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Offline afaulk

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What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« on: February 15, 2013, 03:31:13 PM »
 :P They always say, "I don't like sitting on top of that rear end housing". I tell them "I just take both hands and put my left one over there and then I take both hands and put my right one over there, then you're all set". They reply, "mine ain't that big". Maybe thats their problem? 8)
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2013, 04:50:50 PM »
Darn guys, I'm sorry. Meant to post under FEDs .  Duhh ::)
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2013, 09:12:07 AM »
When I first started building my fed I had a post on DRR. Man you would think I was the anti Christ.Most commnet where about ilhandling. Yes alot  where about thier jewels sitting right over rearend. I know we all have heard the thousands of stories about late model rearends coming apart and exploding. Not sure I have heard of one in 28 years of racing and mostly top alcohol cars.Dropping clutch at 6000 rpm with 3000 hp on tap tends to stress rearend gears pretty good.

 When I hear "I don't want my set sitting that close to rearend gears" my reply have to have aset first.

  I know my biggest problem is going to be not being smarta-- everytime I put one of those guys on the trailer.If you knew me you would know its hard to controll that part of me anyway.

  Im dying to get mine on track and kick some 4 link RED butts.
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2013, 09:36:20 AM »
Two year's ago I tore the pinion right out of mine . The force of it bent my motor plate forward about 3 inches ! So what did we do We borrowed a center section straightened out th motor plate and raced the next day ! I think those people are right there really is something wrong with us but it's too late to change now !
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2013, 10:36:13 AM »
 Its called type T personality. Some say they walk the line and some of us just have to step over at times to see if we can back quick enough.
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2013, 11:57:21 AM »
i passed(lost) one up 10 yrs. 2 yrs ago wife wanted another horse. ok by me. looking for my next winter engine project and remembered the fed. found one on c/l in cali and haven't looked back. door car sits in the tent now, lonesome, w/o an engine.
our first time racing we broke the dedenbear glide. 2nd time out,my son drove, did 11 passes. the more he drove it, the more he likes it. we take it out to car shows, throw the kids and adults in it. we start it up for them. love to watch the faces. i tell them how many of you are going to get to sit in a fed. i tell them real men drive front engine dragster. lot of fun racing and car shows with it. i love it.
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2013, 12:06:07 PM »
Real men drive Front Engine Dragsters

(A tee shirt at Garlits Museum)
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2013, 06:10:31 PM »
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2013, 07:08:43 PM »
NO GUTS   NO GLORY>>>>>>> GOLD RUSH..
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2013, 03:58:25 PM »
 The first comment of course is about the rear axel center section. I can't believe just how many people are so conserned about losing the race if the center section breaks.
                                                ;D ;D ;D

The secong comment is how do you keep it stright?  (92" wheel base)
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2013, 07:34:29 PM »
CHRISMAN had a rear end break loose on him and resulted in very serious groin injurys. build it to stringent SFI or better spec's and inspect all tubes/welds after each weekend racing in especially critical areas. be safe and have fun.
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2013, 04:39:53 AM »
 Definitely the rear-end, but when I show them every thing I did when I built the rear they seem to change their mind. I guess maybe I was the same way and that reflex how I built It, but I can honestly say nothing short of an act of god is anything getting to " The Boys".
  I know I could have saved alot of weight in this area but I don't skimp on safety, so I guess you could say I over engineered it. Never understood how a 1/8 piece of flat stock on the back of the housing behind the ring gear would do anything. So mine  looks like a fabbed rear with 1/2 an 3/8 plate shielding, double flange mounts and 8 1/2" grade 8 bolts holding it in the car.
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2013, 05:56:22 AM »
The real danger of the rear used to be when they ran open rears and the spider gear's and pins broke . With the spool's we use now they are pretty safe
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2013, 02:11:08 PM »
Quote from: longm1958 on February 16, 2013, 12:06:07 PM
Real men drive Front Engine Dragsters

(A tee shirt at Garlits Museum)
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real pretty women drive fed too     you know?
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Re: What scares unbelievers most about your FED?
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2013, 04:32:24 PM »
Quote from: Pipe Dreams on May 04, 2013, 04:39:53 AM
Definitely the rear-end, but when I show them every thing I did when I built the rear they seem to change their mind. I guess maybe I was the same way and that reflex how I built It, but I can honestly say nothing short of an act of god is anything getting to " The Boys".
  I know I could have saved alot of weight in this area but I don't skimp on safety, so I guess you could say I over engineered it. Never understood how a 1/8 piece of flat stock on the back of the housing behind the ring gear would do anything. So mine  looks like a fabbed rear with 1/2 an 3/8 plate shielding, double flange mounts and 8 1/2" grade 8 bolts holding it in the car.
  That's a really good looking rear end mount.  Good looking chassis also.
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