Kahuku drag strip

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Contact Info. Im Searching for Vehicles Parts Services Articles. Customer Service. Sell your Car Subscribe. Just as in the continental United States, drag racing was a big deal in s Hawaii, as Ryan at the Jalopy Journal showed in his profile of Kahuku Point airfield this week.

Text By David Trojan. There are references to Kahuku as an emergency field dating to the 's, but it was not until the United States entered World War II that the airfield was developed. Kahuku Army Airfield was classified as an auxiliary field and had a very short life span, from until it was closed in the late 's.

To lighten the body, Gary removed all of the original sealer and coatings used to keep the elements and noise out. The doors were also gutted to shed weight. Gary and his friend, Gary Riley, at Level One Restorations in Arvada, Colorado, prepped the body and applied a coat of DuPont Chromapremier primer for a fresh foundation. That was followed by two coats of single-stage DuPont Cameo White paint. The body was sanded with 1,000- to 2,500-grit papers and polished using a three-step 3M product.