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My 2cents. With the horsepower you are starting with, Top Dragster is out, plus your car is kinda short for the power you will need in TD. Back to your horsepower, I would think about a 1:69 gear in the trany with a 4:30 in the rear. I like 15 inch rear wheels as it gives you more sidewall in the tire to work with. In a swing arm or four link etc it may not be as important but with a hard tail I want any available tool for adapting to tracks.

I agree that a one peice glass body is the cats meow but for the reasons Chris mentions, I would go to a multi peice body, also the Aluminum option might work best for you as your car sounds one off possibley. Stock noses, dash etc are available and I would set the dash and pedals where I want them then the nose, fill the body in from there. Also dont forget fast access to electronics is a round saver in a pinch.

Convertors, easy start with a Hughes 7SC, for super comp with mild to 1000 HP it is the right convertor, however if the Chance convertor is the right price you can make that work for SC now and TD later. Do not dive into TD, SC will be more of a challenge than you can possible imagine. Do not forget you will get more seat time local bracket racing and recomend that you get some education and car sorting out done there first.

Starting out, it is hard to beat a Racedata dash, 500+- just saw one on race junk for 300, replaces all your gauges lets you replay one run, cleans the dash up a ton.

While were on your dash, Get a K&R wiring kit and delay box, a chipmunk could wire the car (that would be me). All you will have on the dash is a switch box, delay box and Race data. Send me your email and I can send you some pics if you like.

There are alot well intentioned folks without the best ideas in this world. Chris is a solid racer with sound ideas.

Good luck racing and dont forget that having fun and meeting all the great people out there is the best part of Drag Racing, Jeff

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Thanks Chris and Jeff for the replies and input very much appreciated

Hey Chris do you run the division races ?


Hey Jeff sure any pictures would be a big help my e-mail is funnycar@hotmail.ca

Thanks again guys for the input

Find that interesting also using more tire sidewall with the hardtail

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so is a 240 car considered to short for a top dragster ?
Thanks

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In division 3, 6.70 has not made the field. To go say 210 mph the car is going to want 280", you can fool a four link to some extent into thinking its longer but most guys at that speed want the lighter weight slip joint cars. It may be the finish line mph game but to go thru all the work and not quilify is less than fun. I expect this year you will start to see more and more blower cars with less and less big inch nitrious motors. It is getting to be a racer needs to run 6.50 to know that they will qualify. Also to be competative at those speeds is not for everyone. Also with the alcohol classes getting less competition and shrinking fields and events, the TD/TS cars are going to be the Big Show so to speek at Div races without alcohol cars. I look for the fields to open up maybe to let some 7.00 cars have a shot, they could go to 64 car fields but that will vary by division and participation.

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Thanks for the pics Jeff Looks good nice and neat
Ya looks like they are flyin pretty good if 6.70 is not making the cut
I will have to see how serious I want to get but at this point I don`t know if I have the time or energy to pursue that I am thinking super comp may best suit the chassis and my time, etc
Just go build a nice car have some fun and be competitive Think that would work for me

Thanks for your input much appreciated

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Yes, I run D6 races, I'll probably run SC this next year. In D6, the TD fields weren't even full this year, so you could probably make those with almost anything. But to be competitive...? I've debated which to run myself. You haven't said what division you're in, but in 6, I have a bunch of stats about this past year in SC and TD, and would be happy to share.

Jeff is very right, I would focus on SC and/or SP to get my feet wet, if I were you.

We used to run a hardtail, and the choice of the tire is important. And another discussion entirely :)

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