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Oldschool:
Ok, thanks dreracecar, good advice.

rooman:
While we are in critique mode, it looks as if you have a red jacket Morse cable for your chute release. While they work there is a better solution. All that you need is a small single wire cable (like a choke cable--remember them?). The genuine Morse is very stiff and can't be bent in a tight radius. The Control Cables unit that you are using for the throttle is the best for anything that requires a solid push or pull (throttle, fuel shut off etc) but again is overkill for the chute release which simply needs  something to go through the loop on the pack to hold it closed over the pilot.

Roo

dreracecar:
Problem with useing the choke cable method is that (at least around here) is that the parts stores carry them but are wound soooo tight before they are packaged that the wire will not relax and straighten out so winds up being a curley mess.
Control Cable sells Chute cable assy. which are small and lightweight and get the job done, but if you have the red jacket working, nothing really that wrong with it except bulk

AF150:
Oldschool...

Car looks great but I would caution you about starting your FED career at Mokan. I love the place
but it is narrow, slick and short. No room for error. However...there is a big nostalgia race at Tulsa
coming up Sept. 19 & 20. First class race track, wide and long and tons of racers there to help if needed. We will be running in a bracket class just for FED,s and alterds. Good place to start. Also, Bruce
is right about unused brackets and snaggy things.
PS... Don't tell Carl Blanton I said any discouraging words. It's not too short for fast cars if you just
run the 1/8 mile. Narrow he can't fix.

Oldschool:
Af150, that sounds good, will check it out. I will get with Control cables and get a different cable for chute, good people.

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