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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Transmission ratio question.........

« on: March 25, 2017, 09:50:45 AM »

I got a 1.69, Reid case, etc..... thanks for the input everyone.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Transmission ratio question.........

« on: March 07, 2017, 05:50:10 PM »

Thanks guys, looks like the consensus is the 1.69s.  I can change the rear gear easier than planetaries.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Transmission ratio question.........

« on: March 06, 2017, 05:03:59 PM »

It's time to upgrade my stock case PowerGlide with a new aftermarket unit.  I have a blown alky SBC making about 800 with current tune. I may bump it up, sometime in the future.  I have 33" tires, 4.30 gears and a converter that stalls 5400 on the brake. My current trans. has a 1.76 low gear. I'm wondering if I should get the 1.80 or 1.69 low gear.  My trans builder says the 1.80's are stronger but I'm wondering if that will be a factor in such a light car.

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

« on: February 01, 2017, 04:05:53 PM »

thats the deal of the year

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: January 31, 2017, 12:43:30 PM »

Got my old wheels back today. They were re-laced, thanks to Jon at Hayden Wheels and they look new again.  Woo Hoo!!!    He's an old school guy, reliable and honest. Good work, under budget/ Highly recommended. 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: price to chrome steering parts

« on: January 27, 2017, 08:29:35 PM »

I had everything except the axle done.  Including shipping it cost $400.  I had polished the parts myself but I'm not sure if it saved me any money.  I can polish that kind of stuff as well as anyone.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Me too "finally made a pass"

« on: November 15, 2016, 07:35:14 PM »

Congrats, I bet you  were smiling from ear to ear. My boy also got his competition license this year. He was grinning pretty hard. FED'S  are the best.

  Yeah  I just about had a face cramp for a couple of days. I think some of the  weight needs to come off the nose. Then add a little more blower speed.............or maybe 5% 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Me too "finally made a pass"

« on: November 15, 2016, 05:45:11 PM »

  At I-22 Motorsports Park last Saturday's charity event.  Finally the weather is nice, no excuses I could think of, so I took the dragster. I'd made all kinds of changes.  Changed the rear gear and converter and went from 10 over to 10 under on the blower, added some weight to the nose and a little spoiler on the front axle. SOoo I didn't know what it would do. I made a couple of easy shakedown trips (just to get myself comfortable) and then did a good burnout. Launched off idle (foot brake) and had a 1.12 sixty' and went 4.89 @ 133.
Accidentally deep staged and I think I lifted about 60' short of the finish line. I was so surprised at making a pretty good pass that I didn't know what to do.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 1962 digger I went to buy(NO sale)

« on: October 30, 2016, 02:17:56 PM »

I'll bet he could have gotten out if the sucker was on fire.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: February 29, 2016, 05:06:30 PM »

My new crew member removing oil pan from Loud Mouse.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: February 29, 2016, 04:57:57 PM »

It has been a beautiful day in Alabama and for the first time in quite a while I'm feeling good enough to enjoy it.  SOooo, I mounted my steering box on the new chassis.  (Roo Man saved me some money on the steering box, housing ends, spindles and a few other small things.) Roo also clued me in on the fact that these steering boxes are TIGHT when new, (I needed supervision).  I temp. assembled the steering just for grins and a photo op. These pieces will be going to Jason Lysaght for chroming, one of these days.  Also dropped the oil pan on the Loud Mouse, which was removed yesterday for a torque converter change and bottom check. New bearings en-route from Summit. Cheers, Allan

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Steerin' and Spools

« on: September 29, 2015, 08:08:32 PM »

If you can't steer with a spooled rear end, you have big issues elsewhere     Yup for sure.........it's your goat though!

 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: October 29, 2014, 08:17:59 PM »

It wasn't today but we did finally try the dragster again. Certainly didn't set any records but had fun. I just had to try a 3.55 gear, a mistake i guess. Did a high gear launch and ran a 5.51  (1/8) lifting at about 500 ft. when it spun and wiggled. I guess it's taking too long to get it up on the tire (staring in low) of course, starting in high is like beating a dead mule, 1.25 60".  Helpful comments will be appreciated.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Battery Placement on a FED

« on: October 29, 2014, 08:07:15 PM »

Lots of goo ideas on batteries and saving weight.  I have a distributor in my FED but my other car has a Mag and I use a Flaming River combination battery and Mag kill switch.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: dragster weight

« on: October 24, 2014, 05:59:17 PM »

I promise (Glen won't let me swear) that my welder didn't come from Harbor Freight. This may be my first rodeo but I did street race in front of a Holiday Inn Express last night. Can ya tell I had fun reading this thread......................