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Cajuninjector:
They built a Jr fuel car for a guy and Scott drove it for the whole season in the SWJFA series. Great guys and really grew to like em both. We talked long and hard about getting them to build us a new car but they are too far from south louisiana. So we bought their blueprints and had a local chassis builder do it. They know what it takes to go fast and Frank ain't scared to let ya know what he thinks. That's why I like him. Smart guys that don't sugar coat

rooman:
" Smart guys that don't sugar coat"-----Understatement of the year.

Roo

wideopen231:
Don't sugar coat is righ. As telling Frank how bunch on drr where up in air and telling me noway a FED would work in brackets. Not sure I can qoute him here but F---ing stupid is nice part of what he said about thier ideas.

 Had bad speaker on phone and had to use open speaker.Wife was listening and asked so you find a long lost brother.Especailly after hearing us talk about OLD Ralph Gorr,Tom Acrea's and few race folks we had both dealt with,mostly all good. But hey I like folks who tell it like they see it.Ask anyone who knows me they will tell you yea WATCH WHAT YOU ASK  you might not be able to handle the answer.

  Dumbest words in the world are "you can't" or what makes you think you can do that. Because I have a brain and I'm not lazy,normal answer.

   I need to give Freak a call about cpl things,as soon as I recover from vet bills this week.

slingshot383:
If you set the bottom of the frame rails at 3" at the midplate and angle to about 7" at the torsion bar up front that's a fair start.  To set engine heigth, you have to first set the rearend centerline then run a dummy shaft off the rearend that dulicates pinion centerline through the crankshaft centerline with the proper engine angle and how far out it's going to be set.

wideopen231:
I have mine set with 3 1/4 at front and jig being bottom of frame rail. Rear end is set based on wheel  diameter. Plus making sure oildpan would be just above bottom of chassis. Did not have the tube needed so lots,lots and more mesuring. Still have rear motor plate to make and hope the fronts work with it.If not I'll just remake  them.

  Next up will be spindles and front wheels and tires to make sure of diameter(well radius) when settint ti spindles up.

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