early f.e.d.pilots that ran a cad lasalle box

im putting together a 98 inch w.b. ch***is research copy, its a roller still in mockup. my buddy dave crane from battle creek got me into this! im having a ball with it. anyway putting an injected 327 s.b.c. in it with a cad lasalle box. just wondered how many guys are out there that have run this box. i never have ran one, but i have always have heard that most guys have said they are the the cats nuts! . heads up! what can ya tell me? thanks rich

 

am i alone in thinking this box aint gonna live long behind that SBC?

 

Dave Crane RULES !!!!
Got any pictures of your fed ??????

 

I agree with both statements above. Dave Crane rules and lets see a pic!!

 

about 25 years ago i tryed to bracket race a K-88 with a 409 and a cad trans in it .........A LOT of FUN

 

ron what can you tell me? how did it run? shift? what clutch set up? trans shortened up? thanks rich

 

This is a pic of RDMartins car fresh out of the jig. I didn build it. He sent me the photos to post for him. LOOKS GOOD!

 

ran one with a set up like yours, second and third, only, single disc clutch, Weber. 301 Chebie, ran in the 9's, like clockwork. 7:10x15 slicks on steel wheels, Ford rear. have fun!
Art

 

And as a roller.

 

And the power plant. Looks like fun.

 

Front view.

 

Looks very nice !!!! Quality workmanship !!!!!

 

Rich the trans was short. single disk . ran well into the 9's alot of fun wish i still had it .........i gave Dave Crane a early ford rear with late axles and a t/10 trans shortened.. about a hundred years ago, the trans would be killer for your deal

 

thanks carey, i have been working on 5 projects, need to get back to this one. getting ready to shorten a cad lasalle box. have most stuff to finish. some good friends have helped me get ahold of some ch***is research stuff. to finish it off. also have a 48 ford shop truck to finish to haul this thing. better get my *** in gear. if you ever meet dave crane this is what will happen to you! ha! rich

 

Awesome! Do you think any tracks will let you make a p*** with it? Before I fell in love with the longer Dragmasters that is exactly what I had in mind.

 

ron i have seen that set up at daves place. im off base alittle, im putting a 83/4 chry rear end in it with a spool and moser axels in it . but wanted something alittle strong. dave is a bad influence! rich

 

hey kerry, dont tell anybody but i want to run it at the hamb drags! i thing our local track, south of chicago will let me in. im going to run it somewhere!! even if its in the street! i went 120 wall on all the tubing to make it strong. probably will have to run a cross tube over the top of the roll cage, so i dont break my dam neck. thanks

 

Sweet! I'll run ya!!!

 

We used one in a flathead dragster in the late 60s. Completely solved the breakage problem we had with the '40 Ford boxes. As noted above, used second and third gears with a side shift. Turns out the shift linkage was a little different than the Ford trans. On the first p*** with the new transmission, it really bogged off the line, but really buzzed after the shift.... oops....

 

nice looking rail here is a picure of my 98in wheel base ch***is research project. It is in the mock up stage right now.

 

hey rich, i was just wondering about the FED. how did your brother's 40 turn out? i need to stop by some weekend.

 

hey guys thanks for the comments, thanks animal for the info. hey rick ,give me a call.

 

They are very strong boxes...Only disadvantages are weight and length....

 

super cool projects guys, love the FEDs!!!!!

 

thanks for the comments oldsman and berresford , looking forward to getting this thing done! been helping my brother with his 46 year old project plus others.

 

I think you are.
Barring bad shifts, that ****** will take all a sbc will give and more.
Probably the strongest stock manual ****** ever built. IMO.
Ran one in a Caddy powered Henry J.

 

The Lyndwood rail I'm restoring ran one, ALGON injected 327, held a B/D National Record for a while, and many event Low ET's. Only thing I know the car broke was a flywheel.

 

well, i'll be damned... learn something new alla time.

PS that ch***is looks sweet.

 

dave crane in battle creek has a ch***is research car injected sbc cad lasalle, connected to a 40 ford rearend that ran in the 9s te 440 ch***is. 1965 era. i talked to a fella on here recently thats still running one in a full body 55 chevy , and still racing it, same trans for years! just looking for some reasurrance before i put the thing between my legs! ha! thanks guys

 

LaSalle box is fine, just add a good ****tersheild for the flywheel. They parked the Lyndwood in 1962 after the flywheel let go.