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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Help

« on: January 03, 2024, 07:47:36 PM »

Picture size limit is in KB, and 800 x 600. I had problems with that too.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Alley Oop II

« on: January 03, 2024, 06:50:58 PM »

It's an air cooled one. Not sure how strong it is with those holes in it, but it is light. I think I will build a different case.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Alley Oop II

« on: January 02, 2024, 05:18:05 PM »

Alignment Bar with spacers for Pontiac motor.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Alley Oop II

« on: December 26, 2023, 11:28:08 AM »

1st Mock Up done. Looks like it will be 32" out.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Alley Oop II

« on: November 13, 2023, 02:51:37 PM »

Yea, I want a rail. I am going for a mid 60's short body look. About 150" wheelbase.

I have a couple engines I want to run in it. First will be a 4 cylinder Pontiac (the old half a 389) from 1963. The second motor I would like to run is a Studebaker V8 similar to the one my brother ran.

The idea is to stay under 300hp, and keep it in the 10's. as long as I can.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Alley Oop II

« on: November 13, 2023, 08:31:56 AM »

In the late 50's my brother ran a Model A called the Alley Oop. I have wanted a front engine rail for as long as I can remember.  After 10+ years of gathering parts I think I have enough to actually start building one. I have an 8-3/4 Chrysler rearend with a 742 pumpkin, an SPE steering box, powerglide shorty tranny, and rear wheels and tires. I just received my order from Neil & Parks with a Wilwood brake kit, and Chromolly bends for the shoulder hoop and roll cage.

Eric

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Roo Man's Room / Chassis fitting Questions

« on: November 10, 2023, 08:58:52 AM »

After 40 years of dreaming, and over 10 years of collecting parts, I am ready to start welding.
I want something that looks mid 60's, but also something I can fit in. I am basing the chassis on Ricemans drawing of a Woody Gilmore chassis. With a bit of influence from Pete Ogdens work on Condor's roll cage.
My problem is that my son and I will be sharing driving duties, and we are both big Vikings. (6'2" to 6'3", and 280 to 300 lbs).
I bought the Shoulder hoop from Neil & Parks because I like the full round shape. But putting it around my shoulders is a tight fit in a tee shirt. I probably should buy the correct fire suit now, but I can see buying it, then not getting the car finished until the suit is out of date.

My first question is, is there a good way to estimate the bulk of a /20 suit? A sweatshirt? a ski jacket?

Second, I have read thru the SFI 2.6a Specs, and it looks like it would be legal to split the shoulder hoop in the back, and widen it a couple inches. Does anyone see anything wrong with doing that?

Eric

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Powerglide to 8-3/4.. How?

« on: July 12, 2013, 12:33:47 PM »

Yea, I ran the numbers, and if I could get 400hp out of a 400, then 200hp out of the 4 should be doable. It looked like about 11 flat.  Aluminum head, and all the trimmings, and I might get 300hp, which should be good for 10 flat.  That Pontiac Hemi looks great. Just need to find one of those heads laying around somewhere.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Powerglide to 8-3/4.. How?

« on: July 10, 2013, 12:29:24 PM »

denverflatheader,

I love it. I bet that valve cover caused some confusion. Thanks for the tip on the mid plate thickness. I'll make sure I put the motor and tranny together first, and check that.  14's on a stock motor. 11's on an alcohol injected high compression motor should be possible then.

Thanks,
Eric

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Powerglide to 8-3/4.. How?

« on: July 05, 2013, 05:05:07 PM »

denverflatheader - it is an old tempest four. It'll get a ram air head, and built up like a mid 60's jr fueler. I want something I can lean on, but still be slow enough to stay out of SFI specs (and costs).

I'll check the Strange Engineering catalog.

Anyone have any dimensions though?

Thanks.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Powerglide to 8-3/4.. How?

« on: July 04, 2013, 06:02:05 PM »

I am building a low power (4 cylinder Pontiac, under 300HP) FED. I want to use a shorty powerglide, along with an 8-3/4 rearend. I have most of the rest of the car figured out. I just need help on the Powerglide shorty conversion, and the coupler for the rearend. 

Anyone with dimensions to help me locate the motorplate in front of the rearend?

Where to buy the coupler?

What is the Length of the shorty output shaft? I would like to shorten, and respline the stock output shaft.

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Roo Man's Room / Question on narrowing an 8-3/4 Chrysler rearend

« on: June 11, 2013, 01:46:51 PM »

I'm going to be running a low power (pontiac 4 cylinder) FED. What are others doing when they narrow the rearend? Use the stock Chrysler bearing ends? or go with something aftermarket?