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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Cage/Helmet Clearance

« on: January 01, 2023, 10:24:01 AM »

I had a chat with a SFI inspector about this same topic in the jr dragster.
He told me on a hard tail 2 inch clearance, on a swing arm chassis 1 inch.
But this was for RED juniors . Don t know if the same rule applies for FED .

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Jr dragster chassis

« on: December 19, 2022, 11:29:58 PM »

Thank you ! I will update this regular .
Next step , welding closed the remaining cell , then additional bars to the rollcage .
After that , front half . But this is only going to happen „next year“

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Wanted to buy / Jr Dragster Funny car

« on: December 19, 2022, 09:30:05 AM »

Hey guys
I am looking for a jr dragster funny car , complete or just a body ,
Anybody has something standing around ?
Transport to Europe can be organized via several airports inside the US .
 

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Jr dragster chassis

« on: December 19, 2022, 09:24:17 AM »

Current state

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Jr dragster chassis

« on: December 19, 2022, 09:21:44 AM »

Thanks a lot , yes this makes sense
So on the jr not that important , but still , lets make it correct right away
Thanks

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Jr dragster chassis

« on: December 15, 2022, 01:32:32 AM »

Thanks a lot , I plan on doing the diagonals this afternoon . So just in time thanks a lot .
Is there a particular reason to have the longer part in the bottom?
I have seen chassis with all 4 in the bottom like i planned to do . But also some chassis where the lower ones where with the bottom ones long , and the upper rails where inverted so the longer bit was on the top parts.
Thanks
Sam

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Roo Man's Room / Re: SFI chassis specs

« on: December 10, 2022, 09:29:14 AM »

Ah , thanks a lot, i didn t know this .
So I will go and order them there.
I will also check if there is a specific one for jr dragsters.

Thank you very much.
Best regards
Sam

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Roo Man's Room / SFI chassis specs

« on: December 09, 2022, 03:44:41 PM »

Hey guys , I am looking for the latest SFI chassis rules , anybody has the full booklet as a PDF and willing to share with me ?
Thanks in advance
Sam

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Gassers / My 1958 Topchop gasser

« on: December 09, 2022, 03:42:37 PM »

Not your everyday gasser in the US , but the first Volkswagen Bug known in Europe in Dragracing .
This car is around since the mid 70s , from Sweden over Germany , Holland now in Luxembourg
1835 ccm , 112 cui . 48 IDA Webers . Best ET is 12,07 on the 1/4 .
With an original Volkswagen crank . Very oldschool

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Wanted to buy / Spindle mount front wheels

« on: December 09, 2022, 07:07:58 AM »

As the title says ,
I am looking for a set of spindle mounted front wheels in 17 inch.
Only in good shape , billet preferred.
For 2,5 inch tyres.
Shippment to Europe necessary .
Payment via wire or Paypal .
Please send me an offer including details, a picture and an price.
Thanks in advance
Best regards
Sam

 

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Jr dragster chassis

« on: December 09, 2022, 04:37:05 AM »

First pictures of the build

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Jr dragster chassis

« on: December 09, 2022, 03:01:11 AM »

Hey guys , my name is Sam , i m 42 , from Luxembourg Europe .
I am currently building a new jr dragster chassis for my son.
We bought a car couple of years back and raced it for 2 years.
This year we decided to give it a major overhaul which ended on finding some bad mods covered under paint.
Therefore i decided to build a complete new car, CrMo instead of mild steel.
Here are the first pics .
Updates will follow .
But to start with , I also have a question.
Does the orientation on the tube joints matter ?
I mean from the cell to the front half . The 45 degrees , beeing the long part on top or bottom.
Thanks in advance
Greets
Sam