What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

[Blind Mule]

Wish I could go to that race

Bought some cardboard gonna see how much I can waste on a body template

  Randy!

[rooman]

I will wave to you guys from the start line at Famoso--flying out at 6 am tomorrow.

Roo

[GlennLever]

I will wave to you guys from the start line at Famoso--flying out at 6 am tomorrow.

Roo

Now your just rubbing it in.

How about you be our official photographer (the pay is great) and post some pictures. Start a thread under "Your Builds / Photo Gallery"

[GlennLever]

Steve and I got together and cut down the standoffs for the belt guard.

So this is what we started with Note that the top pulley is JUST inside the guard and the way the guard comes from RCD the bolt heads are sticking out over the pulley.



So we pulled it all apart, cut a 1/4 inch off the standoffs, and machined counter sinks into the starter bracket so that the heads are flush.

[afaulk]

70 degrees in N. Alabama today, yippee!  Had a choice of working on the dragster today, or....go to a little test n' tune/swap meet at I-22 Motorsports Park. Loaded some stuff I will never need  into the dually and headed out. Only 30 min from home but stayed all day and only sold 3 small items $180 total. Dropped the engine/trans into the chassis yesterday. Should have stayed home (resolved to do better tomorrow).

[GlennLever]

I installed the blower (not to be removed again until at lest after the first fire up) using custom aluminum studs ( I have a 4 inch spacer between the intake and the blower)made by Roo Man (replaced the steel tread rods used for mock up).



As I must make it look pretty as well as having if functional, each stud was measured once fully threaded (the reason each one had to be measured is the blind holes in the intake were all different lengths) into the BDS intake manifold, cut to get the stud to fully thread into the acorn nut, without the gasket.



Each stud was then numbered, they were all removed, the gaskets installed, and nuts torqued to 12 pounds



One more task completed. It looks like the fuel system will be on its way home from FIE the end of next week.

[GlennLever]

Bought some pulleys for tuning

[GlennLever]

Bob Way and I got together this morning and got a couple of things done. Got the parachute unpacked and hung from the ceiling in the basement, exercised the flapper in the fuel tank to try and free it up as the anodize has bound it up, and the big thing is we made a piston stop, and found top dead center on the crank (remember that I no longer have a harmonic balancer). We took are time on this and rechecked our findings many times. TDC is a degree and a half away from one of the ten degree makes on the degree wheel. Too bad it did not work out so that it was right on.

Next weekend should be a big weekend as the fuel system should be back from FIE and can be bolted on!

[George]

Got the chassis re certified today. We are good to 6.00 et. Now to get the 4.86 gear change. We'll be ready for some warmer weather.

[buickfed]

after fighting for days trying to find pulleys in my garage(really need to clean it) tomake the fan/alt setup work, i got it done. had my son finish wiring it today and started it up. he said it's too quiet. told him i took off the rollers and used the stock rockers. happy its up and running. 

[wideopen231]

Not alot. Got my tube shifter mounted,moved it then got it mounted where I liked it. Finished fastening the electrical panel in,actually use same mounting point for a brace for steering box arm. Love it when I can use one bolt to mount cpl items,less weight.

  Did work on plug for nose piece.Few more hours then it will be ready to pull a mold off of.Then the carbon fiber piece that goes onto the car.

[GlennLever]

Fuel system is back from Spud (FIE).
http://www.fuelinjectionent.com/

Lots to due this Saturday at the car nuts meeting starts around 9:00. I should be working on it most of the weekend off and on. If you want to stop by feel free (I would call first to make sure I’m not running for parts).

If you are planning on stopping on Saturday around 9:00 let me know so there is food and drink for all.

[GlennLever]

Come on guys, you cannot tell me I'm the only one working on their dragster, what are you doing today on your machine.?

I updated my web site on progress on the dragster today, here is the link
http://www.leverfamilysite.com/2010_Front_Engine_Dragster_Week_2013_03_09.htm

The current pulley setup will not work


What is the solution, see the web site.

Got a present from Spud today






Put together a bracket for the remote fuel pump



Now that I have the hat back and the new blower restrain installed a clearance problem showed up, and fixed it.





Let's see what you did today!

[Quartermiler]

Had a great day, fired the dragster up and all systems are go. Everything on the new datalogger worked. Had one of my new sponsors decals put on the trailer. Heading to Evadale TX Friday to race on Saturday!

[Blind Mule]

I moved some dust around on mine does that count? Mine is starting to be a hold all See how much I can lay on it that don't go on it!

Randy!