It is an amazing book that every drag racer should have. Dont be scared of a 4 link, just get dave morgans doorslammers chassis book, it will tell you everything you need to know about setting up a 4 link. He wrote the first book on drag race door slammer chassis tuning. I also just bought your book and will be doing some reading this week. Written by industry expert davemorgan, it contains. The drag race door slammer chassis kit was invented by chris alston along with a large number of the industries current standard components. The chassis book is good and my first one is the drag racing chassis tuning manual by chris. With the release of their latest ep, mojo boogie, the doorslammers continue the journey started by the late johnny nitro. Eventually i went to seattle and met him and went through his chassis class.
Push your skills to the limit rapidly accelerating to over 200 mph all the while doing your best to keep from smoking the tires or blowing your engine on a tricky racing surface. Dave just sent me an outline of the content of the 5 disc dvd set dave morgan seminar dvd outline this dvd is a copy of a presentation made in february of 2007 at alston race cars in antioch, illinois. Heat up your tires with long smokey burnouts and when the green light drops launch full throttle with your wheels in the air. Dave morgan wrote a book on chassiss back in the late 80s, but its still a great book in my opinion. Find a copy of dave morgans doorslammer chassis book, it will explain everything you need to know relative to setting up your chassis. The chassis book, written by expert dave morgan, contains a wealth of valuable knowledge not generally available from any other source. Pray your engine and chassis tuning are just right as you try to be the first to pilot. This book contains hundreds of photographs and drawings to help explain and guide you through chassis operation and tuning. For many years dave has been helping racers figure out and improve their programs with a.
Buy dave morgans door slammers chassis book and digest that, then once your engine is in the new car find a local chassis shop to help you out with the correct springs and shocks for all 4. Choice the part of the car that you need your parts for. One good book to read is called doorslammers the chassis book by dave morgan, available on amazon. Twelve hours, for duty and honor and dark territory are novellas. Originally playing the drums for the doorslammers, bay area native keytaristvocalist shad harris, has toured nationally and abroad since 1966, playing drums, keyboard, guitar, and bass with award winning and hall of fame artists including etta james, charlie musselwhite, tommy castro, and johnny nitro. Categories drivers, midwest doorslammers tags 1965, chervenka, gto, jim, matt, pontiac. Tony stewart shows off his absurd car collection to jeff gordon around the track duration. Now my bars do not bang down onto strip causing chassis to unload and spin. It contains a wealth of knowledge not available from any other source. If you are building or racing a full bodied drag car, this book shows youhow to maximize chassis performance.
This book goes into detail on how to get the most out of your car and what happens to. The chassis book by morgan, dave and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The best advice here is trial and error, and for more reading regarding pinion angle and other aspects of rear suspension setup we recommend the book doorslammers. You will find information about roll bar, roll cage and sfi 25.
Written by industry expert davemorgan, it contains a wealth of knowledge not generally available fromany other source. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Originally johnny nitro and the doorslammers, the bluesbased quartet drums, bass and vocals, keys and vocals, guitar and vocals has evolved to include soul, rock, and country music while getting audiences on their feet over the years at a. The best chassis shop for drag racing books and drag racing software to help with your race car setup and suspension tunning. Anyway, the guy on the phone was none other that dave morgan, the guy who wrote the doorslammers chassis book. From the mind of nhra national dragsters first technical. You must know, exactly what every hole does, as far as how far out the ic is, and how high or low it is compared to the cg it is. I am looking to buy either jerry bickles chassis performance manual or dave morgans door slammers. Jerry bickel race cars gives racers the technology to win. The chassis book, and its a great great resource for me. Now hes back with the doorslammers and his heavy blues influence is felt on keytar and.
Check out checkered, got my 4 link setup from there, and didnt pay much more for a whole 4 link back half, subframe and all. If youre into the nuts and bolts of drag racing, you need this book. Gary owns and drives a beautiful 1966 and 1970 chevy nova. I have heard morgans manual is great, but i have heard that bickles manual puts things more in laymans terms. Where is the article that ed from edvanced engines go. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase.
Meet the drivers of the midwest gassers and the midwest doorslammers. Im thinking about attending this upcoming seminar by dave morgan author doorslammers, and was wondering if anyone has attended one and what your thoughts are. The engine performance has reached a level where i need all i can get out of my chassis to get all the power to the ground. This is quite involved, so if you decide to go that route, id suggest reading a book titled doorslammers. The chassis book is the number one resource for door slammer tuning and building. The chassis book by dave morgan pow901020 if you are building or racing a full bodied drag car, this book shows youhow to maximize chassis performance. Categories drivers, midwest doorslammers tags 1966, 1970, chevy nova, gary, illinois, merriman, round lake park. Drag race chassis tuning seminar dave morgan maverick. These are based on noted drag racing authority dave morgan, who wrote the box door slammers, the chassis book. With the pinion angle being the difference between actual pinion center line and the driveshaft center line. After talking to dave morgan at kcir and attending two of his seminars i finally got a better handle on adjusting the ladder bars and koni shocks. The chassis book, by dave morgan, lamplight productions 1993. Also available is dave morgans, doorslammers,the chassis video.
Door slammers the chassis book by dave morgan suspension. Because of the enormous amount of pictures from the many car shows we have yearly, we can not upload all of them to the website. It will teach you just about everything you need to know so you can tune your chassis to do what you want. Chassis and suspension where is the article that ed from edvanced engines go i am looking for all that info that ed wrote for the moderators back in march of 2007 about 4 link basics, anyone know where or how to get to it. The only guy in the country who agreed with the 4 link how is that for a mane drop. Im just getting my feet wet, learning how to setup my g body chassis for drag racing. Please check out and like us on facebook for many many more pictures.
Order of dan morgan books dan morgan is the protagonist in a series of spy thriller novels by american novelist leo j. Even though the technology has moved forward since this book was first published, the book isnt dated. Drag racing books drag racing software jerry bickel. Dave morgan will bring his traveling seminar presentation to texas on january 28. The 4 bar setup is normally designed to fit into a car that has been minitubbed only, so if you plan on backhalfing, id take full advantage of all that work and go with 4 link or a good ladder bar. He enjoys working around the house, fishing and fast cars. I did, however, get to catch up on a little reading of my chassis book. Pro class will be run 18 mile like most other tracks and mid michigan motorplex has a new racing surface along with a great staff and family environment. Its my pleasure to introduce a new moderator to the chassis and suspension forum, the one and only dave morgan, author of doorslammers. Plastic wrapped, brand new, never been unwrapped, later printing, the 3 rs is committed to saving the trees one leaf at the time paperback.
This is the 10th year he has been presenting his chassistuning seminars to drag racers. After being a trained killer under cia employ, dan morgan has left his old life behind in favour of a new start. Previously i had begun this on another board and it got too large. I had always noticed daves book highly recommended whenever chassis setup was discussed. This book contains hundreds of photographs and drawings to help explain and guide you through chassis. This video covers the set up portion of the book and shows you stepbystep how to. It is an edited version of the seminar presentation that has evolved over 12 years. Arcade mode, invincibility, character swaps, speed, and more. Drivers the midwest gassers the midwest doorslammers. This informative book by a noted chassis expert contains everything you want to know about proper. For many years dave has been helping racers figure out and improve their programs with a drive that few have in this industry for sharing information.
Daves book is a valuable tool when it comes to chassis tuning and 4link setup. Dave has a way of explaining the setup without being too technical. If you own or are building a drag race car with doors, you need this book. Chris alstons chassis works and dave morgans doorslammers book. Mopar rear leaf springs suspension get hooked up hot rod. The chassis book, written by expert dave morgan, contains a wealth of valuable knowledge not generally available from any other. The chassis book book online at best prices in india on. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone.
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