Fake it till you Make it/ Throwing sparks. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

bagged72blaz · 12-24-2004, 03:26 PM

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.

Izzy · 12-24-2004, 04:34 PM

If that doesn't work make some mounts and drag trailer hitch balls. Cheap and last quite a while and they're readily available.

XXL · 12-24-2004, 05:50 PM

Titanium makes a good insert. If you're going exotic, however, don't use magnesium... it burns... well!

jay-dawg · 12-24-2004, 07:19 PM

I've seen the tow balls in action...pretty good spark for the buck.

Jay

**N2TRUX** · 12-24-2004, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiveeightchevy

If that doesn't work make some mounts and drag trailer hitch balls. Cheap and last quite a while and they're readily available.

Yeah that seems to be the best route if your close but not quite laying frame. Of course all the die hard "railers" think that's bunk, but who cares...

bagged72blaz · 12-24-2004, 09:28 PM

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!

ricecop425 · 12-25-2004, 03:40 AM

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

bagged72blaz · 12-25-2004, 04:40 PM

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.

bagged74 · 12-26-2004, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricecop425

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

yeah, what he said. DEFINITELY GHETTO

bagged_gmc · 12-26-2004, 01:41 AM

my friend just welded a plate onto his bumper to drag, it was like 5/8ths inch steel

ricecop425 · 12-26-2004, 04:47 AM

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

jeffnstef · 12-26-2004, 09:53 AM

Link for titanum blocks

And a link to some videos if you into makeing sparks like these little kids

videos

drasticwagon · 12-26-2004, 01:23 PM

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.

tubbedII · 12-31-2004, 01:12 PM

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...

drasticwagon · 12-31-2004, 01:23 PM

TITANIUM...........I dragg frame on my caprice everyday , but if u dont want to do that go with titanium....

smokekiki · 12-31-2004, 03:58 PM

It's a good way to check for leaks in a rear mounted tank!

bagged72blaz · 12-31-2004, 06:57 PM

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!

NO LONGER DISTURBED KONCEPTZ · 01-01-2005, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drasticwagon

TITANIUM...........I dragg frame on my caprice everyday , but if u dont want to do that go with titanium....

The truck in this video clip has a rear tank and has never had any problems. Plus he dragged through his frame because he didnt want to get drag blocks.

drasticwagon · 01-02-2005, 01:25 AM

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.

LONGHAIR · 01-02-2005, 09:35 AM

...........and ya wonder why license plate fees are so high?

Just because you can drive on public streets doesn't give you the right to tear them up.

drasticwagon · 01-02-2005, 01:04 PM

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.

bagged72blaz · 01-02-2005, 01:53 PM

That is the question at hand. Danger! and Safty. I've dumped my bags before on a crowded street, and it scares the crap out of people. At first I thought it was pretty funny, than when I thought more about it, what if some old person with a bad heart had a heart attack? That would suck. Also another time I was driving down the road with my blazer all the way up and dumped it while there was a oncoming car. It startled the driver so much he swirved off the road almost. Granted these are the same type of people that will swirve off the road killing themselves or someone else to avoid hiting a cat/animal. Or the same people that souldn't be driving to begin with due to a medical condition. Lets face it the best safty feature you can have is a driver with a brain, and a little common sense.

67chev · 01-02-2005, 02:13 PM

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.

drasticwagon · 01-02-2005, 03:28 PM

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.

LONGHAIR · 01-02-2005, 05:37 PM

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?

12-24-2004, 03:26 PM	#1
bagged72blaz Got L.E.D.s Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Craig Co. Posts: 195	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. __________________ Bagged 1972 2wd Blazer http://www.earlyclassic.com/home.aspx

12-24-2004, 05:50 PM	#3
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12-24-2004, 07:19 PM	#4
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	I've seen the tow balls in action...pretty good spark for the buck. Jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

12-24-2004, 09:28 PM	#6
bagged72blaz Got L.E.D.s Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Craig Co. Posts: 195	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! __________________ Bagged 1972 2wd Blazer http://www.earlyclassic.com/home.aspx

12-25-2004, 03:40 AM	#7
ricecop425 carl Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: seattle Posts: 190	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 __________________ a man and his truck, such a beautiful thing

12-24-2004, 04:34 PM	#2
Izzy Trucker. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,364	If that doesn't work make some mounts and drag trailer hitch balls. Cheap and last quite a while and they're readily available.

12-25-2004, 04:40 PM	#8
bagged72blaz Got L.E.D.s Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Craig Co. Posts: 195	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. __________________ Bagged 1972 2wd Blazer http://www.earlyclassic.com/home.aspx

12-26-2004, 01:41 AM	#10
bagged_gmc Shaved Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vernon, Tx Posts: 115	my friend just welded a plate onto his bumper to drag, it was like 5/8ths inch steel __________________ 1969

12-26-2004, 04:47 AM	#11
ricecop425 carl Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: seattle Posts: 190	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 __________________ a man and his truck, such a beautiful thing

12-26-2004, 09:53 AM	#12
jeffnstef Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 64	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
drasticwagon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Haslet, Texas Posts: 83	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.

12-31-2004, 01:12 PM	#14
tubbedII needs more $$$ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 1,936	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... __________________ 1970 2wd Blazer

12-31-2004, 01:23 PM	#15
drasticwagon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Haslet, Texas Posts: 83	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
smokekiki Mike Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: west chester pa Posts: 2,474	It's a good way to check for leaks in a rear mounted tank! __________________ 70'c/10, 71 suburban4x4 402bb, 72suburban 4/6 drop, 72k/5 4x4 blazer 4" lift 35 tires

12-31-2004, 06:57 PM	#17
bagged72blaz Got L.E.D.s Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Craig Co. Posts: 195	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! __________________ Bagged 1972 2wd Blazer http://www.earlyclassic.com/home.aspx



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01-02-2005, 01:25 AM	#19
drasticwagon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Haslet, Texas Posts: 83	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.

01-02-2005, 09:35 AM	#20
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	...........and ya wonder why license plate fees are so high? Just because you can drive on public streets doesn't give you the right to tear them up.

01-02-2005, 01:04 PM	#21
drasticwagon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Haslet, Texas Posts: 83	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. Last edited by drasticwagon; 01-02-2005 at 03:25 PM.

01-02-2005, 01:53 PM	#22
bagged72blaz Got L.E.D.s Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Craig Co. Posts: 195	That is the question at hand. Danger! and Safty. I've dumped my bags before on a crowded street, and it scares the crap out of people. At first I thought it was pretty funny, than when I thought more about it, what if some old person with a bad heart had a heart attack? That would suck. Also another time I was driving down the road with my blazer all the way up and dumped it while there was a oncoming car. It startled the driver so much he swirved off the road almost. Granted these are the same type of people that will swirve off the road killing themselves or someone else to avoid hiting a cat/animal. Or the same people that souldn't be driving to begin with due to a medical condition. Lets face it the best safty feature you can have is a driver with a brain, and a little common sense. __________________ Bagged 1972 2wd Blazer http://www.earlyclassic.com/home.aspx

01-02-2005, 02:13 PM	#23
67chev Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 458	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. __________________ "SicStee8" Chevy SWB Fleetside, in progress...500 HP 383 w/TriPower, 700r4, 3.73's, Lowered, Shaved Driprail/sidemarkers/handles/ant, Gonna rock!! '96 Chevy Tahoe 4X4 '84 Chevy C/K10 4X4 (FOR SALE)

01-02-2005, 03:28 PM	#24
drasticwagon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Haslet, Texas Posts: 83	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.

01-02-2005, 05:37 PM	#25
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	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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