This 1971 Opel Coupe is lightweight, solid, and moving to the jig for a full drag build. Want in early? Buy it now and make it yours from the ground up — or wait until it’s finished and pay a whole lot more. Either way, this one’s gonna move fast…
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Blueboy is Race Ready at 2184 lbs
The Vega Hatchback “Blueboy”: A 1977 Chevy Vega drag car built by iCanFab, equipped with a 427 SBC engine, ATI Powerglide transmission, NOS system, and other high-performance components. Has a VIN and Title, NHRA 8.50 chassis certification. “Blueboy” 1977 Vega Hatchback Drag Car Timeline: August 12, 2017: New Build: Vega…
For Sale: Della Woods Dodge Omni Nostalgia Funny Car as a Roller – A True Drag Racing Legend
Here’s your chance to own a piece of NHRA history! This Nostalgia Funny Car features the original Dodge Omni fiberglass body from the iconic Della Woods, one of the first women to compete in the NHRA’s AA/FC division. Della ran this very body at the legendary Indianapolis Nationals, making it…
1992 Chevy Corvette Pro Street: Selling As A Roller With NHRA Certification
Are you ready to own a piece of automotive history that’s as mean on the street as it is on the strip? Look no further than the 1992 Chevy Corvette Convertible Pro Street – Selling As A Roller. With a fresh NHRA certification, a dual-stage Big Shot Nitrous System, and…
First Test Day of 2021 Season For The Vega Hatchback
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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.
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.
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 NOS: 1/8 = 5.501 at 126.98 MPH 1/8 = 5.494…
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 are coast-to-coast and basically for every level of drag racing…
First NOS Pass With The Vega Hatchback Pro Street
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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 days of PRO MOD and one of the first cars…
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? Buy This Drag Racing Car Today & Race Tomorrow!
This 1936 Plymouth Coupe is going to be one COOL Hot Rod!
The boys in the shop have been chipping away at the ’36 Coupe project – mostly doing the stuff no one will ever see. Once we install the carpet and door panels we built, no one will see the steel sheet metal floor and firewall, and reworked body mounts or any electric system.…
The 1936 Plymouth Coupe Dashboard
This 1936 Plymouth Coupe originally came with just a round cluster in the center of the dash. Luckily the car came with extra parts – one which was a deluxe factory dash – so we opted for that. We built the gauge clusters panels to fit and match the original style. The original gauges…
Opening Day at Bristol Dragway
A beautiful opening day at Bristol THUNDER VALLEY. We are excited to get back into race season! Today the coupe has its first test. Bristol was packed. There was alot of waiting in line – it’s part of racing. We were simply happy to be able to bring this car and…
We Built Zoomies And Custom Headers For The Coup
Below are the custom exhaust headers we built for the 33 Plymouth Coupe. We just got them back from Cerakote Coating, plus we found a local stainless steel and aluminum polisher that dipped these Edelbrock Competition Merge Collectors . . . and they look amazing! So then we got some…
It is a beautiful day for a ROMP in the Coupe!
Today, we took the first ever drive in the ’33 Coupe. No wheelies, cookies or skids in this video – simply a test drive. Here are some of the highlights. From the look and sound of things, this custom pro street is going to be a hoot! 1933 Plymouth Coupe…
Super Chevy at Bristol Thundervalley
A quick slideshow from Super Chevy and bracket racing. Beautiful day at Thundervalley. Tonight the pro mods.
1933 Plymouth Coupe in final stages of production
A sneak peak of the Coupe as we start to put the car back together. This custom 1933 Plymouth 5-window Coupe is not chopped. The body has been channeled 6″ over a Chris Alston double frame rail, round tube, mild steel custom chassis. NHRA Certified. This is an ALL STEEL…
This Coupe is looking good in its 80’s.
This 33 Coupe is an all steel body. We’ve been sanding on this car and trying to get it to paint. We hoped to find a local body shop that could take on this project, but no luck. So we started sanding and sanding. We have a few spots to…
Making Exhaust Headers
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The 33 Plymouth Coupe wrapping up final wiring
1933 PLYMOUTH COUPE FOR SALE
Metal fabrication, math and creative visualization
Anyone restoring a 1936 Plymouth Coupe can buy a fiberglass fender online. For this coupe that would not be the case. We are lucky enough to have a decent looking metal fender to start with. We are keeping the steel fenders and widening them. This car will run a 275/60-15…
The 33 Coupe Metal Fabrication and Design
The final “hit list” on this 33 Coupe is getting smaller every week. We started this 1933 Plymouth Coupe project 5 months ago — and with steady progress — we are nearing closure. This has been a great project for the iCanFab shop with lots of metal fabrication and welding!…
1933 Plymouth Chassis Engineering
Today the skeleton of this 33 Coupe was unleashed. Before taking the car off the jig – we finished up the welds – and to do that we had to remove the body. As seen here we had to flip the chassis to finish all the welds on the other…
In the final stages of this 1933 Plymouth Coupe build
We are in the final stages of mocking up the car, modifying suicide hidden door hinges, attaching grill shell mounts, radiator mounts, and stretching the hood to fit. Below shows the trans tunnel and drive shaft tunnel are in. We had to split front drive shaft loop to make the…
Metal fabrication with steel tube and sheet metal
Just a few months ago — this car was just a shell and a plumb bob. WE have done some fantastic metal fabrication. Steel tube, sheet metal and aluminum are are all in play right now. Here are a few action shots from today. FOR SALE
Metal Fabrication And The Creative Vision
There are many factors to consider when building a hot rod or any street car by yourself. First of all, do you have the skills required to build your own car? Secondly, do you have all the tools you will need to finish the project? If you answered no to…
Chassis and suspension design for high performance
This 1933 Plymouth Coupe project will be a multipurpose Hot Rod once complete. The project photos below document the chassis and suspension fabrication. When finished this Coupe will be a street car. You will be able to drive this car on the street. Plus when you feel like it .…
A first look at the 1933 Coupe front end
The Nostalgia Chassis shipment finally arrived. The chassis kit arrived in a few big boxes and included a pair of front frame rails; a pair of rear frame rails; bent 1-5/8″ round main hoop crossmember; upper and lower A-arm mounts; tubular Pinto rack-and-pinion crossmember and mounts; complete roll cage assembly;…
33 Coupe after four days of notching pipe
The main cage is done. FOR SALE
