1981 Uyehara Super Comp RED Restore/Rebuild

Ryan D · 03-20-2014, 03:56 PM

I'm new to this site and wanted to share one of the projects I'm working on. In 2008 I bought this dragster from some fellas in a nearby town. The car was pretty outdated. Over the last 5 1/2 years I've been slowly updating everything on this car. Fuel system, roll cage update, cooling system, gauges, some wiring, pretty much anything that has to be SFI approved has been replaced. I'm coming to a close with it and want to get it to the track soon. I've had a lot of questions about this build over the years and had never considered trying a forum.

My current challenge is getting the correct parachute cable mount for the back of the car. Do most of you custom make a cable mount for the back of your dragsters? Mine is tied to the chassis in front of the rear end but is pretty much hanging from the chute past that. I'm also working on mounting my battery per NHRA standards. That part seems to be pretty straight forward.

Any feedback is appreciated!

The weekend I brought it home

2780_1130044936475_4848714_n by Photos From The Bleachers, on Flickr

Late last year, first time out of the garage

Dragster by Photos From The Bleachers, on Flickr

03-20-2014, 03:56 PM	#1
Ryan D Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 7 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1981 Uyehara Super Comp RED Restore/Rebuild I'm new to this site and wanted to share one of the projects I'm working on. In 2008 I bought this dragster from some fellas in a nearby town. The car was pretty outdated. Over the last 5 1/2 years I've been slowly updating everything on this car. Fuel system, roll cage update, cooling system, gauges, some wiring, pretty much anything that has to be SFI approved has been replaced. I'm coming to a close with it and want to get it to the track soon. I've had a lot of questions about this build over the years and had never considered trying a forum. My current challenge is getting the correct parachute cable mount for the back of the car. Do most of you custom make a cable mount for the back of your dragsters? Mine is tied to the chassis in front of the rear end but is pretty much hanging from the chute past that. I'm also working on mounting my battery per NHRA standards. That part seems to be pretty straight forward. Any feedback is appreciated! The weekend I brought it home 2780_1130044936475_4848714_n by Photos From The Bleachers, on Flickr Late last year, first time out of the garage Dragster by Photos From The Bleachers, on Flickr