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#51 |
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Boiling Springs, PA
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
I have a full weight 68 deville convert that runs 13's on motor....with street tires
so I think that 4dr in car craft will be much faster after some tuning. It said 13's at 106 on the first pass.
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71 C10 long bed, 2003 6.0L, 06GTO E40, T56, 12bolt 4.10 rear Last edited by 71cadc10; 04-15-2009 at 11:09 AM. |
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#52 |
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Boiling Springs, PA
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
Spray-Bomb,
hopefully that end play is just the center thrust bearing wore out. hot tank, new bearings, bottle brush hone and new rings and run it. clean up and use those heads with stock valves and pound boost thru it. If you want to turn it up I'd spend money on some forged pistons...maybe rods but that's about it.
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71 C10 long bed, 2003 6.0L, 06GTO E40, T56, 12bolt 4.10 rear |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Northern AZ
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: BFE Mississippi
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
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The FWD Eldos (67+) could be a problem for a drag car, as the half shafts could be a weak point. I don't know how strong they are. Plus the have odd wheels which limit what tires you can use. The 77-79 cars with 425s are good candidates too. I know one that just ran 15.65 with just a rear gear change and good tires (had a lot of extra weight too). Great candidate for a turbo. The lower compression 71-76 472s and 500s would be good turbo candidates as well. I'd shy away from turbos the higher compression 68-70 engines. |
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: BFE Mississippi
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
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BTW, I see Matt has an engine for Bertha now ![]() It's so tempting to put a Cad in the truck (see avatar) but 1) it for my 14 yr old son and he doesn't need that, and 2) I'd hate to loose the 3spd and now way it would live. |
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Sunburst C10!!!
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Texas
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
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Rusty but Trusty
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 228
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
This project hasn't died yet..... but been busy working out of town (good thing these days).
Hope it is just the thrust bearing but haven't torn it down to make sure. I have located another 500 to use if needed. Maybe this fall I will get time to get it running and finish the rear suspension etc. Lee
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: the netherlands europe
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
from wat i heared about the caddy engines is that there made of realy hard cast iron same as the dartblocks and other high erformance engines , there realy tough and pretty light for there size .
there still pretty cheap to find but there getting more attention lately now that there s more hop up stuff available for them . keeping an eye on this one
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts |
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
Updates?
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~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list ![]() Miss having a truck ![]() |
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Texas Big Wig
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mineola, Texas
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
Nope, not sure what we're gonna do with this one anymore
We really would like to have something to go race, but with all our other projects, we just dont really have the funds or time to work on this one, and we are debating on going with something lighter than a truck |
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: the netherlands europe
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Re: Project Zumo... Drag truck
if its a longbed pickup you could mount the engine in bed behind the cab , a caddy will go and no weight will slow it down
a smaller might just bend the frame and lift the front
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts |
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