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Front Engine Dragsters / Who is "FLIPPIN AR" ?
« on: March 08, 2019, 08:32:40 AM »
I have two metal plates welded to the roll cage on my FED
One says in  a kind of script FLIPPIN AR the other side has Performance Automotive 1999
Does anyone know who these people are?

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Wanted to buy / zoomies for bbc
« on: February 02, 2019, 08:57:23 AM »
I need a pair of zoomie headers for a big block chevy

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Wanted to buy / Rear Rims
« on: January 27, 2019, 04:04:48 PM »
I need a pair of rear rims for my FED  15 inches by 14 or 15 inches wide, 5 on 5 bolt pattern and with a 5 1/2 or 6 inch backspace

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Dan Dishon's Transmission Den / shifter help
« on: January 25, 2019, 04:52:26 PM »
I just purchased a Powerglide transmission from A_! and a Biondo Outlaw shifter. Does anyone have a picture of the cable mount point on the trans and the arm on the side of the trans. The arm I got with the trans is a universal unit and I don't know which hole ton use

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Roo Man's Room / wheel backspacing
« on: November 18, 2018, 05:01:49 PM »
If I measure from the wheel mounting surface to the roll cage sheet metal I get 8 inches
I borrowed come wheels from my neighbor and the tire bulge was 1 inch (That is the tire bulges out one inch from the edge of the rim)
If I use a wheel with a backspace of 5 inches I get two inches of clearance between the edge of the tire and the body
Is two inches the right amount or should I try for less?

8-1-5=2

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Wanted to buy / Front engine dragster wanted
« on: September 01, 2018, 08:16:22 AM »
Wanted...,Front engine dragster 200 inches more or less. It can be a complete running car or a roller. I do not fit in a 19 1/2 inch cage, my shoulders are too wide. Prefer a car in the west, but I can travel. Need a car suitable for bracket racing.
Bob 541 233-3820
       541 447-3259

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Roo Man's Room / frame table and bow in lower rail
« on: August 26, 2018, 08:39:03 AM »
I was going through the construction pictures of the Lever Family dragster and there was one particular picture that caught my eye. It showed the lower tube rail with an upward bow in it as it was attached to the frame table. When I built my Bonneville lakester, it's like a rear engine dragster but all enclosed, I built it with the lower rail flat and secured to the table. The result was that it has a slight permanent sag in the middle because of all the heat that was applied to the roll cage ( Bonneville cars require more tubes and thicker wall tubes, thus more hear from welding).
On a 200 inch wheel based fed how much bow goes in to it and where is the center of the bow located? Or is no bow needed because less heat is needed to weld the frame together?

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Roo Man's Room / types of chassis (back half)
« on: June 01, 2018, 08:12:39 PM »
It looks to me that there are two basic types of chassis construction for the back half of a fed.
1. The shoulder tube forms a hoop (u shape) and the lower tube forms a similar hoop (u shape) see page 9, example 2 of SFI specification 2.4c
2. The shoulder tube forms a hoop (u shape) and the lower rail bends up to meet the shoulder hoop at the drivers back. see page 9 example 1 of SFI specification 2.4c

Is there an advantage or disadvantage to either type?
Is one easier to assemble than the other?
Does one take more material than the other?
Is one stronger than the other?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Need advice with new build with LS 3 engine
« on: August 15, 2015, 12:29:30 PM »
I've been a Bonneville racer for the past six years but the events keep getting rained out so I need to find something else to do with my LS3 engine. The car I have currently is a rear engined lakester. I was thinking of converting it to drag racing car but it is just too heavy, it's not set up right  for drag racing and is much too hard to get in and out of. So this winter I'm going to order a kit from Mark Williams and build a FED. I'm too old to be a seriously competitive racer I just want to go out on weekends, bracket race and have some fun. If Bonneville ends up a go for the year I can switch the engine back and forth in less than a day. My question is mostly the transmission. I don't want the engine sitting back in my lap so I'll go with something other than a shortie  transmission. Would you use a power glide or something with three speeds, I only intend to be on 1/8 mile tracks. Also do I really need a transbrake or can I foot brake it and  be consistent? What do you think of using the LS3 all aluminum engine for this application? Any advice is greatly appreciated

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