I had a customer brought in his 392 blown motor project for a FED. A early Hemi is cool. It went so I bought parts for a own 392 in my 32 5W, but in thoose early Hemi parts I bought, I got a good std bore block but in the deal it was a older 392 race short block and a blower so I had to bought all this parts. I found a set of the tripple nickel 555 heads and traded in a Hilborn injector for a PM7 Thickstun intake, and sold the blower and intake and a set of Moon valvecovers. I then sold that race shortblock to a friend, but as I got the Hilborn I got an idea for a own FED/engine... He said I get you the parts for free if you make something up from it. I has order valves and guides and bought H-beam rods as the aluminium rods feel not that good re install. It was a older Isky flat tappet cam, gear drive etc. Block is +.125" over but I has a can of blockfiller, so as on meth I will fill all way up and O-ring deck. A buddy will do the ch***ie and I has a Olds 50's rearend and a PG house. Style is my guess mid 60's. I serach for a steeringbox the P&J etc ( or what they used back then ) so if someone has it call me. Front wheel will be Hayden, but what to use in rear ? Shoure I might could search and find older Amnerican Racing or Halibrands, but all will be new here - so this is not a pure nostagic build-up. -Style is one thing, but beside the engine/rearaxle house it's new stuff that will be used. Slicks will be M/T 10.5" wide at 15" so a new wheel say 15 x 10 or 12 inch wide. -Has someone ideas what was used back then or what is to get new now.
Do you know shen American Racing had the old cl***ics out ? As I said I can search or overpay for old ones, but I’m not rhat in a need for get nostagig here, just has something that can be bought new that has the look for the 60’s, can’t ( what I’m doing ) is early 60’s or late, so I say mid 60’s.
Hello, Since you are quite away from So Cal, it will be hard to enjoy the full effect of the top dragsters from the 60s all firing up together or one at a time. The audience is treated to the “best of the best” at a famous location in So Cal. the next planned fire up of those top race cars from So Cal will be in October 2026. The touring group of So Cal drag racers from the early 60s through the 70s have stayed with the cl***ic look of FED race cars they drove in the various dragstrips of So Cal during their days. the builds are as accurate as any, since they are carbon copies of the racers we all knew and saw, as locals to the drag race scene. Jnaki Prior to the formulating the whole scene with the multiple FED in action, the So Cal racers used to gather at car shows in Bixby Knolls and then other cities allowed the show on their main streets for the spectators. Now, the main FED show is called Nitro Revival. What is Nitro Revival? "It's a happening, a museum in motion, if you will. An opportunity to gather...and to celebrate...the unforgettable cars and unique individuals from the golden age of drag racing" "simply put...it's a labor of love" - Steve and Cindy Gibbs So, until you can make it to one of their shows, there are plenty of videos of such events on their website. The authenticity of all builds is, well, “built in” by the original racers still around messing with their toys… YRMV Here is one video I shot of the presentation of the usual Nitro Revival FED race cars that participate in the roving events. This one was filmed at the back parking lot of the Lion's Dragstrip Museum, showcasing my friend from our high school graduating cl*** and another guy that went to my junior h.s. during his time. Jerry Bivens FED called the Bivens and Fisher Checkmate version. a tribute to Doug Fisher... with Steve Gibbs announcing at: .35 SOUND
I had one if this older blowers/intake and bird catcher but sold it. I’m not into nitro or blowers in this set-up but more relaxed racing with the Hilborn on meth and say mid 5’s on the 1/8 mile. It don’t require much HP or pain do that and just has fun. We had a series here in Sweden call SVDA. Idea is the nostalgic toush but still racing. I had no ideas build a nostalgia nitro machine and race it. Way to weak parts, price or the RPM kill it all. I had been in the NHRA museum and Don Garlit’s museum several times over the years. But actuallt did not pay much attention to this older race cars details. I would like get to Bakersfiel race ( sometimes ) Ideas on rear wheels ? Fit the era, but new made.
A week to late for the March Meet . In 2004 ( i still have the T shirt somewhere here ) 1day ticket was $ 25.
If you dig through 60's magazines, the Halibrand was what most guys used, followed by the original style (straight spoke only!) American Torque Thrust. The guys on a budget ran painted stock steel wheels, even on dragsters. There weren't a lot of choices until the later '60's. If you have to go with what's out there today, you might be happy with Team 3 ET wheels that look sorta like Halibrands. There's a site called Hot Rod Craft that has a racing forum that has a thread on just FED's that's up to 95 pages. Tons of vintage dragster images to help you.
The Cragar S/S where becoming poplar around 1965 in all cl***es , Many later used known / thinking a Stronger wheel
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