Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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12/14/21 12:17 PM
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That block looks a lot like the World iron blocks looked like It should look nearly identical other than the machine work. It's cast at the same foundry (Dalton) and from the $ame Chry$ler tooling as in 2008. Congrats on the block Randy. I remember talking about it back when they first came out through MP/World. If you sonic it, I'd love to see the numbers posted, and it might help a few folks decide they want one. The two I checked were super thick esp considering they were both 4.500 and up, but I never said anything about that activity, as some people here can be ridiculous.
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Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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12/14/21 02:51 PM
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That block looks a lot like the World iron blocks looked like It should look nearly identical other than the machine work. It's cast at the same foundry (Dalton) and from the $ame Chry$ler tooling as in 2008. Congrats on the block Randy. I remember talking about it back when they first came out through MP/World. If you sonic it, I'd love to see the numbers posted, and it might help a few folks decide they want one. The two I checked were super thick esp considering they were both 4.500 and up, but I never said anything about that activity, as some people here can be ridiculous. Its a really clean looking casting. They definitely used some nice tooling when they cast it. The decks look like nearly an inch thick. Machining looks good too, but we have not checked any of it yet. If the money allows, this will become a 528 blown Hemi with an 8-71 on it. I wanted one before they disappear again or the price goes up again.....I would love a wedge version as well, but I have to save what I have for the chassis updates. The guy who welded the cage, is not a chassis guy and it all got cut out. Putting a Moly 8.50 certed cage in it right now.
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Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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12/16/21 10:35 AM
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IMHO you are really going in the right direction, both body and motor๐๐ Trend makes DLC coated . 990 x . 205 wall piston pins, which I would think might be enough? $ 600 for them though. Any clue what this will weigh? Could it run fast brackets , Quick Sixteen?
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Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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IMHO you are really going in the right direction, both body and motor๐๐ Trend makes DLC coated . 990 x . 205 wall piston pins, which I would think might be enough? $ 600 for them though. Any clue what this will weigh? Could it run fast brackets , Quick Sixteen? Well, its funny you ask, because I actually know what it weighs as a roller, and I was shocked....Its already 2000lbs with no drive train! I had it scaled the week I got it. I noticed, after the fact, the rear frame was mandrel bent 2x4 steel instead of the usual 2x3! The damn thing has a Truck sized frame under it! So my plan is to run this beast on Meth with an 8-71 and make around 1200hp at 12psi or so....So the only things not decided are 528 or 540, and what rotating assembly? Blower will be TBS, and injection will either be Killer Rons or Alky Digger.....With EFI added later. I just ditched the stock dash and put in a glass one, plus a moly cage....Gonna watch weight where ever I can.
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Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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12/31/21 06:18 PM
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So the new cage is in. Along with the new fiber glass dash. Looks nice. The old one had to be cut out. It was really bad.
Next problem was seated position and leg room....There just isn't any leg room with the fire wall so far back. I made the decision today to just cut all of it out. The fire wall, the trans tunnel, the floors, everything.
We will then set the engine and trans in it and then the seat and determine where the engine has to be and the new fire wall...What a mess.
Can't live with it the way it is. Trans tunnel is way too big and cramps my foot area bad.
There are so many awesome builds out there, this is where you have to get it right, or you end up selling the car because you hate it. And right now I hate the lack of leg room and how tight everything is. This is especially true for street strip car.
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Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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Being comfortable in a car is a BIG deal to me. It was the mainreason I sold the Stratus. The new truck most folks cant reach the pedals y Valiant was the same way
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Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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01/09/22 12:00 AM
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I can imagine the tall injection stacks sticking up through that hood Are you going to use EFI with the tube type injection? I would. up:
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Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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01/09/22 10:51 AM
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Randy That will be a head turner for sure! I know your in the middle of "fixing" it but I notice it doesn't have any horizontal triangulation, do you plan on putting any in?
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Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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01/09/22 12:40 PM
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The bones look pretty good now. Gonna be awesome. Being the looney I am, I'd be in a real fight over painting the body or just clearing it as-is.
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Re: Project Build.....Dragula Style
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01/25/22 02:21 PM
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Sorry, its not much. I think I need a sponsor.....or at least a winning lottery ticket this hobby eats money.
Comes home this week, and becomes a lawn ornament for a while. Might see if I can get the drive train mounted and then headers built next.
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