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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: FED front spindles

« on: March 24, 2018, 10:51:57 AM »

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: SWJFA

« on: March 23, 2018, 06:20:24 AM »

I love this car.  It looks "right".  If I built one, it would look very similar.

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/fuelcarfan/jrfuelers/ronussery.html

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: FED front spindles

« on: March 22, 2018, 06:06:49 AM »

It depends on what you currently have.  Some brands have different mounting angles and styles.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Safety equipment...

« on: February 17, 2018, 09:10:29 AM »

Years ago I bought a used Diest -20 suit, on the cheap.  It was out dated, and a little rough.  I called up Diest (you can all DJ too), and they told me to send it, and they will look it over.  I took a seam ripper to the prior owner's name, and poked a couple of tiny holes in it.  They said the holes were so small, that they were not an issue, but offered to sew a Diest patch over it.  The also replaced the arm restraints that were fraid, and recertified it for me.  Shipping and all was under $200, I believe.  I later sold the suit, because it was way to big for me (size and length) for $800.  Now that I have "grown", I wish I still had it.  I may have been able to have Diest shorten the arms and legs for me.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Safety equipment...

« on: February 14, 2018, 05:21:09 AM »

As mentioned, you have two paths to start, NHRA legal, or just "ok" with the track you run at.  What happens if you crash, get knocked out, and the car catches on fire?  Are you going to trust others to save you, or buy better equipment to try to save yourself?


Some questions to pick the correct gear:

#1  Open wheel car with engine in front (FED & ALT)?

#2  Engine fuel and induction type?

#3  Automatic transmission with no floor?

#4  Petitional MPH and ET?


I would personally stay away from Amazon and eBay, unless the store you are buying from is well known.  Believe it or not, buy there is A LOT of cheap knock off junk for sale, and I would hate to see anyone getting hurt because of fake junk.  I recommend Jegs, Summit, and Speedway Motors as good vendors.  I have not used Good Vibrations, but they fork over a ton of money to sponsor races, and put money back into our pockets.  NTF racer Brendan Murry has a similar shop called Performance Motorsports.  You will not find a better guy, and he will take parts off his car to get you going.


Gear brands usually do not matter to people, they just buy whatever.  I am picky.  I buy great products.  I highly recommend Simpson Race Products, Impact Racing, Diest/DJ Safety and Bell Helmets.  DJ makes great car products.  Simpson and Impact make great driver products.  Bell makes great helmets, and Speedway Motors bought the rights to Bell Racing, and makes/sells nice Bell labeled driving gear, at a low price.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: School me on early 60's correct drives for FED's

« on: January 18, 2018, 06:01:12 AM »

I am also interested in this.  My goal is to build a Dragmaster with a 292 Ford Y Block.  There is two paths that can be taken, in my opinion.  First, 99% authentic recreation.  Second, a raceable tribute.  After watching a few videos from the Meltdown Drags of no smoke high gear cars, because modern tires and track prep is to good, I have decided to use a three speed auto.  I do things period correct, like the next guy, but Eagle Field is pretty much the only "track" in the country that you can blaze the tires like it was still 1964.  So, I am planning to run a Ford C4 without a trans brake.  The added benefit of a dragster is having a crowl that hides the transmission.  In my defense, the C4 came out in 1964.  And the Ford 9" that I plan on using came out in 1957.

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Altereds / Re: Dragmaster Roadster Altered?

« on: January 15, 2018, 05:53:30 AM »

Thank You very much!!!  That is indeed a Dragmaster!!!

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Go Pro camera's

« on: December 26, 2017, 03:49:09 PM »

These videos were shot with a GoPro 2, which was still new at the time.  The GoPro 3 came out right after this season.  As you can tell, the microphone REALLY sucks.  The camera mount dampens nothing, so you hear every vibration and thud on the car.  I mounted the camera just behind the fuel tank one two and right in front of the engine on two, and you can hardly hear the engine, and it's a Top Fuel car!!!

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Go Pro camera's

« on: December 26, 2017, 03:01:05 PM »

I did not like my GoPro.  Junky mounts, and to much wind noise.

If I were to get a new video camera, it would be a Contour.  They have some with GPS, and you can have telemetry on your videos.

http://contour.com

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Altereds / Re: Dragmaster Roadster Altered?

« on: November 29, 2017, 06:30:52 AM »

I found out that Otie's 1965 T was sold to Stan Bowman for the 1966 season.  So, I am looking for photos of that car, too.  I had a guy tell me that he talked to someone at Dragmaster, and they said that there were very few altered chassis built.  So, any leads would be great.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Killer New Product! Firesuit hanger with a Dryer fan !!

« on: November 27, 2017, 11:09:11 AM »

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Grow Nostalgia Racing.

« on: November 10, 2017, 11:16:17 AM »

IHRA did have a Nostalgia Funny Car and Nostalgia Fuel Altered class a few years ago.  2017, they had no pro show.  They just said that they are going to be Sportsman only for 2018, and possibly beyond.  You can run anything in their current classes.  But I understand what you are saying.  NHRA has a Comp class for (Alky) Jr. Fuelers.  It would be neat if IHRA would have something as well.  Better yet (dreaming), if would be stellar if the AHRA would come back, and stick around, with a Nostalgia only platform.  It would be nice if the Goodguys would bring back the VRA in force, like it was about 15 years ago.

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Altereds / Re: Dragmaster Roadster Altered?

« on: November 01, 2017, 12:09:44 PM »

More of Otie...

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Altereds / Re: Dragmaster Roadster Altered?

« on: November 01, 2017, 11:54:36 AM »

Looking through the photos on the Dragmaster Facebook page, I seen ONE altered photo.  After doing a few searches, I found more of that same car.  The H.A.M.B. forum was a big help, and had most of this photos.

This is Otis Smith's "Otie's Automotive" AA/A.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Harness dates.

« on: October 26, 2017, 06:26:22 PM »

I raced for the first time in 2001.  At that point in time, belts only had a two year life to them.

BUT!

You can send them back to the manufacturer for "inspection".  If the hardware is "good", they will reweb them and you save some money.

BUT!!

Since you are not in the States, I would imagine that the shipping cost to and from the manufacturer would eat up your savings.