Re: It is home!
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Thanks Tony! How's your new car doing? All is well, Dennis. My car is done so now I just add gas and keep it clean. And think about my next move.. Good luck w the new ride!
2 kids and a dog
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Re: It is home!
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08/26/18 01:05 AM
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Got the car buttoned up Wednesday, and took it to my buddy Patrick this morning to move the seat back. Put in a new set of belts while I was at it.
Took it out to 41. Drove it up to Tech and back, then checked for leaks and such. All looked good, so off to staging. Not many cars, so I drove right into the right lane. Did a good John Force burnout and staged it up. Left decent, but I knocked the Cheetah shifter from 1st to 3rd. Still went 15:26@86. Also noticed I still had the scoop taped shut.
Opened that up and went up for another shot. Got all 3 gears this time and picked up a 14:25@94 timeslip.
Rain was on the horizon so I hurried up and made 1 last hit. Car sounded great, and went 13:95@95. I drove it up on the trailer just before it poured.
I was expecting the car to run high 14's so I am ecstatic to say the least. Got to give it just a little more love then off to Clay City in 2 weeks.
"Everybody funny, now you funny too."
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Re: It is home!
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08/26/18 06:02 PM
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I found that if I held my hand out to the side and pulled it back and in toward me it works fine. However, I may put my PPP that I bought for the Daytona in it. Or maybe bite the bullet and put the air shifter back on this one. Decisions, decisions.
"Everybody funny, now you funny too."
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Re: It is home!
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08/27/18 08:05 PM
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That's what I'm hoping John!
I'm already up to 3 weeks vacation at work. I should be able to take enough days off to run points at 66 next year.
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Re: It is home!
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09/11/18 02:09 PM
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Some pics from Clay City last weekend. 1 time run and went 3 rounds. Lost on the wrong end of a double break-out. Hossed the gas when I should have layed on the brakes. 2nd round-Scared my buddy Lou with a .100 light and he went -.009 red. Staging lanes 1st round. Pits Thanks to Rick Covalt for the pics.
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Re: It is home!
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09/11/18 02:33 PM
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Thanks Ted! IF I can get the time off I will have it at Cedar Falls.
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Re: It is home!
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09/11/18 03:49 PM
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Cool car, what did the chin spoiler come off if you might know ?
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6
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Re: It is home!
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09/11/18 03:51 PM
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I have no clue. Mike found it somewhere. It's molded plastic and fits very nicely.
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Re: It is home!
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09/23/18 03:04 AM
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Just got home from testing at 41 tonight. After Clay City I brought my carb home because I thought it was not 60 footing for poo. Carb was clean inside so I changed the power valve which was leaking, and changed the primary squirter from a 28 back to a 25. I also took the time to physically check for TDC because I suspected I had a late model timing cover and an early style damper. My suspicions were confirmed, so I made new marks and got my timing down from 42* total to 34* I have been running on either Marathon or Sunoco 93 with ethanol. Friday when I was at Casey's by my shop I saw they now have 91 with no ethanol so I grabbed some. Weather was perfect tonight. Low 60's with low humidity. Much better than the crap I've been in where it was upper 80's with 60* humidity. First pass off the trailer it went 13:37@100. That's .6 and 5 mph better than it's ever been. Second pass was 13:05@103. Another .3 and 3 mph. Last pass it was so dark I couldn't see the tach. I short shifted 2nd and 3rd and it still went 13:22@101. All in all, with not much changing it picked up .9 and 8 mph, and it drove back up on the trailer under it's own power. To say I am happy would be an understatement.
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Re: It is home!
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09/23/18 12:15 PM
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It's got a 4.10 and spool in it, I shift at 6700.
Daytona is sitting in my shop. It will probably get a big inch smallblock now.
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