The Road to Bonneville!

I keep hearing the theme music from the Three Stooges !!

 

IT"S ALIVE !!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvW-QL_vBl8&feature=player_detailpage

 

Looking REAL good. You'll be trading in the baseball hat for a RED one in no time...

 

Way kool

 

Sounds great! Can't wait to see it run.

 

Gene Adams went through the injectors, pump & all that.

 

Hotdamn!!!, Hows about I stop by the pits next weekend? I'm sure I'll be mighty thirsty....

Wish I had sound on the 'puter here at work. Corgrats!!!

 

Damn, looks like a poster to me!!!!!! Nothing sounds like a Injected Jimmy 6!

 

Well, my buddy Paul N. chief advisor on my motor brought an old sign over to set the mood for the trip to Boneville, THANKS

 

So, after a month of thrashing, we were finally ready to leave Friday morning. Cant believe we are going !!!

 

We went through tech on Sunday morning. No problems, just a couple of minor fixes. Also, forgot to get some saftey items, so off to D.J. Safety co. for some items.

 

So, after tech inspection, we were back in the pits. We dont rush into anything in the Sonoma Racing Team!



The guy on the left is Loyd Silacci, He is 90 years old, built a Porsche 914 with 4 turbos & nitrous and raced it at Speedweek this year !!! What an insperation !

 

We started the car in the pits a couple of times, every thing seemed alright. Then a third time, we started to lose oil pressure F$%^@$%!!!!
So, off with the oil pan !



Turns out that the steel tube from the oil pump to the block worked it self loose. Easy fix, but no fun. Thanks Billy M & John B .

 

And......?

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Neat thread!

 

Well, getting back to normal, a little time to update! We made our first run for the shakedown. The car ran great, drove straight. everything looking good. What a blast. there is nothing like a drive down the salt !!!
The first thing I had to do was call my buddy Paul Nxxxxxm , who said it would blow up the first run. So I called him from the end of the track. The best phone call I ever made !!!

 

And......................? Was it one and done? How fast did you run? How many runs?

 

OH NO NO NO,,, We ran 96 m.p.h. on the shakedown run. I shifted it @ "3000 r.p.m. Everything went fine. She pulled like crazy, shifted fine. No problems. Went down the track straight as an arrow. We pulled the hood side panel off @ the end of the track to check the engine temp.Since the "Boat anchor" of a motor is filled with concrete, we wanted to see what the temp was. I was not sure my temp gauge was accurate in the filled block & head. Temp was fine. We are running straight alchohol , so it runs cool. We checked the plugs, nice & wet, well, just enough. So we got back in line to make a second run.

 

Great thread, subscribed.

 

and then.......??????

 

you're killing me...

 

hello i like that you use gmc engine i drive my 1957 gmc almost evry day
planning to build extra engine to put in hotrod
ken sweden

 

were it not for the shadows..I would assume the the other end of the course...

 

Great car, build, thread, plan, trial run with a test set up, phone call, I will follow along too.

 

Sorry guy's for the delay, It's too painful.

So, as I was saying. made the shakedown run at 2500 RPM @96 mph out the back. We checked the plugs, everything looked great, so we pushed the car right back to the starting line. Ran again the same day. Shifted it @ 3000 RPM for a nice ride @ about 132 mph. Running like a dream. Checked the plugs again, nice & wet, no problems anywhere. May as well get back in line again, right ? So we pushed back in line again the same day. Almost didnt get to run. the long course had already shut down for the day, but the starter was cool & let us run the 3rd time. Pretty good for one day's worth or racing ! Shifted it @ 3500 RPM. Running beautifully. What a ride ! Timming slip say's 153 mph & some change. I cant believe this thing is running so well. Still seems like there is more there. back to the pits for the day.

 

153mph sure is hustling for a "test motor"!

 

Many ney sayers said it wound not make the first run !!!

 

We're next to you guys in tech right there. That first picture is Kurt's Australian buddy, what's his name. That's probably me in the orange tee shirt. Good times for sure.

 

Its amazing how many different people & cars come from all over the planet !!!

 

Phew!! I can finally exhale!! Congrats on 153+!!!!