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Dan Dishon's Transmission Den / Re: What trans gear to run.

« on: January 09, 2015, 03:04:38 AM »

Thanks alot Dan .

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Dan Dishon's Transmission Den / What trans gear to run.

« on: January 08, 2015, 01:02:37 PM »

I have a 125" fed with a 500hp  440 fpt alky injected small block going to run a shorty glide i have the choice between a 1.76 and a 1.82 going to turn the motor 7000 rpm. rear is a 4.86 gear. also dont know much about torch converters what is a ball park for this set up or do you need more info.
 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Push throttle

« on: December 28, 2014, 01:02:47 PM »

I never liked a push cable seems to push a little hard then cam over and get easier I looped my morse cable behind the rearend housing  and came up behind the peddle made a tab off the pedal and made it a pull.

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Front Engine Dragsters / 9 inch ford pinion seal issue

« on: December 22, 2014, 08:23:18 AM »

Needed to replace the pinion seal on my fed removed nut and female coupler the seal i removed had no lip on it the replacement seal has a lip and seems to be to big for installation . is there more than one pinon seal od

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Front Engine Dragsters / Support equipment to field a vintage style fed..

« on: December 12, 2014, 04:13:46 AM »

This spring will be my fist attempt at fielding and driving my vintage style front engine dragster. I have raced most of my life from go carts to eastern dirt modifieds and have not raced competitively since 2004 looking to stock my trailer with support equipment and spares. most of the tracks I will race are 3+ hours from home.  What do you guys bring and what do you outfit your trailers with generator compressor drill press etc. and what spares for the car. My modified due to wheel to wheel racing  had almost a second car in spares minus the chassis.. Im trying to be organized and prepared. Thanks.

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Roo Man's Room / Re: To build or buy built

« on: December 03, 2014, 03:13:04 AM »

Look up dragster supply on the internet he sells a great kit and lots of little tabs  and componants which will make your build easier David Beard is a great guy and easy to work with. He does a lot of work here in the northeast and can custom build anything you need also his prices are great. dragstersupply.com  He has done two cars for me using my componants and constructing the cars to various stages so I could do a lot of the work myself. You will not be disappointed.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Just for fun little guy FED combos

« on: November 23, 2014, 03:21:54 PM »

This is a fun user friendly FED I picked up from a friend and did a rehab on 355 small block scat rotating assembly pro comp aluminium heads hydraulic roller on gas turbo 350 built 4500 stall foot brake manual shift prior owner ran 112 in the 8th. cant wait till spring.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: FEDs on trailers

« on: November 20, 2014, 08:44:40 AM »

Just picked up this vintage trailer for my vintage FED.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Wilwood rear disc brakes

« on: November 13, 2014, 08:42:01 AM »

The problem i was having was a draging of the brakes and brake fade and loss.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Wilwood rear disc brakes

« on: November 13, 2014, 08:38:52 AM »

In the mastercylinder its self there is a built in residual valve on the end of the piston there is a cup with a circular group of holes and a rubber flap over the holes I have been told by in the past on my dirt modified to remove the rubber flap especially if you are usinig residual valves. I have never had to use residule valves.   

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: So who is going to HRR? Would like to meet some of you guys in person.

« on: October 14, 2014, 06:21:56 AM »

Will be there all weekend with Brian Darcy and the fence crows.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Best type of Gasket/formagasket/Silicone/liquid gasket

« on: September 22, 2014, 10:01:14 AM »

I use high tack and ultrablack have for years works great.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / The Agent Orange dragster is now complete

« on: August 28, 2014, 12:03:42 PM »

If my shoulder was better i would be racing it this weekend.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: August 24, 2014, 03:39:14 AM »

Pat a 15 will meet sfi requirements many times a when a 20 is recerted it is downgraded to a 15 which lets you use it longer profox has a really good sfi 15 at the best price
. for the extra few bucks I would go with a 20. 

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Paint and lettering done for agent orange dragster

« on: August 20, 2014, 10:37:53 AM »

Looking for a vintage 60's style no vinyl here.