Tulsa Bound

[348chevy]

6 months ago when I brought the HA-GR home I thought I would have all kinds of time to get the car finished and some shake down runs. Here it is 4 days before and I am putting an old tired engine in just so I can be there and doing all the things I should have done. I decided to put two roll bars on the car and modify the steering to take all play out. I still have some things to put together. I hope to fire it up on tuesday and at least get in on the road to see if it runs alright. Waiting on pistons for the real motor so I will run the old used motor for a while. Just hope I don't run into any glitches along the way. I should live next to Toymaker and let some of his organizational skills rub off on me.:oRoy

[bob hindman]

Gates Open 7pm This Friday Night .hope To See Everbody .......

Hiney....

[recycler]

Hiney, Speed Merchants won't be there. We're testing the TF car in Dallas this weekend. Have fun and be safe!


Brad

[Rand Man]

Bob, please post this season's SDRA scedule again. I want to race, but time is tight.

[348chevy]

Rand Man, May 9, May 30, June 20, July 11 and 12, Aug. 8, Sept. 12 and 26. I fired up the dragster last night at 11:45 and for a 7.5 to 1 compression motor it sounded good. It is pouring down rain right now but I hope it stops. I don't have a clue as to how the car will run but we're going to leave if it stops raining for the 4 hour drive to Tulsa. Bob If yoy hear of any cancelation plans post it please. :confused:Roy

[bob hindman]

Come On Down 409 Want Tobe Man Ha Ha Gotyaaaaaa...

As Of 8am Its All Sunshinnnneeeeeee

Hiney...

[Ron Golden]

Roy,

Let us know how it runs.

Ron

[mudflap261]

348 ran his his first event friday night at Tulsa .He started off with a low 16 sec run and his fourth run was a 14/39 /98+mph way to go ROY .ROY has done alot of nice work on car . I liked the fab work on the intake and the throttle linkage .buy the time mokan rolls around he will be a contender. Okie Outlaw won with a 11/71 to loseing 11/91 for the Red Baron

[Ron Golden]

Way to go Roy!!!! Now how do we get the grin off your face?

Ron

[348chevy]

Listen guys those people in Tulsa are just about the nicest people around. I haven't had that much fun in 40 years. An open car feels like you are going 200 mph. I have some bugs to work on but I believe there is more in the 7.5 compression junk yard motor. For one thing I put the richest jets I had in the carbs and I was using about 3/4 gallon of gas each run. The plugs were a little dark and I have some clutch problems to work on. If I would have had my visor up I would have HAD BUGS ON MY TEETH BECAUSE IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. :DRoy

[Old6rodder]

Bugs on teeth? Sounds suspiciously like you've been out driving a HAMB Gas Rail.

:cool:

[Rand Man]

You're right about the feeling in an open cockpit. I'm sure you guys had fun and I'm sorry I missed it. We took the new Nostalgia Top Fuel FED to to the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX on Saturday. We ran three, 1/8th mile squirts, just to check things out. Ran 4.3 sec, 174mph at the 1/8th, pulled one chute and coasted through the quarter at 7 sec flat at 146 mph. Not bad for a very mild tune-up. I plan to post about it on the main board tomorrow.

[Ron Golden]

Rand Man,
Are you guys coming to the nostalgia event here at KCIR this weekend?

Ron

[Rand Man]

I've got my back yard torn up to build a shop and I've been out town the last two weekends. Sorry, I can't go and Brad has his hands full with the new car. Maybe we can go next time, with more notice.