An idea started by John DeLorean, GM’s general manager at the time… only 3,508 were produced. Today these cars are collected for historical significance. We have done reverse assembly to carefully…
BBC 500 ci Planned For The Nostalgia Funny Car Project
The body of our Nostalgia project is an original Della Woods shell, the same as the Budweiser King, Kenny Bernstein ran in the 1981. This is the motor we have planned for this future crowd pleaser. BBC 500 ci, Donavan…
Chevy power takes the win at Indy
Roger Penske marks his 18th Indianapolis 500 win over the weekend in true racing style – with Chevy muscle! This was an exciting event – and for those of us who race – it made us hungry to get back…
This is a “Race Ready Car”
ICanFab has completed the final shakedown tests for this new race car built for bracket racing. This is a full chassis car, a 1977 Chevy Vega Hatchback with a 427 SBC. The race car includes an NHRA 8.50 chassis certification,…
Drag Car Chassis Certification
NHRA chassis cert day at Bristol. The inspector checks tubing size and does a sonic test for wall thickness. Once the tubing and welds are inspected…. a PASS sticker is issued. This Mustang is all tied in — frame railed…
The Coupe Comes Out of Winter Hibernation
These are all updated photos of the 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe. We added bigger back tires with Champion double beadlock wheels, added Burns Stainless mufflers and collectors, and we added custom seat covers. View all the specs on this…
How to fit a big tire, in a small car
This is creative metal fabrication. This car has many options. This Vega is a mild steel car with an NHRA 8.50 cert and has been made to be a winning bracket car… but has that extra boost to be a great heads-up racer.
Funny Car Chassis In Final Weld Process
The chassis had enough weld to be unclamped from the Jig table and flipped over to finish off the TIG welds in those hard to reach places The finished chassis all welded up. Time to panel the sides, put up…
A Chassis Tag And NHRA Certification Are Included
When a chassis is professionally built – you should see the official chassis tag like this S&W race car chassis tag below. Below is the official NHRA 8.50 certification for this car. This is from our custom Vega Hatchback project recently…
Nostalgia Funny Car S&W Chassis Final Stages
Looking For A Nostalgia Funny Car?
Did someone mention project cars . . . here is what we have available.
This 1971 Opel 2-door coupe has a full steel body in great shape. The Opel is called the “poor man’s corvette” this is a cool car in a small package. If you are looking to build a drag racing car…
Custom Drag Racing Headers
We Make Drag Racing Headers
Nostalgia Funny Car Project Chassis Fabrication
We started this project with an S&W chassis kit. We are trying to keep the funny car cage low. A handmade aluminum seat was required. Currently we are just putting up tubing and tacking up making sure it all fits!
This car is race ready . . . and brand spanking new
Are you in the market for a new race car? This Vega is a great value. It’s brand new, only a few test hits down the track. 12-Point Roll Cage NHRA 8.50 Certification Car weight =2184 lbs. (no driver, race ready) PASS WITH…
Fuel Tanks, Dry Sump Oil Tanks, We Make It All. . .
Metal fabrication. . . Chassis fabrication is all in a days work. The project car below would not accept the standard oil tank available. . . so we built a custom one. Since the fuel tank has to match the…
Become A Winning Bracket Racer
I remember the days when quarter-mile heads up drag racing was the norm at every drag strip. Both cars leave the starting line and the crowd goes crazy. Today bracket racing is by far the most popular form of drag racing. Bracket racing series…
This 427 SBC Vega Makes A Second Visit To Bristol Dragway
Yesterday some local racers invited us to test at the track. The finish line shows the time of the 1/4 mile pass. We are testing for 1/8 mile. This is a NOS pass. The drivers view from the same NOS…
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Bead rollers, brakes and benders are just a few of the metal fabrication tools used to create custom sheet metal work. Sheet metal firewalls and racing tunnels are unique to each vehicle. This is another example of the craftsmanship at…
Nostalgia Funny Car Project
This shell is from a Della Woods funny car. Della Woods was the first female funny car driver to go to the semi finals at an NHRA national event. Della Woods held the record for almost 22 years. The shell…
Watch this quick peek at the Vega Wagon
This is a 1977 Vega Wagon Stretched 6″. It has S&W Chrome Moly Tube Chassis and Funny Car Cage, is TIG Welded and NHRA Certified 6.00 Inquire about this 1977 Vega Wagon: View all posts from this 1977 Vega Wagon build:
1977 Vega Hatchback – quick look around video
Pro Street Vega Specs: The car weight is 2150 lbs. (no driver) VIN # and Title comes with car Glastek fiberglass doors, 4″ cowl hood rear bumper, Fiberglas Unlimited front and S&W 2 x3 frame rails, ladder bar suspension, round tube front…
The Vega Wagon arrives back from the body shop
Final assembly begins now.
The Vega Hatchback is back on the ground – browse a few snapshots
This morning I took a few quick photos. Only a few items left to install on this car – then it gets a final clean up and ready for the track. This project car is for sale. Click the photos…
Jim Oddy, his Chevy Beretta and Drag Racing Hall of Fame
The International Drag Racing Hall of Fame honored its 2018 inductees in Gainesville, Fla., adding Jim Oddy to its roll call of honorees. In honor of this great accolade we would like to share a few photos from the early…
The 427 SBC is ready – we fired it up this morning
This car got scaled today too, and weighs in at 2150 lbs. (no driver) Need a NEW Street Outlaw to get on the list? Contact us today!
Finalizing Another Chevy Vega
The Vega Wagon has been at the body shop for a week. It should be coming back next week. Then final assembly begins. This Vega Wagon is certified NHRA 6.0 and ready for the 2018 drag race season. This 1977 Vega…
The Mark Williams driveshaft arrived on Monday – now all components have been added.
Next step – fire it up!
The 77 Vega Pro Street Nears Completion
Final fitting of all the gear. . . seat, belts, steering wheel, shifter, delay box. Completing all the final hook-up of shift cable, chute cable and handle . . . After another killer wire job by Dave, fabricated, installed and…
More Top-Self Parts Added – Not From China.
Everything in this car is brand new. Includes this ATI Powerglide Transmission. The 427 SBC, DART SHP block, DART PRO1 heads with 2.08 intake value, Liberty crankshaft and connecting rods, Mahle pistons 10-1, solid roller cam . . . and…
The Powerglide has arrived, and the chassis has been certified.
This project car is progressing quickly. The Powerglide transmission arrived over the weekend. Saturday was NHRA certification day at Bristol, and the Vega Hatchback received its 8.50 cert. This will be a productive day — install that tranny, and order…
New Deadly Bracket Car For Sale
Only a few odds and ends left on this pro street project… like wiring and the ATI powerglide … take a look. UPDATE: June 23, 2018 – this car is finished and for sale – click here to view full…
S&W Race Chassis Custom Install
The laundry list for this Vega pro street build includes; S&W 2″ x 3″ Frame Rails with Ladder Bar Suspension, S&W 12-Point Roll Cage, S&W Round Tube Front Half . . . Put it all together and now we have a…
Final Reassembly Begins Now
If you are looking for a NEW drag car for the 2018 season – contact us today.
Building Race Headers
First, get a bundle of tubes. Then cut and tack them up. This set of headers are a Side Exit 2″ Stahl Pattern. A side exit header gets the noise and fumes out the side of the car, and away…
Building and Assembling the 77 Vega Hatchback
Rear End Housing Made And Gear Assembled In-House Custom Made 9″ Housing, Back Braced and Narrowed 35 Spline Gun Drilled and Flange Lightened Moser Axles 5/8 Wheel Studs Moser Through-Bolt Aluminum Case 3.250 Bearing 10 Bolt Moser Pinion Support 1350 Moser…
Vega Chassis Completed
This is the chassis and body of our ’77 Vega Hatchback winter project. If you are looking for a Vega rolling chassis – this one is ready. Next stop body shop and paint! If you are looking for a NEW…
Big Tire . . . Little Car
The 16.5″ wide tires were all over the quarter panels due to the low ride height. These quarter panels have seen some serious mods — stretched 2″ forward and 4″ to the rear of centerline. What the hell — let’s do…
More progress on the Pro Street Vega Hatchback
Once this Vega is finished it will be streetable. You will be able to legally drive it on the road. Take it to the local car show – or out for ice cream. But don’t fool yourself – this Vega is…
New 427 SBC gets installed in the Vega Hatchback drag car
Front of the engine and fuel system mock up has been finalized and looking good! Final cockpit mock up in progress. The big question is . . . sheet metal tunnel or no tunnel? Little more cutting, and rear sheet…
This Is How We Do It. . . Chassis And Roll Cage Engineering
This chassis and roll cage example is mild steel. This car will certify for 7.50 ET and live a long life. The photo below shows the drivers floor bar placement as per SFI Foundation specs for 8.49-7.50 ET This funny…
We Build Custom Cars
Just a few chassis fabrication tools we use at the shop. If you work around machinists, architects, builders or other craftsmen, you are probably familiar with these tools. Here at the race shop our goal is to build it right the first…
Adding all the components and making all the parts
We’ve been welding on tabs and brackets to mount up all the components necessary to make this vega hatchback a really great bracket car. Since, out of the box parts don’t always fit we modify or make our own. Browse other…
Mocking Up The Vega Hatchback
Now that the Vega is off the chassis table – it’s time to mock-up everything. Below we installed an S&W ladder bar kit, and a HUGE S&W diagonal link at 1.25 x .095. Below the back braced 9″ just needs…
The Hatchback Vega Comes Off The Jig Table
The hatchback vega had final bars and gussets welded in and it’s looking good! Time to come off the jig table and hit the deck. . . Remember, we started building this car with just a roof, quarter panels and…
