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Wanted to sell / Re: 190" FED FOR SALE
« on: February 02, 2017, 12:16:19 PM »
What is the closest airport to you?

John

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: February 01, 2017, 04:00:57 PM »
Ok Jon thanks a bunch...
Pm sent.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: February 01, 2017, 03:11:40 PM »
There's proof right there!!!!! Lol. Oh well, good for him...
Better send him a message again....

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: February 01, 2017, 03:00:45 PM »
Smokin is not the word for that deal. Heck 15 years ago I would bo on the way to airport.Travel is the killer for me also.Even have someone who said heck he would go half on it. Hate it when you see a deal and can't go pick it up.

Story of my life!!!! Day late, dollar short!!!!! :-\.

I really need to work the crew chief to work this out.....

I planted the seed with the gentleman, asked if the chassis was heading East at all...

Jon, do you know if this chassis travels outside CA.???

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: February 01, 2017, 01:03:13 PM »
Jon,
  What's the closest airport to the track?  Bakersfield Municipal or Meadows field?
Gears are turning!!! Lol

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: February 01, 2017, 12:53:15 PM »
Jon,
  Can't say thanks enough to ya...the travel deal is just not in the budget, but I will call and talk to him if I can.   If I spend my cash for plane ticket and it doesn't work out, I'm out the plane fair that could get my Elky going this year!!!  I know, I know, priorities right? Lol. The digger will just have to go on hold until this season is over. 

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Wanted to sell / Re: 190" FED FOR SALE
« on: January 31, 2017, 08:31:00 PM »
Oh man, you would have to post this... lol.  I need a cage size around 21-22", and I wouldn't need the trans.
How available are gearsets for the rear end?  I have a BBC...if we could work this out it would be cool.
I have a friend in Eyota, that could maybe check it out if he's not too far away!!!!

What do you guys think of this jewel?

John

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: January 31, 2017, 08:11:45 PM »
Dog gonnit, I bet I would fit right into that!!!!!   Need to ask of course.
Why the heck does it have to be in Calif.?????  I can't go get it, would take me a whole week to get it!!!
I wish you hadn't a told me this :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

I never get the good deals..... :-\. I could find $1500. Too but the cost to get it....too much for me.
Everything would have to be a perfect fit to get it.

Thanks for posting this too. ;)

John

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: January 31, 2017, 05:04:23 PM »
I got all the rear axle parts Jon, just waiting for summer to get by then I think the project will begin...

John

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Funny Cars / Re: The Restoration of Veney's Vega
« on: January 31, 2017, 04:21:15 PM »
Glenn,

  I really enjoyed reading the resto of the Veny's Vega, but, where's the rest of it?  Do you know if it got finished?  I looked thru there site but nothing but the two pages. :( :( :(.  I saw this car many times and always rooted for it...would love to finish reading the build and final outcome.

John

PS, or anyone else that knows about it...

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: January 31, 2017, 02:15:36 PM »
Roo,
 
  Thanks so much on this info and I agree on the rotating mass and less parts comment.  I'm all about less mass spinning. ;D. I like the small tire therory too... 8).  I figured that regardless how the axle hsg. Was, it is just the nature of the beast deal...  think I could mount a JOYSTICK for a steering wheel in case I sell it to a kid 30yrs. Younger than me????   Lol, would be cool to see that a!!!

Would a back brace really be in the way of driver or the seat placement?  I have a two pc. brace that came with it..

Getting more pumped now as I showed my crewchief the dragster I am interested in building and she said "why are you still working on the Elky than?"   Now THATS the kind of crew chief we all need right? ;D.  I'm a very lucky man to have her...

Another question, the chute I have for my 3500lb. Tug boat with me in it is a soft deploy and I really really like it, I am sure Shroud would sell me a completely different one for a FED, so would I be correct to assume this???

Question about seat belts, would my current belts adapt to a digger chassis?  No cam release but very new belts...

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: January 27, 2017, 07:32:07 PM »
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.

I have all the parts to build my sheet metal rear axle, Rick Jones 9" fabbed hsg., strange alum. Pig with 4:30 gear set, rear housing support, bearing ends, axles, brake hats, studs and brake calipers.  I got the engine and trans as well.

Here is a question, what dictates the tail end of the trans length?  Power to weight, balance, distance out from axle c/l for proper transfer, length of the frame and or wheelbase????  Have seen some with mini u joints and some with couplers, so which is needed for a 1000+hp?  Either way there will be a shaft loop can between my legs.  Trans is a Reid case with liner and engine has a diaper already.     Need to check the sfi rules on my fire suit, as it is for a door car and not sure if it will transfer over or not.  Got shoes too.
I will measure my center housing area and toss the dimensions on here and maybe someone can tell me if it will be too wide to use.


I have all the main heavy parts that's for sure and I'm not really worried how much it weighs when completed, can always throw more power at it!!! ;D
Next!!! Lol

John

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: January 27, 2017, 07:14:23 PM »
with my car as follows is about 15k.   chassis w/ front spindles, all steering linkage, steering box, butter fly wheel, parachute (2) mounts and handles, motor mount/plate, brake handle, m/c, pedal, N&P shifter, seat, shorty body, front wing, fuel tank, milter bros housing, strange axles, brake, third member, drive shaft and couplers.

i have new front wheels, picked up some used rears that are new but never used, purchased trans and am at 20-21k.  need to get chutes, fire bottles, belts, and misc things so figure ill be about 24-25k into it rolling.. less electronics and motor/fuel system. 

as was eluded too earlier, i could of saved and purchased a used car but i would not of fit as im 6'4" and shoulders are about 21" wide.   i have seen a lot of cars out there with narrower (19") shoulder widths.   if i would of purchased a car as roller, how much money would it of cost me to have it modified assuming the shoulder width was acceptable.  further, the chassis im getting is built to 2.2C standards.  in the end, the base money spent for the chassis as comparable roller price isnt that much more and it is built to ME and is new.  i could of saved prob 1,500.00 by buying one chute, smaller axles, third member, etc... also, when i go to sell it, the car will have a higher resale value even though it doesn't matter what car you build, youll never get out of it what you have in it... thats just part of the game.

dean

Dean,
   Thanks for all this info., just priceless to me(insert thumbs up here) lol
My wife and I are looking into having a house built, and if she gets what SHE wants so do I ;D. This would produce a big garage to do this build.  Will get me some metal and make a long flat and straight table and level it off and go from there.  THAT would help me very much and I can have a friend of mine come over and do some welding for me... once I get the sfi info and prints from who ever I will get the chassis from I can go from there and start buying pipe.  I will most likely contact you all here before I build the upper cage for me fat bunn...I need to get this whole project right or I will loose interest as mentioned.  I have learned patience over the last 3 years let me tell ya.   I am aware of the ROI on this stuff, kind of stinks too but...is what it is.  As I look at diggers, I will be looking very hard at them.

Until then, I will start buying a few things here and there and ask Q's as I go down the road...
Thanks again for offering YOUR info.

John

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: January 27, 2017, 06:53:27 PM »
building a car quickly is expensive and much cheaper over time, but time has a way of interfering progress.
 If you budget high  $20/$25 and come out way under cost you win and go racing with money left over, If you budget low $10/$15 and run out of money you lose, not only being able to race, but without being able to fund the rest of the build and are forced to sell to recoupe investment, your return is only .30 on the $$'s spent.
 Look at used cars for sale, have the sellers send plenty of body off pictures including the SFI cert tag on the chassis(does not have to be current cert) or take plenty of pics yourself and post them here, Both Roo and Myself will take the time to veiw them to give you an honest accesment before you buy or will tell you to walk away

Dre,
  Thanks for your info, and that is what kind grows on me is the life issues that we all deal with as we get older.    I hope to start this project and see it thru, but....
I appreciate the help on the used chassis search if I go that route.

I will need to find a small fortune to do this or hit the lotto and pay off both of my new cars!!!!  Need to see how this season plays out for my team, that'll will tell my future one way or another.
Thanks again for your support.

John

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????
« on: January 27, 2017, 06:44:20 PM »
" Also, are you guys all crunched in the cage to where you have to exhale to drive down range???? Lol some drivers look real uncomfortable to me, and others don't....I myself would like a little distance from me to the wheel and have my arms extended a little.  Is that a normal question or do I just bite the bullet like the rest of you all??? Lol"

John,
        the drivers who look uncomfortable are usually in a car that was built for someone else (usually of a different size). One thing to watch for is the shoulder hoop configuration. As seen in the blueprint posted by Gino, the early cars had a single bend shoulder hoop and that tends to push the driver's shoulders forward as the belts pull him back into the seat. That can make it hard to breathe as evidenced by one of my customers who has a car that was built from an old ) mid 60's) Speed Improvements kit.  Don Long figured the problem out fairly early and started making the shoulder hoop with a flat between 6" radius bends rather than the constant (approx 9-10") radius deal.
 I build all of my cars to suit the driver (and engine/drive line combo) and put the wheel, pedals etc in the position that they are most comfortable with. I also generally make some recommendations as what feels right in the shop sometimes does not work on the track.

Roo

Hi Mr. Roo,
   Now that is one  thing I wouldn't have known to even look for!!!! And now that picture becomes crystal clear on that part of the cage...thanks a bunch.  I'm approx. 21" wide at my shoulders, ex bodybuilder and getting back into it prior to and after my hand surgery for Carpel Tunnel release...so they will be growing again ;D

Finding a good shop that works on these monsters and trust worthy are rare to find in one place around here in Detroit area.  Just got a lead on a shop a few hours from here and they build nostalgia diggers and f/c's so I will look into them in future.  Guy at work works on a nostalgia funny car (The Parts Peddler) and he even sold me parts at one time a few years back...so I am starting to find key people for this build idea.  Met this guy a week ago too!! Lol go figure...

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