Event Coverage What are YOU doing to get ready for the 2015 Meltdown Drags?

Ha I knew it lmao I was just reading the thread and your post popped up that's how I was so fast lol it's always good to have a great reaction time lol I did win the quickest reaction time at the duck drags in Tulsa ok this year lol


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I can't load the pics from my phone, but check out the Color Me Gone AWB Charger of Roger Lindamood, it was a nice one too. Here we go, computer works. AINT SHE A BEAUTY!!!
PS. Not really and AWB, but a Bitchen Funny Car!

 

I noticed that Mitch has a tach light and he's using a vintage tach, how the heck is that wired to go on at designated rpm?

 

Most likely a RPM Activated Switch like MSD 8950.

 

They make a stand alone shift light too.

 

I thought these gassers couldn't use electronics?

Stand alone shift light?

 

Reread the rules...they just have to be hidden. Most are running an MSD.

 

saweet!!

 

LACR was awesome!!!

Does anyone know where to get my headers coated white?

 

Drumyn-

I have had the best luck using the plastikote white heat paint. Just make sure the headers are clean with solvent to remove all oils and then run them on the motor ASAP to cure them.

 

That's good to know Jeff....I've been looking for white hi-temp powder coat locally for a while,and they only seem to want to do silver or black,so I'll probably just take a crack at them myself....

Scott


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Will Scott's car be re-named the 'Lakeshore Stinker' when it is cooking off the powder coated headers??? Talk about motivation to stay out in front!

 

I thought the headers were supposed to get crappy looking after a while? mine sure are....but I'll blast them and put on some fresh VHT white next year.



that's about 3k miles. dozen passes at the strip. And lotsa rain.

 

^^^ I like that showing your war wounds.

 

Some idiots (like me) take it way too serious, and run points, no electronics. I figure just because I'm allowed to use modern stuff, doesn't mean I have to use modern stuff.

Surprisingly, the old technology still works as well as it did 50 years ago.

 

That's pretty much what I was trying to avoid AJ..... lol

I've been looking for somebody to do them in white ceramic,but the nearest place,if I recall correctly was closer to you,Kip,and a bunch of the MDA guys than it was to me....I'm gonna have a closer look at Toronto.7 and a half million people.....One of them should have the stuff to do my headers....lol!

Scott


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LOL...

 

Mine have lasted pretty good the last time I did them. I sandblasted them down to bare metal then baked them at about 400° for 30 minutes to burn off all oils and such. I pulled them out of the oven and let them cool by hanging and not touching them to ambient temp then sprayed them using about a full can or more each. Then once they dried slightly, I read the VHT paint can and it says to heat cycle them to like 200° and cool down, then 400° etc... follow the directions exactly as printed on the can using an oven and it is pretty darned good. My biggest problem is spilling shit on them and staining but there is no cracking, peeling, or flaking at all if you do it the way they say.

 

I didn't do the prep right on mine, so I'm not surprised they are flaking etc. Next time, I'll do it right, and they should last quite a bit longer

 

My neighbor is out of town and we are watching the cat. Might need to use the oven too

 

What did the cat ever do to you?Thats just wrong,Man... lol

Scott


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Yum Chinese Food

 

Come on over ! Baked headers ! Get em while they smoke !

You guys think I'm kidding.

 

I scored a cool set of valve covers at a swap meet in August that had lots of holes for lots of breathers. One set of holes required breathers that I could not locate. Today I welded up those extra holes in these covers, without starting them on fire


Extra holes welded up on both covers:


And sanded off nice and smooth:

 

Nice clean looking job AJ!

Those are gonna look killer on your digger.

Scott


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Did you tig them up? What filler rod did you use on them?

 

And those are Magnesium or aluminum?

Scptt


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TIG
Filler rod is at the shop, worked awesome for a hack like me. I'll let you know the alloy.

 

They're MAG!

 

I thought so from the "didn't light them on fire" comment!

That's killer.....I still have to go pick up my '92 block,I will keep you posted when I make some progress,or even have enough parts laying around to mock something up

Scott


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