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Front Engine Dragsters / 8 1/8" clutch can input shaft?

« on: November 26, 2014, 02:35:53 PM »

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Can anyone give me a close guesstimate on the over all length for the input shaft on an 8 1/8 clutch can with a Lenco and a Chevrolet? Have a couple located but they may be for a hemi.

Thanks, Carl

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / New guy...206" FED

« on: July 23, 2014, 06:08:38 PM »

Hello folks. Finally making time to join. Will try and visit whenever I can. Name's Carl Meador from central Texas. Been trying to drag race all my life seems like. Grew up with my dad racing his gassers and FED's. Mom always said they started taking me when I was only a couple weeks old. I have raced several different cars and drag bikes since I got my drivers license. Our current digger was built by Jerry Norman from west Texas in 2001 as a bare rolling chassis but remained in storage until 2008 when I asked Jerry to replace the Chrysler 8 3/4 with a 4340 fabbed housing, 40 spline Strange full floater and 3.89 pro gear. A small block Chevy at 355 ci. breathing through Brodix Track 1 heads carrying a standard 6-71 Mooneyham and 4 port Hilborns gives it some go. We use a powerglide with a 1.80 low and 12" M&H's to move it. It's a lot of fun and I wouldn't do it without the support of my wife, kids and grandkids and some very good friends. Guys like Troy Green, Spud Miller and Larry Decker keep us up and going. We have been blessed to compete at mostly local venues in our 5 state area with associations like Super Chevy, Texas Blown Fuel and the Southwest Heritage Racing series. Thanks for having us and I look forward to talking to y'all.