Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
[Re: Blusmbl]
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09/04/17 02:14 AM
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Is the battery charger on the convertible yet??
I am going to try to make it out to Great Lakes Dragaway. I've heard the turnout was stellar in previous years for Drag Week! The convertible is officially retired. The red GTX is by all means ready to go as a back up. Joel has his heart set on the coupe, and I can't blame him. With another full day tomorrow, we could possibly hear the coupe run.
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/04/17 03:34 AM
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Every time I sit down for 2 minutes the paparazzi show up! We made lots of progress today. The car is now 30 to 40% wired, the throttle linkage and gas pedal is done. There is hope!
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/04/17 05:53 PM
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A Iowa buddy and I are wanting to come to Coradova. I can't take any work off during the week, will it be worth the trip to roll up on Sunday? As a spectator can we walk through the pits and talk to you guys?
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/04/17 06:11 PM
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Yeah it will be worth it, walking the tech line is the best way to see all the cars up close, its the only time they will all be together and not trying to leave to get to the next track.
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/05/17 12:51 PM
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Is the battery charger on the convertible yet??
I am going to try to make it out to Great Lakes Dragaway. I've heard the turnout was stellar in previous years for Drag Week! GLD was incredible, everyone is still talking about the crowd at 8:00AM on a weekday. Two shots attached, one from inside Clark's car one from outside. Bill
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/05/17 09:10 PM
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That is an amazing amount of people!! Will definitely shoot for getting there earlier rather than later. Last year Martin had more people than Norwalk, but no where near that many.
Fingers crossed the coupe makes it, Joel and Jeff! It looks much closer in Jeff's facebook updates.
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/06/17 10:00 AM
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Hoping to fire the coupe up tonight. Joel is off work the rest of the week, and is finishing up the wiring.
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/06/17 04:37 PM
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Is the battery charger on the convertible yet??
I am going to try to make it out to Great Lakes Dragaway. I've heard the turnout was stellar in previous years for Drag Week! The convertible is officially retired. The red GTX is by all means ready to go as a back up. Has the red GTX been fired up and had a few miles put on it...... Recently?
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/06/17 06:39 PM
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Is the battery charger on the convertible yet??
I am going to try to make it out to Great Lakes Dragaway. I've heard the turnout was stellar in previous years for Drag Week! The convertible is officially retired. The red GTX is by all means ready to go as a back up. Has the red GTX been fired up and had a few miles put on it...... Recently? The red car was Oh so close last year. We fired it up around 2am Saturday morning, the day before tech, and the engine had almost zero oil pressure. The lifters were grooved and with the cam lift, it was bleeding off from there. It was too big of a risk to load it up and drive the 700 miles to Columbus and hope a set of new lifters would cure it. Joel replaced them after we got back, and all was well. He drove it maybe 10 miles, then has not touched it since. He was so bummed about doing all that work, and spending a ton of money on it, to even look at it again. Can't say I blame him. I'd actually feel more comfortable bringing that car then the coupe, but IF we make the entire week, it's going to be one epic trip. I'm off now to get race gas, and with fingers crossed, we should have it fired up tonight.
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/11/17 12:57 AM
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Good to see all of them made it there in time. Keep those torque convertor bolts tight!
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Re: Hot Rod Drag Week 2017: The Experience.
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09/11/17 09:21 AM
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Terrible news on Joel's Coupe, they were sooooo close! Glad to here Gebhart clan is good to go.
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