Glossary / General

roller

14 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A “roller” is basically a car frame that can move, but it doesn’t have the engine installed yet. Racers use rollers because they can build the car exactly how they want.

Technical Definition

A “roller” is a car shell/chassis that has no engine or transmission installed, but it’s otherwise complete enough to roll and be built into a race car. In drag racing, people buy rollers to control the build parts and match the engine/transmission to their goals.

Hear It Discussed

"bar 97 test it's an enhanced they put it on the roller and yeah so they it's a 95 so they have to do the roller and everything"
The Leno Law with Christian Robinson of SEMA - DWA! Ep. #941 Driving While Awesome 01:05

"It was a roller, but it was solid, no rust. "
The Lost 1983 Mustang & Mopar Restomod Nightmares To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History 18:08

"Drive back down with our team. We'll do rollers [527.2s] We'll do you know beauty shots so we can have some stuff for for marketing"
Round Cat Garage - EP.189 Right Hand Drive Guys 08:45