This specific style of drag racing vehicle features a stripped-down closed body and a heavily modified suspension that sits unnaturally high in the front. Builders remove the front bumper, swap in a straight axle, and shift the engine rearward to plant the rear slicks during hard acceleration. Originally built to run on standard pump gasoline rather than exotic racing fuels, these cars are easily recognized by their nose-up stance and exposed engine components.
Heard on the job
We need to finish welding the straight axle on the gasser before the weekend test and tune.
Insider tip
True gasser builds always run a solid front axle with leaf springs to achieve that signature nose-bleed stance.