| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Kent Fuller |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | BB/GD |
| Body style | Transverse-engined streamliner dragster |
| Related | None |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 123 in (3,100 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | None |
Sidewinder III is a streamliner dragster. [1]
Built by Kent Fuller in 1969, it used a transversly-mounted supercharged 350 Chevy [1] (hence "sidewinder") in a magnesium-tube chassis with a 123 in (3,100 mm) wheelbase. [1] It was run by the team of Hopkins, Thornhill, and Finicle in BB/GD (B supercharged gas dragster). [1]
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A chassis is the framework of an artificial object, which supports the object in its construction and use. An example of a chassis is a vehicle frame, the underpart of a motor vehicle, on which the body is mounted; if the running gear such as wheels and transmission, and sometimes even the driver's seat, are included, then the assembly is described as a rolling chassis.
In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels. For road vehicles with more than two axles, the wheelbase is the distance between the steering (front) axle and the centerpoint of the driving axle group. In the case of a tri-axle truck, the wheelbase would be the distance between the steering axle and a point midway between the two rear axles.
