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12-24-2004, 03:26 PM | #1 |
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Fake it till you Make it/ Throwing sparks.
I don't want my blazer to lay frame or rockers. But I do want to throw sparks, so I have an idea. I'm going to rig an air cylinder to a hinged metal plate so I can just air my bags out, and throw a switch, and drop the scraper. Anyone ever tried this? Maybe use a replacable insert on the scraper. Any thoughts.
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12-24-2004, 04:34 PM | #2 |
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If that doesn't work make some mounts and drag trailer hitch balls. Cheap and last quite a while and they're readily available.
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12-24-2004, 07:58 PM | #3 | |
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12-24-2004, 09:28 PM | #4 |
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I have ECEs hiden hitch, not sure if I could fab something up to insert into it, and still stay behind licensce plate. But for now I don't have a rear bumper anyway so.... Let the balls hit the floor!
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12-25-2004, 03:40 AM | #5 |
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blocks
or you could buy a pair or drag blocks for 30-40 bucks and lay that becuase trailer balls are a little ghetto dont you think, kinda like flame decals
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12-25-2004, 04:40 PM | #6 |
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I want my truck to roll when aired out nothing touching the ground. I guess I could set the blocks up so they only drag when I put the rear all the way down and front all the way up.
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12-26-2004, 01:36 AM | #7 | |
its just $$$$$
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12-24-2004, 05:50 PM | #8 |
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Titanium makes a good insert. If you're going exotic, however, don't use magnesium... it burns... well!
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12-24-2004, 07:19 PM | #9 |
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I've seen the tow balls in action...pretty good spark for the buck.
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12-26-2004, 01:41 AM | #10 |
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my friend just welded a plate onto his bumper to drag, it was like 5/8ths inch steel
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12-26-2004, 04:47 AM | #11 |
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thats better then trailer balls, my truck looks like nothing specail just soem ole redneck kinda truck but i woudl still laugh at a truck layin trailer balls, come on buy something that was mad for it atleast
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12-26-2004, 09:53 AM | #12 |
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Link for titanum blocks
And a link to some videos if you into makeing sparks like these little kids videos |
12-26-2004, 01:23 PM | #13 |
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Titanium i ur best route , im sure u would like it better after seing a couple of videos , check out dfwminis.com. Save the trailor balls for the trailor.
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12-31-2004, 01:12 PM | #14 |
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Instead of using an air cylinder, you could use the cables for the ebrake to raise and lower the drag block (which ever you choose). Since you aren't really layin out, I would go with the trailer hitch since it's so cheap. But that's just me...
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12-31-2004, 01:23 PM | #15 |
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TITANIUM...........I dragg frame on my caprice everyday , but if u dont want to do that go with titanium.... |
12-31-2004, 03:58 PM | #16 |
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It's a good way to check for leaks in a rear mounted tank!
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12-31-2004, 06:57 PM | #17 |
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Nice point seeing as I have a blazer. But I'm going to get a custom tank with skid plate, or just a skid plate for now.
I guess you'd just have to outrun the flame!
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01-01-2005, 11:53 PM | #18 | |
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01-02-2005, 01:25 AM | #19 |
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YUP.....im on my second skid plate on my caprice , and i had a 720 back in the day where i rebuit the frame rails 3 times.
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01-02-2005, 09:35 AM | #20 |
just can't cover up my redneck
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...........and ya wonder why license plate fees are so high?
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01-02-2005, 01:04 PM | #21 |
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This does not in any way harm the streets , at most it tears up our cars and trucks. You cant mess up a flat surface onto another flat surface as well as you might think just bunch of young kids doing it with no sense , Im 33 and have been doing it awhile and i have a friend who is a public officer who does it too.
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01-28-2005, 11:07 PM | #22 | |
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01-02-2005, 02:13 PM | #23 |
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While in Colorado Springs, I saw some guys who ran two pieces of re-bar or smooth rod under their cars. They hung down about 3-4 inches under the frame, and were about 4 feet long each...while the car was lifted, you could just barely see two rods hanging down, but when they aired out, they had two 4 foot pieces of metal dragging causing all kinds of sparks. Kinda ghetto in my opinion, but it worked....and worked well!! My $.02.
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01-02-2005, 03:28 PM | #24 |
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Yes , it is smart to have common sense when you are doing it. When we are doing it it is usually late at night making videos on open roads away from others.
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01-02-2005, 05:37 PM | #25 |
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You will never convince me that it doesn't hurt the road.
If both surfaces aren't damaged then you would never wear-out sandpaper either? Don't most states have laws about scrub-line? for a reason? |
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