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

That looks like you are gonna have a ton of fun!
You and Merek should do a match race!

 

GET BACK IN THE GARAGE
AND GET THAT SHAKER FINISHED UP!!!!!

 

This morning I'm busy with this guy for a few hours,then back to wrenching on the Shaker:



Scott

 

Bad ass Jackson...totally bad ass!

 

And now a pro takes over..... Nebraska Wholesale Transmission best in the state. Stay tuned

 

Make sure you post there finding so someone else my learn from your troubles.

 

Oh Scotty, look what rolled Republic MO while Dad and I were at the Pizza Buffet:

 

Well no shit!?!?
They made a die cast model of that car a few years ago!
Thanks for sharing that,Man!

So are you and Dad still coming to the Meltdown?Who cares if the car is ready,just load your asses in the truck and get up here!!!

 

Whet Scott said show up and take your licks like a man.

 

It'll sting a little at first,but it don't hurt quite as much by Saturday or Sunday...lol

 

Yeah and even if you show up with a car there is always someone faster.

 

I never even made Scott eat any crow last year... We are all toughest on ourselves

 

Getting there....

 

Boat Anchor?

 

Damn.....That was cold!

 

Motor in. Trans in. Fucker is up and running. We gonna make it kids. Test run tomorrow on the street. Shhhhhhhhh...... [emoji6]happy dad right now. So happy to get my kid ready for the meet.

 

Oil changed. Anti-freeze swapped out for straight water. Ready for the 100mile drive to the greatest Drag Show Ever. Friday cant come soon enough. See ya'll there.

 

Sounds like a fun ride.
I hope to bring a driver some year.

 

Great news! What was the problem?

 

After all the measuring and indexing on an arbor press and calipers all parties involved believe the stall converter was made incorrectly. That's two in a row than were made incorrect. It's a bad deal because it's a local speed part joint that's been around for a very long time. Now they don't make them in house as far as I know. I believe they are made for them and they are just selling them.
I haven't returned it yet. Will do this week. I was to concerned with getting the car put back together.
So with all that we will just run what we brung until next year. Plans are to go thru the motor over the winter and do something to it. So while its out we can stab on that stall we want.

 

Forgive me if this is the wrong place to post - but I'm in a pickle. I have a room reserved for 2 nights at the Courtyard by Mariott @ Rockford Il for meltdown, but something came up, and I'm unable to attend, and I can not get a refund. IS there anyone going from out of town that would be interested in buying the room from me? I booked through Expedia, so I can transfer, and sell at a discount. Please let me know. Mods - please PM me if this is not OK.

Thanks,

Jake

 

Thats right, stay focused on getting the car back together

 

Oh, I'm not talking about him racing a goat.

 

Back from a test with the ol girl. Man she rips!!!
Now I have a question. We are not running a kickdown cable. My transmission guy said to wire the kickdown lever on the side of the transmission open. He said it will raise the shift points much higher. On the test I started in first and then slammed it to 2nd and didn't get second. So I stabbed 3 and got a soild shift. 3rd gear.

Kid thinks we don't have the cable linkage adjusted right. I'm saying the kickdown lever open is not a good idea.
Your thoughts please.....

 

You sure it was in first when you took off


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Good point there Jackson lots of times on a C4 rebuild the governor will hang up and for some reason.

 

My experience is with Chrysler transmissions...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/c4-kickdown-the-real-truth.625358/

So adjust only the KD rod and see if it makes any difference

It was Wernher VonBraun who said, "one good test result is worth a thousand expert opinions"