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Gassers / Re: 1949 Chevy Gasser Build
« on: November 23, 2015, 03:55:53 PM »
Very Cool project Glenn,, Tim Jones
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Steerin' and Spools
« on: September 28, 2015, 07:30:34 AM »
In our Compcoupe we have an old Ross steering box and run a spool, 100 inch wheel base,, as long as the car is moving there's no problem steering, Grass or gravel LOL
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Roo Man's Room / Re: drive line cover
« on: September 12, 2015, 02:57:33 AM »
Here's ours on our 60's comp coupe , first idea was two tubes that slid into each other, but with the amount of room we had turned out to be too much of a pain to work with , so I welded side tabs on to it and cut it lenght wise to make it easier axcess,, hope this makes sense,, Tim Jones
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Funny Cars / Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car
« on: August 04, 2015, 02:10:17 AM »
Well Still plugging away on this, I got a dropped axle this spring so I finally got a chance to weld the mounts on it and hang it on the car, This chassis had a straight axle on it when I got it,, The Irish car had a drop on it when it ran, ,Still need to make new radius rods for it,,,,Tim Jones
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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: My TE-448
« on: July 22, 2015, 06:50:30 PM »
Looks good Randy , Don't think I ever saw pics of it rolled out in front of your place, We were trying to start our's out in 2nd just fell on it's face each time next time we try it she'll be in first, we'll see how that goes,, Talk to you later Tim Jones
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Roo Man's Room / Re: Where can you run??
« on: July 13, 2015, 02:17:15 PM »
BTW I have her wearing SFI 20 suit also ,, It might be over kill,, But Keep in mind a gas powered motor can soak you in hot oil just as easy as a nitro motor,, Tim Jones
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Roo Man's Room / Re: Where can you run??
« on: July 13, 2015, 02:04:17 PM »
Ours is based off a Chassis Research T440,powered by a flathead, I've add alot of tubeing to the cockpit area for safety, as you can see, it was buildt to run the type of races you are talking about, Being old and beat up I asked my Girlfriend Beth to drive it, She had never even sat in a dragster before this, so were taking our time with her before running it on a track,Lots of time on the stands and now a few times in the yard, easier to fix problems at home than at the track, anyway here's some pics of what we started with and what it turned into,, Tim Jones
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Step 1 for a FED: Planning!
« on: June 16, 2015, 10:20:23 AM »
Like others have said TAKE YOUR TIME, if you build from scratch and your pockets aren't full of money it's going to take awhile, if someone offers advice you don't like hearing, put your feeling aside and think about why there are taking there time to offer it, all chassis guys aren't alike, That being said , after running a few of my own cars in the later 70's and working on fuel cars in the 80's and 90's, in 2011 I decided to get back into racing and have fun,,, but my build is an odd ball 58 style chassis powered by a ford flathead, with a 39 trans behind it, not many off the shelf stuff for this car,, I've added as much safety changes as I could think of with out changeing the general idea of the car, lots of tubeing added to the cockpit, I'm cheap when it comes to buying parts for the car, So I take my time, I've gotten lots of advice while building the car, i don't always take it but I atleast try to hear what they are getting at, I finally got to see the car run on it's own power last week, but thanks to a slipped coupler it was just a couple quick hits, plus my Grilfriend is driveing and has never done anything like this before , so it's going to be a slow process,, so take your time, Have fun , Here's a link to my build on the hamb , (Glenn didn't have this site when I started) Tim Jones http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/chassis-research-style-dragster-comp-coupe-build-flathead-powered.645702/
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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Australian Flathead FED
« on: April 20, 2015, 06:01:54 AM »
Thanks info, Were you able to run the car this weekend, Tim Jones
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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Australian Flathead FED
« on: April 06, 2015, 11:25:25 AM »
Interesting , Who made the lower end pieces? Tim Jones
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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Australian Flathead FED
« on: April 02, 2015, 04:45:20 AM »
Nice looking car,Post more pics of the motor, Tim Jones
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Newbie Intro...
« on: March 31, 2015, 05:30:30 PM »
Very nice work Chris, Welcome
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Funny Cars / Re: Challenger funny car info wanted
« on: December 17, 2014, 02:25:37 AM »
Are you still having trouble posting pics, If so you can email them to me timjones57@hughes.net and I'll post them for you after work tonight , or Glenn can help you, Tim Jones