"Tip the can, bump the mag, and low et is in the bag" Cant remember who said that, but its a great quote...
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/media/albums/the-things-that-mean-the-most-to-me.2220/ there are a few pics here
I got lucky today. i have the parts i need for once. I need to swap gear ratios. To achieve the speed i want the 4:56 gear needs to go. Im going with a 4:10. With less weight and more power this needs to be done. to use this new gear the carrier needs to be changed also. A few years back i bought a pair of carriers for the cross shafts and spider gears. I was not concerned what ratio they were for. I looked at them today and i have the right one. The unit on the right is for a 4:56. The left is 4:10. the 4:10 can run a spacer to use 4:56 but not the other way around. The 4:56 carrier measures about 2 1/2 inches to the ring gear. The 4:10 about two inches. Another good swap meet tip there. I used a 3:73 in the 65 dodge. To use that it had to have a ford pinion bearing and other special parts from strange. I hope i dont have to step it down further. Nitro motors like to be pulled down at the hit. I do have more options that would be to change the first gear ratio to 1.81 to help with the launch. The other is the bruno. On a bruno the pressure that the pump makes is adjustable. The slip in the converter can be adjusted. There is a pressure gauge so you can keep track of changes. Its just a matter of turning a set screw. A violent launching car is a parts breaking inconsistant car.
My rockers from missile showed up. I had sent them out to be upgraded. In severe duty situations the bushings can move inside the rocker. Driving on the street in high heat for long periods of time is one of them. The rockers are drilled and a pin is pressed in. There are two bushings per rocker.
I recall the 'Surfers' saying something similar one foggy night at San Gabriel... It had started to rain, and my pal Al Mise and I tipped the can for Tommy Ivo for a 'Match Race' with big Bob Haines in the Masters & Richter FED. Last race of the evening, for the rain...Man, did they get squirelly! (M&R rail later to become the Greer, Black, and Prudohme rail...) Never could get Donny's last name spelled right!
Found this "before the crash" shot on Hot Rod coverage of meltdown. http://www.hotrod.com/events/covera...r-wars-all-over-again-at-2015-meltdown-drags/
Wonder what the coupe wold look like with a pair of '40 Chrysler taillights in place of the Caddy quartet.
thanks for the pic and link. after the race bob mclure the guy that wrote the article stopped by my house to shoot the car for a magazine. he shot the camero funny car also. the car is in drag racing scene this moth and should be in gear heads for life real soon. it will have pics of cassandra in it. a fitting end to the way the car used to be.
Great build. Glad you are getting a second chance after what was a bad accident that could have been much worse. Many of us have ridden faster than we should have in less than ideal vehicles. I'm older and somewhat wiser now, I think. You've got a first class build going, my advice is overkill on the safety factor, especially in the fire suppression area. Best suit, Hans device, helmet, gloves, shoes, head sock.... etc. Best of luck. Love what you got going.
i used to work on a squad in milwaukee. i have seen burns of all kinds. a fire is a scarey thing. i have had a few of them over the years. i was always very well protected. on my 65 i used all spec 20 items. a one piece suit, gloves, boots, mask, nomex lined helmet and a on board fire system. i never under stood nhras silly fire ratings for suits. if you go slow then they let you have a single layer suit. if you go fast you need a three layer suit. last i checked all fuels burn at the same temp regardless of how fast you go. on fire is on fire. this build will have all of that plus a diaper, blower restraints, blower bag, auto kill switch, blanket on the lenco, drive shaft tube and most likely a second parachute. a hans device will be new for me. after the concussion i received with this crash i wont drive the new car without one. the prices for them have really come down. regardless of how expensive the safety stuff costs it is still cheaper than a stay in a intensive care unit or burn unit.
After years of wearing the Horse Collar, and then switching to the Hans Device I think you will be very happy with the Hans. Very Comfortable and much much safer.
Glad to hear. You are right about one layer suits and the NHRA. They are only good to the vendors selling them. Fire is the worst.
Can't believe I have missed this thread. I seen this car a few years ago at the pile up,what a amazing car. well was... It is going to be even better now though. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
There is nothing like putting in a long day of work and find two boxes on the front porch from ups. Today its lenco levers and a sfi flex plate. I got word today that the wheels are coming along. Pics were sent to me. I just need to figure out how to get them out of my phone and on this thread. When i pull the lenco apart i will post a few pics of the internal workings of the unit. Maybe this weekend if anyone is interested. I'm running a three speed so one lever will be removed from this shifter. there are a few styles of lento levers made. i think these hurst ones look the best. it also has the neutral machined into it. not all come that way. also shown are the towers that will replace the air pods. they engage the next gear by pushing a fork down into the clutch pack when the lever is pulled. And for clarification this is a street car that will see some track time.
save the pics to your phone then send them to your email address if you have internet access on your phone
That looks like fun. If you're using the HAMB app on your phone, you should be able to post pics directly from there.
Here is the schematic of the brake assembly that came with the kit. The spindle is at a angle so the caliper bracket that gets bolted to the spindle parts 8 has to be welded on a angle. Part labeled 2 won't work and a similar part needs to be made. this is called the hat. part 5 will be tapped so i can get rid of the nut. the caliper will be 1/8 of a inch away from the inside of the wheel.
drag racing scene vol 1 issue 3 out now enloe you might recognize the setting. man was it hot that day.
as i have mentioned before it takes several peoples talents to build a car. some of the things i need to do are outside my skill set. i try to do as much as i can. this work on the wheels is above my skill level and i don't have a big enough lathe if i could do it. the work being done on these wheels is the work of tim harris. he is from the st.louis area. tricky steve turned me on to him and i am very lucky to have him on the project.
It was more humid than hot We had a good time up there and waiting on the hot rod reunion next year. I have been working on the Vette to take next year. I think there are some photos from this day in the thread in my signature or in my albums.
I am impressed at the speed of this rebuild. In the early part of this thread, mention was made of the need for emergency workers to be able to disengage the door pins that keep the suicide doors shut in case of latch failure. The obvious answer to this would be to have a knob or lever that operates the from the outside of the car as well as on the inside...perhaps one that integrates with the outside door handle. The one similar safety item on a race car is switch that shuts off electricity and/or fuel, but those usually come with signage and the track crew knows where to look for these. Being the ingenious person you are, I will be very interested in how you approach this problem. I have the same situation with my '34 Ford coupe. If I crash and get knocked out, the emergency responders can't do much other than just watch me converted into toast.
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