" THE FUGITIVE" F.E.D Dragster Build "

Well everyone this is my first build thread and also my first dragster build. I have been reading everything i can about front engine dragsters. I have contacted several guys over the last year from this site all have been extreamly helpful. Thanks Rooman, David beard Dragster supply, swampdonkey,and 61cad. This build will be a early 60's style 120" front engine dragster small block chevy standard shift car. I have decided to build my own chassis which i will be starting next week. Im using some non conventional drive line componants. The purpose of this build was to use up what was left in my shop after a long eastcoast dirt modified career. the car is being built to cert 7.50 and slower looking to run some nostalgia events and vintage style drags my goal is a solid 10 sec car. I have a soild 358 dirt mod motor putting out a dynoed 550 hp on gas looking to run this car on alky. I have followed several builds on this site like Zorbas ghost, the hilo hustler and several others and cant wait to get started. Here are a few drive line pics.

 

More Driveline.

 

Trans and bell

 

Reversed corvair box.

 

Rear end and frame jig as per the King how to build a dragster thread.

 

Rearend and chassis plates from dragstersupply.com were excellent.Take a look.

 

sounds killer....good luck on the build.

 

Stopped by a old racer buddies today and picked up an EELCO gas pedal

 

Im still in the hunt for some front wheels would like to run wire spokes or any vintage spindle mount wheels ford spindle or i will have them turned to anglia.

 

Sounds good so far!!! Still gathering parts for my FED as well!!! Start posting pics when you start the chassis build!!

I'm looking at about 150" WB on mine, 454BBC Tunnel rammed, Powerglide, 9" rear...Hardest part I'm having is finding some older real American speed parts..will not buy this new China repop crap!!

 

Cool build, best of luck.

 

The build is comming along picked up a moon puke tank with breathers thanks dickster here on the hamb. putting a sump on my 3 1/2 gal fuel tank and adding a vent and return port for fuel injection, going to run a water pump with a oil water heat exchanger. Also found a aircraft fuel filter my father used to run in his 427 ford injected modified. So my plan to use up as much shop equipment is comming along. I opted to have the chassis professionally built so David Beard of preformance automotive welding , He also owns dragster supply in merrimack NH is building the chassis in vintage kent fuller style. David does both repairs , new car construction and is capable of doing all your fabrication needs. I will be going up this weekend for my first fitting. Pictures to follow.

 

Addinig a sump with a baffel return line ports and one way valve ports to my HAMB classifieds used tank.Thanks Mich

 

Picked up a moon puke tank also hamb classifieds ,the fuel filter is a aircraft unit my dad ran on a alky injected dirt modified and im going to use a heat exchanger as a radiator to keep things cool until i go with alky injection.

 

Larry looking good

 

finished up the fuel tank and it took a polish pretty good.

 

Subscribed.

 

good luck on the build, Looks like you got a good start on parts , Tim Jones

 

Going to build my own buffing station picked up a dayton motor 1hp 3250rpm for a direct motor buffer and a baldor 1/2 hp motor to hook my belt drive twin arbor 1120 rpm with 10'' face buffer and a spiral sewn 10" buffing wheel. time to polish everything.

 

Here are a few pics of my new buffing station.

 

Awesome. You might be able to contact a local motorcycle shop to get a line on wire front wheels. That was a pretty common way to get them in the '60s.

Great build. I like the direction so far! And great choice of name for it.

The Ventures - Fugitive - 1964

 

Here are a few pics of the chassis under construction. David Beards workmanship is fantastic. I love the vintage style of the chassis. The chassis will be on display at the nostalgia drags at oxford maine on july 7. Vintage fuller style.

 

Picked up a set of front wheels ready to roll.

 

vintage drags Oxford maine this saturday.

 

Looks great:
Make sure to post some pics from the race.
Luke

 

awesome , a;most like i have been there or something lol

 

you heading up saturday or friday night ?

 

heading up fri morning its a good 6 1/2 hr ride.

 

Picked up a few more parts for the dragster a pairof billit calipers that were scared up a few min on the milling machine had them looking great. thin drilled rotors and a pair of magnesium hubs also a pair of 10" wide weld bead lock wheels. I have a single magnesium wide five safety rim very retro looking for a second will post a pic tonight.

 

A few more pics