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Front Engine Dragsters / Looking for old magazine article??

« on: July 06, 2017, 10:45:21 AM »

I am looking for an old magazine article from the 60s about building a dragster.  If I remember right it was called "So you want to build a dragster".  I have the Hot Rod article showing Don Long building the Ed Pink, Old Master dragster.  I have a few thousand old magazines but I'm going blind trying to find it.  Does anyone remember what title this appeared in?   Pop Hot Rodding? Drag Racing?  Thanks!

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Roo Man's Room / Welding Moly Tube?

« on: June 13, 2017, 04:50:34 AM »

I've read some different methods for tig welding moly tubing.  Sometimes its preheated, sometimes slow cooled and sometimes the tube is filled with the shielding gas prier to welding.  Are these methods used in chassis fabrication?  Rooman, Bruce, please explain!

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Drag Racing / Great news for the High Plains!

« on: January 30, 2017, 12:05:19 PM »

There is going to be a new Dragstrip in western Iowa! The town of Onawa, Iowa has the financing to start building a Dragstrip this spring.  The project started a couple years ago after the city airport shutdown.  At first they had 3 investors but when the time came 2 of them backed out.  This past week they announced they have the money needed to go ahead.  The nice thing about it is the towns people, City hall and the county are behind it 100%.  As a matter of fact one of the guys who got the ball rolling is a councilman and a non racer but thought it would be a great use for the old airstrip!  Onawa is about an hour north of Omaha, Nebraska right off I-29. I know this probably doesn't affect most of the members hear but its always good news to have a strip being built rather than shutdown.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Some Chassis builders have been busy!!

« on: December 18, 2016, 12:33:43 PM »

Every time I drive by a wind farm or radio tower I'm reminded of a modern day nostalgia FED    I'm not criticizing anyone, but they just don't look right to me.  JMHO!

Merry Christmas!

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Front Engine Dragsters / What Happened Here??

« on: March 20, 2016, 07:58:00 PM »

I love Fuel Altereds and FEDs but I'm not sure they should be cross-bread. Maybe it's just me! 

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Gassers / Cool old Anglia!

« on: November 17, 2015, 05:51:55 PM »

I got the latest issue of Gasser Wars Magazine ( issue 99 ) in the mail today and this was on the back cover.  One reason the Golden age of Drag Racing was so COOL!   Nothing was cookie cutter, people were always trying something different whether it worked or not.

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Front Engine Dragsters / What happened to Dolmetsch??

« on: November 14, 2015, 04:22:32 PM »

I wasn't sure where to post this but was just curious about Don Dolmetsch.  He's a long time Mopar guy and used to post a lot on this sight but I see he hasn't posted for a year now!

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Front Engine Dragsters / 7 Second Love Affair

« on: September 05, 2015, 01:16:10 PM »

The misses went out with her friends last night so I had a Friday night on my own.   What to do?  I started looking through our DVDs and grabbbed "7 Second Love Affair"   For those who haven't seen it I reccomend going to Amazon or Fleebay and getting a copy.  Its a GREAT movie!!  A must see for all FED lovers.

Filmed mostly at Lions in 1966 and showing alot of the top Rail Jockys from back then and if ya watch it over and over you always see something new.

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Roo Man's Room / TIG welding Moly ?

« on: February 05, 2015, 02:08:20 PM »

I'm considering building a FED.  I can fabricate, MIG and Stick good but I'm a rookie with a TIG.   I have a friend whos been welding for 30+ years and the last 20 years he's been at a food plant TIG welding (mostly stainless).  My thought is that I could build the chassis and tach it good with a TIG and have him finish weld it.  I haven't talked to him yet but was wondering if the experience he has would be good for welding Moly?    Whats your thoughts?  Thanks.

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Altereds / Mike Boyds Winged Express??

« on: February 02, 2015, 09:11:22 AM »

Just curious, who built the chassis for the Winged Express that Mike Boyd drives?

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Front Engine Dragsters / All time favorite FED!! Pictures please!

« on: June 23, 2013, 07:05:52 PM »

 I have many favorites (there all good) but its hard to beat any one of John Mulligans railjobs!  Show me yours!

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Roo Man's Room / MIG welded mild steel chassis ??

« on: June 16, 2013, 08:45:38 AM »

Hi Guys, I'm new here and enjoy the sight!  I've always loved Rails and after years of racing door slammers and just turning 50 I figured If I'm gonna do it there's no time like the present.

I'm a good welder and fabricator but have just started TIG welding.  That being said my plan is to build a simple, single carbed dragster to start with.  Will most tracks allow a mild steel Mig welded chassis?  I see the SFI 2.6A is for 7.99 and slower but I imagine that requires a TIG welded Moly chassis.  My thought is that if I keep it under 10 seconds I should be fine and if I did go faster than the 10s I'd want a Moly chassis anyway.

Thanks for your input.