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Cajuninjector:
I don't see how wheelie bars couldn't help what I saw in that video. Did that bend/break anything?
I found that our car liked to have the wheel about 2-3" off the ground. Any more than that and it would climb to fast and too hard. The higher the wheel, the more momentum it will have when it hits it. That's when you unload the back tires. But every car is different though.

ricardo1967:
FED's were never designed to hook up. But then man invented VHT!!! I wish VHT was banned… I miss the near track-length tire smoking…

Anyway… I do hope the wheelie bars can help me. The car came with a nice set of wheelie bars, adjustable spring loaded, the old two-wheel design. I see that new cars are all mono-wheel now…

I may have to add some more weight on the front too, but that makes harder on the front axle/wheels.

My car doesn’t have front suspension, which makes rough landings very hard on the front axle and wheels. There’s asphalt mark in the middle of the front axle, showing that it flexed enough to scrape the track. I wished it had a front suspension…

As for damage, it cracked one wheel hub really bad. It bent the rim a little but it’s repairable. Those are true vintage front wheels. The frame rails are a little sagged on the front section of the car, which I initially thought it was consequence of that pass, but after reviewing pictures it looks like that sagging is older than that. The car itself is 40 years old or so.

I’m not home this week, but as soon as I come home and find time I want to take some pictures and measurements and post a dedicated topic here, looking for suggestions on how to tame my motivated wheelstander.

wideopen231:
 I would say hitting the tire harder after adding or moving weight. I would move  fuel tank and battery to the font axle or as close as you can get. Then anything else you can move to front.  Take wheelie bars out of trailer and bolt them on,sorry couldn't resist. I was told you need close to 300 lbs on front end when car is ready to hit the track. Just my 2 cent worth and I may be over estimating value.

tylercrawford:
what gear do you have in the rear?

ricardo1967:
Tyler,

Great question. I don't know yet. I bought the car as a complete roller and haven't had a chance to check rear axle ratio yet. It's supposed to have a 1.76 Powerglide on a Coan 4500 RPM converter.

I'd guess the gearing is on the short side. I once launched on top gear and it still had plenty of motivation.

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