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dusterdave173:
Hey Gang--I am just a lurker here, learning as much as I can. Have a 200 inch Cenpen( I can tell most here are not fans of a Worm car but it will serve my needs for play )
that I am about to finish up but was poking around and found a very Cool Jim Davis 175 in today--was set up as Jr Fueler then engine replaced with a fresh Donovan 417 Blown--never made it out again. Car is complete, engine all fresh New internals, etc
Has original tags etc
Whats ball park $$ for a unit like this--engine has brand new blower ,  brand new MSD mag, etc she is a nice machine just been sitting in the basement a long time
There was also a vintage Vega Funny car there that has been resto'd and is about 90% finished--pretty sweet as well if you know someone interested in it.

denverflatheader:
Dusterdave – I like cenpen chassis look, more important is what “you” are fan of… and to have a chassis design keep you safe as possible while you having fun.  Sometime before your cenpen is finished (i.e. in construction) I recommend taking it to a car show for display, with or without an engine in it.  It will certainly draw a crowd, and you will no doubt receive a lot of positive feedback from many onlookers who will be a “fan” of your front engine dragster (and who made the chassis won’t really matter to majority of the onlookers).  After the car show, you’ll have more energy to finish it too, notice I said energy, not money : )   DF   

dusterdave173:
Thanks man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy working on it --the thing has been the best "mental health" aid I have ever done. I bracket raced for 15 years, had an IHRA crate motor car then finally just quit when the bottom fell out in 08--been wanting an FED since 3rd grade so when I found my chassis for a deal I made the plunge! This Feb will be two years since I brought her home. I have a few more tabs to weld on the frame then I am about ready to assemble. I have everything except a body. Want a chute pack shorty but will probably wind up with plain shorty made in the garage.
I have sure learned a ton on this site from everyone , I really appreciate the encouragement!
The older cars I have found are all to narrow for me in the cockpit so the Worm deal worked out better.
Again, thanks for the support.
I understand how many purist must feel about these beautiful cars but my gut says the more of them around the better . I will post some pix as I get closer, here are a couple.

dusterdave173:
some pix

GlennLever:
Keep the pictures coming.

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