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Spud Miller's Cave / enderle nozzles onto hilborn 4-port

« on: September 18, 2017, 05:27:43 PM »

I have a hilborn 4-port upright injector with the wrong size hilborn nozzles, and a friend of mine has a ton of enderle nozzles. 

What enderle nozzle holders / bodies would work to replace my hilborn nozzles that I have that are too large? 

Would an Enderle 7110 be the right nozzle body to thread into the injector?  Or would that project into the throttle bore too far?

They need the air bleed holes, right?  Can I drill those in myself?

Its a mild 354 with 80A pump on methanol, 4 port with 3" dia butterflies.  No port nozzles (for now).

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Wanted to buy / WANTED: 16x10 wheels

« on: February 16, 2017, 06:14:28 PM »

Looking for old-school wheels, like Halibrand or 5-spoke American, 4.5" bolt circle

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Roo Man's Room / front axle alignment specs

« on: April 02, 2014, 06:49:59 AM »

What are the recommended specs for the front axle alignment (caster, camber, toe)?

My car is a 144" wb, pretty stiff chassis, with 2.25S17 Avon Speedmaster (ribbed tread) front tires.

Thanks in advance.

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Roo Man's Room / attaching upholstery

« on: March 26, 2014, 09:01:59 PM »

OK, so we have been making pretty good progress at my FED project lately.  Fiberglass seat is nearly finished and ready to trim to fit the contour of the shoulder hoop, but wait.  How is the upholstery going to attach??? I am hesitant to use the approach most used - drill the hoop and screw the snaps directly to the frame.  I am concerned first about an opening & corrosion and second to a lesser degree about the strength.  I purchased a crashed car for its parts and the upholstery holes certainly were stress risers.

A friend suggested gluing the upholstery to the fiberglass seat... but I like the idea of separating the upholstery in case it ever got rained on.

Any other suggestions?

By the way my build is a 144" car, and want it to look like they did in 1964:

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / New Member from SE Wisconsin

« on: November 08, 2013, 06:07:11 PM »

 ...entering the FED anonymous meeting room...

Hi, I'm AJ

I'm 42 years old and live in SE Wisconsin near Milwaukee. I am a degreed mechanical engineer but don't let that fool you - my hands are dirty more than they are clean.  I honestly do 99-100% of my car work myself.  About the only thing I really can't do is precision engine machine work.  I have been drag racing for 25+ years (basically since I got my drivers license).  20 some years ago I built a street sleeper that weighs 3700#, still runs mid 12's today with the same engine, and yet appears to be the 67 Dodge Coronet that someone's grandma drove.

I also have done a few frame-up builds of late 60's Ford trucks.  Most recent build is my almost finished 79 F250 4WD with a 6BT Cummins under the hood.  It looks like it rolled down the assembly line that way. I have a pretty complete build thread at http://www.fordification.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=963 but this is the most important shot:


Why am I here?  Well, I have got a bad case of speed in my veins and...   I truly have LOVED vintage FED's since I saw my first one ~30 years ago (way before the current nostalgia trend).  I have been accumulating tons of pictures, info, etc for a long time and now have almost all of the parts I need to build my own new yet vintage styled FED.  It will be an early short 120-125" wheelbase with a '56 354 Chrysler powering it.  Since my pockets aren't as deep as I wish, I will have to use a pair of my AFB's on top of the 6-71 instead of the Hilborn that would be much more appropriate.  I bought a 120" unknown chassis with some associated parts and then later an almost complete but crashed 185" MW car that filled in my parts wanted list very nicely.  The MW chassis is hanging above the shorter tan-colored chassis.


While I probably will be lurking on this site mostly, I will contribute positively and accurately what and when I can.  I do the same on the HAMB under the same username.

A few good friends and I organize and put on the Meltdown Drags at Byron Dragway (Rockford, Ill area) which is a 1966 and earlier vintage drag meet.   It is an event that has no trophys, no prize money, and no whining.  Cars must meet the '66 and earlier appearance criteria and be pre-approved / preregistered to be allowed to race.  Preregistration is FREE.  Our next event is July 18-20 of 2014.  The acceptance criteria and event info is on the website at www.meltdowndrags.com and also on Facebook at Meltdown Drags.  Check us out!