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The chassis is stripped down so I can inspect all the welds and service the 4-link rod ends. Those of you who followed the project may notice the coil-over shock and spring are gone. They have been shipped to AFCO to be dyno'd and rebuilt. The inspection is important and if you have a dragster take the time to crawl around it and check it out closely.

I didn't realize I would need so many boxes and space once I started taking the "Project 4-Link" apart. Two 8-ft banquet tables, every shelf I had and tons of floor space were filled up. Now I have to see if I have enough memory left to reassemble it!

Some of the "internals" in the 540-inch Mopar. Eagle rods and Arias pistons. The bearings were showing some signs of pitting. I think that was from me not getting the oil hot enough to dry the motor out on cool days last spring. I have since added two block heaters and an oil pan heater to fight off condensation in our cool climate.

The foundation of what has been a very reliable engine, the Mopar Performance Mega-Block. Super beefy cross-bolted main caps and very thick cylinder walls make it a very good block for any Mopar combination.

Here is that "tricked out garage." Seventy-five years old and I would bet the guy who built it for his buggies and Model A wouldn't believe it now has a 160-mph dragster parked in it. Nothing fancy, but it has good lighting and a furnace (we need it because right now it is 14 degrees with a 20 mph North wind). Notice that "white stuff" -- it is NOT SAND!

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