What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

[dreracecar]

Grit-sparks-metal shavings are not good for the webbing. Respect the things that are there for your safety.

  Since I am a builder I tend to look at everthing as a liablity.  Say I do some work on a car and for some other reason the car crashes and the driver gets hurt, the last thing I would want is for the investigation to find spark burns or abrasive grit in the webbing along with metal shavings. Takes 3 minutes to pull the belts and stick them in a box on the shelf. When I am done with the work I hand the customer back the box with the belts in it.

[janjon]

it took 4 mins.

[dreracecar]

I have had more practice    thanx

[afaulk]

Got my crank (BRC 3.625 stroke) back from balancing last Friday and spent a few hrs in the shop over the weekend. I'd hoped the GRP blown alky aluminum rods would clear the block but no such luck  . Relieving the pan rail and bottom of the cylinder to clear the rods is time consuming . No hi-tech solutions here, just a large die grinder and carbide burr. Aluminum shavings in my BVD's. Looking forward to final assy. and start up in a couple weeks. Spring will be here soon and IT WILL BE LOUD!

[coupemerc]

Finished drilling a bunch of rod bearings for dowel pins. "Burnished" the skirt coating on all eight pistons to get the piston-to-wall clearance where it needs to be. Took just about 2 lbs of rotating weight out of the cars driveline and got my crankshaft back from balancing.

[ss4]

we are still working on the body stuff.  spent most of the weekend laying glass and scratching myself from sanding.  Trying to get everything ready for primer for this coming weekend, at least the glass.  need to work out a slick way to put a gas door in the nose and finish up the rear panels on the english wheel.

[masracingtd1167]

Got my crank (BRC 3.625 stroke) back from balancing last Friday and spent a few hrs in the shop over the weekend. I'd hoped the GRP blown alky aluminum rods would clear the block but no such luck  . Relieving the pan rail and bottom of the cylinder to clear the rods is time consuming . No hi-tech solutions here, just a large die grinder and carbide burr. Aluminum shavings in my BVD's. Looking forward to final assy. and start up in a couple weeks. Spring will be here soon and IT WILL BE LOUD!

Make shure you check your rod to cam clearance . I use the same stroke with an alluminum rod and a few were touching . Bill

[masracingtd1167]

Finished drilling a bunch of rod bearings for dowel pins. "Burnished" the skirt coating on all eight pistons to get the piston-to-wall clearance where it needs to be. Took just about 2 lbs of rotating weight out of the cars driveline and got my crankshaft back from balancing.

  More titanium !!

[dreracecar]

Got my crank (BRC 3.625 stroke) back from balancing last Friday and spent a few hrs in the shop over the weekend. I'd hoped the GRP blown alky aluminum rods would clear the block but no such luck  . Relieving the pan rail and bottom of the cylinder to clear the rods is time consuming . No hi-tech solutions here, just a large die grinder and carbide burr. Aluminum shavings in my BVD's. Looking forward to final assy. and start up in a couple weeks. Spring will be here soon and IT WILL BE LOUD!

Make shure you check your rod to cam clearance . I use the same stroke with an alluminum rod and a few were touching . Bill

I run a 3.5" stroke and run a small base circle cam

[janjon]

Not TODAY, technically, but this past weekend. New cage is fitted and tacked. I think I pretty much nailed the look I wanted.

[dreracecar]

How did you like my method of fitting the second hoop?

[Paladin AA/FA]

What's your method for fitting the second hoop?

[dreracecar]

Ok now heres a trick

start off with just building the 3 point cage, so now you have to make and fit the rear uprite to the front hoop and shoulder hoop. now determine where you want the second hoop located to the rear uprite and mark the center.Remove the rear uprite and lay it flat on mill or drill press and hole-saw the hoop tubing dia just below center so that when you are done cutting the hole the 2 pieces are still attached. Tack the uprite back on the shoulder hoop and lift the front section of the uprite out of the way and now fit the secondary hoop. once fitted, then bring the front section back down- tack- and then tack the front hoop in place. Doing it this way keeps the arc of the second hoop consistant, keeps the side paralle,and you only have 2 tubing ends to fit.

From earlier post

[Paladin AA/FA]

Ok thanks, I didn't go back far enough.

[Paul New]

I installed my hand brake and master cylinder. Sat in the car tonight and think I need to move my chute lever.

Can you attach a pic from an Iphone