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Old 08-17-2006, 12:36 AM   #226
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I have a big race coming up on the 26th, so time to get back to work. Are you all ready to run once your trailer is done?
Bar looks good , very well thought out . Just curious , what / where is your big race ? I always like to hear about other people's racing .
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Old 08-17-2006, 06:52 AM   #227
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Well, The converter was perfect. I had them tighten it up 300 rpm. Should be at 5800 rpm now. The tranny is still at the shop. We found one of the cooler lines (braided AN) was laying on a header. I kind of wish they had found something wrong with the converter.
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Old 08-17-2006, 10:05 AM   #228
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Bar looks good , very well thought out . Just curious , what / where is your big race ? I always like to hear about other people's racing .
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It's in Saskatoon Sask. it's SIR's 40th anniversary race. It was suppose to be couple months ago but got rained out, now they are pairing it up with the alcohol funny car shootout. Even the Fri. night street drags the night before will be packed.
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Old 08-17-2006, 10:07 AM   #229
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Well, The converter was perfect. I had them tighten it up 300 rpm. Should be at 5800 rpm now. The tranny is still at the shop. We found one of the cooler lines (braided AN) was laying on a header. I kind of wish they had found something wrong with the converter.
Hope you get her done, nothing worse than spending all week under the truck and then not making it to the race.
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Old 08-17-2006, 11:37 AM   #230
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Few pics from the weekend.
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Old 08-17-2006, 11:43 AM   #231
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Old 08-17-2006, 04:48 PM   #232
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71 those are really some nice shots! The heavy GMC is lookin good and wadding up those Hoosiers Too!
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Old 08-17-2006, 05:10 PM   #233
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Blair from Nitroimage takes some awesome pics that's for sure. If you want to check out some more here's his link. I'll be ordering up some large prints again.

http://www.pbase.com/nitroimage/root
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Old 08-17-2006, 06:22 PM   #234
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Great shots...Have you tried stiff side wall slicks? I think they would sure help...would help reaction times for sure.
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Old 08-17-2006, 09:16 PM   #235
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Great shots...Have you tried stiff side wall slicks? I think they would sure help...would help reaction times for sure.
Nope never have, allways ran a DOT legal tire for the little bit I drive it on the street. I've thought about trying a pair of M/T drag radials, but never have. Could allways try some tubes in the tires I have.
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Old 08-17-2006, 10:02 PM   #236
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heres one from this last weekend
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Old 08-17-2006, 10:29 PM   #237
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Nope never have, allways ran a DOT legal tire for the little bit I drive it on the street. I've thought about trying a pair of M/T drag radials, but never have. Could allways try some tubes in the tires I have.
71, I can tell ya what kind of luck I had with the drag radials. I tried a pair of the M/T 295/65 radials and they wouldn't hook for $#!+ ! As a matter of fact, during one launch, it spun the tires so violently that when I hit 2nd, I broke the intermediate sprag in the trans. Up until that point I hadn't had any trouble with the trans. I played with different air pressures and even talked to some buddies that run them on their 5-second 1/8 mi. cars. Some of these guys are runnin' 5.50's in the 1/8 on these things. I'd have been lucky to get in the 6's with them. I ended up going back to the M/T 31 x 14.5 ET Street and back came the consistancy and the hook. Just my experiences, for what it's worth.
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I run the 32x 17.50 MT ET streets and they hook OK
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I've been running 33x10.5w Mickey Slicks
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71, I can tell ya what kind of luck I had with the drag radials. I tried a pair of the M/T 295/65 radials and they wouldn't hook for $#!+ ! As a matter of fact, during one launch, it spun the tires so violently that when I hit 2nd, I broke the intermediate sprag in the trans. Up until that point I hadn't had any trouble with the trans. I played with different air pressures and even talked to some buddies that run them on their 5-second 1/8 mi. cars. Some of these guys are runnin' 5.50's in the 1/8 on these things. I'd have been lucky to get in the 6's with them. I ended up going back to the M/T 31 x 14.5 ET Street and back came the consistancy and the hook. Just my experiences, for what it's worth.
BTW, nice pics of the GMC!!
Pretty much what I thought, I never had enough faith in them to buy a pair. The Hoosier Q/T Pro's is what I've run the last 2 years, as you can see they hook, might try some tubes to stiffen the sidewalls, you guy's run tubes in yours?
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I run tubes in mine. Just some cheap $9.00/ tube tire store specials, not the natural rubber expensive deals. I've never had any trouble with them, and the tires don't loose any air, even after sitting for a while.
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I run the pricy MT tubes
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Old 08-19-2006, 02:34 AM   #243
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Tubeless for me with bolt in stems!

I have been at the track playing today! I can't run 6.00 with the convertor that's in it right now so I'm running on the motor in the 7.00 class! I made 1 all out 1/8 mile pass went 6.665! I switched to shifting on time instead of rpm and went 6.961 @100 mph! My first qualifying pass was a 7.008! I wasn't happy with my lights (.4 Pro tree) so I made a couple of changes and dep staged and went .407 on the tree and 6.966!

Wish me Luck I have some stiff Competition tomorrow!
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Old 08-20-2006, 11:01 PM   #244
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Well I went out third round some ahole decided I needed him to line me up on the starting line and screwed up my concentration and I forgot to put it in first gear so of couse the trans brake didn't work! I helped some guys from Texas with a nice 10.5 outlaw car ( I'm the one in the purple hoosier shirt on the starting line) and I'm posting some other nice pics even one furd!
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Old 08-20-2006, 11:14 PM   #245
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Looking good, too bad about the dip that thought you needed a pit crew all of a sudden, should have ran him over. Was it cold out, I see you warming your ears? I take it that the Furd with the Bowtie in the grill was running chevy power. You get your trailer all set up? post up some pics of it when you get a chance.

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Old 08-20-2006, 11:32 PM   #246
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I'm getting the trailer setup but it will take a while to do it all! (roof air, Aluminum cabinets, awning) I will try to take a couple of pics tomorrow!
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I did the exact thing in the finals a few weeks again...second gear...DOH
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Old 08-21-2006, 12:10 PM   #248
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Here's another pic I found!
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here's my new Guard Dog!
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10.39 1/4 @ 125.83

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