New project

[hotrod 80]

Here is a update . Still no chromemoly , but scheduled again tommorow .

I have 16ga. panels being made for the holes or gaps that will have flats to bolt to the fenders and 90's to bolt to the bed floor and a 90 turned in at the back of the cab for looks and strength . They will be painted to match yellow . Have not figured out what to do under the tail lights other than steel brake line for braces to keep everything firm . Still need a fiberglass or small rear bumper to cover the frame rails in the back . The cowl is and Ebay $75 38 inch scoop that was trimmed and added with the 2 part panel bonding adhesive/Epoxy . I was told that if you leave the proper amount of epoxy instead of forcing the scoop to touch the metal hood the all three materials could expand and contract without the seams cracking due to temperature change . Im happy with the job .

Got the new driveshaft being built and will pick it up monday . This one is 3.5 inch with 1350 spicer u-joints . Driveshaft loop is in , as is removeable crossmember . The cross member became manditory with the th400 . I also bought a pair of ET streets . These are the 28 x 10.5 x 15 . Basically the old 28 x 9 slick with some grooves cut in to it . I was having a bit of trouble with the drag radial as it was kinda hit and miss . Truck went 1.40 on 29 x 9 Hoosiers so i ought to be able to make it work on a 28 x 9 with Caltracs and Ranchos . I also took 4 drgrees of nose down out of the pinion angle . I am at 3.5 negative . Which sould move to around 1.5 to 2 when i drop the button . I will start with a radial and if need be move to the bias ply as a last resort . I also swapped the rear end gear from 5.00 to 4.11 . this along with the swap from 2.52 ( th350 ) to 2.48 (th400) first gear will take mechanical advantage away help the tire . Removing gear and an adjustible instant center with Caltracs should allow me to dial it in . Probably end up letting go and pulling second to bring it back down . First race of the season is the 17th so we will see . Working hard to get it inspected tuesday . Maybe the rain will stop by then . I also bought/built a fuel flow gauge so i can "creep up" on my tune up . Bracket race rained out this weekend and i needed the test time .

[hotrod 80]

ready for saturday.

[hotrod 80]

Ended up testing tonight to try and work out some bugs . Fisrt pass with the 2 step set at 3200 and low bottle pressure . It rolled up on the back tires then tore the threads off the u bolts . I had to much in the driverside bar so it tried to move left . thinking im 2 or 3 clicks soft on the rears . It bit hard enough on a drag radial to tear up hardware so i guess im headedin the right direction . Someone said it had 3 in the air and they had a picture . Here are a few random pics .

[Rannos]

Truck looks like it is coming along great! Look forward to seeing it run once ya get the kinks worked out. Mine should be back together in 5 or 6 weeks. Might bring it out to Baytown one weekend to play a bit.

Jay

[hotrod 80]

Wrenches flyin around here . tryin to get it back together today . gates open at 3 . Gotta go .

[hotrod 80]

Runner up 6.25@110 then a 22 mile cruise to prove it is a street car . Pretty good night .

[hotrod 80]

Found ths video of the finals . Spun bad for the loss . Mostly of him .
http://youtu.be/4FWKO11QgIs

[Rannos]

Was that Mustang Billy you lined up against? Sure looks like his car but I dont remember him having stickers on the back glass. Anyway looks like you were moving right along once you hooked up. BTW the right lane at HMP is terrible from my exprience.

[hotrod 80]

The right lane was hit and miss . Promod guys were trying to take power out , then add a drag radial and the weight challenges of a truck , well . Yes right lane wasn't my friend . Billy and i in the final . Good guy . We were side by side in one qualifying run .

[hotrod 80]

The ladder shook out me and a SN95 turbo car in the semis . We took the bottle and heated it up pretty good as i was a touch rich on the nitrous fuel pressure . It looked like we had the turbo deal covered on motor so we were experimenting to see if we could trim some Et . The turbo car didnt make the call and nither did the second set , so instead of a competition by rounds for me and the other guy they put us in the finals right there . I ended up spinning and he ran slower also . Had a good time anyway .

[hotrod 80]

Round 2 of qualifying .
http://youtu.be/wLo0JwUC9oE

[hotrod 80]

Dropped it off today at the chassis shop for the bars . I'll get pics coming up as the cage progresses . Does anyone even check this thread ?

[hotrod 80]

Well , i dropped it off today . I had paid for the tubing already and was in line after Lamar's Nova to have a bar done . My wife convinced me it need to be done for safety reasons . 12 point Chromemoly cage custom bent and tig welded . Certified to 8.50 with swing out and removable door bars . This will add 77# to the truck . It will be installed so later if i decide it can be removed and the truck cab will not be cut up . The bars will also have motor plate tabs hidden behind the fenderwells . Room for coilovers if i decide to remove the torsion bar stuff , yet retain the stock suspension and get m 77#'s back .

[Captainfab]

Yep, I check it everyday

Looking forward to the pics......

Originally Posted by hotrod 80

Dropped it off today at the chassis shop for the bars . I'll get pics coming up as the cage progresses . Does anyone even check this thread ?

[Rannos]

I check it often myself.... who did your drive shaft? I will need a new one if I can ever get my truck back together!

[hotrod 80]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Yep, I check it everyday

Looking forward to the pics......

Thanks i am going by daily to check it out as i want it to be nice . Here is todays pic , not much just the glass out and destroyed . Found the gasket and glass for $240 installed so they are ordered . Plan on cleaning up the windsheild lip and having the guy who painted the hood and rear fenders paint this so the glass / lexan rear doesnt have to be removed when it gets fresh paint this winter .

Originally Posted by Rannos

I check it often myself.... who did your drive shaft? I will need a new one if I can ever get my truck back together!

Houston drivetrain on the loop . 3.5 with 1350 spicer solid joints . Call Dainte .

[bigboybodry]

I check in and looking forward to seeing the finished cage. I have a bud with a 6.0 ls luv that runs 10 tens on motor, 275 radial sweet rides!

[hotrod 80]

Originally Posted by bigboybodry

I check in and looking forward to seeing the finished cage. I have a bud with a 6.0 ls luv that runs 10 tens on motor, 275 radial sweet rides!

Yea i set on a 275 now . Tough to get a handle on them .

[hotrod 80]

Mostly a pic update ,, but i want opinions . More eyes are better .This is not a cheap venture an i want it to be as correct as possible . Im happy so far . We couldnt go through the dash due to the weird angles so we went around . let me know what you think .

[hotrod 80]

Should be out monday pics coming .

[djracer]

Lookin Good!

[dbmx66]

truck is lookin nice for sure

[hotrod 80]

Originally Posted by djracer

Lookin Good!

Thanks

Originally Posted by dbmx66

truck is lookin nice for sure

Thanks working hard on it .

Update ; got it out of the chassis shop . I am happy with the work but have some fine tuning to do . It had grinding dust everywhere so i clay bar'd the truck before anything then washed it . The rear window is tinted lexan . I could only use 1 swing out door bar and 8.50 cert so there is one on the driverside . Front glass is scheduled for this afternoon , as i cleaned up the window tracks and painted them . Here are the pics . Have not gotten the cert sticker yet as there are a list of 6 cars in the area that are going to split the travel fees and meet up with the inspector .

[Marv D]

Wow they do really really nice work. One question tho (totally unrelated tot he bar) Is that a cable throttle,, at your ET they don't require a toe-hook positive return?

[Rannos]

Truck looks great man. Can't wait to see it run.
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