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Old 03-14-2003, 12:05 PM
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top fuel dragster help

Has anyone built a top fuel dragster?I plan on scratch building one and I need to know a few thing.The height of the wing the width of the fron and rear and how long it is.Any help would be appreciated.Thanx
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Old 03-14-2003, 12:40 PM
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Perhaps you could find some regulations of real gragsters and then make your model accordingly?
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Old 03-14-2003, 02:26 PM
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I can finds regulations on real cars but I need the size on 1/25 scale cars.
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Old 03-14-2003, 02:29 PM
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well, divide all the dimensions from the regulations by 25
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Do you reallize that there are some top fuel dragster kits that you can buy off the shelf? Revell (or AMT) makes at least 1, I have it at home!
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Yes Revell make alot of Top Fuels, I think there is around 8. There are alot of antique Revell drag kits at my model store, I should try to get some pictures of them one day. Midnight Racer, ask Pman about top fuels, he built one or two.
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I've done two of them...let me know what you want to know
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the closest

the closest i have ever gotten to make a dragster was a 1996 mustang Drag racing conversion and i have been working on it for about 2 years on and off
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