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| craftymore | Oct 28 2009, 10:15 PM Post #1 |
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There is a bunch of slang words in the book for derbies relating to parts, cars, and tracks. Here's a handful of terms and phrases. Roundback - refers to any '71-'76 full size GM wagon(Olds, Pontiac, Buick or Chevy) Squareback - refers to any '77 & newer full size GM wagon or any '79 & newer Ford wagon. Square body - ^ " " "^ for sedans Panther - Ford based generic platform used for all full size cars since '79-'80. Crown Victorias, Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Cars have been based on this frame. Mopar - Any Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth or Imperial. Full Framer - a car with a true full frame from the front bumper to the back, Y-Framer - any full size Mopar '65-'73 model years, so named as on the front end of the frames is a Y-shaped piece of steel that the bumpers connect to. Suicide - any '61-'69 Lincoln Continental - have rear ringed back doors making them quite distinct. Hammerhead - car with a super strong front end and relatively weak trunk/rear. Suicides, '67+ Imperials, '74-'78 Mopars and '74-'78 Fords are generally included. Sub-framer - Any car that has a frame extending from behind the front bumper to typically under the passenger section. This can vary a bit depending on the make/model. Imp - Imperial or Impala Metric/New Style - Generally relates to any of the downsized full size American cars from the late 70s or early 80s. For General Motor producs, it's '77, Ford - '79 and '79 for Mopars although the Lincoln brand didn't switch over to the Panther based platform in '80. Pinch Framer - Any B-Body Mopar circa '73-'79. This includes Chrysler Cordobas and Dodge Charger. This platform would continue in '80-'81 model years under the 'full size' Newports and Furys. Hydro-Framer - '03+ Ford Crown Vics . . . so called cause the front frame section is formed by water under extremem pressure resulting in a frame with any seams. The engine cradle is aluminum so many drives will switch over to '80+ Ford cradles or ones off of '67-'73 Imperials. Some of these swaps are banned. Further more, due to their crash worthiness, some promoters in various parts have already banned '03+ Ford Vics. Shocker - Any full size '74-'78 Mopar - All cars were federally mandated in the US to have some type of front shock absorbing bumpers, thus the name shocker. Leaf Spring conversions - Taking any car with stock rear coil springs and conveting the suspension over to leaf springs. New hangers must be installed to the frame to support the leaf springs. Generally speaking, this makes the rear end/trunk a heck of a lot stronger. Not all promoters/shows allow this. Hump Plate - steel plates that are welded typically to the outside of the rear humps on the frame. Most of the time they have to be contoured to the frame and not exceed 0.25" thick. Old Iron - any of the true full size cars from '77 & older for GMs, '78 & older for Fords, and '78 and older for Mopars. Bubble Top - '91+ Ford Crown Vics, Mercury or Lincoln Towncars as well as '91-'96 Chevy Caprice, Buick Roadmaster, Caddy Fleetwood or Olds Custom Cruiser. Fox Body- Platform used by Ford to produce '79+ Mustangs, Fairmonts, Cougars, Thunderbirds, LTD and a whole host of other crappy 80s cars. Boxcar - '64-'66 Imperials Ice Cube - Legendary motor built by Gropp Motor Specialists in Nebraska, an engine that can literally run for a couple of hours at full throttle and not overheat. Several hundred feature wins have been credited with drivers running these super cool motors, included a few Metal Mayhem winners. Slider - A type of drive shaft that is custom built with two long tube like pieces of steel that has the ability to shorten or lengthen. As the car's frame bends at strange angles, it allows the driver to still keep power to his rear axle, other wise a stock drive shaft would snap out of the transmission or rear axle. SS Rims - Chevy truck rims that were used in the late '80s and early '90s on full size trucks, Vans and SUVs. They are quite strong and are valued highly as the valve stem is located on the inner side of the rim. Pointy - Refers to '74-'75 Chrysler Imperial & '74-'78 Chrysler New Yorker front bumpers. The only difference between the two is the Imperial bumper has no 'air vents'. Stacks - vertical exhaust headers ran directly from the engine - often improves the power rating, reduces the chance of an engine fire and look really cool! BIA - Bolt In Axles - refers to 10" and 12" GM rear axles Ford 9" - Very strong Ford rear axle 8" & 3/4" - Most desired Mopar rear axle Small Block - Any V-8 that is less than 400 cubic inches 4 Point - Type of cage that surrounds a driver, generally consists of a bar behind the driver, a bar along the area where the dash was and bars near the doors connecting the dash bar and the other one. Notching - Cutting small chunks out of the rear frame rails behind the humps of the car. Done to insure the frame bends upwards. Tuck - Bending the trunk lid down into the trunk and securing it either with #9 wire and/or steel thread. Halo bar - Runs off of a 4 point cage and acts as a rollover bar. Full Weld Show - All seams on the frame may be welded Pitched/Tilted - Refers to a build technique used on '80- '008 full size Ford products. Basically cut the frame completely in half in front of the firewall at the crush boxes and then lower the front section back down and weld the frame back together. The length of doing this can extend from 1" to 8". Doing so makes the front ends of these new style Fords almost Imperial like. This can also be done on old iron GM from the mid 70s as well as the metric Gm of the 80s/90s though it varies differently from the Ford method. If I can think of any more, I'll add them to this first original post. |
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