rebuilding after the crash

Talking to Bruno the fluid was rerouted. The pressure built up in the converter. It got supper heated unable to return to the pan. The seal got pushed out. Leaking fluid caught on fire exploding the pan. The gears broke after that. The new Bruno arrives tomorrow. New tires today. It might run at the Grove next weekend for testing

 

I am sure your crew seen & you by video ,looks right after Pre stage bulb on
Big puff on P.S. Then almost instantly Stage bub On , tree fell .

When you say Rerouted ,
Now or then ?
Fix a bigger return port ,line to pan
Or maybe bigger vent

 

No. Connect the two cooler fittings together with a line. Done.

 

Cooler will be byp***ed ,
If So cooler too big
Or to small.
Looks over winter cooler was removed from in front of tank , Looked to been a B&M , was that cooler moved to your
Recirculation cool down tool /Dolly .

If so was another add to car in different location ,
If so same model or another brand & if so a different GPM ,

I have seen some cooler have a
# 8 or 10 fitting then on inside
Neck down some 1/4 , 5/16 or 3/8 port
Same with steel hyd fitting's
Not smooth & free flowing causing cavitation creating air pockets .

I seen racer that I was around 20 yrs ago where using Bruno in 1,500 -2,000 hp
Tq 1,000 to 1,500 ish , then wants up into 2,300 plus switched to autos & lock up , on average 25k trans & converter.
Now there are many going back to
B&J , Lenco ext & if not using a clutch they have sorta big stock of parts for @ race serviceable converter ,
Some of these racer's I can not rap my head in how they are funding

 

Could you run a kevlar diaper around the transmission to help contain things?

 

Trying to make sense of this. Deliberately rerouted (via fluid cooler) or by malfunction. The picture above with the gear and the cracked housing is the Bruno converter drive Pump is it not?

 

Last season, Brian had a car mounted transmission cooler that was not up to the task with the increase in performance that the car would be seeing this season. He built a remote mounted transmission cooler cart that was quick coupled to the transmission between rounds. To correctly make this swap, Bruno did not tell Brian that he needed to add a hose between to two cooler ports on the transmission for it to function without the transmission cooler cart attached. That caused the pump pressure to dead head in the converter and multiple problems compounded until the weakest link exposed itself at the worst possible time.

 

^^^^
That explains big puff of smoke
Like a Alky engine coming up on
8k rpm's , Pan split . Nitro leave with
2,000 -2,400 idle .
Surprised made it threw start up's .

My self threw a thrash in dark one time put disc pad in backwards , ruined a hat
Lucky dual handbrakes 4 calipers on the rear & laundry bag

 

Thanks!

 

They don't make a diaper for a Bruno.

 

^^^^
There are few company's that will make to order , Flame retarded should be around
500 Ish, Kevlar 1k

One company stalled me for 2 months so I made my own , & lined with exorbitant pads

 

Light the fuse and move back. The entire drive train is back in. Jerry Kaye has the body looking good. The floor is ready to go back in. I have a few small items to finish. The drivers side window and windshield need to go back in. It's almost ready to fire and track test. Thanks to my great crew on knocking it out . We never quit.

 

Happy 426 day hemis and wedges.

 

Pretty awesome turnaround

 

Man, I know you’re a race it, brake it, fix it and make it faster wash and repeat kinda guy but even I was a little surprised at the quick turn around from the carnage I missed in the last few pages!

stop getting post notifications and Brian has exploded the car and put it back together two times since the last time I checked in lol. Talk about go big or go home! Love watching this thread man. Glad you are safe.

 

No doubt! Brian is not going to his grave with a bunch of "Shouldda Wouldda Couldda". He's grabbing life by the horns.

 

Thanks for the Youtube video on safety!
"Safety First is a Must, Period. Having the Right Equipment Can Save Your Life! #safety"
https://www.youtube.com/@2HacksGarage/videos

 

If you ever wonder why I work so hard it's because of my experiences in health care. So many times patients have said if I had only known I was going to get sick I would have lived life differently. They say I would have sky dived; taken that trip to Europe etc. So do it while you can. I know someday I won't be able to do what I do now. Go live life.

 

Well put Brian! I once had a sticker on my dragster, "Life is short, live fast"

 

My wife says "eat dessert first..........life's too short"!

 

My mom always said that.

 

Watch for the drag illustrated magazine next issue. They are doing a recap on the race. They are doing something on me with the final round.

 

We have these cool 2 inch diameter stickers available now for 2.00 I can send them in a envelope. Just send me a pm.
We plan on firing the car sometime today.

 

For an in-depth look on what went wrong and what went into rebuilding the Street Fuel Coupe, checkout the links below! A lot of hard work went into getting it track ready again and pretty soon some testing will take place. Stay tuned and stay cool!

 

The metal work is done. Moving on to putting the interior back together. Seat; dash; floor; tach; belts; radio; fresh air; Bruno bottle; wiring etc.

 

It's ready. Testing Saturday at the Grove. New gloves from Simpson arrive tomorrow.
The toe was set and the brakes were bled.

 

Looking good Brian and crew. Have a great test day.

 

Awesome turn around by your team! Hope testing goes great!

 

Wow! Now you have made the “BIG” time! Too cool!
Will they be available for purchase?