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Drag Racing Discussions => Front Engine Dragsters => Topic started by: Hoss on August 17, 2013, 07:15:36 PM

Title: New to the forum
Post by: Hoss on August 17, 2013, 07:15:36 PM

Hi all,
I'm new to this forum but not new to FED.
I have been out of racing for a while but want to get back in to it.
Looking for advice on buying a used car that's not certified.

Thanks
Hoss

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: George on August 17, 2013, 08:27:48 PM

Buy the SFI spec book for the et you expect to run. It will be the smartest $ you will spend.

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: dwrfab on August 17, 2013, 08:29:12 PM

Why do you want a not certified car???
  You can find a lot of kill your self cars out there and a certified car will not guarantee you won't. BUT IT WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD IT!
  Don Ross

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: AF150 on August 18, 2013, 01:02:15 PM

Hoss...welcome to the forum.
There are two big nostalgia races coming up in Oklahoma. Ardmore on the 31st of Aug. (Labor Day
weekend) and then at Tulsa on the 13th & 14th of Sept.  Lots of FEDs, some are always for sale, and
lots of guys who can point you in the right directions.
Mike

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: Hoss on August 18, 2013, 04:36:21 PM

George,Mike
Thanks for the heads up.
Mike
Tulsa will be my new home track seeing I'm moving there.
I work in Tulsa now over by the airport.
Can you tell me were I can find the info on the races.
I'm guising Tulsa has a Website?

Thanks for the help
Don I made it to my mid 40's drag racing with out killing my self so thanks for  the advice

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: wideopen231 on August 18, 2013, 05:11:03 PM

IMO and that maybe worth 2 cent on good day.  Buying a non cert car is bad investment,then racing usually is anyway. Harder to sale later and as said not as safe. As for making 40 w/o killingself.I made 47 same way and doing as much dangerous over the line crap as anyone.I contribute a lot of that being to taking educated chances. Ive been 5.7 at 249 in alky car way back in mid 90's. I would make a pass in non cert car,because to me the very slight cost differance is not worth it.  Just my opion,but then I hat seat belt and helmet laws.

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: Hoss on August 18, 2013, 05:43:53 PM

I have been looking at a few rollers that have been updated and there out of cert right now. I have a fab shop / machine shop and mostly do helicopter stuff. I was going to build one from scratch but spare time is hard to come by.
I had an old front engine car back in the late 80's back than they were just called old and out dated now there Nostaligic and cool. Go figure!
I loved racing it and didn't really care because that sucker would tare it up.
Thanks
Hoss

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: dwrfab on August 18, 2013, 06:21:35 PM

Hoss:
  I hope you did not take that first note wrong. I did not think about a car that is just out of cert.
  Mike can build or fix you a very nice car if you can get him to do it. and he is in your back yard.
Don Ross

Title: Re: New to the forum
Post by: Hoss on August 28, 2013, 07:20:47 PM

Don,
It takes a lot to rub me the wrong way.

Hoss