Projects Front engine dragster-Chassis Research 1958 -"Moon Rocket"

Sweet I like it.

 

Thanks man!

 

Now some cleaning, and some Love on the stacks

 

better

 

also be sure to keep you injecter jet screens clean between runs, I routinely cleaned them with carb cleaner & air + I checked them between runs. I also switched to a Jaz fill funnel with a fine brass screen when fueling my tank. I learned the hard way one time while making runs down pocono raceways straight away when I had an injected 331 sbc, some "lint" substance got through my pump and in-line filter (?) and clogged the screen on #1 cylinders jet causing a lean problem. Blew the top ring landings off my trw pistons.
easy fix but ruined my sunny day at the track.
Paul

 

Realy nice inputs! Feels like Im gonna buy a Nice fynnel, and have my eyes on the injectors!

 

Do you have an idea what have Been mounted near the distrubiter?? It have been machined and drilled for some reason...

 

Some one have an idea?

 

Maybe another fuel distribution block? Tim Jones

 

Fuel funnels are a pet peeve of mine. My buddy leaned out a cylinder on their Top Alcohol motor and ruined their weekend as well. When they finally traced it down it wasn't lint or dirt - it was a piece of plastic - a scraping off the plastic funnel itself (scraped off when they put it in the fuel tank). Very expensive lesson.

Because of this I made my own funnel - it is filtered - of course, but more importantly it is made from stainless steel - no shavings.

Just one more thing to think about.

 

FEels like it had a back Mount fuelpump, and maybe a pressure regulator before distrubiter block.. ?
anyhow, I need to fill those holes. Maybe fit a breather

 

Expensive experience... On fill up the fueltank...

 

This is the intake breather..

 

this is a extra breather thru fuelpump hole

 

This is one fantastic build! And that engines is pure engine p@rn to look at!!

I liked the tunnel ram, but I love the Hilborn injectors!
That awesome!

Find any year on your Banjo rear? Did you end up using it?

 

Hi! And thanks!!!
yeah, I like the tunnelram too, but when this showed up, I needed to have it! The rear end, the old one, is the one I gonna use I just LOVE the look on those banjos! Soon I Will take it appart and make some Magic trix, like put a spool in it, and MW axles, and also some updates to make this sweet thing so bullitproof as much as I can! ;-)

 

Glad to see you are still at it.
There's been some talk around the shop that after Christmas I will get started on or digger.

 

That could be a good call, on the banjo, if you can beef it up!

You can't make anything to strong on a Dragster! Only too heavy ;-)
Banjo looks good, but remember after safety, general quality of parts is the most importent thing.
And that banjo will be the weekest link with a Chevy sb infront.

Only time and your wallet will tell of it was a good ideer

 

Cool build. Very nice work.

 

thanks man!

Thats awsome!!!! Supercool when you get started!!! ;-) Well yeah, Im still building, but was REALY confused when hamb totally changed the Website..... I Will update with New hot stuff!

 

Hopefully it holds together I have a 9 inch too , just in Case ;-)

 

It's never a bad Ideer to have a back-up plan.
Then you can call in Moon rocket; backed by Nine iron!

But until then it's all out the old banjo. Pun intended.

 

Its cool if I can run that old one! ;-)

 

do you know how to tell , when my hilborn intake were made (year)?
I have a stamped number on it , I think it was 4058 or 4158 ...

When did they first made them?

 

You can contact hilborn and they will tell you when it was made and who it was sold to.

 

U kiddin right?
That would awsome!

 

As far as I know they have the records for everyone they have sold.

 

You can do it by email. They sent back a PDF file to me in about 3 hours. Very cool stuff.

 

I sent my request yesterday morning and got back the scanned original sales paperwork today. So Cool.