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Potential FED Build
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
--- Quote from: 225digger on March 08, 2020, 04:01:17 PM ---32 ford roadster {street car} would be what id build....... diggers are neat, but if i had to do it over again, roadster.....
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Like the Hot Rod mag "Limefire" highboy with a bolt-in roll cage to do both cruisin' and draggin'. 9-second e.t.s on a mild smallblock or 8s w/ more motor - season to taste.
225digger:
--- Quote from: THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER on March 09, 2020, 11:58:24 AM ---Like the Hot Rod mag "Limefire" highboy with a bolt-in roll cage to do both cruisin' and draggin'. 9-second e.t.s on a mild smallblock or 8s w/ more motor - season to taste.
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id go with something more basic, no hood, basic black, nothing super fancy, no fenders, 392 hemi, single 2 barrel, lakes with under body exhuast.... one of those old blanket seats.. some type of rag top... something that looks like its only a local car but you can get in and drive across country. i just dont think id be interested in even taking it down the track. id be more interested in back road driving
lake_harley:
Well, it's been a bit over a year since my last post to this thread about a potential FED build. I flip-flop all the time about what might be my next project and yesterday a potential FED gained some ground. I was at the Pate Swap Meet at the Texas Motor Speedway and found and bought a pair of Anglia Spindles and a pair of 17" wire wheels that might very well be the spark to start on a ground-up FED build. Some might say that's just a crazy way to start but remember the saying, "From a tiny acorn a mighty oak grows"? I couldn't believe I even found the wheels and spindles among the acres and acres of parts and vendors. Maybe it was just fate? I'll go with that. :)
Lynn
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
Why not?
I built a touring tub hot rod from a set of rusty wood framed 1916 Maxwell doors.
lake_harley:
Interesting sometime what the "seed" might be that gets a project started. In your case, doors...my T roadster started with a steering wheel, and the 1st part of the dragster project will be the front wires that will likely be the "seed".
Just wondering....the wire wheels have a name on the center caps that is a bit hard to make out, but I believe they say Unique Metal Products. In a search I found a company in CA by that name but most of what they do now appears to be off-road stuff, like for VW's. Does anyone know anything about Unique? I didn't see wire wheels as a current product on their website. I know I'll need to replace the bearings but likely those would be off-the-shelf sealed bearings from a good bearing supplier. Also the tires will need to be replaced and they're 2.25 X 17". I've looked a bit through motorcycle tires and found some that are S speed rated for up to 112 MPH I believe. According to the online calculators, the dragster I envision should run right about 100 in the 1/8 Mi.. I'd think the S speed rated tires would be fine but just curious about what others use. Anyone using other than all-out dragster fronts?
Lynn
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