Projects Border Bandits Gas class builds to the Southeast Gassers rules.

The Hoosier rep says 11 psi is the ticket

 

I made a little progress...I modified my dash insert to hold my tach since I no longer needed a fuel level gauge...saving a little weight too

 

I finished tacking up the headers...I still have to add about 5.5" in length and fully weld the tubes and collectors, but at least the hard part is done. I still need to trim the fender openings so I don't start the fiberglass on fire.

 

Nice work Kip

 

Got the motor mounts made. Made them out of 1/8 4130 took a few try with cardboard before I got something I liked and can handle the power. I hate the way ford blocks are they made the bolt holes so far apart.

 

Cut them out with a 4 1/2" grinder and smoothed them on the belt sander then welded th together

 

Kip! Love this car, coming along great. I really like that grill insert! Is it plexyglass?

 

Wow that's some good looking welding there! Those Bandit guys have some skills.

 

Thanks...and yeah its lexan.

Two years ago the whole club spent two weeks straight in the shop putting the car together to make the meltdown. Jeffery and my brother got stuck laying out and drilling the insert.lol

 

Strokedstang you could have made a bracket that bolted to the block then make your mount to bolt to it then it would not have been so bat wing looking but it looks great.

 

I don't have any real progress to post, but I did pick a name and color scheme for the Vicky...
the "SHENANIGAN" cuz I have Mc blood on both sides and lace panel because it is too cool.

 

Can't wait to test some colors on this one should be fun lots and lots of masking ahead of us huh kip

 

That's the second worst job ever....right after blocking.lol!

Scott


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I am terrible at most everything body shop related...glad I know some talent.

 

Great thread guys , see you at the 2015 Meltdown Drags! I just need to figure out how to make some fiberglass parts and loose about 500 lbs LOL. Rollbar is going to put me over 3500 lbs. Bill

 

Come on Scott blocking isn't that bad I guess doing it for a living I get use to it we got a 70 challenger complete,48 ford street rod complete, and a 67 mustang fast back complete going at our shop rite now so I got a lot of blocking ahead of me lol

 

Bitchen name & colors Kip. You gotta get green windows and head lights now ?

 

I see ya revised your post.lol...your getting soft, and yes different colors on the windows, grill and lights.

 

Yep, time for positive reinforcement. I'll save the smack talking for those who fire at me first. You know Shenanigan is one of my fav's anyways.

 

Hey Ric or Quain...what should a ladder bar car have for pinion angle...I was always told that it should be set -2-3° from what the output shaft is.

 

I think ours is 3 or 4 degrees, I need to check to make sure.

 

I asked Quain this specific question and he told me 1 degree off from the crank center line so that when everything compresses at launch it will be zero. That's just what I recall him saying, I didn't write it down and have not gotten that far along yet to see how that will work.

 

I resemble this remark !
The work you guys are doing is great. Makes me feel guilty about the neglected and all but abandoned junk in my sub zero garage and the shop.

 

So that would be one degree negative from the output or crank centerline.

 

Just showing how smart I am not but wont a ladder bar car rise the rear end on launch.

 

Here's a little info from Alston.

 

What happened??? Haven't seen no progress lately, I'm also guilty off all week so gonna try and get some more done! Let's go Bandits!!!

 

I've been trying to figure out how to make my plexi side windows go up and down....I think this will work good and will be way lighter than the stock regulators.

 

I first made up the slider and the plate it mounts in...here you can see the counterbored part in the aluminum mount...that way the spring will hold it into place and keep the window up.

 

I then had to slot the wood in the door and hook the plexi to the slider...