A couple of old outboard drag photos

[crazy horse]

Hers the first one, Sorry for the large format, At least you can see the engines better now.

[crazy horse]

Hers a better shot of the mopar stacker. The rest will be smaller shot unless someone wants a larger one. RM, Now that I have a new scanner If you want any of that first merc racing catalog scanned just say the word. I found some more old photos that I will be scanning, Most of the other drag shots are inboards but I'll post them up anyway .

[crazy horse]

I think this was the first XS That I ever saw. He never was fast enough to catch me in my Viper / 1500. He couldn't keep it from chine walkin for one thing .

[bearclaw]

Hey - it's a V-Mate 1! I know 'cause I bought one new in '76, they were the successor to the MX15. But they hosed up the hull vs. the MX, I could never get it to run like it should w/ my 1500 short.

Even driven right, he was never gonna catch your Viper If he had it trimmed like that, I think he was shootin' himself in the foot already. Looks like a Baja in the background.

[crazy horse]

Nope, He never did get that hull to really hook up and fly. I can't remember if that other hull was a baha or not but there was one that ran when I did. After looking at that shot I think that was my gray van with the side door open. They were most likely going to get me out of the water.

[crazy horse]

I inlarged that engine shot some more and cropped it. I think that as large as it will go and still be clear enough to do any good.

[crazy horse]

The other inline inlarged .

[crazy horse]

Before I stop, Here a bigger shot of the Mopar stacker.

[Dave S]

Stop it, I'm skiwintin at the screen tryin to figgure the brand lowers. Cool Pic's wonder where that old stuff is restin. Looks like a parker on the 4 banger. The T2X , I wonder where the exhaust gets out? The red Merc also looks like a Parker housing. I knew I guy up in Mass that ran a 135 on a SSM on a small Butt's Hydro. He used to use a wood stick to use to wrap the PULL CORD around the flywheel to start a 135 Merc. He claimed big speeds, I don't doubt it.

[Mark75H]

I think you are right about the orange T2x, I'm thinking that the Chrysler may be sittin' on a Daytona mid made for Chrylser top and bottom with a Chrysler lower unit with the back of the exhaust snout/cav plate cut off. At the top of the Chrysler I don't see enough adapter space between the powerhead and mid to be a different pattern (Chrysler to Merc).

[KG4]

This is an old thread but i think the pictures are awesome and deserves a bump.

[Mark75H]

Well, I must have a better monitor than I did 7 years ago ... now I can see the adapter on the Chrysler and the first T-2 has the super short mid I've seen on some other drag racers. My buddy George Luce has one he uses in 850 Mod, and I think Molly B used the same ones.

[FUJIMO]

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[FUJIMO]