Hot Rods Big Daddy's 55 2 door wagon gasser

No slushbox!

 

If you do you'll need a *** change operation or @Moriarity will ban you because automatics are for girls.

 

That's why I said it I'm still pissed that he didn't send me a Christmas card

 

Sounds Pretty Good Brother!

I'd be interested in a video of it with the Hoosiers on it to see will hook & lift the wheels

@Lloyd's paint & gl*** .... You gonna keep the 3.90 after you put the other trans in?

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/

 

Lol you know I'm joking. Gonna put the 5 speed in, line lock, and slicks. That's about it

 

I can fit 3 fat girls in the back seat

 

Probably still in the kitchen cabinet right next to the spark plug wires?

 

My idea of a good time!

 

Fat girls are good for traction.

 

A**** other thing's...

 

Like what? Stealing french fries off your plate?

 

That and the last little bit of your Root Beer float.

 

Got rubber in the first three gears…awesome.

 

It'll get 4th lol, I ran out of room!

 

So how did it feel compared to the vac secondary carb?

 

Unbelievable. When I ran it at London drag strip, it had the .450 lift cam, 3.73 gear, and the 650 Holley vacuum secondary. Now it's coming on strong. That video was just a hit because Dave wanted to see it, but there was traffic ahead of me. Earlier that day I brought it off from a dead stop at 3500 and it pulled hard. TJ is gonna bring his draggie? to see what it shows ET wise. But you know how that is lol. I have a set of 28x10 and 30x9 slicks, and tmrw I'm gonna order a set of 29x9's. Probably need to order a 4.56 center section and put the 30" on it. Once I put the 5 speed in it, with 28" street tires, it should do fine on the interstate. But I think it'll run a 7.30-7.50 with slicks on it. Could be wrong

 

That's great! A double pumper is just what it needed.

 

Pretty cool, Lloyd!!

 

If you like how it launches now, Calculate your overall 1st gear ratio now. Then calculate tire size and gear ratios that keeps your overall 1st gear ratio where you want it with the new transmission. Now check the cruise rpm for highway speeds with that combination. Even with 31” tires I didn’t like where the 4.56s put my cruise RPM so I’ll start with the 3.50 gears in mine and adjust from there. But if your launch is good now, keep what works. Don’t change too many variables at once or it becomes more difficult to get things sorted out.

 

nice video looks quick

 

Thanks Tim, how ya been?

 

I was going back and making sure I hadn’t missed anything. I’m confused about this sticker. Is that bragging about being a drag racer that lives in a mobile home? My wife said it’s for cars that don’t get driven. But I told her people on the HAMB always drive their toys. Right?

 

Lmao! It's me calling Bill's car a trailer queen. All show, no go. Pretty. Look but don't touch my show car. You know what I'm talking about now? Right?

 

Just to give you guys a bone, the video i posted was the last hit with the engine i nicknamed "magic Mike", because my old boss named Mike gave it to me. I have 2 deliveries coming this week and ***embly will start on the new engine. I'm excited!!!! This is about to get real up in here

 

I knew. I just didn’t want to tell my wife she was right. Let alone ask why she was reading over my shoulder. But surely Bill doesn’t haul his car around on a trailer? I saw him putting sound deadened on his floorboard in another thread. Surely he can’t have that much money as to worry about making the car quieter while riding on the trailer.

 

Yeah I'm just giving him hell, he's my buddy

 

What happed to "Gonna put the 5 speed in, line lock, and slicks. That's about it"?

Sounds like the "That's about it" **** just went out the window. You've got the disease now and there ain't no cure.

 

Lmao! I ain't saying anything! Other than I'm broke

 

Around these parts I call that project creep. My 51 started out as a mild mannered hot rod. But as the engine project creeped a little it has to have a cage and a tilt front to get to the engine. Now it sounds like I’ll need a line lock and slicks to keep up. At least it doesn’t need a two step to build boost.