Ed Mabry 71 Jr. Fuel

[opa1]

Today was the day, almost. Have everything done. Set up the injection the way Don told me to. .002 blade/18% leak. Fired right up with a prime. Then the batt was dead. I forgot to charge it up. I'll have it running tomorrow. More to follow. Here's a few pics.

[THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER]

NICE
Good luck.

[Roger]

Glad it's all coming together!

[opa1]

Glad it's all coming together!

My two sons have been pushing me a bit. It is nice to have the help though.

[opa1]

It's alive! After charging the new Braille battery. Had to use a little air pressure to the tank vent to prime the first time. After that it fired right up. It was running lean and popping so I reset the injection. I had a slight bind on one of my linkage arms too. I set the leakdown to 20% and it sounds a lot better. Nice and crisp and no milking. Oil pressure came out exactly where I set it at 50lbs. All that's left to do before running is mounting a neutral safety switch and a transbrake button. My valve body wont reverse without it.

[opa1]

Finished it today. It's ready for testing. I still need to order firesuit and other safety stuff. Should have a test report soon. I hope! This has come along way from just wanting a carb.
 

[gregm784]

Ben Conant @ DJ Safety is a great person to talk to about fire suits. I love mine!

[Paul New]

Ditto on Ben at DJ

[opa1]

Ok, All safety equipment is on the way. I do still have a few problems to fix. My injector hoses are old and needed to be replaced. They are on the way also.

I do have another question. Where can I get or what can use to support the car when hauling in the trailer? I don't want the frame to flex too much.

[gregm784]

Pitpal makes air bladders.  Mine works out to fit perfect over a 4x6 on the short side, then i ratchet strap over it (the 4x6 is positioned under the mid plate).  Car is 100% solid and will not move in the trailer.  I also tie down over rear slicks. If you do this, i recommend airing them up. I take mine to 15psi after the race. it keeps the chassis very still on the highway.

[JrFuel Hayden]

We use on our JrFueler a dolly to lift the front end off the ground , to easier move the car in and out of the trailer. Once loaded in the trailer, we lower the car onto wood supports located at the rear motor plate for support while towing. We have never had any towing damage in the 20 years of racing this car.  I  have seen other teams use a jack to lift the car to locate the wood support. We also just tie the rear slicks down with the double straps deal and that's all we use.
I have also seen teams buy a rubber bladder under the motor, then add air to support the motor, but we have a belly pan under the engine instead of a blanket, so it would have to be removed to use the bladder. I know of a Ford JR car that after it's last race had the bladder go flat and ithe lower frame rail are still broke., it's still for sale.
On my BB/GD that I won the 69 US Nationals, we had a dolly that we had built with the end of it attach to the trailer hitch on our tow truck, real easy to tow around the pits.

Jon

[opa1]

Wood support sounds like a good idea. I'm planning on strapping the slicks. I'll have to load the car and golf cart and see how it works out. Might have to buy a few D-rings for the floor. We're working on the trailer this week. Have to get inspection sticker. The AC isn't working so we're going to fix that too. It's Hot down here!

[gregm784]

Might i recommend e-track?
Trucking stuff. Holds great, very versatile. I have it on the walls, the floor, etc.  My straps are all e-track on the ends. makes it quick & simple.

https://www.etrailer.com/s.aspx?qry=e-track

[JrFuel Hayden]

If you are trying to fit your FED and a golf cart in your trailer, one thing I have seen is to load the dragster in backwards [ rear of the car toward the front of the trailer,] then scoot the front of the dragster over to one side of the trailer, there-by giving you room to store the cart.
Another trick I've seen is to build a ramp for the cart, after you take the winshield of to make it lower, store the dragster under the cart ramp. It makes the trailer crowded but it will work with a short trailer, untill you take the cart ramp out of the trailer at the races.
The most creative race car trailer combo I've seen is the stacker tool box loaded in the very front of the trailer, the backwards FED but the front end is lifted up to the roof [ winch] so his Vega SuperGas car fits under the front of the dragster, and then the golf cart behind the Vega, all in a dual axle 28' [ ?] trailer , crazy Heh ? No I didn't take any photos.

Cheers, Jon

[opa1]

Today is the day. Figuring out the placement in the trailer. Then off to the track this afternoon. Hope to get at least two runs.