Event Coverage Welcome to the 2017 Meltdown Drags

What is a coil spring?

sincerely, Mr. Torsion Bars



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Will be attending this year with vintage ANGLIA which has been setting since early 70's.

 

A coil spring if for making those spring horses you see in the playgrounds and torsion bars are for making pry bars.

 

Oh now salty one you should know exactly how those coil springs work you have them on all 4 corners of your 62 i on the other hand could t tell you what they are for other than stacking up in my scrap pile only thing I use is leafs or in my dragster are none at all lol


Chrome don't get ya home

 

I remember when they worked good enough to put your digger on the trailer.

 

I shouldn't have sent you home with those gears.

 

Yeah probably not cause it is really damn fast now lol I was able to haze the tires all the way down the track on sat in Herrington we put on a helluva show for the fans


Chrome don't get ya home

 

Now that's what I'am talking about.
Glad your getting it sorted out Jackson.

 

Can't wait to see that digger put on the "shock and awe" show for the Meltdown fans.
You've been working hard to get the bugs out of it.I bet that car flat out hauls ass now!

Scott


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And James,did you get the super secret double mojo intake on the black car yet?
Dad and I are really looking forward to seeing you work your magic with it this year.
One of Dad's good buddies is totally nuts over 409 cars,and he just about lost his mind when we showed him some pictures of yours in the staging lanes from Friday night last year

Scott


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As much as things change they seem to stay the same.
Hope to get started the first of the month puttin it back together. I have to be in Bowling Green the middle of next month.
Lord only knows what I show up with for the Melt Down.
If I'am lucky it wont be swap meet parts.

 

One of you Canadians should bring down one of those factory 409 powered Pontiacs , would love to see one in person

 

Happy Birthday, 55 Chevy.





On Monday May 30, 1955, my 210 2 door sedan rolled down Chevrolet's assembly line in Tarrytown New York. From roughly comparing the daily production numbers to my VIN, it was probably during the early afternoon.

It also was Memorial Day for 1955. Before 1972, Memorial Day was always May 30, irregardless what day of the week it was. However, for some reason, GM observed the holiday that year, on Thursday June 2, 1955.

While my 55 was being built in Tarrytown N.Y. this was happening in Indianapolis Indiana.






By the way, for anyone with a 55, 56, or 57 Chevy, here is a link to where the production date info can be found.

https://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70517

 

Mize- we are excited to have you come and see a true time capsule. (Btw, I will call you Mize so that you don't think any of my insults hurled at Scott are for you)

 

salt flats i will see you in b.g. we will be staying in the trailer at night. we plan on grilling out and relaxing in the evening. stop by if you have time. feel free to throw something on the grille. the invitation is open to all hambers.

 

not sure if it'll help, but here's how I mounted my single wheelie bar...

 

I will have to look you up.....maybe drink a cold one or three.
I will be camped out in the Suburban Inn.

 

Glad I'm not the only one running behind, hope to dyno the new bullet for the stude on the 8th. Hoping for 650 HP, more would be ok too. Then gotta build some new headers. Can't believe nobody makes headers for Buick powered Studes. Go figure, thought it was common as a small block Chevy in a 32 Ford coupe. Gonna paint this on the side of the car (HARWICK HEDDERS cause nobody makes hedders for yer oddball crap)

 

All star Performance Stainless wire screen part # all 22265

Summit Racing part # aff-all22265 is 12" x 36" with 1/8" openings for $14.99 .

Cut the screen square with tin snips to fit just inside the carb. stud bolts, then put a bead of silicone on each screen side of two 1/16" carb. gaskets.
Clamp the screen between gaskets using two carb. spacers let dry overnight.
I used tin foil to keep the squished silicone off the other side of gaskets.
Don't use a big bead of silicone, ( like I did ) otherwise there is a lot of clean up of the over flow on screen side.

Sorry for the delay, was not home and had no computer available.

Norb

 

That's some extreme duty looking Buick parts you have there now.......Wow!!!!

 

Kinda got carried away.....OK, I went frikin nuts! But I think it's gonna be fun.

 

Nice job!!!
I better do my home work to pair up with you.

 

Your gonna have to be running Dad in this dude, Scott.

 

And this one also.

 

Holy crap that's a slick looking Fairlane!
I have a feeling I'm gonna be outgunned.[emoji15]

Scott


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saltflats secret weapon he has been keeping under wraps





Just kidding but a little inspiration

really don't know anything about it, it was posted by 1947Knuck in this thread:
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...r-photographers.1054623/page-30#post-12074457

 

Loudbang you been reading my mined.

 

His other secret covered weapon looks very interesting too.

 

any of you guys hoarding some
velocity stacks...? I can't find a single one on craigslist....


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I have a pair.