6 cyl FEDS

[Dolmetsch]

Any other 6 cyl FEds around?
Here is mine to start.
96 inch Wlbse.
1 5/8 mild steel DOM .120 min tube
Narrowed in house 8 3/4 Dodge rear with 3:91 posi
29.5 X 10 MT slicks
Frank Lupo 8 inch Dynamic converter (4700 stall)
904 trqflite with extra clutches and mods (in house) and A&A govenor shift kit.
1962 Valiant 225 slant six. .156" overbore, stock stroke flat top pistons Special hydraulic Comp Cam.
76 Cylinder head with 312 intake stems and 1.8 dia vlaves (made from stainless Chevys) 343 stem necked exhausts 1.5 dia. ported "beyond!"
Offy intake with 600 DP carb.
Hand built front axle with Handi-van spindles and 13 inch ChvyII rims.
Single 1/4 elehptic front suspension. 
#1304 without me. (#1604 with me)

[Blind Mule]

Mine hopefully

[Dolmetsch]

You mean I'm all alone? Must be some more out there.  This is embarrasing. I figured there would be a dozen or so at least.  Sorry I started this thread. SO Randy it seems like it is up to you and me.
Don

[George]

The Hendricks Ford six cylinder from Virden Illinois is a runner. Last time I saw the car was in Bowling Green Kentucky 2011 ? He was running low 8s in the 1/4 .

[Dolmetsch]

When I originally built the Senior Dragster I had hoped others would build as well. I set out a group of rules. Basically 100 inch or less wheelbase. Driver over 50 years old.  Any six cylinder engine between 225 and 258 cubes (so Mopar Chevy Ford and AMC could all play together heads up ) Stock cyl head castings. Flat tappet cams . Autos and converter allowed .  Homebuilt as much as possible. (A warning about hi $$$$$$$$$$$$$ stuff.)
I had thought it would be a fun way to race. say six or eight old farts in the lanes running off in sequence. The crowd would love it. Never happened.  But that is ok. I still have a ball with this one.  It will never run 8s but might squeak out a 10. Still for a $3600 total investment over the last 7 years it has been a huge payback for me. I was interviewed during the yesterdays race several times by an on line magazine. He asked me at one point what things I have had to fix since designing and building the car. Kinda caught me off guard as I had never thought about that. After a long thought I had to say "Well nothing really" I have changed stuff for fun to see what would happen but never had to fix anything broken.  Funny, I never thought of it before.
Don

[AF150]

Too bad you don't live in the Tulsa, OK area. There is a group here called SDRA (Senior Drag
Racing Association) That has about 10 of 'em. Race several times a season. Check them out.

[Dolmetsch]

Yeah I know about them. Came up on google. Neat group.
Don

[denverflatheader]

Dolmetsch -  add me to the 6 cyl list.  Got the 300 Ford fed together late last year.  Had some chroming done just before Christmas too.  For some reason, 2013 seems to be the year for out-of-state family stuff every few weeks for me, seems like I’m away more than at home now….  I was at Virginia Tech last Friday, and took a side trip to Ocala to the dragster museum Sunday.  The museum doing good, Don looking to add a third building at his campus.  DF

[gregm784]

There is an injected Chevy 6 in a FED that runs NE/2 (8.60s).  Last saw him at an ANRA race @ the Patch.

There is one i see around with TWO L6's in it.  Chevy's i think.

[Dolmetsch]

2013 seems to be the year for out-of-state family stuff .
I had to deal with that just this weekend. I made an excecutive decision. Fortunately it was for my side of the family otherwise I would have been sunk!
Glad to see there are a few more around.  Hope they join up.
Don