Any people every deal with slingshotdragster.com or cen pen speeed shop?

[Shawn Anderson]

After a private message from a fellow bangshifter I don't think doing any business with this guy is the best idea.

[Shawn Anderson]

I am in PA. with work and going to there shop friday, any thing to look for or ask?

[A/Fuel]

I measured my self with no jacket and got about 22 1/2, tried to get into a dragster with 19" width 5 years and 30 lbs ago with no luck.

Yeah, you're a pretty big guy. If you can get a good deal you might be better off getting one made for you considering the time it takes finding one used that would fit you.

[Shawn Anderson]

I think this is one of their cars...


10-SPRING-CARLISLE0011 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

That's there house car, and ford powered

[Joe Grippo]

an old timer friend of mine ran one into the late 80s. he set a c dragster record with it, nearing his retirement about 8 years ago he decided to build another one. he built ht eframe out of moly, he made a killer aluminum seat was a really cool car. he collected a lot of cool parts, i think jesel is his cousing so he helped find him a lot of big money parts used. he finished it maybe 6 years ago. i never got to see it run but i heard he got pretty discouraged with what the cars are running now.

Would that be this car....?


08-DUTCH_CLASSIC_0380 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

[Joe Grippo]

I think this is one of their cars...


10-SPRING-CARLISLE0011 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

[Shawn Anderson]

I measured my self with no jacket and got about 22 1/2, tried to get into a dragster with 19" width 5 years and 30 lbs ago with no luck.

[A/Fuel]

I've pord-a-powered a few but maybe an inch or so....The cage it'self as far as how tall you are, I can call Merf or Canode, and have a new one made to fit you....Lets get Shawn Andersons sholder width with a suit on and see where we are at.
20-21 is about average....I had a 22 once and it fit Bob Vandergrif..a 20 is a Brandon Bernstein.
I heard Dan Pastorni was a 24 Myth or fact?

[Silver68RT]

Whats the sholder width on yours?

Looks like about 20", maybe 20 1/2".

[1931s/x]

an old timer friend of mine ran one into the late 80s. he set a c dragster record with it, nearing his retirement about 8 years ago he decided to build another one. he built ht eframe out of moly, he made a killer aluminum seat was a really cool car. he collected a lot of cool parts, i think jesel is his cousing so he helped find him a lot of big money parts used. he finished it maybe 6 years ago. i never got to see it run but i heard he got pretty discouraged with what the cars are running now.

[A/Fuel]

I've been thinking about selling mine, but I'm 5'7" - there's no way you'd fit. I haven't had it out in 3 or 4 years, so the chassis cert's expired. I'd thought about going Jr. Fuel racing when I got it, but I think those guys are in the high 6's now at 190+, so you'd need a chassis certified to 6.30 instead of 7.50, and a whole lot of horsepower.

Mine's got a 400 Chevy with Dart Iron Eagle heads, Offy tunnel ram with 2 Carter AFB's and a Powerglide, and I went 8.94 @ 145 on my last licensing pass. There was a lot left in it, but I had the launch rpm and shift rpm turned WAY down. Slingshots are a fun ride for sure, light, great traction, very high cool factor.

Whats the sholder width on yours?

[oldsman71]

an F.E.D has always been my #1 wish to have!!!

[Silver68RT]

I've been thinking about selling mine, but I'm 5'7" - there's no way you'd fit. I haven't had it out in 3 or 4 years, so the chassis cert's expired. I'd thought about going Jr. Fuel racing when I got it, but I think those guys are in the high 6's now at 190+, so you'd need a chassis certified to 6.30 instead of 7.50, and a whole lot of horsepower.

Mine's got a 400 Chevy with Dart Iron Eagle heads, Offy tunnel ram with 2 Carter AFB's and a Powerglide, and I went 8.94 @ 145 on my last licensing pass. There was a lot left in it, but I had the launch rpm and shift rpm turned WAY down. Slingshots are a fun ride for sure, light, great traction, very high cool factor.

[Shawn Anderson]

Good points Beagle, don't need more projects. As far as a class goes was thinking just a fun car to run at local strips that looks cool and goes way faster for less money than a door car. I would really like to build a Jr. Fueler or A dragster for the NHRA nostalgia series but they have few events. Looks like the good guys drag are done too. I would think Jr. fuel would be a pretty exspensive car to build (and a injected nitro A dragster way more than that).

[A/Fuel]

There are some great deals out there, not that sure what I would want wheel base and cert wise. Right now I think I would go kinda short (140") and get Fiat body and do a fuel coupe maybe a injected small ford.

What kind of class or style of racing do you want to do?