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Roo Man's Room / Re: mounting a solid front axle
« on: April 02, 2013, 05:16:02 PM »
i like the old style torsion bar setups , but i want new stuff and i guess i compromised with the drop axle , im getting it from SW race cars ..... i also have there blue prints and it just bolts to the front of the frame rails and thats it , but id like to maybe incorporate it into the lower rails , i have an idea of how i can do it just like to see what other guys are doing

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Roo Man's Room / mounting a solid front axle
« on: April 02, 2013, 12:00:28 PM »
anyone have some pics on how they are mounting a solid front axle    ?  originally i was going to go with a tripod setup , but decided to go with a drop axle that is pretty short , around 26" width  i see a good bit of cars with a short front axle and no other bars or rods holding the axle at the ends , im curious if anyone has some pics on how they mounted the front axle into the lower frame rails .  im also going to extend the frame alittle forward of the front axle so i can mount a nose to the car

thanks

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Where's everybody at????????????????
« on: March 15, 2013, 05:44:15 PM »
i agree !    limited crowed ... guess we gotta go whore up other forums .

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Roo Man's Room / front suspension
« on: March 09, 2013, 07:33:52 AM »
how much better does a fed work with front suspension rather than non at all  ? im compairing torsion bar setup to solid axle front end .   thanks

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Wanted to buy / Re: I need SBC dragster headers
« on: March 06, 2013, 04:40:39 PM »
this time of yr i have lead times around 4-5 weeks , usually slows up come may , sometimes it gets just a few weeks out , its just me and another guy at my shop and with the ovens , zoomies , selling mandrel bends we stay pretty busy .  i do make custom ovens sometimes , it depends really on how complex it is i dont like to stray to far off path with the custom stuff but let me know if i can help ill try my best

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: bracket racing a FED ...
« on: March 06, 2013, 02:11:21 PM »
i use quick fuel gas carbs , they really are a nice carb  .   i already made up my mind going injected alky with this when i build it .   i have used an alky carb on my 1st car it was a very consistent package , just had an edelbrock mechincal fuel pump , and BG barrel valve and that was it , worked very well i even won alot of rounds with that setup in super racing and it was in my camaro .

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Wanted to buy / Re: I need SBC dragster headers
« on: March 06, 2013, 11:20:03 AM »
glenn , the powder ovens is actually the main part of my business , been making them for a long time , unfortunatly , my ovens are complete they dont come apart , i have in the past made ovens alittle narrow so guys could get them down stairs and through door ways , but even those dont come apart . if you have any questions just shoot me an email or give me a call  tedsfab@gmail.com  thanks ted

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Wanted to buy / Re: I need SBC dragster headers
« on: March 05, 2013, 07:30:45 PM »
i make zoomies for most popular makes ,  bbc sbc etc , i do my own bending and typically have them in stock .   here is a link to my ebay  http://www.ebay.com/sch/tedsfabrication/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692

or give me a call 717-647-7818  i sell a 2" primary zoomie with stahl flanges for 265.00  completly tig welded with 3/8 flanges and 16g tubes .



mods sorry if this post is out of line ... hopefully its not ..

thanks ted

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: bracket racing a FED ...
« on: March 05, 2013, 06:35:51 PM »
225 Digger I was looking over your combo and that 29 inch tire with that gear would be a little short . You might be better off with a taller tire a 32 or 33 would be better . What kind of injection are you going to run?

just considering options , i think i might look into afaulk's mention about the 33x10.5 tire .. ..... as for injection , what ever spud wants me to use.... i been following him on the net for as long as i can remember so id like to do alittle business with him when im ready to order a setup . 


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Roo Man's Room / Re: rear axle width ..help
« on: March 05, 2013, 05:14:14 PM »
roo , thanks , i didnt think i could get that close for some reason , but , ill have to shorten it up alittle ..... the wheels i already have so figured id just get alittle longer wheel , i dont think it hurts anything to have the bs centered up in the wheel any ?   who knows i have another project i might use them on so i might go to a shorter bs wheel .  thanks again !

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Roo Man's Room / rear axle width ..help
« on: March 05, 2013, 12:40:57 PM »
need alittle help with rear axle width ,   im going to build my new car with a 21" shoulder hoop ,   the rear wheels im going to run are 12" wide with a 6" back spacing . the tires im thinking of using are goodyear  d5  31x13.0-15  tred width is 12.8  im if figuring correctly ,  outside of hoop will be 24"  2 inches of tire clearance from hoop to sidewall , 6" back spacing , 3/8" for rotor thickness  ... im at a 39" wide axle , from outside of axle to outside of axle ..... does this measuremet of 39" sound correct   ?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: bracket racing a FED ...
« on: March 04, 2013, 07:36:17 PM »
glenn , i like the radiator setup .  very nice and clean ..... .my RED i had with the 632 it was a gas deal , rad right behind me with fan , i could almost hot lap it , it needed 5 mins or so to cool alittle as i liked staging it around 160degs water temp , but it always worked well for being a gas setup with a big motor ......

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: bracket racing a FED ...
« on: March 04, 2013, 01:19:33 PM »
i guess its the same old argument , about a hard tail VS a 4 link , VS a swing arm vs a mono shock vs a slip joint  .....   everyone has the ideal chassis ,

i guess i was more interested in hearing what setups who is running , ill be honest , past almost 3 yrs i have been away from the racing stuff , other than making zoomies for the nostalige guys and boat racers i really have not thought about it , i guess i started to get the itch again back in october so now i want to build a whole new car but something i really want . 


all i ever did was bracket raced , 1st a door car with a 350 sbc on alky running 10'60's with a th400 , i ran super with it , and it was very consistent , i stopped racing to fund my business , and then got the dragster . and sold that to fund another business venture .


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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: bracket racing a FED ...
« on: March 04, 2013, 07:02:06 AM »
yea i hear ya cant race a fed either , but thats only for guys that dont know there cars  .  i ha da 4 link car with a 632 that ran 7.4x's at 186 , it was fun , i was sort of the weekend warrier , but i want to build something that i really want , and thats a fed , im going to build it for a 6.0 cert so if i want to down the road i can do other things with it .


i might even just stick a milder motor in it something around the 500hp range 

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Front Engine Dragsters / bracket racing a FED ...
« on: March 03, 2013, 06:43:55 PM »
the majority of todays bracket dragsters are RED's  , lets hear what it would take for a  FED to run in todays highly competative electronics class .

if you where to build a fed for just bracket racing , how would you set it up ?

motor size / power ?

tire size ?

rear gear ?

lentgh of car ?

engine placement ?



im going to build a FED here in the next few months and hoarding parts . here is what im thinking so far

200" car

383 sbc  injected alky  , make around 650hp

2 spd glide  with 1.80 gear

rear gear im thinking around the 4.33 range 

rear tire  not really sure , im thinking a 29x12 slick should do well  ?


any advice ?   we dont see many feds in the bracket classes these days and my local track has an easy 40+ dragsters in super on any given sunday , so id like to be some what competative ...

thanks !

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