Sometimes racecars aren't fun
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05/17/19 09:57 PM
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dvw
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4.5 hr trip to Columbus. Out of the trailer the car wouldnt crank. Breaker bar turn, nope. Radiator low, yup. Pulled plug #2, nope. #4, nope, #6, Bingo, coolant gusher. Tow home tomorrow. Finish side job Sunday. Pull it apart Monday. In hind sight I thought I had a whiff of coolant last Satirday on the last pass. Did I check it, hell no. Dumb ass. Doug
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Re: Sometimes racecars aren't fun
[Re: Dragula]
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05/17/19 11:36 PM
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Wookie316
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That sucks. Happened to me too a couple years ago. Same thing. Smelt water. Thought it was someone else. Ended up having a cracked head. Racing does suck at times.
1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.
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Re: Sometimes racecars aren't fun
[Re: Wookie316]
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05/18/19 03:12 AM
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Sorry to hear that. Bad way to start a race weekend.
"Everybody funny, now you funny too."
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Re: Sometimes racecars aren't fun
[Re: dvw]
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05/18/19 05:37 AM
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tex013
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Sounds similar to my day today . At least i only drove one hour . I think i have sucked a intake gasket in , i hope . Must be that time of year , split the block same race last year Tex
Last edited by tex013; 05/18/19 05:38 AM.
New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive
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Re: Sometimes racecars aren't fun
[Re: tex013]
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05/18/19 06:28 AM
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Well I'm not the only one then. After a big repair job to fix wheelie damage we go out for our first pass with the front tight. It spins at the launch and hops around like a rabbit on amphetamine. Back to the pits and I loosen it up some (6 clicks on ext) Out for the next pass and skyward again, I lift instinctively but get back in it before it crashes down, go for second gear and somethings up, it feels like it's in 3rd ??. Anyway back in the pits we have only 3rd and reverse. And reverse where neutral is. After checking the linkage it dawns on me that I've likely jammed the sprag rollers on the ramps, lifting and getting back on it in 1st is a no no on 727's. Seems lately we cant go 2 passes without breaking something.
'74 Challenger..9.46 @ 145.9 1/4, 6.001 @ 118 1/8 so far. 4023lb !!! # N/A, Marsh performance 655ci, Indy Maxx, T/R, Indy 600-13 X's, Street legal, pump gas, full interior, Cal-Tracs, mufflers, 3:73's and real 10.5 radials. 9.51 @ 142.4 1/4, 6.003 @ 114 1/8 with our old mule KB, 572-13, 580 wedge. RHD '68 Barracuda Fastback 323ci street/strip. Best ET 13.88 @ 99.03
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Re: Sometimes racecars aren't fun
[Re: Tig]
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05/18/19 07:13 AM
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Hey Doug Sorry to hear about your car I was wondering why you didn't make a pass but I'm glad to meet you
71 demon stock stroke 440/indy ez-1 running 10.10 @ 132.14 mph in the 1/4 and 6.36 @ 107.46 mph in the 1/8 not in the same weekend but It did it then I sold it. 67 Belvedere that worked it's way in the 10's
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Re: Sometimes racecars aren't fun
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05/18/19 10:05 AM
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There can only be one cause for that issue that isnt a big pita......the gasket failed near a water passage.
68 Satellite, 383 with stock 906’s, 3550lbs, 11.18@123 Dealer for Comp Cams/Indy Heads
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Re: Sometimes racecars aren't fun
[Re: fast68plymouth]
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05/18/19 12:36 PM
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Sucks, i know. Trying to go faster, i lost count on the number of weekends i went home broke! My fault, i would be better off with a milder combo, but,,,,,,,,,,,
8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky
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Re: Sometimes racecars aren't fun
[Re: fast68plymouth]
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05/18/19 12:39 PM
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Hear ya man! Two years ago I qualified for the NED Bracket Finals as an alternate, the sunday before I broke the trans at a nostalgia race, ran home took the trans out brought it to my friend / trans guy he rebuilt it and had it done two days later I put it back in Tuesday night, worked half a day wednesday and finished it, loaded it in the trailer and left at 5.30 A. M. Thursday for Numidia Dragway ( about a two hour trip) I got there unloaded and on the first time shot the trans went again, my friend towed me back and we tried to figure out what happened i noticed the shifter was way out of adjustment, I reset it and it still wouldn't work and so I loaded it back in the trailer,. I asked my track manager if I could go home and get my D150 and race that( i do pretty well with it) she called the Division director and he said No not after you make a time shot, So i hung out the rest of the weekend to cheer on my track team. Got home and took the trans out and brought it to my friend , it turns out I had the shifter so far out of adjustment that when I tried to force it in to gear it broke the rod in the trans that operates the valve body so it got stuck between gears and fried the bands, He fixed it i put it back in and I checked the shifter linkage ten times to make sure it was correct, moral of the story: even when you are in a hurry, take the time to do it right!
68 Dart 410 / 904 92 D150 original owner 21 Ram 1500 Quad Cab, Big Horn , Hemi ,4x4 23 Audi Q5 16 Honda HRV
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Re: Sometimes racecars aren't fun
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05/18/19 08:11 PM
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That's a bummer sorry to hear... .
In the 8s N/A.with Brett miller W8's 5.07 at 133 at 2700lb
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