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Offline ricci32

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The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« on: April 22, 2013, 12:12:02 PM »
Hi guys Larry Ricci, this is my first dragster, drag anything build I met a few cool guys in recent years and decided to build a vintage front engine dragster to do some nostalgia events with. Im a former eastern dirt modified racer for 25 years and a good buildrer and fabricator. Five years ago i lost my father to pancreatic cancer he and i worked together on race cars and motorcyles my entire life with him gone i just walked away from it all. In the last year and a half i have met some really cool people and it has ignited my desire to get back into the fold . I met and have become friends with Brian Darcy the comp driver ,met Ray Helger Helger bros racing ,Terry swampdonkey Knosic All FED guys. I had a large inventory of parts left over from 40 years of circle track racing and decided to build a car with what was in the shop. I contacted David Beard From dragster supply and david beard race cars to build the 4130 moly chassis david is a great guy to do buisness with and has become a great friendcheck out his web site . The car has some non conventional parts and is styled after a early 60's kent fuller car with a five point cage plan for a fuller car were given to me by Roger Riceman Lee and were used in the construction. I called and spoke to Roo man over a year ago what at great guy and super source for advice. I have been to a few nostalgia events and this sport is fantastic and most of all fun everyone is friendly and helpful. The car is now a roller and im currently working on the body it will have a chute tail body simular to the addict top fuel car all aluminium. Here are some build pics.

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2013, 12:15:05 PM »
A few more pics

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2013, 12:54:14 PM »
This is the style body only engine forward exposed.

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2013, 03:12:27 PM »
Cool build Larry, love the lightweight circle track components.

 Will you be able to shift the transmission during the run?

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2013, 04:16:30 PM »
Its got first and reverse to get around the pits. you will launch in second pull back for high one shift i had  the tranny face toothed very little clutch or throttle blip to shift to high.

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2013, 08:47:03 PM »
Sweet lookind FED. What's the tranmission?

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2013, 03:03:53 AM »
The transmisson is the big saginaw threespeed with the tail shaft removed the back of the case has a flat plate with a seal the main shaft is resplined its a old dirt modified unit from the 80's before we went to the internal clutch transmissions.

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2013, 07:20:24 PM »
Built a cool set of headers today from emt thin wall conduit and jegs flanges .

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2013, 03:04:03 PM »
Wow a 2 speed stick now that's something I havn't seen in a long time ! bangin gears in a dragster !

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2013, 05:11:21 PM »
Picked this up at the Rhinebeck ny swap meet over the weekend

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2013, 12:54:53 PM »
Got some work done on the body this weekend.

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2013, 06:01:03 AM »
Nice build. What's the wheelbase? Engine CI?
My car is a short chassis and looks similar.
Mike L in Ga.

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2013, 06:22:45 AM »
The car is 125" wheel base the engine is 358 cid dynoed at 500hp will be injected alcohol chassis is 4130 so its super light looking to run nostalgia events and vintage drags.
 

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2013, 09:59:37 AM »
What size Hilborn pump is that? It kind of looks like a "-4" to me.

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Re: The" Fugitive Dragster" build
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2013, 12:10:31 PM »
The pump is an s0 it was on a limited sprint car on alky