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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Q.D. coupler used for Primer Bottle

« on: June 01, 2017, 11:52:54 AM »

TORR makes hydraulic fittings in a lot of different sizes, and they are available with either Butyl or Viton o-rings, the Viton is more chemical and heat resistant.  We actually use them as quick disconnects for vacuum lines in Autoclaves as the Viton is good to 450*.

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Wanted to sell / Re: Wedge Hilborn

« on: April 05, 2017, 11:43:45 AM »

Anybody looking for a stack injection system for Max Wedge heads, I have a complete Indy Cylinder Heads system.  The intake is carbon copy of a Tim Ingler system, Enderly pump, barrel valve and shutoff, Kinsler hi-speed, all lines and tune-up for both a 408 B motor and a 536 RB motor.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Where to Start

« on: March 16, 2017, 10:35:44 AM »

Dave Tuttle is another California chassis builder you might want to talk to.  A clutch nowadays means you have a 2 or 3 speed Lenco with reverser to go with it. A pedal clutch is even more rare in a FED, usually what you will find is a Crowerglide.  Also, with a clutch comes a lot more maintenance and needed knowledge.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????

« on: January 25, 2017, 10:20:02 AM »

If you like a sheet metal rearend, Neil and Parks has one that is very compact and light, and you can get it pre-welded or weld it yourself, comes it chrome-moly or titanium for the weight concerned folks.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????

« on: January 25, 2017, 10:16:59 AM »

That blueprint is the little brother to the '69 Woody Gilmore car that I had, 165" with a cut down coupler and a shorty Glide.  Yep, engine way back, fuel and battery way out front, no need for big heavy slicks, let go of the tranny brake and HOLD ON!  If you build or buy a car, best bet is to know what you will fit in.  Put on your firesuit and helmet, sit against the wall, holding a 10" frying pan in front of you at shoulder level.  Have somebody measure from the floor to 2" above the helmet, the width of your shoulders, from the wall to the frying pan, from the center of your arm at the shoulder to the floor.  Those are the numbers you need to know if you will fit in the car or not.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: turbo in fed

« on: November 02, 2016, 05:12:53 PM »

With a Glide and a tranny brake, it would work, problem is controlling the boost and matching the fuel requirements.

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Altereds / Re: Nostalgia 102" iron 392 hemi Topolino front end question

« on: September 21, 2016, 06:07:09 PM »

If those shocks are adjustable, tighten up the extension in addition to add the aforementioned pre-load.

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Altereds / Re: used altered

« on: September 21, 2016, 05:59:58 PM »

First off, get yourself measured so that you know what size cockpit you need. Put on your firesuit, helmet boots, gloves, sit down against a wall, bend your knees until your outstretched hands just touch your knees with your heels on the floor.  Now, roll your shoulders flat to the wall, and have somebody measure: floor to 2" above helmet, width outside to outside of your shoulders, from wall to your palm, from midpoint of your upper arm to the floor.  These numbers will tell you what you can and will not fit in, bigger you can pad the seat to fit, small you you will not fit!

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Didn't see this coming

« on: August 24, 2016, 07:16:38 PM »

Drink water, lots of it!  It will help flush your system and all the extra trips to the toilet is more good for you walking!

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Spool size on a Crower IR injection.

« on: June 01, 2016, 10:16:17 AM »

Yes, barrel valve is the same, spool is different.  Something in your system isn't doing what it is supposed to.  You should be feeding the pump with a #12 or bigger line, #8 from pump to 3-way shutoff, #8 to the barrel valve.  Now, between the shutoff and barrel valve should be a tee with your main by-pass, unless it is built into the barrel valve (like an Enderle unit).  An Idle by-pass is a good thing, and it should be set to open at 18 - 20 psi.  If there isn't any blockages anywhere in your system, with a #50 main pill, you should be pig fat.  Check every line, distribution block, and fitting for an obstruction, and make sure that when you thing your shutoff is open, it really is!

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: The Fun of driving your fed

« on: March 25, 2016, 10:24:00 AM »

I believe there is a guy that runs with the NDRL that has a pedal clutch, high gear only, running 7.00's, blown 392.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What Happened Here??

« on: March 25, 2016, 10:16:01 AM »

Way to big of slicks, chassis has a lot of flex in it, probably only saving grace.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: converter

« on: January 27, 2016, 10:09:38 AM »

That big of a motor on nitro, look at getting a bolt together 10" that's fairly tight, don't even try an 8" converter, you'll driver through it.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Wide Band O2 tuning for an FED

« on: January 20, 2016, 10:27:32 AM »

It be those long headers that all four tubes get squeezed into one tube.......Not at all like those nice flowing individual pipes that just curl up and back from the exhaust ports!

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: big bore short stroke

« on: January 13, 2016, 11:05:55 AM »

Hemi or Wedge?  Mopars aren't like Chevy's and a 4.5" bore motor with either B1-TS or 572-13 heads will get you real close to that 7.0's number.