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Racing a car built to 1969 standards is not as safe as racing a car built to today's standards..... The good old days weren't as good as some would have you believe.... Life was simpler, sure... With today's performance potential in yesterday's cars, the safety level declines. Go ahead and find your FED.... They aren't cheap and campaigning one of them would easily double what your present car costs you.... The big meets are few and far between so add a bunch of $$$$$ for travel, and of course when you're on the road don't forget to take along lots of spare part$!!!!!!

The majority of the safety updates are there for a reason....Usually takes someone getting hurt to mandate a change in rules.... Ask John Force which is better....

i would be taking baby steps anyway, start with an injected sbc and move up. a-fuel <injected not blown, goodguys racing series style cars> cars run lots of nitro and rarely break parts because they dont twist the rpms and dont have huffers stressing the blocks as bad. besides dave you know me, i dont use modern motor technology and you can run exhibition u can find rollers for under 10 k all the time add a motor go race !

Yeah I don't understand all this macho, "I would love to do it" crap. Maybe you got nothing to lose, or it's your life, or you don't care anymore?

Look, it's just a matter of time before something really bad happens. And you may be the one the dodges the reaper; that's what keeps us watching.

I work in the high energy/high power field, albeit much higher than rods; but do not take life for granted please ................

Kitz

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

i would be taking baby steps anyway, start with an injected sbc and move up. a-fuel <injected not blown, goodguys racing series style cars> cars run lots of nitro and rarely break parts because they dont twist the rpms and dont have huffers stressing the blocks as bad. besides dave you know me, i dont use modern motor technology and you can run exhibition u can find rollers for under 10 k all the time add a motor go race !

Well, eventually you will figure out that it takes quality aftermarket parts to live and be consistent in a drag car.... One quick pass followed by parts failure in the next won't get you to go a lot of rounds and going rounds is what it's all about. Racing on a budget is fine, we all do it to a varying extent.... The novelty of running small inch motors with old parts will fade away after a number of one round and out (or broke) sessions.... As I've said so many times, fast doesn't mean a dang thing if you can't back it up round after round after round and it takes good parts to do it....

My suggestion to anyone starting out drag racing would be to put a very conservative big block with a glide in the lightest car you can find, drive it off the converter and concentrate on consistency. Once you get all this dialed in, then speed the car up and start experimenting with different combinations.....

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Well, eventually you will figure out that it takes quality aftermarket parts to live and be consistent in a drag car.... One quick pass followed by parts failure in the next won't get you to go a lot of rounds and going rounds is what it's all about. Racing on a budget is fine, we all do it to a varying extent.... The novelty of running small inch motors with old parts will fade away after a number of one round and out (or broke) sessions.... As I've said so many times, fast doesn't mean a dang thing if you can't back it up round after round after round and it takes good parts to do it....

My suggestion to anyone starting out drag racing would be to put a very conservative big block with a glide in the lightest car you can find, drive it off the converter and concentrate on consistency. Once you get all this dialed in, then speed the car up and start experimenting with different combinations.....

who said i was gonna use stock parts?????? i aint that dumb. i would have allum rods aftermarket crank etc thats why i said, "i WANT to" because ill probably never have the chance

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

who said i was gonna use stock parts?????? i aint that dumb. i would have allum rods aftermarket crank etc thats why i said, "i WANT to" because ill probably never have the chance

Don't give up that easily.
Do you think I thought I would ever have a tubed 57,Chevy with a blown 540 when I was your age??
It was a big deal for me when I finally made an 11 sec. pass.
I think I was 21 when I did that.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Well, eventually you will figure out that it takes quality aftermarket parts to live and be consistent in a drag car.... One quick pass followed by parts failure in the next won't get you to go a lot of rounds and going rounds is what it's all about. Racing on a budget is fine, we all do it to a varying extent.... The novelty of running small inch motors with old parts will fade away after a number of one round and out (or broke) sessions.... As I've said so many times, fast doesn't mean a dang thing if you can't back it up round after round after round and it takes good parts to do it....

My suggestion to anyone starting out drag racing would be to put a very conservative big block with a glide in the lightest car you can find, drive it off the converter and concentrate on consistency. Once you get all this dialed in, then speed the car up and start experimenting with different combinations.....

Like a Vega?

Originally Posted by BigTruckDriver

Like a Vega?

Yeah, a Vega with a Big Block and a 400 hydro!!!! The most successful drag car we ever ran was a Maverick that we put on a severe diet powered by a near stock 460, C4 trans with a manual valve body, ladder bars, 8.5" slicks, and a posi with 4.11 gears.... Lots of final rounds, a bunch of wins, and minimal parts breakage!!!!

Light car with a big engine, hard to beat

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Well, eventually you will figure out that it takes quality aftermarket parts to live and be consistent in a drag car.... One quick pass followed by parts failure in the next won't get you to go a lot of rounds and going rounds is what it's all about. Racing on a budget is fine, we all do it to a varying extent.... The novelty of running small inch motors with old parts will fade away after a number of one round and out (or broke) sessions.... As I've said so many times, fast doesn't mean a dang thing if you can't back it up round after round after round and it takes good parts to do it....

My suggestion to anyone starting out drag racing would be to put a very conservative big block with a glide in the lightest car you can find, drive it off the converter and concentrate on consistency. Once you get all this dialed in, then speed the car up and start experimenting with different combinations.....

I finally get it , that why they never put a Top Fuel engine in a Bus....

Well---my 2 cents

I agree that most safety upgrade rules have been written with some bodies blood---the same goes for aviation, trucking, industry in general

In the days of FED racing, generally when smoke/oil started coming out of the breathers, the driver lifted, generally way before an explosion
Clutches were an early item for safety cans/liners, etc
Fuel shutoffs,etc

The move to RED really didn't start when Garlits lost his foot, but when he started to consistently outrun everybody--Now with the stuff behind them the drivers had more spectacular mishaps----as long as the car was going forward the driver legged it----

With the funny cars, the engine is in FRONT of the driver , but they cann't see the oil as its plumbed into catch tanks---so BOOM, bodies flying, flames,etc

If they put the breather tube hose in the drivers face, there would be less explosions and fires

Jerry

i dunno, seems depressing at times. way back when guys got to do stuff like this yougner then me some of em. with todays world its dang near impossible. i guess being out of a job <again> and in debt gets to me to fast. sometimes i feel like i have no talent or skill for anything

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

i dunno, seems depressing at times. way back when guys got to do stuff like this yougner then me some of em. with todays world its dang near impossible. i guess being out of a job <again> and in debt gets to me to fast. sometimes i feel like i have no talent or skill for anything

I had an ex-wife who use to tell me things like that all the time.
Don't give up so fast.
I have all kinds of jobs but I keep coming back to something automotive.
Why not try a tech. school??

aint good at the normal "schoolin" got a diploma not worth the paper it was printed on schools like to just push you through these days. im not very good at math.

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

aint good at the normal "schoolin" got a diploma not worth the paper it was printed on schools like to just push you through these days. im not very good at math.

You know scooter, I used to believe that I wasn't any good at math beyond basic algebra as well. You know what's funny though? You pay for a math class with your own money and you'll most likely find that, suddenly, you are get much better at it than you ever thought possible.

ive got this deal through pop's for 45 months of free school. but i keep holding myself back , got that confidence thing going on. so many people have called me an idiot and a dummy i started beliveing them :|