front engine DRAGSTERS. lets see em...

someone had to............

if anyone is building one of THESE the cemetary next to my place has a giant tombstone with the big ass last name "Dragula" on it. looks cool......

 

here

 

ya go

 

Bringing this bttt cause I like it.

 

my digger , Jim davis car from 68

 

Wow....nice car.

 

Here is one from the 1999's 27th Annual Cowpasture Reunion at Ardmore Raceway.LOL



T.OUT

 

There are a few flathead FEDs on my web page.

http://www.flatheaddrag.com/

The main thing about flathead dragsters is the headers coming out the side of the block have to be planned for by either low upper frame rails or making sure there is room for them between the frame rails, and there has to be room for the starter with either a wide chassis or room for it to stick out between the rails.

 

One of my favorite Fuller cars -- Western Manucturing . . . sweet!

 

I'll see if I can find any pics of the Woody Gilmore chassis'd AA/FD we ran a few years ago. We called The Headhunter, ran an iron 392 with iron heads. If I remember right, it had one-piece fiberglass front body work. I've always loved the full-bodied dragsters.

 

this is my new car in the works.

 

Thanks for the information, I want to build a fed also hlhpa

 

Heres our fed. Blown on Alky all Iron SBC 7.28 at 187 mphs. No computers throttle stop nuttin just a big foot....Danny

 

old post but...

ATF website states the FED's are for sale.... the things Conder wants to do with Good and Evil is very creative, i just hope it comes to fruition.

 

Here's some really crude scans. The pictures were taken circa 1962 in Sioux City Iowa.

 

Damn, I worked at that airbase for the last few years. Some of the old boyus that still work there remember when they used to hold the drags on the back runway. I might have to see if they still have some of the pics.

 

From Lions,,1966

 

Houston,,,we have a problem

 

^^^Is that an Allison?

 

Yeah,,,its in Bigs Museum.Found the picture in my dads stuff & it didnt say who owned it.

 

Cagle & Herbert.

First car over 180 at Bakersfield,,March Meet 1959.
If I didnt know any better,the guys are chaining the floor jack to the axle.
My dad told me they did that a few times.
Photo courtesy of Steve Gibbs.

 

Ahhh.....one day soon I'm gonna get this finished and FINALLY run it.....

 

How about these.


Beep

 

I want to build FED and your pictures look interesting.Whast is it out of?
Can you copy the pictures some where else ans end them to me.
thanks

 

here's a couple

 

also, if anyone knows of any magazine articles from back in the day, or even books, that show plans or blue prints of "digger" frames then please let me know.

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There was a paperback novel sized book put out by Petersen Publishing years ago titled "Hot Rod Chassis" with plan drawings of a Kent Fuller or Logghe Bros style FED.... very detailed with a great accompanying article...Your bound to find it on Epaytoomuch or at the swapmeets

 

Back when I was in High school, I stumbled across a book in the school library that had a bunch of tech. articles in it. Can't remember what the book title was anymore, but I did photo copy an article called "Building a Championship Dragster" It fallows along as Roy Steen and Frank Huszar build a FED chassis. It's full of useful info. If your interested, send me your e-mail, and I'll send a copy to you after I get it scanned (hopefully I'll get time tomorrow). The same book had an article with the Barris Bros. talking about some kind of "new" PLASTIC body filler.

 

here is a shot of my buddy Robby's rail, and a few old ones for your viewing pleasure. thank you nitrogezers for the pics!!! -jimmy-

 

bowlingreen

 

some more