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This is my second trip out to
see the dragster (I need a name, the team's name is Throttle Stop
Racing). There were dire predictions on the weather through the mid
Atlantic states Snow Cold etc. The worst problem I had was I
forgot my sunglasses. This time I drove out the day before, stay
over night, went for my visit, and the drove back.
There may not appear to be
many changes, and the changes are suttee, but required a great
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The bars around the top edge of the chassis
have been lowered.
The most obvious place to see this is on the engine plate. Note the
difference between the left left picture below and the right
picture. In the right picture the plate is sitting on the chassis
and in the left picture it is spaced up.
This adds room to the weed burner exhaust I want to run, adds some
aesthetic value to the chassis, but does create an oil filter
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By lowering the top tube it now crosses
directly in front of where the oil filter adapter would be bolted
on. I will be using a remote filter. The solution will be to create
an adapter block to bring the oil lines straight out the front, this
is good as that is where the filter will be mounted anyway. |
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Below is a general walk around the chassis,
take note that the lower rails are now moved inboard of the upper
rails, that the whole chassis is arched like a bridge, and yes the
seat is carbon fiber. The rear end housing is the one that will
remain in the chassis.
Wheel base has been settled on as 200". This is because with the
chute pack body the over all length of the car would not fit into
the trailer or the garage. |
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Note the bungs welded into the chassis to pass wires through.
Keith's attention to detail is GREAT.
Note the arch of the chassis.
Hint, this picture will help you ID the displacement of the
engine (see the next frame of text below).
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Here is a test for you, this is a Pontiac engine block, you can
identify the size of the displacement from the pictures shown, but
it is not easy. Only a true Pontiac person will catch the clue that
will allow the worthy Pontiac person to Id the displacement. Your
guess? |
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Note that on this side room has been letf to
run computer cables through the frame. |
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It looks like I will be making one more trip
out to see the dragster before Roo Man heads off to Famoso Dragway
Bakersfield, Ca for the March 5 - 7 meet. He has a big push on to
get his FED finished for the meet. Read more here
http://aafd-inc.com/welcome.shtml
Well that's it for now, more later |
