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The Valiant carnage

Posted By: MoparBilly

The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 03:24 AM

The Valiant was wrecked in Nov. 2008. After fixing that damage, It returned to the track in Oct. 09, only to have the driveshaft (or something) let go in the first burnout. I just pushed it off the trailer and let it sit until yesterday.
Here is what I'm looking at after getting it in the air.

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Posted By: MoparBilly

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 03:27 AM

This is what the starter looks like...notice the belhousing as well.

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Posted By: MoparBilly

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 03:30 AM

Tail shaft extension damage

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Posted By: MoparBilly

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 03:33 AM

tunnel destruction

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Posted By: rowin4

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 03:36 AM

Looks like you have some removal and repair time and $$$$ looking at ya. But you have completed the first step, seeing what broke. Must have been pretty P OFF to wait 4-5 month's, I know how you feel.

Posted By: MoparBilly

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 03:36 AM

front half of the driveshaft.

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Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 03:48 AM

The time I saw carnage like that was in 1984 at the Winternationals, first round of B/SA class eliminations about 100 ft from the finish line( I was behind about two car lenghts due to a .750 light ) #7 wrist pin pulled out of the stock piston breaking # 8 rod in half, broke the transmisson case and tailshaft housing into five different pieces, spit the front U joint out, put a hole in the block and oil pan, blew the starter out agianst the driver side headers grounding out the main battery feed from the trunk, melted the battery cable and new battery. Luclily the car didn't catch on fire The car went sideways for about 30 ft. before I could get it into nuetral and kick the gas pedal once to get the car to go into nuetral, luckily I was in the right lane and the car slid to the left. After the smoke and steam stop coming up onto the windshield I was able to get it off to the left side of the track safely and go back to the pits and get the truck, pulled it up onto the truck and took it home. I unloaded into the back shop the next day and didn't open the hood for three months, I would watch the fluid stain get bigger, throw some more greae sweep under it and walk away Oh well, if you race long enough your going to break some parts, is what I've been told anyways I hope your damage is not bad enough to make you not want to race that car anymore
Posted By: johnnyrotten

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 04:11 AM

I can fix it Drop it off and I'll race it a few times to make sure it's OK!
Posted By: Al_Alguire

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 04:29 AM

Well Billy you know how I feel. It has ben far to long since we saw you at the track so get to it. Hopefully the boring day at the track gave you some motivation to get it ready. BTW dont you have another car too
Posted By: Chris'sBarracuda

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 10:33 AM

I didn't realize it was that bad. I thought you just puked the trans.

Get it going.. You will be happier..

As Brian Smith told a few weeks ago.. You can't turn this racin' stuff off..


Chris..
Posted By: quickd100

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 11:04 AM

I've had a couple days like that too. The last one sat for 5 months before I fixed it. The last 2 years all I've done is discover weak links. Dave
Posted By: 10 o to go

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 02:33 PM

Quote:

Tail shaft extension damage


whats the pinion yoke look like? Do you have 1350 ujoints? I would get rid of that rubber line put in AN ftgs braided line for trans lines .
Beautifull car.
don

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Posted By: Crizila

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 03:35 PM

Quote:

The time I saw carnage like that was in 1984 at the Winternationals, first round of B/SA class eliminations about 100 ft from the finish line( I was behind about two car lenghts due to a .750 light ) #7 wrist pin pulled out of the stock piston breaking # 8 rod in half, broke the transmisson case and tailshaft housing into five different pieces, spit the front U joint out, put a hole in the block and oil pan, blew the starter out agianst the driver side headers grounding out the main battery feed from the trunk, melted the battery cable and new battery. Luclily the car didn't catch on fire The car went sideways for about 30 ft. before I could get it into nuetral and kick the gas pedal once to get the car to go into nuetral, luckily I was in the right lane and the car slid to the left. After the smoke and steam stop coming up onto the windshield I was able to get it off to the left side of the track safely and go back to the pits and get the truck, pulled it up onto the truck and took it home. I unloaded into the back shop the next day and didn't open the hood for three months, I would watch the fluid stain get bigger, throw some more greae sweep under it and walk away Oh well, if you race long enough your going to break some parts, is what I've been told anyways I hope your damage is not bad enough to make you not want to race that car anymore

Similar thing happened to my years ago when I had a very bad clutch explosion. Towed the car home and couldn't look at it for 6 months. Oil puddle under the car just kept getting bigger and bigger. Sometimes I guess it just takes time to regroup - mentally and financially.
Posted By: DennisJ

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/02/10 03:52 PM

Billy:

I thought you bought that car for your daughter.

You should have brought it down to my house,in Casa Grande. I have a four post hoist,for that kind of work. I don't lay on my back anymore, if I do I can't get up on my feet again.

I don't have a clue when I will get my piece of crap Scamp out to the track again. It should be in the very low 11 secound range this time.

Dennis Jokela
Posted By: sam64

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/03/10 12:30 AM

damn billy that looks similular to the carnage i had when the coronet was brand new 3rd pass i turned it loose on the trans-brake,it never moved forward but things started falling out.shattered front ujoint,thank nhra for mandatory front d-shaft loop,my floor is all aluminim.better get busy fixing it,or are the good brothers going to come fix it?later man.

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Posted By: VernMotor

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/03/10 12:46 AM

OUCH ! thats ugly..Stock driveshaft ? is the motor OK ?I hate to see that much hurt
Posted By: stockerbill

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/03/10 05:09 AM

That blow's Billy!! Look's like old THOR did at riverside raceway with too much n20 and a stock driveshaft, As long as you are OK, it don't matter
Posted By: Mr.Yuck

Re: The Valiant carnage - 03/03/10 01:23 PM

Ouch that's ugly. At least you weren't down track when it happend. It always sucks when you break.
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