Event Coverage Welcome to the 2017 Meltdown Drags

I've always set up street cars at same angle as crankshaft centerline angle. Was that not right??


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That's what we have going on.
How about brand new set of leafs? The ones we have been running are the ones that came with the car!!!

It's only money.......


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May not be a bad plan.
Has to be some out there that would be a step up.

 

New stock leafs would be a step in the right direction im pretty sure!


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Same angle as rear of trans so yes. For a street car is fine, but can lower the angle for racing some to compensate for movement under accel.

 

Made some more progress today on mocking things up. Got fuel lines made from pump to Regulator & picked up a pair of Cleveland/Yates Exhaust flanges with starter tubes about 20 min West of Byron. Had to do some intake grinding to get cap/distributor to fit. Starting to look like an engine!


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Was that the complete pass where that mopar shat transmission fluid for...umm...the "complete pass"...?

Just kiddin ya Bob.

Can't wait to hang out and make some passes vs that big angry mopar.

Scott


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So this happened tonight:

And I also was able to get the driver's side coil spring out (not too bad),and the new replacement in.
Check this out:

Doesn't look like much of a difference,does it?Free height difference is only about an inch and a half overall,but the old wire was original stuff,that had become pretty tired.
The new coils,on the other hand,are not only taller,but slightly heavier wire....This amounted to a high pucker factor when installing.[emoji85]
Using an air ratchet to run it down quicker ( like the instructions for the spring compressor specify not to),didn't work for very long.Stalled the ratchet almost instantly.[emoji53]
From there on out,it was me cranking on a big ratchet to sink the thing a little more...After much anxiety,and a half dozen tries after inch-by-inch progress,it finally went in.
It's now 3:05am,and I need to get home and have a shower.The baby will be up in 2 hrs.[emoji45]
So the score for tonight is:
-2 leaf springs removed
-rear housing removed
-driver's side shock and coil removed
-new driver's side Shock and coil installed
-passenger side shock removed
-scared
The shit outta myself with sketchy spring compressor antics
-pooped in 5 gallon pail cause house was locked

To recap:
I'm still alive,shop didn't burn down,car is still a broken down mess,but we'll try again tomorrow.

Night fellas.

Scott


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My man [emoji109]


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Also,the baby was already up when I got out of the shower at 4:15,so I've been up all night,and will be running on coffee for the rest of today's festivities....[emoji53]


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Toss in a Red Bull or two through out the day and you got your self a high octane cocktail of go all fucking night!!!


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There's a "gift basket" coming for the Panneton Bros Okie Doker Smoker,and another one headed out to Jackson for the truck.
Can't wait to see you guys run this year.I think everybody's gonna get their attitudes adjusted by those two cars....Just a hunch I've got.Ric and Jackson have both been too quiet.....[emoji85]

Scott


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Just recieved our registration Email for the Meltdown, We are really looking forward to racing the Hilltown Shaker there

 

I thought this happen last July

 

That makes sense.


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Sounds like some of you guys have cashed in your 401K plan for this year.
Me I am just still dumpster diving.

 

#293 Riff Raff 64 falcon
The only entry with an orange triangle on the back! YEEEHAAWWW !!!!


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Nothing going on here folks, move along, move along.

 

No way man. That 401k just sits and makes me old man living money. You know how I came into my new power plant.


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Jim

The new intake looks wicked, another guy going to be hanging the front wheels.

Scott

Hope you didn't leave that (pale surprise) for Dad this morning.

Got a new song for you to buzz around in and fill your head today,

( I lost my ass at Byron Meltdown ) rather than ( I lost my Heart in San Francisco )

Salty

Where is that Dumpster with W parts?

 

Well sure hope I didn't create a moster.

 

Norb now that wouldn't be smart of me to give out that location.

 

Spy photo.

 

All those W covers give me a Woody, ( You Guys are Whore Hoarders )

 

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Oh no james you didn't create him ya just fed him!! evil laugh.......


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We have 5 cars Norb I don't see a problem.

 

I hope you have some fun with it.
Rather then just sitting in my basement.

 

Scott the lightest spring you can get to hold the weight will have the most energy.