Event Coverage Official 2016 Meltdown Drags Thread - What are you doing to get ready?

Painted my new spindle.threw it back together and dropped my daughter off at camp. Hate to toot my own horn but had to be the coolest dad at the girls camp.40 miles round trip. And we made it home.now to park it get the trailer ready,put some rear end stops under it,and tune the carbs more after the afr gauge comes in. Wow busy week ahead.

 

@jakethegriff I sent you a message about this

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So Norb when you going to show up with your car lookin like this?

 

Bang'n a couple of the dents out of the front of the Scout, wiring in a signal converter for the Tach, change the oil, add a longer arm to the throttle linkage... Oil change and check over on the tow vehicle...load the beast up and head south...

Prefect is ready, Scout is ready
We leave Wednesday night... we'll be there Thursday afternoon

 

I'm thinking wiring the lever in what would be the floored position or passing someone would not allow the transmission to be shifted to 1st/low. So you could be onto something there. I bet it was holding second then into third when I slammed her home.
Anywho. I cut the wire off. It's back where it was before. Not held open. We shall see how it works Friday!

 

So I just cut the wire holding it open. We shall see how it works Friday. Unless I can sneak it out before then. Little thing is kinda loud with open headers.
I think wiring it full open or what have you kept it in second now. It wouldn't let it be shifted into low. So I was banging 2nd/3rd.
Kids going to check my work on the linkage tomorrow.
And I did stay at a holiday inn last night.... [emoji12][emoji6]

 

Remember, the transmission still can shift 1-2-3 at Wide Open Throttle

 

Just finished installing updated belts in the dragster... so I'm good for another two years!

 

You can read my mind James

Been eyeballing the front clip and straight axle package that Dan Lau markets at swap meets.
Love the nose height on that 66.

Even been looking at low cost way to put 327 crossed flags on the doors. A friend of mine uses a
projector to display the image on what you want to paint, maybe even I can paint in the flags?

Want to put fiberglass doors on first, Picked up fiberglass trunk and rear bumper from Glassteck
( Not on yet ) planning for fiberglass doors so they can all be squirted at once.

The Injector Stacks, now that would be Cool.

Turned 62 years old, so that means I got to live to 200 to save up to buy all this stuff.

I will just keep pecking at it and some day ( Lord Willing ) it will get done.

Just like Scott.

 

I will be there Saturday. The 64 Catalina's clutch was feeling funny up at back to the 50s and have not had time to check out so I will bring the air condition crew cab. My main plan is to watch some racing and meet as many of you as I can. So if a gray bearded kind of scarey looking dude wearing an eye patch and a bandana comes your way, My name is Larry and I am building One Bad 51 Merc. So you have been warned!!!! lol Larry

 

Scott you got that shaker running yet ?


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Went to do a test run today with the Falcon after changing all the pushrod guide plates. Things were going great until I would get to 3rd and then it would just bog down and stumble. Doing it a second time running through the gears it got worse and then lost fire as I was going down the road. Coasted into a farm entrance and could not get the car to fire again. Did some quick checking to find I was out of fuel!! Dumped some gas in and got it to fire up. Runs like a dream.

 

Working on it....I had to come back up here for a couple more days of work,then back home to prep,pick up the trailer,load,sleep,then head out early Thursday morning.

It's gonna be tight,but we'll be there.

Scott

 

Zettle Bros: At least you didn't do it at the track!

Right SuperStock Ron...!

Scott

 

I did it one time in my old hobby stock at the track. During the feature!!! See I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed

 

Is there compressed air available at the track? My short bed pickup is running out of room, and my slicks leak.

 

Did you coat the inside of the slicks with dish soap? Might stop the leak.....there will be plenty there to help you out with air if you need it.

 

Meltdown itinerary...


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Sounds good. I sent you my email address via PM, thanks!

 

We will have a compressor and tank with us if you need it.

 

Well this makes me feel better since it's only monday to have this in my hands. Such a nice piece makes me feel a little better with what happened before

 

somebody will have some,and be glad to share : )

 

The track does have an air compressor located near the fuel pumps.

 

I already glued them before I read the dish soap trick.

 

My dads coming along, he's so full of hot air you can use him...

 

Did a Meltdown Drags Promo at HD Museum last Saturday for Wild Ones Weekend... Jen & I Had good time hanging out with Eric, AJ, Steve, Jack, Dan & Joanne... Still find it hard to believe how many people have never heard of the Meltdown Drags or where it's located or what's it's about...!
Had perfect weather... Harley employees & owners were very cool...! Here's a few pics...
I probably shouldn't, but I'm still chuckling about AJ firing up his digger & it scaring the kids...!


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Bill who'd you have do you driveshaft?


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On Saturday:
The flyer says, racing 11:00AM- 7:00PM.......what classes of cars are racing then?

The flyer also says for Saturday, preselected night racing from 8:00PM- 11:00PM.....what classes of cars are the "preselected"?
-Thanks

 

As a founding member of the harley museum i have to say it is a special place. They do several members only events through out the year. The membership is worth it. One of my favorites is movie night. They show movies from the archives on two big screens. Popcorn is free with a bar to quench your thirst. You get a real good look how motorcycling has changed over the years. There was a time when the road captain was the guy that carried the guns and drugs. Now the road captain picks out what dairy queen to stop at. Im just a kick start guy living in a push button world.

 

There is a local chassis shop i used who narrowed the dana 60 and got me the spool and axles. . They are a strange dealer. This is Strange's 3" chromemoly shaft with their forged ends.