1/4 scale topfuel dragster
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!!
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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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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.
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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!!