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Rest in peace Chris Raschke - from every source it sounds like he was a wonderful guy. The Speed Demon III was an incredible machine. If I bite...
Also got to see Lucky's coupe - beautiful car, pictures do not do it justice! I ambushed him & his crew as they were making some post run gearing...
Very brief clip I took driving out - there was so much salt blowing into the car I had to set the phone down to cover the side of my head [MEDIA]
Racing was shut down approx. 4:20 pm as Mr48chev stated above. Here are some pictures of the localized system that caused the wind. Fortunately...
Yeah, a buddy & I made a gas tank out of Hot Rolled sheet for a Ford Ranger with independent rear out of a Thunderbird - we just got the tank...
Good luck man! The weather is lookin real good this year. My dad & I were out there July 19 by the bombing range riding the dirt bikes places...
Do not get gas at the Sinclair Station on the Bonneville Speedway exit!!! They are currently under investigation for credit card fraud!
Was out there Saturday afternoon - thunderstorms - Wendover got drenched & Floating Island got drenched - the track didn't receive a drop! Sunday...
When do the gates open for spectators? Planning on watching the runs on Monday - Thanks!
Awesome ride!
Here is the view in Salt Lake City right now (1 1/2 hrs east of Bonneville Salt Flats)
I think we are going to be good. They said we would have rain yesterday and we didn't have any. It shows a chance of light showers right now,...
When is the car show at the Nugget on Friday? Also, does anyone have a link to the race schedule? Thanks!
Supposed to rain all week in Salt Lake - hopefully we don't have a repeat of last year...
Love it!
I have just under 10 in-lbs of preload on the carrier. I welded a busted socket to a piece of metal and clamped that to the ring gear. If I go one...
Here is the pattern after moving the adjusters 1 notch. I have .009" backlash. The kit recommends .007 - .009 so I am in spec, though, I felt I...
After running it through a few more times the pattern turned into the attached images - this is with .024" shims and .005 backlash. I am going to...
Here it is with the .003 (might actually be .0035") removed - improved considerably in my opinion. The pinion has 20 in-lbs of preload with new...
I'll give it a shot and shoot you a few fresh images - give me like 10 min
My instinct is to push the ring gear into the pinion by a adjuster notch (in an effort to get the pattern deeper in the tooth) and then pull the...
Thank you for comparing these photos
Here is the coast side of the pattern
I have a 0.015" + 0.009" + 0.003" --> That being said do you think the pattern issue is pinion depth?
Hey guys, first time doing a re-gear. 4.11 Richmond kit. Check depth is 1.029 & my cap surface is .012" above the axle centerline. I currently...
Can you drill it out and tap it for a bolt/setscrew?
So a question I would like to pose - does anyone know the diameter of the smaller surface at the back of a 390 crank (1967)? (see flywheel image...
Drove I-80 thru Wyoming Dec. 26 - didn't know it could snow that hard!! [IMG]
Was a ton of fun! Definitely going to do this again and take a whole day or two - here are the pictures I took in between rubber necking at all...
Mr48Chev & Daddy_O - thanks for the replies and tips! The radio sounds like a must! I have a CB but it isn't hooked up. Hope the wind stays...
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