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Dan Dishon's Transmission Den / Re: Powerglide Questions

« on: June 08, 2023, 08:44:24 AM »

 tcoupekyle IS RIGHT! You should feel the convertor i have used 9.5, 8 , and 7" convertors and you feel the engagement if it's too tight you can't get a proper idle

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Dan Dishon's Transmission Den / Re: Powerglide Questions

« on: June 06, 2023, 01:58:09 PM »

no .060 should be good, the min is .010 x the number of face plates 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: New tri drive for FED

« on: June 05, 2023, 06:48:57 AM »

NICE! What does it look like mounted?

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Dan Dishon's Transmission Den / Re: Powerglide Questions

« on: May 29, 2023, 06:03:19 AM »

without being there it's hard to analyse, type f trans fluid is what you should use.clutch clearance should be on the loose side. band adjustment is very important every 6 runs.should feel 1st engage just as you would a street car

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Tires

« on: May 24, 2023, 12:05:29 PM »

 I called hoosier and talked to a tech we ran 33x10.5 on 12" rims only had a injected alky 406sbc  worked well, even on not very well preped owtlaw tracks
the best thing is to call!

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Getting Closer

« on: March 08, 2023, 11:54:56 AM »

alot of people get away doing it your way,alot of pressure starting up a new build, been doing it since I was a teen and now 75 and I still get nervous

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Getting Closer

« on: March 08, 2023, 07:17:48 AM »

since the late 60's I've always primed the oil system either removing the dist. and using a mechanical adapter and drill or air over oil system that way you don't have any moving parts that might be dry.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Getting Closer

« on: March 05, 2023, 09:27:18 AM »

nice going! there are no silly question you just have to filter the answers. you should not have any problems looks similar to our car the first time out. make sure you purge the air out of the cooling system, it has to be vented at the intake any time the rad is lower than the intake.

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Jon's Wheel House / Re: GY 2070 and 2078

« on: March 01, 2023, 04:30:29 PM »

 We ran 10wx33 hoosier on 12" rims  it worked rather well on all surfaces

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Piston companies ?

« on: January 21, 2023, 09:40:40 AM »

I use JE or wiseco had custom pistons made for various projectsthe last one were for a 1947  el knucklehead because El was a 61 cubic inch short stroke instead of a standard 74 and used shovelhead cylinders bigger bore. for more standard stuff the turn around time was good and the specs were spot on

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Who builds own engine

« on: January 18, 2023, 10:59:57 AM »

i use to build alot more motors for myself and others everything from flathead harley's to blown big block chevies and hemi's had the machine work farmed out, I've slowed down now and just do street stuff, and do transmissions, diff's built cars from rollers to turn key, one winter built 5 cars 3 rollers and 2 turn key. now I'm working on a 371 olds with 6 carbs and a 350 with 2x4 intake for street rods at 75 i'm taking it easy.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Battery Cut-Off/Kill Switch

« on: January 08, 2023, 09:49:13 AM »

we had the pull knob located on a red mounting plate on the right rear part of the cage about the height of the tire the cable just followed the top frame tube

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Battery Cut-Off/Kill Switch

« on: January 08, 2023, 05:57:44 AM »

we ran a push-pull cable to the back and the switch close to the battery

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Partnerships for racing operation

« on: November 10, 2022, 01:59:54 PM »

that is like having a sponsor!

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Partnerships for racing operation

« on: November 10, 2022, 07:42:08 AM »

i was talking about when major partner that has hands on and has his own ideas on how things should be done or when two teams merged that shared shop space for years every thing changes Didn't turn out well!