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Offline GlennLever

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Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« on: January 27, 2015, 07:05:48 AM »
A while back someone posted something about a Front Engine Dragster / Altered.

I came across this on Facebook
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2015, 07:16:57 AM »
Comp. Roadster
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2015, 07:42:58 AM »
That's a dragster, anything over 125 inch wheelbase is a dragster imo.
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2015, 07:46:44 AM »
But he is sitting in front of the rear axle.
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2015, 11:28:44 AM »
Guys first post here. I have been looking into getting a FED but looked at this recently. It is out of NY. Started out as a 125" S&W funny chassis and is currently at a 190". Some have said dragster and others altered. I would like to think at 190" it is a dragster. If anyone knows anything about it let me know. Going to contact the seller here shortly. Thanks Scott

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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2015, 12:46:10 PM »
I understand the length definition, but if you are not sitting on top of the rear end to me it isn't and FED
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2015, 01:59:26 PM »
Glenn, I am with you.
The first one of these I ever saw in West Texas the guy called a "Funster" back half of a funny and they grafter a dragster front end on. It also had a coupe body.

The green one with the bantam body in the first pick is about the slickest one I have ever seen.

I am struggling in choosing another FED or an altered and I would not want one of these. Maybe I need both?
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2015, 03:41:56 PM »
Quote from: Scott G on January 27, 2015, 11:28:44 AM
Guys first post here. I have been looking into getting a FED but looked at this recently. It is out of NY. Started out as a 125" S&W funny chassis and is currently at a 190". Some have said dragster and others altered. I would like to think at 190" it is a dragster. If anyone knows anything about it let me know. Going to contact the seller here shortly. Thanks Scott



Scott had to think aboutit  but knew I saw this car before.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/current-photos-of-modern-day-nostalgia-race-cars.601216/#post-6681179

Posts of that car before it was stretched. Think its same guy. ???
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2015, 06:26:42 PM »
Spoke with him on the phone and it is the same guy. Started out as a late 70's fuel car at 125". Setup as pictured as a 105 and us now a 190. Still has the clip for a 125"er. Thanks for the post.
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2015, 08:28:01 PM »
I'm not a fan of a long wheelbase with a wide body. It's different for sure.
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2015, 07:47:17 PM »
I am thinking about building a long wheelbase Altered. What I have in mind is about 190" narrow front and a small mono wing right behind seat. Also would like the body to be similar to the newer Top fuel Dragsters. Sort of a Flashback to the Future.
I think it would have several advantages that a standard altered does not have. My current Altered is 125" and has been around a while. I have it working really well now and think I want to move on and try new ideas and challenges. The long wheelbase Altered is the direction I am leaning.
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2015, 07:53:32 PM »
Here is a nice one do not know who owns it but it is interesting.
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2015, 01:51:26 PM »
That black beauty is owned by Russel Mills (Sydney Australia) and was built by Richard Botica - the same talented guy who built my Fossil Fueler injected nitro digger.
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2015, 10:00:44 PM »
OP: stretched altered, not FED, IMO. Wheelie bar upside down. IMO.
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Re: Altered or Front Engine Dragster
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2015, 01:01:10 PM »
Found this picture today of Dick Tibbits dragster that he built back in the eighties . It orginaly had rear suspension . He ended up taking the shocks out and ran solid struts . He held the national record for c/d with this car for a long time 302 smallblock with a Lenco 3 speed
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