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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: times and combos

« on: October 06, 2015, 11:12:05 AM »

150"
stock 472 Cadillac with pertronix electronic ignition
3200 convertor
Pg with trans brake
9" rear with 2.73 gears
33/10.5w/15 MTs

best time so far is 10.78 @126
60ft was 1.67 with a little tyre smoke off the line

this was at a local airfield, so no track prep

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Just for fun little guy FED combos

« on: November 23, 2014, 09:54:28 AM »

here's mine. built just to have fun
150"
stock 472 Cadillac
3200 convertor
Pg with trans brake
9" rear with 2.73 gears
33/10.5w/15 MTs

still doing setup runs so no real times yet

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Front Engine Dragsters / front suspension

« on: October 11, 2014, 02:34:49 AM »

going to change the front of my 150" FED from fixed to a sprung front end. This is due to the track where I run at is not very smooth.
I remember seeing a scan of an article that I think was from the 60's, that showed how they built a torsion front end using a spring from a VW the type with 3 bot flanges on the end

now I can't find it anywhere. tried the search function as well as google.
anyone know of this article?

want to have a go at building one rather than buying

if anyone has pics of there front suspension in bits

whats peoples thoughts on this type of setup

its not this article by the way http://wediditforlove.com/techtalk18.html

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: M/T's tires on fed

« on: September 02, 2014, 08:51:31 AM »

I've got 33x10.5x15 M/Ts on my fed

only done a few practice runs so can't comment too much on them

but seem to get good traction off line

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: FEDs on trailers

« on: August 19, 2014, 01:55:37 PM »

mine on a open trailer. haven't got room to store a box trailer so when fed is in the garage, I store the trailer on its side beside the garage

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: hi from the UK

« on: July 22, 2014, 07:26:47 AM »

the airfield was built in 39 so you yanks are not to blame for the bumpy runway. all the other vehicles racing were suspension type.

possibly I may have hard braked rather than let the speed reduce itself.

next time I'm there I will try easing of the gas and light braking see if that helps.

do you think 7psi is a good starting point or higher or lower?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: hi from the UK

« on: July 21, 2014, 04:31:22 PM »

7psi tyre pressure

Should I put it into neutral

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: hi from the UK

« on: July 21, 2014, 01:21:12 AM »

got a few set up runs done at the local track. actually its an old WW2 airfield that they set up timing lights on. very bumpy.

kept messing up 1st to 2nd shifts so times were slow

the last run I did. I pulled up to the line, once the green light came on I applied the trans brake, increased revs, had a misfire which cleared then released trans braked and shot off the line. no tyre spin.
shift light came on, got 2nd no problem, near the finish the rear started to bounce.it got so bad I thought it was going to go on it side. it bottomed out on the frame a few times. managed to get it stopped ok. the time was 15.9@ 112mph with a 60ft of 6.1.
I can only think the clock started while I was still messing with the trans bake on the line. didn't get a video of this run so cant review the run.
the underside of the frame is quite badly scraped.

to cut down bounce do I lower or increase tyre pressures or will this not help?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: hi from the UK

« on: June 28, 2014, 01:59:12 PM »

got to drive it for the first time, it was only out of the garage but it felt goooood!!

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: hi from the UK

« on: May 14, 2014, 11:25:21 AM »

its legs over with my knees around my ears

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: hi from the UK

« on: May 13, 2014, 02:22:05 PM »

finally got it running

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Another UK racer

« on: February 15, 2014, 12:04:40 PM »

The track is Shakespeare county raceway AKA "shakey" or "Avon park"

It's near Stratford upon Avon home of William Shakespeare

Wheeler dealers have used this track and I think also Santa pod

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: home made tube shifter

« on: November 25, 2013, 01:46:17 PM »

P-R-N-1-2

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: home made tube shifter

« on: November 25, 2013, 10:23:26 AM »

I was thinking of mounting the neutral switch on the side with a hole in the outer sleeve, the inner will have a dimple when the shifter is in the neutral position

The only shift during the race is 1st to 2nd which is just a simple push on the knob

Neutral to 1st will be done when I need to pull up to the tree so should have time to make sure it's in the right gear. If I do have an issue I can fit a spring detent ball.

Hope this makes sense ( it did in my head before I tried to write it)

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Front Engine Dragsters / home made tube shifter

« on: November 24, 2013, 01:15:12 PM »

came up my own version of a tube type shifter out of scrap i had lying about the garage.

used a section of 80's mustang column to provide the outer and inner parts

used the double d section as well as it matching outer section