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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: amxautox]
#1812086
04/26/15 12:32 AM
04/26/15 12:32 AM
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Plano, Texas
68cuda440
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Plano, Texas
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Passing 3 cars at once, in between the center lane car and right lane car, and then cutting to his left a bit sharply ending up in front of the center car. That one? I was thinking that he was lucky that he didn't spin out at that point. They drive like that around here on their morning commute... why would the track be any different. I am a little wary about going to track events with people on the track with me who have cars that are easily replaced.
Michael
1968 Barracuda Notchback Coupe
440 EFI 6-pack, T56 Magnum 6-spd
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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: autoxcuda]
#1812090
04/26/15 12:35 AM
04/26/15 12:35 AM
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Nebraska
72Swinger
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Nebraska
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That's what makes running with Vipers more comfortable, 90% of those guys are on the track with their pride and joy and they use more common sense. Mustang guys are NOT that way lol!
Mopar to the bone!!!
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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: autoxcuda]
#1920977
09/27/15 11:56 PM
09/27/15 11:56 PM
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Victoria B. C Canada
gold66cuda
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Victoria B. C Canada
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This was a weird one.
Might be been from old age or just a fluke. But someone pointed out chroming can make the steel brittle. Running at speed put a lot more vibrations and stress on about everything.
Evan had the can on his power steering come off right above where it's soldered/fusion welded/?? on. The weld didn't fail if you look closely, it was the metal right above the weld.
Thought I would update everyone on what I did to ensure this wont happen again. I bought a type 2 pump from Tuff Stuff, a tank from Canton Racing and a pulley and flow regulator from Turn One. I made up some aluminum brackets got things to line up and had some hoses made up, added a tube type cooler, cut down the tank and installed the adjustable flow control valve. So far with the setting on the flow control valve on low it feels pretty good. I haven't beat on it too hard yet but the fluid temp is well below the old set up. As an added bonus this set up, brackets, pump cooler and hoses weigh 6 pounds less then the old Saginaw pump and hoses with out a cooler. Wanted to post pictures but cant figure that out!! Dam [*]
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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: gold66cuda]
#1921003
09/28/15 12:59 AM
09/28/15 12:59 AM
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Posts: 27,596
So Cal
autoxcuda
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This was a weird one.
Might be been from old age or just a fluke. But someone pointed out chroming can make the steel brittle. Running at speed put a lot more vibrations and stress on about everything.
Evan had the can on his power steering come off right above where it's soldered/fusion welded/?? on. The weld didn't fail if you look closely, it was the metal right above the weld.
Thought I would update everyone on what I did to ensure this wont happen again. I bought a type 2 pump from Tuff Stuff, a tank from Canton Racing and a pulley and flow regulator from Turn One. I made up some aluminum brackets got things to line up and had some hoses made up, added a tube type cooler, cut down the tank and installed the adjustable flow control valve. So far with the setting on the flow control valve on low it feels pretty good. I haven't beat on it too hard yet but the fluid temp is well below the old set up. As an added bonus this set up, brackets, pump cooler and hoses weigh 6 pounds less then the old Saginaw pump and hoses with out a cooler. Wanted to post pictures but cant figure that out!! Dam [*] Did that tuff stuff pump come with a cast iron or aluminum pump housing?
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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: gold66cuda]
#1921027
09/28/15 03:16 AM
09/28/15 03:16 AM
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So Cal
autoxcuda
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I used the aluminum one. Steve I will send you some pictures of it as I cant get them to post. I'll post them for you. Those files are over 2MB in size. You need resize them in Microsoft Picture Manager or similar. But this is how to post pictures once they are less than 2MB. Not too hard. You have to hit the button on the quick reply screen that says "Switch to Full Reply Screen" Then do this:  Once you chose you file, you MUST hit the "Add File" button to actually upload the attachment to your post  Read here for some other hints on the new forum:https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbt...tml#Post1799584
Last edited by autoxcuda; 09/28/15 03:38 AM.
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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: autoxcuda]
#1937412
10/23/15 04:59 PM
10/23/15 04:59 PM
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NorCal
RylisPro
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NorCal
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What is the date of the event for 2016? I need to take vacation time to go down to SoCal and want to put my request in at work Thanks! 
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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: RylisPro]
#1937593
10/23/15 11:12 PM
10/23/15 11:12 PM
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SoCal
MuuMuu101
I got lucky at Woodward!
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I got lucky at Woodward!
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SoCal
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What is the date of the event for 2016? I need to take vacation time to go down to SoCal and want to put my request in at work Thanks! Fall Fling is this weekend so they won't announce it for another month. Hopefully this time I'll actually be able to take my Dart to all 4 of the event days...
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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: RylisPro]
#1938167
10/25/15 04:13 AM
10/25/15 04:13 AM
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So Cal
autoxcuda
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What is the date of the event for 2016? I need to take vacation time to go down to SoCal and want to put my request in at work Thanks! Spring Fling XXX 30th Anniversary show is: April 23 & 24, 2016 Spring Fling Speed Festival "10" will be April 21, 2016
Last edited by autoxcuda; 10/25/15 04:14 AM.
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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: autoxcuda]
#1939291
10/26/15 09:50 PM
10/26/15 09:50 PM
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Posts: 752
AZ - The "dry heat" state
71autoxr
super stock
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AZ - The "dry heat" state
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submitting vacation time tomorrow. Gold66 glad you got that figurd out. hope we get to see you again next year.
68 AMX mopars red headed stepchild
69 Dart GT Convertible 340 4 speed
71 Challenger - looks like the avatar!
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Re: Spring Fling Speed Festival "9" Apr 9, 2015 track day
[Re: autoxcuda]
#1942301
10/31/15 03:49 PM
10/31/15 03:49 PM
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Posts: 4,302
Nebraska
72Swinger
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Nebraska
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This is a good time of year to go race, I just have to much else going on next year that I cant flake out on.
Mopar to the bone!!!
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