Ok Boys and Girls it's Storytime

[regan wilson]

Originally Posted by 71Dragtruck

Damn that's a nice truck!

Thanks man.

[regan wilson]

Originally Posted by Thamilktruck

Who else has stories! I've been reading this one at school all day. You old guys rock!

Thanks Kid. But should't you be studying? lol

[aggie91]

Come on Regan, the kid is studying...How to build a cool race truck...

[Thamilktruck]

Thats right! I always listen to the guys who have done it time & time again. You guys have helped me in the building of my truck so much. You guys rock!

[71Dragtruck]

Originally Posted by Thamilktruck

Thats right! I always listen to the guys who have done it time & time again. You guys have helped me in the building of my truck so much. You guys rock!

You should post pictures of your truck and tell us about it.

[Thamilktruck]

Originally Posted by 71Dragtruck

You should post pictures of your truck and tell us about it.

I have been building this truck since i was 15. I am now 17 & have been through 3 motors, 3 rearends, & 2 trannys. I built my first motor for it & lost the bearings within a week! i was young & learning. I struggled with that little 327 until the 3rd try. i finally had my hotrod running on the street! I drove it to school with a whopping 7 mpg! 6 months later the nitrous bug flew into my ear & we put a 150 shot on it just to play with it. needless to say a stock replacement scat rod wasn't to happy under the influence on nitrous at 7,500.
I am now putting a 359 cubed small block in with a scat forged crank, eagle h beams, wiseco pistons (flattop), Lcp aluminium cylinder heads (200cc runners), Custom grind isky roller cam, Big single plane team G, & two kits!
Th400 with a brake Built by Arnet Transmissions
Coan 5500
9" 35 spline 4:88s Spool
28x10.5 mickey
Im waiting on my magnafuel pump & some misc stuff & ill be ready to put this thing back on the road!

Will post Pictures soon!

[Thamilktruck]

Heres Some pics from last years race season, The broke rod, & my new motor!

[71Dragtruck]

Cool truck! You should start a new tread putting all you info in it and add to it as you go so everyone can follow, that's one mistake I made around here, didn't make a main thread now my stuff is all over the place in several threads, I guess at the time I figured who going to really give a crap about my truck, but that might still hold true lol.

[Thamilktruck]

Originally Posted by 71Dragtruck

Cool truck! You should start a new tread putting all you info in it and add to it as you go so everyone can follow, that's one mistake I made around here, didn't make a main thread now my stuff is all over the place in several threads, I guess at the time I figured who going to really give a crap about my truck, but that might still hold true lol.

Thanks i'll have to do that!

[rustytruck50]

Looks great & love the color, Regan!! Really like '71 Drag truck & Milktruck!

[71Dragtruck]

Hey Regan, what length of wheelie bars did you run on it, 70”?

[regan wilson]

Originally Posted by 71Dragtruck

Hey Regan, what length of wheelie bars did you run on it, 70”?

I cant remember how long those chrome ones were. We built a shorter set years ago. When I had a stock gearset (high SLR). It would get on the bars hard and unload the tires. I'll measure my other ones and get back to you.

[regan wilson]

On another note we just got back from our first race-test session in Baytown. Got two hits Friday and two hits on Saturday. Last hit Saturday it went 10.896 @ 156.08. I was trying to use the same slicks I had but they are goners. My 60 fts were all over the place. I went out first round Sunday morning. I thought I was hot but I wasn't and gave up the stripe to a slow car. Im putting new slicks on it and getting ready for Tx Motorplex in two weeks.

[regan wilson]

Originally Posted by regan wilson

I cant remember how long those chrome ones were. We built a shorter set years ago. When I had a stock gearset (high SLR). It would get on the bars hard and unload the tires. I'll measure my other ones and get back to you.

I measured the ones I have now. They are only 48". I built them just to keep it off the bumper. When I was unloading the tires that was back when the truck was on ladder bars. Cant remember how long the old ones were, I know at least a foot longer. I banged my shins on them enough times.

[regan wilson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gca_...ature=youtu.be


I tried to put this in a window. This was a time trial against my buddy Jason Owens who was the runner up this weekend. He ran 147 on this pass. I was 7.74 @ 122 and 10.896 @ 156. This thing is a blast.

[aggie91]

Almost makes it look like you are just out for a easy Sunday drive...in a 150+ mph brick...

[71Dragtruck]

Originally Posted by regan wilson

I measured the ones I have now. They are only 48". I built them just to keep it off the bumper. When I was unloading the tires that was back when the truck was on ladder bars. Cant remember how long the old ones were, I know at least a foot longer. I banged my shins on them enough times.

Thanks, was looking through your old pics and was just trying visualize how far mine are going to stick out (even though back of your box is shorter), my truck is over 4hrs away so can’t measure, my bars are suppose to be there today.

Originally Posted by regan wilson

I tried to put this in a window. This was a time trial against my buddy Jason Owens who was the runner up this weekend. He ran 147 on this pass. I was 7.74 @ 122 and 10.896 @ 156. This thing is a blast.

Sounds good, looks like it pulls real hard, be interesting to see what it would run all out now.

[regan wilson]

Originally Posted by 71Dragtruck

Thanks, was looking through your old pics and was just trying visualize how far mine are going to stick out (even though back of your box is shorter), my truck is over 4hrs away so can’t measure, my bars are suppose to be there today.




Sounds good, looks like it pulls real hard, be interesting to see what it would 'run all out now.

Thanks, I'm thinking it's running out of roll cage. No Funny Car cage in the plan.

[regan wilson]

Well guys I've been at the Tx Motorplex since Wednesday evening. We made two time trials Thursday and ran first round that evening. I showed up with new slicks and was having 60ft problems. They were slow and inconsistent like it was turning the tire on the hit. The slicks usually need at least 6 or 8 passes to come in as many of you know. I survived first round that night with a crappy light against someone with a worse light. I went up for second round Friday morning and set up hot not trusting the 60ft. Well it hooked and the 60 was where I should have been. I ran one of my old buds Tony Jones. He treed me but I was so hot I caught him before the 1/8th mile and started peddling it. I rode it out and cut the stripe in by .002 I was 10.85 he was 10.88. So i was done for the first race. This is a double race weekend, they called us this morning to have a time trial behind Super Stock and it started raining. Then it rained and rained. We are supposed to go straight into first round of the second race in the morning maybe!

[regan wilson]

And now for the funny part! I had some luck on one thing. The old 454 emblems on my truck I bought here in 1988 at the Super Chevy race I runnered up at. I got back from round 2 and noticed something wrong. One blew off or fell off somewhere.[IMG][/IMG]

[regan wilson]

And now the funny part. I went down the return road and talked to one of the tech guys and told him what happened. Comp Eliminator was running at the time. I asked if I could run down and look for it. He said go ahead and while your down there say something to the safety crew. I went down there and Doug Wood one our long time Div 4 guys was there. I laughingly told him what happened and he said if anyone found it he would bring it to me. I told him if it's still worth a s*** that's cool. I was up at the starting line watching the last of the races and he rolled up on his scooter. He said I've been looking for you! He reached in his pocket and guess what he had?[IMG][/IMG]

[regan wilson]

Sorry the pics showed up so big. I normally don't have to resize.

[71Dragtruck]

Right on that you got your emblem back, at lease you had some luck that day.

[regan wilson]

we are still at the Texas Motorplex today. If anyone wants to watch the race go to Dragracer.tv it will live Youtube channel. I will be running second round sometime mid day after TAD,TAFC and Super Stock.

[regan wilson]

https://youtu.be/YR3tWIBzaDc