1/4 scale topfuel dragster
02-12-2006, 06:11 PM
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1/4 scale topfuel dragster
i am planning to make a 1/4 scale dragster's what size should the back tires be. I will be usings a go kart style rear end cause i dont have money for really nice rear end. And How wide should i make the back end
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02-13-2006, 11:15 AM
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RE: 1/4 scale topfuel dragster
Racing cart tires are the best and cheapest. You can find used ones on ebay with rims for about $60 a pair. Here is a pic of one of my top fuels... Ohhhh yea.
02-13-2006, 10:30 PM
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RE: 1/4 scale topfuel dragster
A friend of mine has an older 1/4 scale dragster thats hanging on his wall the pictures are the best I could do. He said back in the day it would go 250ft. in 3 sec.
02-17-2006, 10:20 PM
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RE: 1/4 scale topfuel dragster
check this engine out [link=http://www.pocketbikesunlimited.com/4STROKE-3-VALVE-MOTOR.html]4stroke[/link] do you think this is a good size engine and put a 4speed auto in it.
02-20-2006, 07:44 AM
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check this engine out [link=http://www.pocketbikesunlimited.com/4STROKE-3-VALVE-MOTOR.html]4stroke[/link] do you think this is a good size engine and put a 4speed auto in it.
check this engine out [link=http://www.pocketbikesunlimited.com/4STROKE-3-VALVE-MOTOR.html]4stroke[/link] do you think this is a good size engine and put a 4speed auto in it.
Holy smoke![X(] Well Im sure it could be done, but by the time you hit 4th gear it would be to far away to see.
Or build it big enough to ride.
03-27-2006, 10:18 PM
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RE: 1/4 scale topfuel dragster
I think I would Build my own rearend, Look for a good ring & pinnion{{steel gears}} to hold the HP. and the load your going to put into the car. Take into account the weight,Rear tire size, RPM range{{power band}}...I think I would try maby looking for the R&P in a old weedeater, small garden tractor,Or any thing that would have a Ring& pinnion. I'm sure you will find bearings for witch ever gear set you find. I build Real Drag cars for a living{{ Nostalgia} I race a 48 fiat Altered blown alky Enderle injected 1500 hp., I Also Build and sell 1/8th scale Nitro Drag cars,{{NITRO RAGE RC}},Mainly Nostalgia Drag cars{{Pure Hell, 48 fiat altereds, Front engine dragsters, Funny cars..Etc.}} Please Email me if I can help in any way!!
03-28-2006, 04:52 PM
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Well you missed a ring and pinion on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-4-SCALE-SKELLE...temZ6045628218
I have this but there so valuable Im hanging on for it to fit this some day.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-4-SCALE-SKELLE...temZ6045628218
I have this but there so valuable Im hanging on for it to fit this some day.
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RE: 1/4 scale topfuel dragster
I just saw your 1/4 scale dragster and it is just awsome! Do you have any more pictures of it that I could see? I am trying to find out more about these dragsters but I am not having much luck finding information on them. I have have seen a few in the past years and I wish I would have found out more about them. I would love to see a video of them actually running and racing. But I am not having much luck.
03-10-2007, 01:26 PM
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RE: 1/4 scale topfuel dragster
Has anyone a rear end for sale of an 1/4-1/8 drag pinion / gear style ?
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I think I would Build my own rearend, Look for a good ring & pinnion{{steel gears}} to hold the HP. and the load your going to put into the car. Take into account the weight,Rear tire size, RPM range{{power band}}...I think I would try maby looking for the R&P in a old weedeater, small garden tractor,Or any thing that would have a Ring& pinnion. I'm sure you will find bearings for witch ever gear set you find. I build Real Drag cars for a living{{ Nostalgia} I race a 48 fiat Altered blown alky Enderle injected 1500 hp., I Also Build and sell 1/8th scale Nitro Drag cars,{{NITRO RAGE RC}},Mainly Nostalgia Drag cars{{Pure Hell, 48 fiat altereds, Front engine dragsters, Funny cars..Etc.}} Please Email me if I can help in any way!!
