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Drag Racing / Re: Engine oil

« on: April 22, 2021, 12:43:24 PM »

AMALIE is the best I have ever seen with alky and nitro--they have oil formulated for alky and it can swallow a bucket of nitro and still keep engine safe--by design. They offer racer net prices
Really depends on the fuel but there is just no way I would stray from what one of the worlds best engine builders said run in his engine--as long as he knows what fuel you are running
Again--with nitro or alky I just have not found anything better able to withstand dilution than Amalie

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Wanted to sell / Re: FRAMEWORKS POWERGLIDE SHIFTER--RARE!

« on: April 02, 2021, 09:13:17 AM »

SOLD IT!
THANKS!

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Wanted to sell / FRAMEWORKS POWERGLIDE SHIFTER--RARE!

« on: April 02, 2021, 08:50:20 AM »

 Guys I found another of the greatest shifters ever for an FED, RED, or Altered--Frameworks all aluminum the thinnest lightest ever I can't list pix on here so call me 704 244 6649 and I will email photos--$375 shipped--It is listed on the Facebook FED group page--grab it while you can these always sell fast--They are simply the best! Not made in decades
704 244 6649 Thanks David

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Water... Or no water? How do y'all run your Engines?

« on: March 17, 2021, 05:06:02 AM »

Alky
No reason to run water  I could fire up in lanes , make my run, drive back to the pits from 1/4 mile run, and sitting in pits idling it would start to cool--at idle with alky you are so rich the cooling is amazing--when you stab it it goes lean makes heat--soon as you close the blades she is cooling again
Water--can mean leaks and if rods fly out you are driving in the rain  NOT for me...........

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: measuring nitro percentage

« on: February 22, 2021, 07:27:17 AM »

Spud at FIE has a great kit to do this with--it comes with all important temp chart--15% at 68 is not 15% at 85 degrees
If you consider that you are mixing bomb making materials in the pits with the public standing right there then you need to be very careful about what you are doing--
It is especially important to Know what you are doing when starting the engine --one wrong move then all the "I am sorry" in the world will not fix a problem
We started and warmed on alky in pits--drained tank added nitro mixture--then when we started in staging we were starting on alky in the pump and lines--Much safer than firing up with nitro in there IMO
When I was a kid I got hit by a piece of exploding engine in just such a pit accident--made an impression

You have to be educated and Know what you are doing or you could kill someone

It was fun to fire up idle and then wait for the nitro to enter the stream--wow! If you have never run nitro do it while you can--the memory will last forever!! It is Real drag racing but remember it is pretty easy to hurt  yourself or others with it

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Dan Dishon's Transmission Den / Re: Bushing or Needle Bearing

« on: January 01, 2021, 11:56:49 AM »

needles bearings require a coupler or yoke etc that is designed for needles and I think is hardened different--Mark Williams and others offer them both ways--I would just go bushing--a needle there can cause premature wear on wrong coupler and any drag reduction would be next to nothing--bushing is way less trouble potential 

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Wanted to sell / 727 Trans Case prepped for Dragster narrowed Starter Pocket

« on: December 10, 2020, 11:23:43 AM »

I have a Perfect--deburred, cleaned , blasted, 727 main case--This was a spare for a dragster I had--case is drilled for vent, drilled for easy install of a bolt in sprag ( a 727 must have), but the Beauty is starter pocket narrowed--this helps the 727 fit between the rails easy on a front or rear engine dragster  this case is mint and ready to build
I don't need it anymore a steal at $100 plus actual UPS call me 704 244 6649 or email for better pix dusterdave173@gmail.com

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: New to the page

« on: November 27, 2020, 10:08:25 AM »

Alex go look at that deal--I had a Cenpen and it did great--some minor drawbacks but no more than any other and sonce some of us have built one from scratch we can help on a Cenpen a Lot--Mine was a 200 in--would have got a 180 but bought what I got a deal on--My pal has a 180  between us we can help you a lot--a 180 is perfect for hauling, in the shop, and plenty long enough to drive good--with a simple 350 sbc alky injected mid 5's easy as pie, with good heads converter and 20% nitro they will run 4.90 1/8ths easy--Do not underestimate running an FED--You NEED at least one dedicated crew member--that is not the wife--one that can push etc They are almost impossible to run without help--good help that learns with you as you both get the hang of it--

Go look at that car --get it home and we can help you every step of the way

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Wanted to sell / Re: RARE FRAMEWORKS PG SHIFTER --FOUND ANOTHER ONE

« on: October 06, 2020, 12:28:32 PM »

Sold it!!!!!!!
Stay tuned I will list as soon as I get another one

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Wanted to sell / RARE FRAMEWORKS PG SHIFTER --FOUND ANOTHER ONE

« on: October 05, 2020, 12:47:53 PM »

OK I scored another in ex cond This is crazy rare rear exit cable type
I have trouble listing photos here look at the other ads I had for photos
or email for pictures of this one $375 plus 418 priority mail Hurry last one lasted ten minutes!
These are the BEST lightest, slimmest, strongest best shifters for FED ever made--Not made in decades now--
call 704 244 6649

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Wanted to sell / Re: RARE! FRAMEWORKS POWERGLIDE SHIFTER--THE BEST!

« on: September 25, 2020, 10:45:43 AM »

SOLD IT
THANKS
STAY TUNED I WILL FIND ANOTHER ASAP

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Wanted to sell / Re: RARE! FRAMEWORKS POWERGLIDE SHIFTER--THE BEST!

« on: September 25, 2020, 09:05:25 AM »

another photo

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Wanted to sell / RARE! FRAMEWORKS POWERGLIDE SHIFTER--THE BEST!

« on: September 25, 2020, 09:04:39 AM »

RARE!!!   These have not been made for decades now--very rare--these are the BEST, lightest, thin, rock solid, no plastic--so thin you can mount in an FED better than any other--best shifting unit ever made--crazy hard to locate
I have found another one --with nice cable--ex cond--$375 plus shipping  call me 704 244 6649 or email for better photos Thanks David

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Dan Dishon's Transmission Den / Re: Shorty Powerglide Conversion

« on: August 31, 2020, 01:22:33 PM »

Stroll through any swap meet with race parts and you will see many of those shafts twisted--I would say it is pretty reasonable to get a "new" mfg shorty kit --that is great quality  Just not a place where I want a failure--Low HP yea OK but who stays with that for long? I would say that is a critical spot on any racer car and i would opt for a correct strong new option--even if you had to save up and wait  I have seen too many of those fail

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Wanted to sell / Re: RARE FRAMEWORKS PG SHIFTER --NEW NEVER USED

« on: July 23, 2020, 07:43:57 AM »

SOLD! Thanks