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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Frame recert.

« on: April 25, 2014, 07:10:00 PM »

we just had our car NHRA re-certed 1 week ago with no problems at all, car built in 2008.

locally we have both NHRA and IHRA tracks and it has always been the common rule for us that IHRA WILL accept NHRA but not the other way around.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Questions about a flathead FED.

« on: April 24, 2014, 05:43:45 PM »

i have no insight on using a FH or what times it might run but you could always win a few bucks with it doing this at parties......

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Wooden grips ?

« on: February 28, 2014, 08:20:42 PM »

do you sell those cnc wood grips? is there a website or prices or?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: young kid, old soul

« on: February 24, 2014, 10:42:17 PM »

Nice hotrod  ! A neighbor, who shall remain nameless, ran off a sample of afore mentioned "paint stripper" a few months ago. It proofed at 155 and I believe was as caustic as paint stripper. I grew up drinking the stuff but this was the worst ever. 

thanks for the comment. Yeah iv had a few different friends try making it in varies ways, some drinkable, some definitely not.
I almost forgot a little shameful plug for our team and sponsers, here is a little video I threw together at the end of last season. enjoy and share if you like,

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: young kid, old soul

« on: February 24, 2014, 05:42:02 PM »

That's pretty cool about the name.
I've never tried true moonshine but I've always heard its a great paint stripper. 

well im gonna assume by your screen name that we may be on opposite sides of the Continent but if we every do happen to cross paths feel free to swing by the pit after racing. To beat the legal stuff i can neither CONFIRM nor deny that there may or may not be some 'shine' in the trailer

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Battery Placement on a FED

« on: February 23, 2014, 03:01:37 PM »

I think the rules are saying...no push starts. Start batteries can be on a cart, ATV or whatever
you towed the car to the staging lanes with.

not entirely true, i know for nhra's top dragster you must have an onboard starter, a block or mid plate mounted starter. What the rules are for is to try and get rid of blower starters and the time it takes to use them. Put them on, prime, start ( hopefully only once) remove and get the vehicle holding starter and battery pack out of the way. The whole process takes to long for top dragster or top sportsman, which i find weird cause its alright if a AA/PM wants to run in comp and use a blower starter.

Im sure you can run along the edge of the rules if you want and have a block mounted starter BUT have the battery pack on your tow vehicle like AF150 sorta mentioned. But im also sure if your losing opponent was to raise enough fuse during his lose it would become more of a problem then its worth to carry the extra few pounds for a battery

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: young kid, old soul

« on: February 23, 2014, 12:17:38 PM »

Thanks for the comments guys, yea the car was built in a new high chair style, 225'
The "mountain brew" was from the original owner and of course is a play on words from mountain dew the soft drink but with a wink to the process of moon shine.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Rules on the seat pan in an FED?

« on: February 20, 2014, 08:21:31 PM »

Hi All-

I was wondering if there are any rules that state the seat pan needs to be mounted completely flush with the frame rails? The reason I ask is because with the layout of my dragster, my calves rest on the axle, rather than the crook of my knee, which complicates mounting pedals. What I was hoping to do is move the seat bottom forward 4 inches. This would put me in a slightly more reclining position, but my legs would line up correctly. The top of the seat would still be flush to the top rail, and the bottom would still be flush to the bottom rail at the sides, just not the rear.

If this is not allowed, then perhaps I can build an aluminum insert welded inside the seat pan that will accomplish the same thing.

Thanks for your time,
Dean

as the other guy mentioned what you are wanting to do is tottaly fine. I would only suggest that you might wanna use some small tube or round stock , 3/8-1/2 and place it to go from the frame to where the seat will be, just to give it some bracing in filling in the gap you will create from moving the seat away from the frame rail. it will help keep the drus holes from elongating due to being the only thing holding the seat in postion during accel-deceleration

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Front Engine Dragsters / young kid, old soul

« on: February 20, 2014, 08:16:09 PM »

hey there guys, I just wanted to say hi to everybody and say thanks for an awsome site. one just for the real racecars.
Im just a young 25 year old from the west coast of Canada who likes to mess around with these front motor cars with my father. My father started racing when he was just a kid and he got me started at 8 with the Jr's, Havent looked back and last year we stepped up our race program with this guy


its a 225'' car built from RH Racecars up here in canada, which also happens to be my place of employment (im very lucky). Car has a 526 KB/Olds with a 14-71 and a glide. So far for us we have gone a best of 7.12 @196. with more in it for this up coming season. Iv always liked these cars and era even from a very early age, so my father has always said i got an old soul.
I hope il be able to help supply some info if i can as im sure il be absorbing much more from the site. thanks again