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Re: New best ET and MPH today at <<<<the big L>>>>>
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05/31/10 12:40 PM
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video of Zippy's 11.08 pass, HOPEFULLY!!!  
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Re: New best ET and MPH today at <<<<the big L>>>>>
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05/31/10 12:57 PM
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Keith...you might be right!  I won't find out until I get some new "skins"! Mine are pretty gone 
What size tires and rear gear are you using?
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Re: New best ET and MPH today at <<<<the big L>>>>>
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05/31/10 03:10 PM
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Congrats Rich, Good seeing you guys,,,, I took several pics with Randy's camera,,hopefully he can post them...took some of the kids,,,yourself,,,Pbody,,,Randy,,,etc,,,  GTX is running great,,,love that car,,the ultimate "Road Warrior"  10 second run is knocking on the door with some better air.  Any way to convince you to come to Norwalk this year with the car ? Would be a great time.... good seeing ya'll... DOUG..
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Re: New best ET and MPH today at <<<<the big L>>>>>
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05/31/10 07:49 PM
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Yay I finally got pics to work!
The patina of neglect is showing more than ever....
The cheapest primer available + years of (formerly) outdoor storage has taken it's toll.
Rich H.
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Re: New best ET and MPH today at <<<<the big L>>>>>
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05/31/10 07:57 PM
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It isn't much to look at anymore, but was it ever?  All the money went into functional stuff. First 10s, then cosmetics.
Rich H.
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Re: New best ET and MPH today at <<<<the big L>>>>>
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05/31/10 08:03 PM
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On my way to making the first pass. I had to laugh at myself for putting my helmet on early in that heat...I know better but was antsy to get 'er done. Notice how the car looks better, now that the camera is further away and the car is moving  I like the looks of this wheel/tire combo on the car, it looks alot meaner than the smaller centerlines and radials I usually drive on.
Rich H.
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Re: New best ET and MPH today at <<<<the big L>>>>>
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And in this shot, by golly it looks like a show quality classic!!!
If it were only raining at the same time, man would she look CLEAN 
LOL... tooooo funny... hey at least it runs good
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Re: New best ET and MPH today at <<<<the big L>>>>>
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05/31/10 09:11 PM
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Running and working right has always been at the top of my list...I kinda blew off everything else...you just have to have a sense of humor to drive a car like mine Quote:
Now THAT's what I'm talking about! 45 min of drive time, 11.0's @ 123 and drove it back home!
SWEEEET!!!
What's the combo, Zippy??
Thank you!
4.10 Dana, OEM housing, power lock (no spool)
727, 9" 4500-ish stall (actually a super tight J), Cheetah valve body
451ci B block, 4.375x3.75, 10.75:1, E heads with backcut intake valves and blended cnc ridges (no porting otherwise, still using Edelbrock's valve job), 77-78cc, 262-266 @.050 .631 gross lift solid roller, Victor manifold, 1000cfm Race Demon (Mr P Body endorsement pending...inside joke), 2" x 3.5 Hooker super comps, 3.5" X pipe, Ultraflow mufflers...machined by www.lsm.eng ,built at home by me in Dad's borrowed garage....and that's a great big run-on sentence there.
The rest of it is 3800lb super stock springs, shock extensions, stock torsion bars in front, QA1 shocks in front set full loose which I'm not sure helped all that much, but I tried. Rear tires are 29x11.50 Hoosier cheater slicks.
There are milder combinations out there running faster, with better/more money into the heads and (often) a more drag race oriented suspension, but I wanted to see if a simpler (in my opinion) more streetable/easier to drive combination would do it.
Rich H.
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Re: New best ET and MPH today at <<<<the big L>>>>>
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05/31/10 09:28 PM
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P.S. All these posts have made me step back and think about a couple things: If anyone can remember back a few years to when I first built this motor and tried it out, I made a few "It won't go straight anymore, I can't figure it out and feel like an idiot...or am I just a big chicken?" posts. I'm glad to say that I finally figured it out. Some of it was in the front end, but I fixed that in '06 and the problem was still there...just less noticeable. It was the #%#Q@#% FRONT TIRES! I used to leave radials on the front and swap the cheater slicks on the back after arriving at the track....and after yesterday I'm never going to do that again. The car has never gone straighter and has never felt more stable than it did yesterday on that bumpy track. Lesson learned! PPS The car has a belt driven water pump and a ridiculously tight/RV spec fan clutch, so...there's the tenth if I want it that bad. That would either involve a trailer, or some kind of "quick change" setup....but I'll probably just leave it alone. Maybe 
Rich H.
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