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Where to Start
dreracecar:
There was no trans and there was a clutch and a driveshaft direct to the rear end. The only traction was what the tires had in the rubber and the driver working the clutch to get the car moving forward and down the track in a 1100#car
One thing that has to be considered is that Jons car runs on a open ended ET and my car runs a closed ended Index. Our Ets are the same 7 seconds, but his are with a limited Alc injected engine and mine are on a un-restricted blown Alc engine
Jon and his class of JR Fuel are constantly changing parts and moving things around to achieve the best results possable for that class
Since all I have to do is tune my (1460# w/driver) car to run a set number. Placement of componants are not as critical to performance, and can configure to the look I want. One can get most anything to work. My engine placement is at 39" because that is the length of a full PG without having to buy extra driveline parts and with a 33" tire, I am able to get it to work for me for the class I run.
At the recent March Meet race, 28 cars with varying degree of engineering and style running the 7.0Pro index class, had the final qualifying order with the top 16 ranging from a 7.001 to a 7.09X
So now we look at the car that Jons friend has up for offer, Its a quality piece no doubt and can be considered. Disreguarding it because the motor is too far forward or too far back to some "EXPERTS" is rediculess. If the car has the LOOK that you desire and you fit (suit & helmet) within your price range is all you really need
JrFuel Hayden:
A high gear car means no trans, we just put a 2x4 between the rearend and clutch pedal to move the car around with-out the engine running. And yes during that time all dragsters were push started, I miss that part of the "Show" with the push starts coming from the finish line and cross over at the start line. If burn-outs were allowed past the start line we were pushed back by the crew members. THe chassis had to changed to fit reversers between the clutch cans and rear-ends.
AH the "Good Old Days"
The "show" started to go away when they came up with roller starters, ya it moved the show along faster but at the expense of the cross-over "show".
Jon
gordon:
Northern CA chassis builder Davey Uyehara has a shop in Yuba city. He has been building and racing Front Eng Dragsters since the sixties. My car was built by him. 200" with blown alky BBC tor the 7.0pro class. He can build new style or old.
nostalgic371:
--- Quote from: dreracecar on March 10, 2017, 09:01:09 PM ---There is no science in rake. It is the relation of how far the motor is out in front of the rear end and the clearance of the front of the oil pan to the ground. The further back along the driveshaft center line the more angle the engine achieves,the further out the more of the angle is reduced.
A powerglide is the most common installed drivline in drag cars today,but never was considered in the early days
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Another reason for the reduced engine rake is the huge popularity now of the 9 inch ford rear end, which has the pinion intersect the ring gear at a lower point than the 8 3/4 Chrysler rears that used to be more common back in the day, and add to that, a large full length oil pan can be run as well.
But I still love the old look, myself.
masracingtd1167:
Hey Jon I remember the old push starts too !
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