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

Looking great, get it finished for next July and bring it to Santa Pod raceway for our Dragstalgia event, we had a few gassers over from Scandinavia this year.

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Well that would be fun!!
I need to speed things up to make that happen ;-)

 

The bushing is adjusted so the steering is turning smooth

 

Got a gift from a friend, some early belts realy cool

 

Glad to see some updates.

 

Tested panel and butterfly and tried to find out where to put brake handle I put the front end on the chassi and sat like an hour in the cockpit just to feel the air and dream

 

Kool digger man can't believe I've missed this thread trust me when you have the front wheels in the air on a launch you will have the time of your life here is mine at meltdown 2017






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[QUOTE="wrenchbender, post: 12252019, member: 382"Kool digger man can't believe I've missed this thread trust me when you have the front wheels in the air on a launch you will have the time of your life here is mine at meltdown 2017






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Wow!! That is so cooool man!!!
You even let the backtires lift from the ground
thanks the thread is getting warmer again, so the digger maybe wakes up and breath, feels good!
thanks for the inputs too

 

Some work done on this brakehandle. a braket to weld on fram. Not much but something

 

Sittn in the fed and discover that Im missing a old school gas pedal..

 

It’s coming along well. Still have a way to go on mine.


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Made a new thread for my shifter, so I could mount my moon knob

 

Made this tube today for the steeringbox, felt good The tube is bent up so the gas pedal have room enough

 

I think next step is to mount the real engine in the rail

can't wait to fire it up !

Im waiting for the magneto and nozzles for the fuel.
see if I can mount the engine this weekend so I can sit and dream for a while. Do you have a eelco or CR gas pedal? Or maybe some other cool brand?

 

I had a old moon pedal for the right and just bought a new left one for the clutch they looked exactly the same so I just buried the new one in the garden for about a month (a trick an old car restorer once told me) and it then looked old enough to match I think the new one only cost about $60


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I have looked at the moon pedals, they are nice with the right age modify
If I go for moon, I think I buy both left right , and let my left foot rest on the left pedal. (No clutch, just solid mounted)

 

Sittn in the dragster cockpit for a while yesterday, and couple of beers down the throat...Today , I bent the brakehandle to get some more beers at the shop and feel out the new position

 

Found This on ebay, perfect for the build I think!! But selling only in US...

 

knowing you are gonna be sitting on that would a 9 inch make more sense

 

Yeah I need to realice that the old banjo belongs to a flathead..
I go for 9 inch, then I dont need to worry about the rear end. And parts gears bearings is common stuff

 

yeah and you wont be missing your man hood after the first launch

 

Chrys 8 3/4 (742 or 489 case) is more in size to the early 49 olds, plentifull , in-expensive. exlint parts availabity, strong enough for about 1200 hp. For the 9" make sure you go with a "N" or aftermarket case or you will blow the pinion carrier out the front of it.
For using the banjo, good parts are getting harder to come by, but is was the QC units that were prone to grenading the gear section off the back end. By using a spool, there is nothing to blow up or escape the housing, you will just knock the teeth off the gear set leaving your "manhood" intact

 

The positioning of the 9" will change the line up much different then the banjo as the pinion is much lower on the 9" requiring a taller tire or re-mounting the engine

 

Yeah, its going to be low in the back, in worst case I need to re do the mounts like you said. I just love the old style banjo, but I think the niner is safecard and can be busted all day and night

Thanks for your words guys

 

And going for aftermarket housing

 

look up quick performance they sell good stuff at a good price

 

Wow yeah, good stuff and good prices! Like a complete drum set with everyting 300$
Thanks for the homepage advice!
Im pickin up the 9 inch house here anyday then I can start ordering stuff

 

they are good people to work with

 

Found a nice cast old aluminium gaspedal on a auction site, cheap, well nothing to lose. Haha, when I got it, it was super small!
So Im trying to build One right and left foot pedal instead. Im going to drill holes to keep a good look and of course, save some weight to.
and Im doing some brackets to weld on.
The shape is going to be trimmed a bit

 

Glad we didn't have to wait a hole year for an update.