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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: Quicktree] #1525152
10/29/13 05:45 PM
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it did look like it was aimed a little to the left but was hard to tell form that angle.




Well the blower was right in front of me so it should have been straight!


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: BJS racing] #1525153
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Is it my view, or was it slightly to the right of the groove? Maybe you were in the right hand groove but out of the left? Watching it leave in real time it looked like it was out of the right hand groove a tad, watching in slo mo from a sightly different angle looks like you were your left hand burn out marks...Being in the right hand groove but out of the left may have made it hook left. But hey, never drove one, and the rear end width looks like it might be tough to find the groove if primarily wider door cars are laying down the rubber.

Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: Sixpak] #1525154
10/29/13 05:59 PM
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But hey, never drove one, and the rear end width looks like it might be tough to find the groove if primarily wider door cars are laying down the rubber.




It is tough. You are just barely in the groove when you are centered. I can't see where the back tires are and I still haven't gotten used to it enough to know where it is exactly. Thats why I rely on my crew to get me backed up in the groove and make sure I pull up and stay in it. Its getting easier but still not perfect I guess. I think you may be right in saying I was a little out of it. Because the second pass went straight, and straight up! lol.


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: BJS racing] #1525155
10/29/13 08:27 PM
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It also seemed to me you were a little out of the groove on the first pass. I'll have to back & watch it again.

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Maybe one day I'll end up with one
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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: roadhazard] #1525156
10/30/13 07:42 AM
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im not a fed chassis guy,but you have quick skills my friend! and the car is way cool!...looks like some good ideas above.trading tires/wheels from side to side would be my first,along with inspecting parts/measuring...good luck!!

Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: imfixinmopars426] #1525157
10/30/13 10:56 AM
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I think the burnout needs work more than anything. Get 'up' on the tires and have them smoke to get optimal equal traction at the 'hit'. More 'laps' and I think this will be fine.

Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: Dduster] #1525158
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Yeah that pass I don't know what the deal was with it. The second pass (he didn't record the burn out) was much better.


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: BJS racing] #1525159
10/30/13 11:25 AM
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My dad always ran front motored stuff and had a front motored dragster that ran low 5's. Wheelie bars will be a must or eventually you will bend or break the chassis. He also always ran a open differential saying it was to make the car go straight. One other thing is that you were at the worst prepped track in DFW. Good luck with it!


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: Jacob Pitt] #1525160
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My dad always ran front motored stuff and had a front motored dragster that ran low 5's. Wheelie bars will be a must or eventually you will bend or break the chassis. He also always ran a open differential saying it was to make the car go straight. One other thing is that you were at the worst prepped track in DFW. Good luck with it!




Jake, did your dad run weight in the front of the car? If so how much? That is what I am trying to figure out so when I build the weight bar I make it big enough but not to big you know?


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: BJS racing] #1525161
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My dad always ran front motored stuff and had a front motored dragster that ran low 5's. Wheelie bars will be a must or eventually you will bend or break the chassis. He also always ran a open differential saying it was to make the car go straight. One other thing is that you were at the worst prepped track in DFW. Good luck with it!




Jake, did your dad run weight in the front of the car? If so how much? That is what I am trying to figure out so when I build the weight bar I make it big enough but not to big you know?


I don't think you can add enough weight to over come the front to rear weight bias, the motor and fat driver are right over the rear wheels just about

Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: Quicktree] #1525162
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My dad always ran front motored stuff and had a front motored dragster that ran low 5's. Wheelie bars will be a must or eventually you will bend or break the chassis. He also always ran a open differential saying it was to make the car go straight. One other thing is that you were at the worst prepped track in DFW. Good luck with it!




Jake, did your dad run weight in the front of the car? If so how much? That is what I am trying to figure out so when I build the weight bar I make it big enough but not to big you know?


I don't think you can add enough weight to over come the front to rear weight bias, the motor and fat driver are right over the rear wheels just about




Man your memory must really be bad. You must not remember what I look like even though I stayed at your house for almost a week. I'm not exactly fat!


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: BJS racing] #1525163
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My dad always ran front motored stuff and had a front motored dragster that ran low 5's. Wheelie bars will be a must or eventually you will bend or break the chassis. He also always ran a open differential saying it was to make the car go straight. One other thing is that you were at the worst prepped track in DFW. Good luck with it!




Jake, did your dad run weight in the front of the car? If so how much? That is what I am trying to figure out so when I build the weight bar I make it big enough but not to big you know?


I don't think you can add enough weight to over come the front to rear weight bias, the motor and fat driver are right over the rear wheels just about




Man your memory must really be bad. You must not remember what I look like even though I stayed at your house for almost a week. I'm not exactly fat!


yea I remember, I figured with all those wheel stands you gained a lot of weight quit messing around and put some bars on that thing before you break it in half. when you get it figured out you can take them off.

Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: BJS racing] #1525164
10/30/13 05:42 PM
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My dad always ran front motored stuff and had a front motored dragster that ran low 5's. Wheelie bars will be a must or eventually you will bend or break the chassis. He also always ran a open differential saying it was to make the car go straight. One other thing is that you were at the worst prepped track in DFW. Good luck with it!




Jake, did your dad run weight in the front of the car? If so how much? That is what I am trying to figure out so when I build the weight bar I make it big enough but not to big you know?




Yes he had mounts made for a big weight bar in between the frame rails, he would also hang weight on the very front bar of the car. All that and if he or my uncle who drove it for a while forgot to put the wheelie bars down it wanted to flip over. I'll see if I can"t find a picture of the car. Might be one on my facebook page.


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: Jacob Pitt] #1525165
10/31/13 10:47 AM
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Well after talking to a great guy that runs Nostalgia Jr. fuel dragsters last night looks like we are going to be building a set of wheelie bars this winter. When we get to that point I will post some pics and hope my welding skills are still with me. Use the force!


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: BJS racing] #1525166
10/31/13 07:53 PM
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Whats the specs on the engin?
I thinking of a blower on my Fed.


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: fed] #1525167
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I would love to pick up an FED


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: 80fbody] #1525168
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Is that due to too much traction from the right wheel? Around 50 sec. it looks like the left tire isn't in the same sort of groove as the right. Could just be camera trickery though.




I was wondering if any one picked up on that also, line it up better,


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Well after talking to a great guy that runs Nostalgia Jr. fuel dragsters last night looks like we are going to be building a set of wheelie bars this winter. When we get to that point I will post some pics and hope my welding skills are still with me. Use the force!


Good move. Nobody wants to see that beauty bent.


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Re: A little sunday excitment. Not what I was hoping for! [Re: fed] #1525170
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Whats the specs on the engin?
I thinking of a blower on my Fed.




I'm not sure of all the specs but I believe it is a dart little m block and RHS steel heads and right now we are only running about 5 or 6 psi on the blower trying to get everything worked out. We do have it on a fast xfi fuel injection system with 16 injectors. 26 degrees of timing at 2000 if I remember correctly. The best pass so far was 5.84 @ 105.57 and I was out of it and on the brakes at about 580ft. The oil pressure gauge went to 0 and I shut it down. We had been running about 109 in the 1/8th. So after some changes this winter we will really start trying to get it dialed in and work on getting it consistant and maybe bump the blower up after we know all the bugs are worked out. It is still pretty much a new car.


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