The latest update on our Project White Wagon focuses on our custom built wheelie bars by chassis builder Tom Lukans at TL Race Cars.

 EXTRA STRENGTH IN THE WELDS - This is the first part of the wheelie bar wishbone. Take note of the roset weld in the tubing. This provides extra strength for the 1 3/8-inch center bar.

PROVIDING TORSIONAL STRENGTH - This is 1 3/8-inch reinforcing for the center bar. This provides torsional strength between the two wishbone bars under load. This keeps it from deflecting.

YES, THIS IS SUPER STOCK, NOT PRO MOD – Single wheelie bars aren’t exclusive to nitro cars and Pro Mod these days, Project White Wagon will run a single wheelie bar unit. Here, you will see our wheelie bar on the table after graduating from the jig. We set this up on a fixture and center-lined the center and triangulated our angle to insure perfection. We went with the single unit so as not to disrupt the load on the chassis upon launch. The intent here is to not drive the car with the wheelie bar.

SPRINGING FORWARD - This is our spring-loaded adjuster from Applied Racing Technology, the 1 1/8 bar slides into it. The intent of this is to cushion the load and not unload the rear tires.

CHECKING OUR WORK - We are double checking the alignment with the center of the car. Everything checked out, full speed ahead. Note the wheelie bar wheel from IRC, a company owner by fellow Super Stock/Modified racer Gary Tackett.

LOOKING GOOD – More angles of our custom built wheelie bars. A side view [top] and shows the spring load unit from ART and the custom made box from TL Race Cars. [Below] The view from the housing and back on this unit.

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD – We had to go back and redo our brackets we originally attached to the RJ Race Cars rearend. The reason we did this was because the tops of the wheelie bars were going to be too close to the bumper and we felt the geometry was too severe of an angle. Worst case scenario it could have put too much load on the bottom bar. We wanted the spring to absorb all the energy, not the bottom bar.

PAST INSTALLMENTS
* Part 1, Outlining The Project
* Part 2, Getting The Car on The Jig
* Part 3, Preparing for the Four-Link
* Part 4, Preparing the Cylinder Heads
* Part 5, Project Gains A Purpose
* Part 6, Shocking the Wagon
* Part 7, A Real Clutch Player
* Part 8, Nova Body Parts Done Right
* Part 9, Space Age Intake Meets The Basket Case
* Part 10, Dart Aftermarket Blocks Poised to Fly in Stk/SS
* Part 11, We Are Rolling Again
* Part 12, Now That's A Rearend
* Part 13, The Devil Is In The Detail

PROJECT WHITE WAGON SUPPORTERS

TL Race Cars (864) 427-5269
Fluid Power Specialties (864) 599-1118
Minton's Wrecker Service (864) 474-2581
Fulton Competition

PART SUPPLIERS

A.E.D. Motorsports Products (tubing)
Applied Racing Technologies (A.R.T)
Aeromotive Inc. (fuel system)
Autometer Guages (tech, engine gauges)
Bill Miller Engineering (rods, pistons)
Browell Bellhousings (bellhousing)
CFE Heads (cylinder heads, intake)
CFM Composites (seats)
Carson's Nut-Bolt and Tool
Comp Cams (camshaft)
Dart Engineering  (Engine Block)
Flatout Gaskets (engine gaskets)
Hedman Headers (headers)
I.R.C. (wheelie bar wheels, bracketry)
Jegs Mail Order (misc.)
J&W Nova Parts (body panels and body sheetmetal)
Liberty's Transmissions (Transmission, Gears)
Matco Tools - (tools, tool box)
Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels (front tires, slicks)
Moroso Performance (valve covers)
QA-1 (Rod Ends)
Quartermax Racing & Chassis Components (suspension, chassis components, axles)
Ram Clutches
Santhuff Shocks (front, rear shocks)
Simpson Safety - (Helmet, Firesuit)
Strange Engineering (Axles, Rearend companents)
Weld Racing        (front, rear wheels)
Winberg Crankshafts (crankshaft)