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Offline gasserx

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #30 on: August 13, 2014, 10:25:57 PM »
I did see that Tim  :D Very cool! How long is your car?

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #31 on: August 14, 2014, 03:29:36 AM »
It's styled after a 1958 Chassis Research car, 106 wheelbase

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #32 on: August 14, 2014, 04:02:44 AM »
That would be too long for me. I wouldn't be able to see the front wheels. Mine is 96.
So where do all the wire wheels come from? Can you get them for any spindle. (I have Chevy handy van spindles on my front axle) or just early Ford or Anglia spindles.
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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #33 on: August 14, 2014, 01:44:35 PM »
If you are in Norway the I think the easiest solutions and cheapest is to modify a boat trailer
Something like this.
http://www.finn.no/finn/torget/annonse?finnkode=50767093&searchclickthrough=true
At least this is the way I was thinkin about With my Project.

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #34 on: August 14, 2014, 03:09:28 PM »
DON, no not every spindle, but I have made/modified hubs to fit odd-ball spindles. Like Euro M/C side car wheels, Fiat spindles,  airplane wire wheels, etc.
I have an inventory of odd hubs that I may be able to fit your spindles.  I just made a set of wheels and tires for the "Super Snake" Don's 67' FED SOHC dragster, and I had the exact hubs, rims, and tires he ran on his car in 1967.
So if you'd like some wire spoke wheels on your slant 6, call me, 805-444-4489, and think about sending me one of your spindles, when you are ready for some "Down Time".
And once we have hubs that will work on your spindles, then think about what size wheels and tires you'd like, that will change the look of your Hot Rod.

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #35 on: August 18, 2014, 10:36:39 AM »
This is how we roll our FED to the track.  Trailer came with the chassis when I bought it but have done some upgrades.  You do get a lot of thumbs up when going to the track.


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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #36 on: August 18, 2014, 11:09:02 AM »
I noticed all the trailers use 1 set of wheels.
would it not be smoother for the bouncy fed if it were tandem?
Just thinking?

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #37 on: August 19, 2014, 03:59:36 AM »
no way would I be towing a single axle with the car on forwards, all the weight is over the back end of the trailer which makes it tail happy. 

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #38 on: August 19, 2014, 04:31:16 AM »
Would probably be better to back her up on there, and maybe relocated the axle on the trailer. But i still like the idea of an open trailer :)

Btw; was looking at a really nice homemade trailer this weekend, they used an old caravan chassis (similar to the one i was looking at), boogie axles, and enclosed. They built it out of waterproof plywood. They got a sponsor for the plywood, so all in all they paid only $1000 for it ready to go.
I forgot to take a picture of it. But they used it for a RED slightly longer than my car.

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #39 on: August 19, 2014, 04:37:18 AM »
no way would I be towing a single axle with the car on forwards, all the weight is over the back end of the trailer which makes it tail happy.

Phil,
       if the trailer has the correct amount of weight on the hitch it will tow great with the wheels that far back. It is all about the balance of the trailer, the only time that it would be "tail happy" would be if you are drifting it around corners (and even then having the wheels that far back would make that fun as you would be able to hang it way out. Oops, forgot that you have those narrow roads over there  :)

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #40 on: August 19, 2014, 04:41:33 AM »
I noticed all the trailers use 1 set of wheels.
would it not be smoother for the bouncy fed if it were tandem?
Just thinking?

If a single axle deal has the weight capacity it is probably better with a light race car/trailer package. Two axles mean more unsprung weight pounding up and down over any bumps and transmitting the shock to the racer car.

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #41 on: August 19, 2014, 01:55:37 PM »


mine on a open trailer. haven't got room to store a box trailer so when fed is in the garage, I store the trailer on its side beside the garage
« Last Edit: September 02, 2014, 08:54:32 AM by mfp-66 »

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #42 on: August 20, 2014, 02:45:05 AM »
no way would I be towing a single axle with the car on forwards, all the weight is over the back end of the trailer which makes it tail happy.

Phil,
       if the trailer has the correct amount of weight on the hitch it will tow great with the wheels that far back. It is all about the balance of the trailer, the only time that it would be "tail happy" would be if you are drifting it around corners (and even then having the wheels that far back would make that fun as you would be able to hang it way out. Oops, forgot that you have those narrow roads over there  :)

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they still dance about Roo, I've got the T-Shirt on this one.  Had a single axle with a slingshot on it get into a tank slapper at about 55mph due to the weight being over and behind the axle.  I knew I was in trouble when I saw the race numbers on the side of my slingshot in my side mirror  :(.  I managed to get it stopped and crawl to a petrol station to put the car on backwards.  I'm lucky it didn't jack knife on me.  I added a stabilising bar after that which really helped with the single axle as they float about in ruts created by trucks and get blown about in the wind.  After that I went to an old bus which took an altered in the back.  Only problem with the bus was no passenger seating, so I had my pal sit in the altered for the journey to the track  ;D.  We now use a twin axle trailer as it costs nothing to run and tows great on our narrow "Ye Olde English" roads   :D


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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #43 on: August 20, 2014, 04:56:47 AM »
 " Had a single axle with a slingshot on it get into a tank slapper at about 55mph due to the weight being over and behind the axle. "    That is the key Phil, you need to have the axle far enough back to put some weight on the hitch. My dad towed caravans (travel trailers for the Yanks) for nearly 50 years and never had a problem because he always made sure that the package was balanced correctly.

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Re: FEDs on trailers
« Reply #44 on: August 20, 2014, 05:57:45 AM »
It is recommended that the tongue weight be at least 10-15% of total weight .So get out a scale to remove any doubt .