Not a lot of visible progress
Have the 434 ready to set in,
Spent a week deciding,,,,,,,, the Hughes TH400 is ready. Ordered a Cheeta shifter and Dedenbear Co2 solenoid for it. WTF,,, going to put the throttle on a linkage stop anyways to keep it under the bar tech. Might as well use the Co2 to make it a 'consistent' 11.501 truck LOL. I can't believe I'm going throttle stop racing. I HATE throttle stop cars. But,, 90% of the cars I race in Pro-ET are running a stop, cross over delay, starting line controllers, using the box for a top end controller. It's hard to be competitive with all those electronics when you run flat out one end to the other!!
So this is going to be an exercise in keeping my cool. LITERALLY. If I keep it slower than 11.50 all I need this summer is a 3.2A jacket and helmet. I can forgo the firesuit, neck collar and all that BS that makes sitting in the Nova in 115° weather MISERABLE. So plan is to launch hard, sit o the stop for a few seconds, then run it out the back door keeping it under 135 (11.49 and 135mph being the threshold for a bar) . Ought to be harder for all those big long 7second piles of pipe I race with to judge the stripe when the ol truck just keeps pulling.
Have the stock steel floor and will keep it slow so the expired SFI shields are no issue.
ordered a but-load of electronics, including what crap I need to re-wire / re-plumb the truck. The 'bowl of spaghetti' under the dash has bothered me for years it's about to get 'done right'.
Still have this header issue to contend with, but can't do much of anything till I fit the motor plate and build the new crossmember brackets (That Alston cross member is the BERRIES!!! Love it when it comes time to move things around
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That's the update for now.