Great series on the front halving of Larry Dixon's Top Fueler! Attention to detail makes everything work better together! Thank you Rob for taking us on the ride!
Wow! There are tips and secrets in this series that genuinely change the way I look at race cars. This is a must-watch for anyone building any kind of race car.
This series of 6 videos was the best I ever saw on Top fuel chassie construction. Thank you very much. If I see you at the track I will like to tell you in person.
Hello there. I've just recently subscribed and love your videos. I'm 57 and back in my younger years I was at the dragstrip often, (State Capitol Stageway in erwinville La. I didn't care what was racing,I was there. I haven't been in over 20 years, and I know the technology has grown in those years. I really love your videos, your in-depth instructions help me kinda keep up with things. To me there's only one thing sweeter than a top fuel or funny car running a pass down that 1/4 mile, but I won't get into that. The feeling in my chest when the throttle goes wide open, the smell of burning slicks and nitromethane burning my eyes. In my opinion I don't know which is the most fun, watching them race or walking the pit area watching the crews disassemble and reassemble an engine. Thank you sir for your time.
Good luck at Martin , MI !! The first dragstrip I went to was Martin US 131 Dragway in 1978 :) I am a Michigan native glad to hang out with you Rob. Thanks for the awesome videos!
Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge!! I’ve enjoyed this series very much. As a stock car guy, I find it interesting to see what other motor sports guys do!!!!!
wow! this is the first time I've ever watched a T/F chassis being refurbed, or had any of it explained! thank you for this Rob you just got another subscriber!
very interesting to Watch and learn about different stresses that go through this type of Chassis. iam always amazed that these rails don't just fold up with so much Engine forces and Torque going through them on take off. Loved it. Dave from Australia
Fantastic video series..........amount of care and work that goes into one of these beasts is mind boggling! Dixon is a lucky man to have such a talented and dedicated fabricator building his rail for him.
I wish I was 15 years younger, I used to be a senior master tech at a Ford dealership but I was temporarily forced to retire due to losing my leg. I would have absolutely loved to be a unpaid member of your team just to expand my knowledge, before being a tech I worked at a boat factory in the fabrication department, I operated cnc machinery and tig welded really thin aluminum. I progressed quickly from fab into the R&D department because of my skills in welding and understanding how to create better options to building a stronger boat. Only if I could have 15 back, damn.
Outstanding! Thank you, Sir, for taking the time and effort to show us all the cool stuff you do, and especially for explaining the reasoning behind it.
Hey bud, I use a little 120v shaker motor like for a cement vibratory tool on my chassis jig for the fuel bikes. They are available on Ebay or Amazon for a very fair price. Just an alternative if your magic massager ever goes south on ya!!!!! Great series man
Ha!. I rigged a old 50's-60's Oster handheld back massager to a plastic Folgers coffee can(with lid) for a very early and cheap electrosonic cleaner,,which jitters the hell out of the solution and parts. Works like a champ, Champ. Yep, suspended the whole gig off the table with bits of big surgical tubing. Adjustable to the speed and fury of cleaning. Works good for cleaning shooters brass as well. Solution gets dumped for walnut shells for polishing. Got tired of the chinacrap electro cleaners burning out in moments. This can be plugged on for days,,without a worry. I like your use ,,to stir the weld puddle,,,Aaand,,release tension, which was it's original design intention. Ingenious!!. I hope Sir Larry appreciates all that chassis lovein!!. Very nice work. Was wondering who's chassis that was.
Thanks for doing this series. As a longtime fan, it gave me a lot of insight into what work goes into these chassis. As others have said, "please show us more" if that's o.k. for you !!
Thank you Rob, I bloody love your channel and this latest series has been fascinating. Outstanding work as ever, been a fan from afar (the UK) since the Johnny Gray days. Thanks again man, look forward to watching more..
Loved the series Rob. Thank you very much for taking us along and showing us your process. I have two questions that I hope you would answer for me. * At the stops for the floating upper section on the cross tubes, do you fully weld the stops or just tacks and if tacks only, how many around the perimeter? * When you butt weld the front end tube with the sleeve, are you butting up to touch both outer tubes OR are you leaving a very small gap between the tubes which would allow fusing all three tubes during the welding process? Meaning TIG welding the front tube, the rear tube AND the sleeve all together in one joint? I too purchased a couple of those Trick Tools bracket 3rd hands a few years ago and like to use them. I found the magnetic style to be less than friendly when trying to weld tabs on as the magnetism would cause the arc from the TIG to go crazy and ended up looking like ass. The 3rd hand style work much better. Thanks again for the series and we hope to see more like it. Mike
THANK YOU! EXCELLENT series! Just curious, Why did you butt weld then front connectors? I was taught by an A&P mechanic to cut the sleeve tubes at a 30 degree end angle, for more weld area which makes for a stronger joint. Along with the rosette welds.
Great as always. Outstanding workmanship, Rob. So I'm guessing you're going to keep the purpose of the scribe lines close to the vest or did I somehow miss it?
Your entire series was excellent!! Thank you for sharing, Rob!!
Great series on the front halving of Larry Dixon's Top Fueler! Attention to detail makes everything work better together! Thank you Rob for taking us on the ride!
Where skill and art meets engineering and science. I am awestruck! Fantastic series!
Thank you!
@@robwendland damn, if I were retired and living near Nitro Alley, I would sweep your shop floor and wash your car at no charge just to watch & learn!
Very cool stuff..... keep em coming
Rob, Thanks for a peek into the artistry of making 300 MPH seem safe. Love the trick with the massager!!!
Wow! There are tips and secrets in this series that genuinely change the way I look at race cars. This is a must-watch for anyone building any kind of race car.
This series of 6 videos was the best I ever saw on Top fuel chassie construction. Thank you very much. If I see you at the track I will like to tell you in person.
Cool to see the behind the scenes stuff. Cant wait for more.
Great series! Now let’s see you build one from top to bottom and end to end. 🥴
how about you show us how its done ;)
Hello there. I've just recently subscribed and love your videos. I'm 57 and back in my younger years I was at the dragstrip often, (State Capitol Stageway in erwinville La. I didn't care what was racing,I was there. I haven't been in over 20 years, and I know the technology has grown in those years. I really love your videos, your in-depth instructions help me kinda keep up with things. To me there's only one thing sweeter than a top fuel or funny car running a pass down that 1/4 mile, but I won't get into that. The feeling in my chest when the throttle goes wide open, the smell of burning slicks and nitromethane burning my eyes. In my opinion I don't know which is the most fun, watching them race or walking the pit area watching the crews disassemble and reassemble an engine. Thank you sir for your time.
More more more please....
Much appreciated ! Great series , please have some more. Thank you !
Thanks for teaching us this stuff!! Would love to learn more.
Good luck at Martin , MI !!
The first dragstrip I went to was Martin US 131 Dragway in 1978 :) I am a Michigan native glad to hang out with you Rob. Thanks for the awesome videos!
Fascinating series! Thank you for taking the time and sharing your knowledge. Absolutely amazing!
Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge!! I’ve enjoyed this series very much. As a stock car guy, I find it interesting to see what other motor sports guys do!!!!!
wow! this is the first time I've ever watched a T/F chassis being refurbed, or had any of it explained! thank you for this Rob you just got another subscriber!
Love the antique metal lax massager. Who would have thought.
very interesting to Watch and learn about different stresses that go through this type of Chassis. iam always amazed that these rails don't just fold up with so much Engine forces and Torque going through them on take off. Loved it. Dave from Australia
Nice work man. It is nice to see a real craftsman, and to learn things just by watching. Thanks
Well that was interesting as hell.
Great video
Fantastic video series..........amount of care and work that goes into one of these beasts is mind boggling! Dixon is a lucky man to have such a talented and dedicated fabricator building his rail for him.
Awesome stuff. Thanks for the education. I want more! Have an awesome weekend.
Excellent video series Rob. Thanks for sharing.
I would call that ART ! Very impressive work
This was a great series Rob. So many fabrication ideas and the reasoning for them. Hope in the future you will post another series.
Thanks for sharing looking good!
Thanks for the no bullshit insights.
Number one reason I love drag racers. No bullshit.
Thank you Rob! Very interesting, and way more than meets the eye in doing an operation like that
THAT WAS GREAT.ALL MY YEARS WATCHING TOP FUEL,I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH CHASIE TO TO DO RIGHT..STAY WELL ROB!
Really enjoyed and appreciated these videos, great to watch and learn. 👍
sweet! I bet Larry is excited! I'm happy as hell for him
36 of those things in an hour-and-a-half sounds like good production numbers to me.
I’m just blown away with your fixture set up. I’m gonna definitely try it.
I wish I was 15 years younger, I used to be a senior master tech at a Ford dealership but I was temporarily forced to retire due to losing my leg. I would have absolutely loved to be a unpaid member of your team just to expand my knowledge, before being a tech I worked at a boat factory in the fabrication department, I operated cnc machinery and tig welded really thin aluminum. I progressed quickly from fab into the R&D department because of my skills in welding and understanding how to create better options to building a stronger boat. Only if I could have 15 back, damn.
Love it !
So fun to watch you work and explain things.
Awesome as always and more knowledge love it.
Thankyou for sharing your knowledge! My favorite channel by far!
Incredible Rob! You make it seem and sound so easy. Thanks you... AGAIN! 🙏
I love that Big Chief saying! Looks 👀 like Ray Charles welded it with his feet 👣! 😂😂😂😂
That’s a good one!
Outstanding! Thank you, Sir, for taking the time and effort to show us all the cool stuff you do, and especially for explaining the reasoning behind it.
Really enjoyed that series thanks for sharing Rob.
Great series on how much work goes into a dragster chassis.
Thanks for the series,very interesting ,& insightful.
Totally impressed with your knowledge and experience, awesome job!! 👈
Attention to detail is why your the man. Great job
And just like that it's over 😑 thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, i learnt a lot.
Hey bud, I use a little 120v shaker motor like for a cement vibratory tool on my chassis jig for the fuel bikes. They are available on Ebay or Amazon for a very fair price. Just an alternative if your magic massager ever goes south on ya!!!!! Great series man
Sure appreciate that!!!
Awesome series Rob, keep the awesome videos coming. 😊👍🏻👍🏻
Great series ! You’ve got some serious talent.
Awesome series of videos! Can't wait to see the finished car run at Martin!
Thanks Rob really interesting, like your presenting style!
Hopefully there will be further topics you can do video's on.
Keep them coming!
Your a bad dude... keep the cool shit coming..
🇺🇲🤘🤘🇺🇲
What a great series and inside look! Thanks, Rob!
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
God bless an stay safe
Awesome series, thank you for taking the time to make it and for all of the top notch information
Very nice work Rob! I enjoy all of your videos.
Nice.. be watching for the next project 👍
Excellent content. Just excellent, thank you.
Love the tip on the vibrator ,,ill def be remembering that..Awsome
Thanks for sharing with us.
Very satisfying, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for bringing us along looks really good
Thank you sir for all the insight and expectations of why !!
Rob, Very informative thanks
Excellent series, thanks.
Ha!. I rigged a old 50's-60's Oster handheld back massager to a plastic Folgers coffee can(with lid) for a very early and cheap electrosonic cleaner,,which jitters the hell out of the solution and parts. Works like a champ, Champ. Yep, suspended the whole gig off the table with bits of big surgical tubing. Adjustable to the speed and fury of cleaning. Works good for cleaning shooters brass as well. Solution gets dumped for walnut shells for polishing. Got tired of the chinacrap electro cleaners burning out in moments. This can be plugged on for days,,without a worry.
I like your use ,,to stir the weld puddle,,,Aaand,,release tension, which was it's original design intention. Ingenious!!. I hope Sir Larry appreciates all that chassis lovein!!. Very nice work. Was wondering who's chassis that was.
Absolutely beautiful work Rob.
I really enjoyed these videos. Great work Rob.
It's always great to watch a person do quality work! I hope you can keep the videos coming. Thank You!
Lol.....YOU may be certifiably nuts Rob!
Thanks for All Sir!
Thank You For Sharing !!!
Enjoyed it tremendously!!!!!
Another great video, thanks Rob!
Great video, hope to see many more 👍
Love these videos! Thanks so much for sharing.
Awesome build series keep em coming
Just found your channel recently. Great tips and instruction.
Back massager trick ?!? Waaaa ??? Mind blown.
Thanks for doing this series. As a longtime fan, it gave me a lot of insight into what work goes into these chassis. As others have said, "please show us more" if that's o.k. for you !!
Thank you Rob, I bloody love your channel and this latest series has been fascinating. Outstanding work as ever, been a fan from afar (the UK) since the Johnny Gray days. Thanks again man, look forward to watching more..
Thoroughly enjoyed the series and learnt plenty along the way!
Really hope to see more like it. 👍
Thank you for the build series! It was very informative!
Loved the series Rob. Thank you very much for taking us along and showing us your process.
I have two questions that I hope you would answer for me.
* At the stops for the floating upper section on the cross tubes, do you fully weld the stops or just tacks and if tacks only, how many around the perimeter?
* When you butt weld the front end tube with the sleeve, are you butting up to touch both outer tubes OR are you leaving a very small gap between the tubes which would allow fusing all three tubes during the welding process? Meaning TIG welding the front tube, the rear tube AND the sleeve all together in one joint?
I too purchased a couple of those Trick Tools bracket 3rd hands a few years ago and like to use them. I found the magnetic style to be less than friendly when trying to weld tabs on as the magnetism would cause the arc from the TIG to go crazy and ended up looking like ass. The 3rd hand style work much better.
Thanks again for the series and we hope to see more like it.
Mike
Awesome stuff man. Thanks.
Nice 1st gen Raptor, love my '14
What a great series! Thank you Rob! (Larry couldn't wait to get his first ride) 😂
A true craftsman.
You're a genius dude thank you
THANK YOU!
EXCELLENT series!
Just curious,
Why did you butt weld then front connectors?
I was taught by an A&P mechanic to cut the
sleeve tubes at a 30 degree end angle,
for more weld area which makes for a stronger joint.
Along with the rosette welds.
Love the content, keep them coming.
Craftsmanship, thank you
Nice job thanks for the video
Great as always. Outstanding workmanship, Rob. So I'm guessing you're going to keep the purpose of the scribe lines close to the vest or did I somehow miss it?
Very nice work.
Dixon confirming nitro drivers are a bit off in the head. 😜
That’s great work. Can we see what a chassis cert process is like ?
Rob - excellent series my guy! Really enjoyed the knowledge! I'd love to see another series. What do you have in store for us?
Love this
Awesome video series, I thought it was alot more complicated than that
Thanks - did you ever make a computer finite element model of your design?
I thought the mounting of the fuel tank was actually pretty cool. About how many hours do you guesstimate were in the actual front half process?