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Front Engine Dragsters / Just bought a blower.

« on: October 23, 2017, 10:41:29 AM »

 Just bought what I think is an 8/71 mooneyham blower kinda cool, never built a blown motor but I'm excited. 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FDeEWLz2yuByKYPk1

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Front Engine Dragsters / Fire system

« on: October 10, 2017, 04:36:22 AM »

This is probably a dumb question but.... when is a fire suppression system necessary. 

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Tow Vehicles / 1974 Chapparal trailer

« on: August 22, 2017, 05:04:17 AM »

Anybody know anything about these?  Good purchase? How big a tech does towing require? I'm kinda looking at a 35 ft pouch side.  Abby insight?

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Door Cars / Roll cage rules for door slammer 79 camaro.

« on: July 17, 2017, 08:54:41 AM »

Trying to help with a 79 camaro that needs a little tlc. The gal that owns it just wants to test and tune with it but like all things it should be safe.  It's a blown alcohol injected BBC so it should be pretty quick.  But problem is the driver is 5 ft tall and the seat had to be moved roughly 18 inches away from the main hoop.
It has the pretty standard 8 point cage.
What would y'all do to make this thing safe/certifiable for this tiny driver?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Anybody know what these plates are for?

« on: June 05, 2017, 11:27:18 AM »

 There are 2 plates welded to the bottom on the car about even with the axle centerline.  Hi, I've shared 1 photo via Photobucket for Samsung. Please click the link to view photos: http://share.photobucket.com/shareprofile/indexshare.php?id=ODM1NzM=

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Front Engine Dragsters / Welding machine

« on: May 15, 2016, 07:26:16 PM »

I started to get to a hold up and was thinking the right direction to go to keep my build making progress is to buy a  TIG machine. I've never tig welded before, but thought maybe I could tack the pieces I need on and then take the car to a welder friend who could actually finish weld everything. I'm pretty proficient with MIG and arc figured I could figure tig out enough to tack and it's mostly miscellaneous tabs and dzus brackets etc not really structural stuff. It's easier for me to get a friend to weld for 12 hours than it is to get them to help fab tack and weld stuff a little at a time.
Wondering what machine you guys would recommend. Trying to keep the price down and going to try to look for a used machine or is that a no no? Any input is as always very appreciated.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Anyone remember this fed?

« on: May 04, 2016, 06:04:41 AM »

Anyone recognize this body? I believe it used to a twin motor car.
<a href="http://s250.photobucket.com/user/tcoupekyle/media/20160503_182948.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/tcoupekyle/20160503_182948.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 20160503_182948.jpg"/></a>

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Front Engine Dragsters / Coupler questions

« on: October 14, 2015, 07:36:23 AM »

We mocked up the motor and trans in my dragster.  Now I'm completely lost on what to do about a Coupler. Running a shorty glide and a 9 inch the nine inch had the female side on it but I'm roughly 14 inches from the glide output to the 9 inch input.  Somebody school me on what to do,  please.

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Front Engine Dragsters / lyndwood dragster

« on: February 15, 2015, 06:18:57 PM »

I'm pulling the trigger on this thread a little early but,  a friend of mine is Looking at trading his car for a lyndwood dragster.
At this point he doesn't know much about the dragster but is curious to know if there was a way it could be certified and actually raced. Any opinions? It's 112 inch wheelbase but that's about all we know at this point.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Introducing my new project.

« on: December 05, 2014, 09:04:30 AM »

After much hunting and debating etc etc... I finally found a pretty solid project for my "dragster dreams". I been trolling this forum and I thought I introduce myself and put up a few pictures of my fed. I decided I had to have one after my friends and I put a new motor in Tony Lee's Fed. So here goes...