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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 18, 2014, 04:14:15 PM »

Nothing today. Spent 14 hours yesterday straightening up her room.  Ok I was trying to make room for me to work on the car some. I think it should be a law that all houses come with a garage thats equal to or bigger than the house. How do they expect someone to get a topf fuel car in to a 22' garage?

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Wanted to buy / Re: wanted

« on: May 17, 2014, 09:21:35 AM »

Maybe he's like me and wants a spare of everything. For me having a spare usually mean I will not need it,but don't have one and I will need one sooner or later. Its always a 50 cent piece(o-ring) that will cost  you around.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 2 speed shifter

« on: May 16, 2014, 01:52:25 PM »

Parks sells a nice tube shifter. I made one thats close but probably not as nice.Then I only have 10 bucks in it. got to get a electric solenoid for it. Wish I could find lighter weight one.

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Front Engine Dragsters / weight differance of ultra lite guages

« on: May 16, 2014, 09:07:42 AM »

Wondering if any had compered weight savings if any of these ultra lite gauges. I know liquid filled is 4 to 5 oz heavier,yea not enough to worry with but why buy heavier if not needed.OP will still be liquid filled.Temp is elctric and I can read as many temp as want with flip of switch.Multiple sending units and wired to switchs so I can read any of them same gauge. Tach is for tuning do its detachable.Ditched cool looking dash that weighed 4 lbs.switch panel and delay box with two gauges.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 14, 2014, 07:40:14 PM »

So Bill you shopping for new aluminum block now?

 You said you dropped a 130 already so that should put you over 200 off.  Anyone know differance in iron SBC and aluminum one. I know on bbc its right about deadon a 100 lbs.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 14, 2014, 01:00:53 PM »

Sounds do not always count.Lil brothers RED is one of best sounding power wise at the track but we are normally slowest.Then we are running mild 496 and most of the others in brackets are 580 + and cost 3 or 4 times as much.

 Hopefully AFaulk your is oppisite and will rock the track. 

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Altereds / Re: Altered Weight

« on: May 14, 2014, 08:37:27 AM »

Was reading thread because curiuos thing. Man I never would have thought a altered would weigh 2000 lbs.Our funnycar was only 1948 with 175 lbs driver.# disc clutch,3 speed lenco,fiberglass body,computer,dual mags ,2 fire bottles front brakes ,14-71 , aluminum hat and Im sure few thing that could have weighed less but I could not get more holes in them.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Rear Diff

« on: May 12, 2014, 12:19:50 PM »

Between new housing,machining caliper in heavy areas(still plenty of meat where needed) reworking few mounting point to make multi purpose and eliminate few tabs here and there the car loss close to 30 lb.s ,best part all for total cost under 200 bucks and thats cheap per pound compared to normal.

   Just dawned on that switching to the water jacket JP-1,swapping sleaves to 4.310 from 4.190 thats in it now I will loose even more,gain 30 lbs and not be running the newer TFX stuff that worth more resale wise. Dang got to love it when it works out that way.

I will have some pics of new rearend once I am finished mounting the ends and cleaning it up.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Rear Diff

« on: May 12, 2014, 06:14:49 AM »

Just proves that stupid is running ramped over the country. Still not as bad as those I see sucking oxygen because of lung problem while puffing a cancer stick.

I've seen 300 lbs guys getting into racecar that has ton of weight saving items on it. Jenny Craig lot cheaper than titainium. Bypass the fast food and candy bars save that money to buy new parts to go faster and live longer.

 Down 45 lbs (.045 in 1/4)since start of building car. Can't afford junk food. Work late and not snack in front of boob tube.  Win Win Win deal. Loos weight,healthier and go faster.

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Piston ring end gap

« on: May 11, 2014, 03:14:53 PM »

IMO your gaps are plenty. I ran almost exact same gaps on 526 heim and thats with .310 more bore and with blower at 58% od.If you build enough heat to cause ring ends to butt you have more problem than no cooiling system.

As for cooling and ring gap I do not think there is a sepc for with or w/o and if there was differance they would list it.The same way they have na,blown and nitrous spec's.

I would go with total seal's specs after all they made the rings and have lot more information on rings and their functions than I do.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Rear Diff

« on: May 10, 2014, 10:49:19 PM »

I more than understand narrowing the rearend mean less weight.Understand rotating mass lot more important . Thats why I paid extra for drilled  with extra lightend flange axles.I also understand the tire has to clear frame.Running 4" bs now. Not much less I can go. Need 3"bs . New housing is 31" and flange to flange is still 39". Can not get any less. Cage 25 os tire bs counting bulge 5.75(x2) 1"(x2) clearance 38.5 total.Actually axles where ordered for 37" and had to pull them out 1" each leaving 1.25" spline engagement which is .25 more than strange says is the minimum and I am not happy about that. But it is what it is.

Just spent two days and cpl hundred bucks  fabricating moly rearend housing to replace mild steel piece.Cheated and took page out of Parks book.  15 lbs lighter than old one I had in it. Only thing I should have done different was install some sealed blank offs as fillers in bottom on each side to reduce capacity. Figure 4.5 wide pieces of 20 guage cant't weigh near as much as fluid.Trying to find out level fluid has to be at for proper lubrication. I figure with sealed bearings it can be lower since axles do not need any. If you look at the design you will see the bottom has slow tapper from center to ends.If level it at normal level  it will take 8 or 10 quarts. with blank offs I figure I can save half or more of that and thats 6 to 8 pounds.

NOW IF LEVEL  can be lot lower then Im good.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 10, 2014, 01:51:34 PM »

Hey I was making it easy for you.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 10, 2014, 10:12:47 AM »

Man Glen can't you do better than that? Would think you could hit 8.002 at least.   Good job now go tune it little bit pull .010 out and you should be jammin.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 09, 2014, 09:00:03 AM »

Good luck,go when one  and have fun.  Probably better luck if car not green.Lol

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Roo Man's Room / Re: seat support requirement

« on: May 08, 2014, 01:06:24 PM »

There is noting in the spec but as you note a couple of straps is probably a good idea.

Roo

Hey is that a fat joke? I lost 45 lbs so far. Man just not feeling the love any more. Now imagine dennis the mennis looking dwon pouting kicking across top of floor,why are all the trouble causing kids pertrayed as blonde kid?

 seriuosly after looking at it more cpl small tubes look like good idea little more support for my FAT butt,