love it when it changes from high idling loud engine to fire breathing and fierce screaming monster

@tch632

3 жыл бұрын

The crackle!

That's the coolest Thomas, Big Daddy always had the tune set on kill. Nitro or nothing, Thanks for watching!!

At SIR in Washington ,I think around 74 ish Fall Nationals . Watched Garlits and crew rebuild their engine I think between runs.. I was too close and my hat blew off when they started it up ! Good memories

@bgivco

2 жыл бұрын

That's the coolest Thomas, Big Daddy always had the tune set on kill. Nitro or nothing, Thanks for watching!!

That thing is just pure evil! Love it!!

my oh my!!!!major eargasms!!!!the snake rules all!!!

A real bone rattler! It's MOPAR baby get ready to have your world rockin'!

Here's something of a trivia thing that I doubt anybody saw. Remember when Garlits dragster blew up (clutch I think is what did it) in 1970 at Lions Dragstrip in California? You might remember the iconic photo of the car cut in half by this explosion, and the half of the car Garlits was strapped into was in a 90 degree angle to the rest of the frame rails? It cut Garlit's foot in half....and he had a horribly tough time coming back from that physically. But being BIG DADDY.....of course he did. Well...at around 1:25....look at his right foot. You'll see the front half of his shoe looks like there isn't anything in there....it's curling upwards. I only noticed that because I had all the toes on my right foot amputated this year, and my shoes all do that now too. lol. Warms my heart to see Garlits still so active....and in GREAT SHAPE!

@bgivco

3 жыл бұрын

Joel, I've known Big Daddy for years, his museum has some of my photos from the mid 60's. Don's still super sharp & in great shape like you said. Gotta stay active brother, keep workin' on stuff & thanks for watching!!!!!!

@eileenheitman4351

3 жыл бұрын

And as a result he built a rear engine dragster....putting driver in front...away from....clutch explosions/engine explosions/ oil...fuel...fires. He started the revolution to rear engine slingshots which to this day are the boilerplate design. He has been my hero for over 50 years. Big Daddy Don Garlits. And he’s a nice guy. Check out his museum. Love ya, Don. Dave Heitman

@bgivco

3 жыл бұрын

@@eileenheitman4351 I Think Big Daddy knew from an early age, exactly what he was gonna do. Keep working on stuff & thanks for watching!!!!

The smell of nitro. Nothing like it.

@bgivco

4 жыл бұрын

Shaun Roberts The smell of nitro. Nothing like it. Got that right, it's a whole different world. Nitro or nothing, go fast or go home. Keep working on stuff & thanks for watching!!

It takes a very brave man to drive one of these cars

@chriswest5360

5 жыл бұрын

IMA RUSSIAN I would drive one in a heartbeat I would probably give my left nut to have one of these LOL

Most beautiful sound I've ever heard big daddy don garlets he don't need no computer he'is a computer drag racing computer

Thanks for watching !

A friend of mine went to college in Florida in the 60's. The high point of his life was when Don Garlits personally condemned his car as a piece of shit.

@bgivco

3 жыл бұрын

soaringvulture, dang, that's pretty good lol haha, thanks for watching Bro, keep working on stuff!!!!!!!

Tears.

I love Big Daddy, but my dad & his buddies ran real late model 392 Hemi's on Gas, in chassis they built themselves, in their BB/GD's and had a 58' NewYorker as a push/tow car that had a 392 Hemi in it as well. I have pics that I've shared on Facebook. Still trying to get him to share the home movies from back then.

@bgivco

2 жыл бұрын

MoxieMike66, Very cool, I'd love to see the home movies, keep working on stuff & thanks for watching!!!!!

Check out the cat sitting in front of the swamp rat , It wouldn't be me sitting there

@carlsenden8750

6 жыл бұрын

Ringo Gingo Me neither. I never get in front of a drag car👍I see guys doing it at these dyno comps too....danger.

@mikegraham4059

6 жыл бұрын

You think it will shift itself into drive? Lmao.

Sweet!!!!

And 1 idiot gives a thumb down. Must own a Prius.

@rustymeals8248

5 жыл бұрын

Big daddy was the King. Thumb down dude. You suck!

Oh my god the lag at 1:10

B.D.is a one man crew. Builder and tuner.

@bgivco

2 жыл бұрын

ML, you've got that right, he can do it all, thanks for watching, keep working on stuff!!!!!!!

I was there and to prove it I wa there at great lakes dragway on memorial day weekend

They don't call him Big Daddy ...for nothing

@bgivco

3 жыл бұрын

Got that right Tim, keep working on stuff!!

NOW THATS AN N GASS RAT💖 !

his own pit crew that's one reason I respect him .

I don't understand how they start on gas and then roll into nitro without stalling or damaging the engine. So cool!👍

@bgivco

2 жыл бұрын

Stepan, nitro doesn't fire well in a cold engine, the engine is warmed up using gas or alky, then the nitro is introduced slowly/gradually untill it's nothing but fuel, the warm-up stuff is gone. hope this helps, go fast or go home, nitro or nothing, thanks for watching!!!!!!!!!

@tarasbulba3190

2 жыл бұрын

@@bgivco Thank you. It makes sense to me now.🌞👍

@woolyhighlander7280

Жыл бұрын

Alcohol I think, not Gas.

Big Daddy should not have been inhaling that exhaust...bad for your health.

@bgivco

5 жыл бұрын

You're probably right , but he's 87 now & been inhaling the stuff for most of his life . I talked to Don the other day , his health is good & his mind is sharp as a tack. Hope I live that long. Keep working on stuff & thanks for watching Bro!!

@trillrifaxegrindor4411

4 жыл бұрын

fucking idiot.....in your perfect world we would still be dragging clubs behind us and walking everywhere,... you are a fucking prius driving jackass

THE KING !!!!

@bgivco

4 жыл бұрын

They don't call him "Big Daddy" for nothing, thanks for watching!!

@danielalejandrocouso7198

4 жыл бұрын

@@bgivco excelent video, thanks to you!

@bgivco

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielalejandrocouso7198 Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!!

Who's your Daddy 😂

Whitewall piecrusts!

@bgivco

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, pretty crazy, keep working on stuff!!

This may be a stupid question ,but is there a difference between the 12 and 12A ? Arent they the same?

@bgivco

2 жыл бұрын

Bill, Think you're right, Swamp Rat 12-A: was built in Seffner by Bob Taaffe, Jim Marrone and Don in the fall of 1967, right after Schiefer Clutches had purchased Swamp Rat 11. Bob wanted to build a long wheelbase car, but Don had the final say and we built an experimental 137″ car. It was a total failure and as soon as Don returned from the Winter Tour in CA, the three of them built Swamp Rat 12-B, 215″ wheelbase and this was a winner. SR 12-A was sold to some bracket racers and they had it till 1976 when it crashed, Don took it in on trade for a new chassis. In 1987, Don had Mark Buchanan repair the car while he was in Ocala building SR 31. Then SR 12-A sat in “Don’s Garage” for 20 years till one day in 2007, Mopar called to see if Don would like to build a 6.4, late model Hemi blown fuel engine. Don did and installed it into Swamp Rat 12-A. Thanks for watching, keep working on stuff!!

Engine in front was Suicide

@bgivco

3 жыл бұрын

thaddeus, the front engine guys are hard-core, nitro or nothing, go fast or go home, thanks for watching!!!!!

IF DON BUILDS IT,IT WILL OVERCOME,HEMI'S RULED THE DRAG STRIPS AND ALL STREET ACTION,i was there,where were you in 62

How about that enderle fuel pump drivin by the blower !!!! Never saw that before!!😀😀😀😀🍺🍺

@bgivco

3 жыл бұрын

Arthur, that was one of the many parts "Big Daddy" had to fab, pretty cool huh, keep working on stuff, thanks for watching!!!!!!!!

@arthurmchugh5184

3 жыл бұрын

@@bgivco love the old stuff!!! Whit Bazemore is a friend of mine and I worked on the crew in 1996 ! It was my FUNNY CAR SUMMER!!🤣🤣🏁🍺

@bgivco

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurmchugh5184 that's cool, bet I saw you at the Texas Motorplex(my home away from home hah) in Ennis. Go fast or go home!!

@arthurmchugh5184

3 жыл бұрын

@@bgivco I put 24.000 miles on my Ducati that summer but didn't get to either Texas race 😢😢 would have been great to be there when Dale Pulde won , I was so happy for the crew !!!

I would love to know what they did to the gen 3 Hemi to run it on fuel

@thunderheads4103

4 жыл бұрын

The 392 Hemi was originally build in like 1957 and put in the Chrysler 300, the "Banker's Muscle car" and a lot of drag racers used either the smaller 331 Hemi or the 392 Firepower Hemi. All engines need are fuel, air and spark. These days they have that blasted computer but you don't need it, as you see with Big Daddy's engine. Just take it off lol

@enemymetalworks

4 жыл бұрын

@@thunderheads4103 yaaaaaaa I ment the gen 3 Hemi not the original, the new hemis have no distributor drive to run a magneto and nobody makes a timing cover for an Enderle mechanical fuel pump to run the injection. What would you use ?

@soaringvulture

3 жыл бұрын

@@enemymetalworks If nobody makes one, then you have to make one. Lathes and mills are common tools.

My uncle claims to have bought SR-2, but he was a drunk and drug addict. I'm wondering if any of DG's fans know the status of SR-2 or did the guy just destroy it like he did his life?

@bgivco

3 жыл бұрын

Fishhooks, that's a wild story, somehow I don't find it too hard to believe, wild times back in "the day". Keep working on stuff & thanks for watching!!!!!!!!!!

what happens if run gas and nitro together, assuming he can homogenous them

@stewpidaso7145

7 жыл бұрын

nitromethane can actually burn in the absence of air, yielding nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and water vapor. There’s still energy to be obtained from the CO and H2, though; with sufficient oxygen, it will go all the way to CO2, nitrogen, and water. This is the case in drag racing and model airplanes; nitromethane contains about 25% of the energy of gasoline but takes only about an eighth the oxygen to burn completely. This means that engines can run much “richer” (i.e., with less air in the cylinder); hence the use in dragsters.

@dthellland9738

7 жыл бұрын

Run nitro with nitrous. Run direct port with standalone fuel system for nitrous and use methanol nitro blend. Kaboom