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Rear Engine Dragsters / Looking for history
« on: November 13, 2021, 05:01:47 AM »
I am restoring an old rear engine car for my friend.
He recently got the car again after selling it 18yrs ago.
I would like to know if anyone recognizes the car, or give me directions of a chassis registry other than this old SEMA builders list.
The chassis has the number 26 stamped in it next to the 101 SEMA number.
The 101 at SEMA are B.J.C. Racing Enterprises out of New Jersey


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Roo Man's Room / Rear gear reccomendation
« on: September 28, 2015, 10:19:39 AM »
Hi guys.

I need a reccomendation on what 9"Ford rear ratio to use,
I want more wheelspeed now, as I am producing way more power than I anticipated when I built the car.

Yes,yes, the car has way more tire than it needs, but for the time being, I will have to work with what I got.

I had 5.43:1 previously, and it worked well on the 300ft sandtrack, but there was no engine load on the concrete dragstrip.

I would like a gear that suits the car for 1/8mile racing.

The FED is 1880 pounds with me in it, rides on 32 and 33" high tires.
 has a 1.76 low gear glide and a transbrake. It likes to shift at 7000, has 5000stall converter.
The engine is 377ci SBC with the occational 400 shot of nitrous. About 1000hp total.

I was planning on using a 4.56:1 I got lying around but it turns out it's damaged, so a gear purchase is in the works.
Thank you for all your input.


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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Stud pull
« on: July 09, 2014, 11:46:41 AM »
 As we just finished fixing the deck on the 400sbc again, I wanted to share with you guys a link I found, regarding the effects of fine threads on stud pull when coarse thread torque values are used.

http://www.futek.com/boltcalc.aspx

When used in aftermarket engine blocks, the added clamping force from fine thread studs and nuts may be fine, but when using 40+years old iron the chance of pulling out threads and cracking components increase dramaticly.

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Bikes / Two different builds
« on: June 03, 2014, 01:41:07 PM »
You'll never know, these four photos might inspire someone to build something stupid...

 1st is a dragbike I built for a friend of mine, it uses three 700cc two stroke snowmobile engines,built for nitrous, each just over 100hp without the spray.

 2nd is a v8 bike I built for street use, running an aluminium 215 Buick and a Harley 5speed. Got sold off before I got to run it, but I'm getting the itch to build another one.


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Roo Man's Room / Oil breather tubes on rear of cage
« on: February 04, 2014, 03:42:01 PM »
Hi guys, got a few questions.
On feds that have oil breathers on the back of the car, and the chassis top tube is used to carry the fumes to the rear.. What considerations are done when the vent-tubes are fitted on the chassis? Is the area doubled and then the hole cut? Is there a formula for area doubled v's tube diameters?


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Gassers / Volvo gasser ???
« on: April 26, 2013, 05:19:29 PM »
Would love to get my hands on another chassis and build a real gasser..

 

 

 Here's our Volvo pv544 64'. probably would have to slow it down a bit with the I beam front.

 

 

I cant embed the video, so you'll just have to click the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bb-kristinsson/7229942710/

 



 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Shifting the Powerglide
« on: April 24, 2013, 03:18:34 PM »
I couldn't find a shifter that fitted my budget, while fitting the close surroundings inside my FED.
 
 While a lot of dragster guys and girls locate the shifter in the middle, under the steering wheel, I have never before seen a shifter in a dragster on the left side. ( but then again, there's only half a dozen dragsters here in Iceland)

 It works for me, its within close range  of the steering wheel and I keep my hand on it while staging and launching the car. Once the 1-2 shift is completed I got two hands on the wheel.

 Its connected to the transmission via 3/8 stainless rod, fitting the upside down, slightly lengthened gear selector.

From 1'st the gear lever has a slot to hit when 2gear engages. then you flex the lever over and past the slot to hit neutral. Once in neutral you have to lift a spring loaded flap to find reverse and park.

 I made a small video of how it operates from inside the car.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Sand drag pics 'n videos
« on: April 20, 2013, 01:45:00 PM »
Summer is coming soon. counting days.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 


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