1956 Chevrolet Handyman Wagon

[Alan Nyhus]

Chad, I remember seeing the car at the Anoka and North Star tracks. What a great project! -Al

[Randall Klein]

Stock or Super Stock?

[Larry Hill]

What and where does a person get the red things bolted to the axles that fit or are the dollies? They do look handy.

Its goin' to be "Way Cool"

Thanks.

[FireSale]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

What and where does a person get the red things bolted to the axles that fit or are the dollies? They do look handy.

Its goin' to be "Way Cool"

Thanks.

I did a search on "Hub Dollies" and found a bunch.

[Larry Hill]

Looks like he uses to ones from Nebraska, five bolt hub dollies.

[Chad E532]

Larry - the dolly set under the car is from Merrick Machine. They are adapters for their standard wheel dolly's. They can be found from various online retailers. I have a set of standard dolly's under each car for the winter to make moving things around so much easier.

Chad

[Chad E532]

Originally Posted by Randall Klein

Stock or Super Stock?

Taking out the wheel tubs and moving the springs back to stock hangers for a 9" tire car. Possible 265/225hp stocker if I follow suit with my Dads combination.

[Randall Klein]

FYI
Paul Lindberg in Minnesota racing a '56 Sedan in N/SA
265/225/216
12.37 in M
12.28 in N

[Chad E532]

Originally Posted by Randall Klein

FYI
Paul Lindberg in Minnesota racing a '56 Sedan in N/SA
265/225/216
12.37 in M
12.28 in N

Paul is my father, this wagon was his first car before he built the sedan for the 1971 season. He took the complete drive train out of the wagon and dropped it into the sedan and picked up a tenth back 50 years ago. Probably be the same tenth slower duplicating his current setup and putting it into the wagon again. The wagon is a natural O car but it would probably make more sense to add a little weight and run P since it is on the high side of O at 15.82 in its original 210 trim.

Chad

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by Chad E532

Paul is my father, this wagon was his first car before he built the sedan for the 1971 season. He took the complete drive train out of the wagon and dropped it into the sedan and picked up a tenth back 50 years ago. Probably be the same tenth slower duplicating his current setup and putting it into the wagon again. The wagon is a natural O car but it would probably make more sense to add a little weight and run P since it is on the high side of O at 15.82 in its original 210 trim.

Chad

You might pick up more than a tenth, todays tires and track prep being what they are.

Enjoying your project...