Traction bars

[whitetop]

Kool-Fuel Bars . Very rare.. Tier B cheaper bars (notice thin spring perch pad) Strong on East coast of US. I have a decal somewhere.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bbbentley</div><div class="ubbcode-body">@ questions.
1) Application? Guy I got them from dragged Camaros, but he hoarded everything. Can anyone confirm the application/usage?
2) Does anyone recognize what brand and age these are? They appear to have medium blue paint under the black.
As always, Thanks.




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[bbbentley]

I don't know how a guy can know so much about these vintage parts, but I am grateful!
You did not say, but would like to pin down the application? A few of the braces/bracketry threw me off, but then I thought maybe one bar was made for several applications? So this bar might work on Fomoco s &amp; Mopars? ...In addition to Chevs

I have another real cheap looking set I got from the same place that I will post to id, as well. They have an unusual oval snubber.
Yes, I would be interested in the decal, at least to get a picture to duplicate , if permitted , or to buy

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bbbentley</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't know how a guy can know so much about these vintage parts, but I am grateful!
You did not say, but would like to pin down the application? A few of the braces/bracketry threw me off, but then I thought maybe one bar was made for several applications? So this bar might work on Fomoco s &amp; Mopars? ...In addition to Chevs
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The bars might also be MAS they had the same blue color. let me check my old catalogs give me a day or so. It appears the bar were originally Chevy and someone welded on the FOMOCO brackets??? I have seen pics of them on Camaros etc and those Fomoco brackets were not on them.

[bbbentley]

Here is the other set, Mr. Gasket? Just over 27 in. Yellow, u-channel, not boxed underneath, unusual oval snubbers.

[1967Z28]

Here's an ad from August '68 for Foxcraft traction bars. They appear to use the stock spring plate like the original Nickey/Bill Thomas bars did. There are some NOS Foxcraft bars for tri-five Chevys on ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Foxcraft-NOS...item282e803162

[427TJ]

Originally Posted by 1967Z28

Here's an ad from August '68 for Foxcraft traction bars. They appear to use the stock spring plate like the original Nickey/Bill Thomas bars did. There are some NOS Foxcraft bars for tri-five Chevys on ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Foxcraft-NOS...item282e803162

I have a pair of those in the original box for Camaro-Nova. Bought them on eBay ten years ago for my '67 and never used them.

[1967Z28]

Here are some original Bill Thomas traction bars for a '67 Camaro. They appear to have been painted the same color silver-blue that they used on the '67 Z-28 factory headers. Somebody bent the ears for the lower shock mount for some reason but I'll work on getting that rectified.

[Day2_69Z]

Oh geez,,, Bill Thomas Headers are so not Day 2.... Factory support via "skunk race car shop"
You need to donate these wrong color , no collector flange wanna be headers to my Day 2 in disguise museum of orphans.
I'd even donate back to you 2 sets of Summit modern Chinese headers of your choice and a set of Mexican Hookers so you can stay in "tune"....
I may ,,,just saying, I may just put these on my '68 for shits n giggles.....

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by PxTx

These are off a 50's Vette. Probably the shortest set made at 25&quot; long. They are the later style, cause the wider spring pad and lack of a tail. They are also equal in length. What do those other ones measure without the tail? I can only guess that the unequal set-up was an early thing, before slapper bars were properly sorted.

Looks like I found a duplicate set to your red ones Paul, except for these are yellow. Not sure if they were always yellow but they do appear to have been shaved on the one side just like your red ones. The shaved side will have to mount inboard on my Camaro so that I can use existing shock mount tabs, or I'll need to weld another right front tab if I flip them around to have the shave edge outward mounted towards the tire.

I'm about to strip these and restore them with new color but you now have me thinking Lakewood orange/red which would also match the Lakewood roll bar, bell housing and driveshaft loop all in red? These are 25.25" front to back. I'd like to find another of the early style short snubbers like the one shown below if anyone has some old stock?

[NorCam]

By the way gentlemen...wicked great thread you guys have contributed to here. I read all 38 pages today and got schooled!

I'd love to find a set of those white Drag Dimension bars one day???