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dusterdave173:
many of us rookies that have built door cars/ circle trackers etc looked and went how hard can that be? Well they Look simple but there is much to learn--buying a quality roller gets you to the track much faster. Staring with a kit is super rewarding but you will find it takes a long time to get her finished and buying every little giblet one item at a time sure adds up $$$
A PLAIN SBC will fly in one of these--no need to plan on any big fancy power to start for sure!
If I live to be 100 I will never forget my first pass--I raced for over 20 years before and never experienced anything as thrilling as an FED.
The nostalgia deal is growing every year and is starting to have some very good events nationwide. There are clubs everywhere now as well.
Good Luck!
masracingtd1167:
You guy's are just a bunch of kids at 49 ! I had my first FED at 19 and I am still at it at 64 ! Have fun !
Oldschool:
Wow ,that is amazing. I have had so many types of race cars,but this is the last one.
jason29a:
So of the ones that built car, what designs did you use?....... And has anyone used the Mark Williams plans?
wideopen231:
My design with alot of research.Looked at cpl thousand pics of chassis,lots measurements a calculations and even scaled a cpl of 1/16 models of old FEDS.May seem stupid but those things are very accurate reproductions and scaled to be almost exact copy. Half dozen or so full scale drawings also.
Will I change a few things on next car yes,will it be a lot of things nope. How well did I do? Looks good ,omly some runs will tell. Would using someone elses design drawing and modifing to suit my wants have been better idea,heck probably. If you order a SFI spec you get very detailed drawing of whats acceptable and safe. Very well spent $35.
You are already off to good start researching it. If you do build be prepared for long hours in shop(a plus),changes will be made, cost of tubing and tooling to be more than expect.Price of satisfaction of having done it yourself is hard to place on it.
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