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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: head gasket thickness how much is too much?

« on: January 26, 2017, 05:09:46 PM »

Hey guys,

  Got to reading this and thought of my deal with my shorter fender headers I just built.  I also squeezed different head gaskets on it and I couldn't get my BBC to idle either.  Found out that my engine needed more timing since I didn't work my domes like the last set for better flame prop.... soon as I added more timing it took off and idled just fine...with shorter headers and matching ports at the heads, my engine never sounded better! .  Just thought I'd throw that out there...

John

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Door Cars / Re: Upgrades to my Elky for 2017

« on: January 26, 2017, 06:34:56 AM »

Bump to kick start this again.

Today I fired up the heater and raised the back end of my Elky up and disconnected the anti roll bar links, the lower shock bolts, removed the calipers and than the drive shaft.  Removed the 4 link bars and the wishbone and pulled the axle out from under to repair a fracture on one of the tubes.  I'll fire up the tig welder and get it fixed.  Need to pull out the nitrous bottle, driver seat and shifter, pull the carpet back and start with the new floor mount brake pedal I'm installing.  Since building new fender headers, the M/C on firewall was in the way.  Going with two remote reservoirs and two M/C's.
That's about it for the day.

We sold our SS Camaro last year but this is from our town car show.

Canopy and all with crew chief staying cool underneath it.



Nothing cooler than seeing this when you open the garage door!!!! Just cool...lol



These are for your enjoyment.





John

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Door Cars / Upgrades to my Elky for 2017

« on: January 26, 2017, 06:32:45 AM »

Kkkkkkkkk

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Door Cars / Re: What did you do on your Door Car TODAY?

« on: January 26, 2017, 06:30:13 AM »

Glenn,
  Do you have a quicker way to copy/paste to my new thread or do I need to do it one post at a time???
I pasted my first post and that's it.

John

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Glenn's dragster thread

« on: January 25, 2017, 05:27:19 PM »

Glenn,
  Got to page 12 and it is like a Stephen King book minus the last 20 pages!!!
Any news on your new engine and plans for this year?  I run at Norwalk and Martin and will be attending more nostalgic events this year...
Hope all is well.

John

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Door Cars / Re: What did you do on your Door Car TODAY?

« on: January 25, 2017, 04:01:04 PM »

Glenn,
  Do you want me to start a thread associated with just MY build?
Didn't stop to think about that

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????

« on: January 24, 2017, 08:05:40 PM »

So, does $13-1500. Seem about the cost for most of the steering components minus that long steering linkage bar running down the side???  Didn't price out a butterfly wheel yet.  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

How do I know what type of axle to get?  Doesn't need to look period correct, close but if I bracket race it, repeatability is key there.... what about an A-arm package??? Just asking....... . I can see this escalating right out of control ....

I looked at the Dragster Supply site and really like there welded kit they offer, but of course many things need to be added.  I think you guys are all correct, $10k is dream fed, a real one is closer to $15-20k...
Once again reality sets in.   I will see how this season goes, never know, just might win a big dollar bracket race or a bunch of small ones for payouts!!!!

John

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????

« on: January 24, 2017, 07:36:15 PM »

Oh man that is too cool, THANKS  a bunch Glofria 

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Door Cars / Re: What did you do on your Door Car TODAY?

« on: January 24, 2017, 02:10:50 PM »

Exactly why I decided to cut up this clone and drag race it...sorry, not a true SS.  IF it was, I would have never cut it up....

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????

« on: January 24, 2017, 09:03:15 AM »

3-4 yrs ago i started to build a FED theres even some pics in the build section, between working on customers stuff and other things life throw at you it never got finished..i actually cut the frame up becuase there where things i could have done better.... and i took the parts i had and had david beard put together a chassis for me last year, unless you have the time building one is great, years ago i also purchased a sw kit that i got halfway together and then sold becuase of lack of time. the kit was nice , but i personally think if you have a local source for tubing you could maybe save some coin by buying the bends you need from a shop that does bending to fit your needs and do it that way..... there prints are top notch and supplemented with the SFI prints you will have no problem building a spec chassis...... i am very happy with the chassis i got from david top notch fab work at a reasonable price....as others mentioned there is alot that goes into it and it really does not cost that much to just have a frame built

here is mine as it sits with wheels etc, no 3rd member, floater rear, there is about 13k into it....225" wheelbase.

THAT is the EXACT look of a digger I would want to drive right there!insert thumbs up emoticon here lol
THANKS a ton for your info again guys, just priceless info to me insert smiley face here lol.

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Door Cars / Re: What did you do on your Door Car TODAY?

« on: January 24, 2017, 08:50:55 AM »

Boy is that document the real deal or WHAT!!!! Spring rust tells the truth for sure...nice score Glenn.  There is a guy down the stree fro me has a gorgeous Burgandy 70 SS with white stripes.  Elky is mint ...
Bet you wish you had that Elky back!!!
Going to try and get a pic or two of my heap today....

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Funny Cars / Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car

« on: January 24, 2017, 08:41:10 AM »

Growing up in MD. I remember watching the very gorgeous, clean and GREEN Bob Banning Dodge funny car.
Glad to see another car from the past reemerge from the older days...

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Door Cars / Re: What did you do on your Door Car TODAY?

« on: January 23, 2017, 07:50:10 PM »

From your engine pic you sent me a few years back, I could tell lots of love was shown to that girl!!! Lol
I always wanted a 68 but saw the 72 and was going to keep it as a daily work truck, but, had too much new race car parts crap in my apartment so it went into the morph stage and ended up going 8'a

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????

« on: January 23, 2017, 07:20:50 PM »

My tug weighs or weighed 3525 with me in it... tripped the 60' beam on rear tires at 1.25.
When the thing launches, it dead hooks, the tires try to run over themselves, I feel the paddling of the rubber and right then I know I'm on a good pass . Nothing like riding a wheelie 75 feet out while still eating!!!!! Lol. Finally got the car to do what I wanted, just took 200hp worth of nitrous lol.

It hopefully will weigh 3200 without me...

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I'm just in the beginning stage of this idea of having a fed.  Time to slow down a bit, have fun and take some cash home again.... I will relist it for sale during this year again.

Thanks for your info guys,

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cost to build a new fed????

« on: January 23, 2017, 05:10:43 PM »

MY 2 cents on WB is I would think with your BBC, 900 HP you may want the 225" to help keep the front end down, with less lead on the nose.
If you are still thinking of buying a used FED so you could start racing sooner, I know of at least 2 Neil & Parks designed cars for sale, one in Northen Calif, and another in Lake Charles, LA. To help you I need to know your height and weight to better fit you into a car with-in your buget.
Because of my dragster wheel biz, I talk to racers all over the country.

Jon Hansen, 800-624-3803

Pardon my language but xxxx!!!!! 225"= 18'9"!!!!!! .  Have to measure my Elky now and see if a 225"r would even fit in my trailer!!!!!  Of course that is the wheel base, excluding half the distance of the front wheel forward(additional length needed there), and the very most rearward part of the frame/pushbar if needed/used and cockpit space,  chute,  so another what 3-4' there!!!  So 23-24 feet would be needed for trailer space and that much digger might fit in my box trailer, Might!!!  I got a 28' box.  Would be tight and of course the single wheelie wheelie bar would HAVE to come off...  my 4 wheeler won't fit if I go this route as well and my crew chief won't be happy about that!!!!!

Am I right about the length or close!!!!!???

Iiiiiiii forgot to mention, I spray this engine of mine with giggle gas so add another 200-250horses worth of go power!!!!  It takes 1030hp to get my tug boat rolling thru the beams at 8.70/156mph, but then again, the weight factor will kick in with the digger and no gas needed...lol

Any idea what an average et is with 900hp of BBC? In a 225"  Say, 4:30 gears and ( I have no clue what to run on the rear as far as a tire and wheel package)  but I have 14 x 32's on my Elky and want to go to 33x10.5W tire so I don't know if THAT tire would work.  Need to know my max wheel width I guess to figure this all out, unless,,,YOU GUYS already know this info!!!!!   Lol