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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Just Saying Hello

« on: March 01, 2013, 03:55:26 PM »

Welcome
I miss running at formosa  wish i was there.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: past photos

« on: March 01, 2013, 03:48:38 PM »

That's great it brings back a lot good memories for me.
 Thanks guys   Bud

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Front Engine Dragsters / past photos

« on: February 28, 2013, 05:41:01 PM »

Anyone have a picture of pete Robinsons dragster from Georgia it was a drag master chassis with a blown small block Chevy he won the Nationals in 1962. he came to Long Beach Lions drag strip and ran exhibition runs , I ask him how many rpm he was running 10,000 he said a little bit more than that so and just laughed. He was definitely a good ol boy..

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Roo Man's Room / Re: Throttle pedal?

« on: February 25, 2013, 07:09:25 PM »

Rooman
ya I have tried the stiff cable and it a battle to force into place, but surpriseing enough the steel cable kit that Speedway has for a few bucks has been the easys for me to work with but for ends on the cable I had to do a little planing for that part. The cable in the picture is the stiff one and very hard to work with.

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 23, 2013, 08:22:15 PM »

Nice Day to go Racing

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 20, 2013, 04:53:02 PM »

DF
ya thanks df ya Santa ana was where the john wayne is now. and yes I know cj hart, the last time I saw him he was rideing down the return road at Pomona in a golf cart many years ago. I have a picture of lions dragstrip back then if you look at the tire tracks in the lanes you can tell they ran 4 cars wide.

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 19, 2013, 04:14:36 PM »

Some days it just dont pay to get out of BED.

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 19, 2013, 04:08:49 PM »

What Fire Suit...

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 19, 2013, 03:59:15 PM »

can you say over Kill

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 19, 2013, 03:34:43 PM »

I don't know if any of you ever knew John Gates{from IOWA} but if you did I would like to share this with you. June,4 2008

Hi Bud
I bought this car (202" WB, basket case roller) in 1975? Installed ONE 327 SBC on gas with my first powerglide and ran A/MD (AHRA) and B/ED (NHRA). I only ran the 1/8 mi with a best if 5.62 - 133 mph. That would be an 8.80 in the quarter. We called it the silver car as I never painted the bare aluminum.

Eric found and emailed me these pictures last week.

This car, owned and driven by Jim Bucher, a AA/GD won the Popular Hotroding meet at Martin, Mich and the NHRA Supernationals at Ontario, Ca in 1971.

John rip 11/10/08

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 19, 2013, 03:16:29 PM »

Home sweet home, ill never forget you..


So Cal was the heart beat of Drag racing , I know Guy's that moved to so Cal just to be where the heart of Drag Racing was.

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Roo Man's Room / Re: FED short body build?

« on: February 19, 2013, 03:06:43 PM »

Blind Mule – 999 (my dragster’s name) was my first time working with sheet metal in 2011.  I just went to arts & crafts store and got 10 sheets of large poster board, it bends real easy and was 50 cents a sheet.  I just cut and taped the poster board to the chassis until I liked what I saw.  I got the poster board in a few colors, I wouldn’t do that again.  I would just use white poster board as it is the least expensive and provides the easiest contrast on your eyes, it reflects light well.   Don’t be in a hurry here, as you think on it, you will change your mind.  Some changes because you’ll come to conclusion it’s easier to make aluminum do this way versus that way…..    or due to dzus fastener locations.  Having your buddies come over for a looksee, that’ll make you modify your cardboard panels a lot more : )

For the aluminum, I got 0.040 thickness, size was 4x8 feet, one sheet cost $70.00 in 2011.  I thought I would make a few mistakes learning, and at $70.00 a sheet, pretty cheap in case I have to redo my panels a few times.   Well, I lucked out, went slow, real slow and my first set of panels, I was happy with.  I found out for the flat panels, it is okay to cut them to exact size the first time.  I left extra just in case to trim, and found out was unnecessary and just made twice as much work.   Buy one of those electric shears, they work great.  I just practiced a couple long and curvy cuts and was ready to go.

When you go buy and pick up your panels, take 2 sheets of plywood so you can sandwich the aluminum panel between for loading in back of your truck.  If you just set the aluminum panel back there, and drive on the freeway, it will blow around and get damaged.  The 0.040 gets dents and scratches real easy.  It comes with a protective plastic film on it, just be careful, the dent or scratch will end up right where you don’t want it……   

Glenn - Roo Man's bodywork is "First Class."  I enjoy seeing cars in that state of finish...  during construction more than the final product : )    DF

Something like this :

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 19, 2013, 10:22:49 AM »

Just warming up the car

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 19, 2013, 10:16:41 AM »

ya these are the some of the same videos I put on ANRA web site over the last few years they have got over 6000 views, I though you guys might like to see them with out pageing thru hours and hours of video's. lol look under ANRA Dragracing Bad Luck at the track, I have 54 years of drag racing all in my head. lol
The First Track I was on was Lions, Sept 1959. lol

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Drag Racing / Re: Good and Bads at the Track :

« on: February 19, 2013, 09:59:13 AM »

OK Back to business Bad Luck at the Track