Event Coverage What are YOU doing to get ready for the 2015 Meltdown Drags?

5:53am,just finished wrestling the passenger side into submission.After a 7 hr battle,I have 90% of the repairs and reinforcements done and welded in,all remaining pieces cut and bent,and just need to come back tomorrow and finish fitting and welding the spring pocket and inner wheel housing and associated brackets.
I'm feeling pretty good right now.At this rate we might make the Meltdown with 2 or 3 hours to spare....lol!

Scott

 

That was me last year with the dragster, LOL...

 

I'm feeling a little better on my progress after this weekend. Starting to look like a car.


Tilts too


Still light enough to be pushed by the crew

 

dog-patch,...NICE!

 

Hell Scott I was still finishing the Willys when I got to the meltdown last year lol so if you make it with hours to spare you are on schedule lol.

Made some progress on The digger this weekend it actually got to see some sunshine

 

Nice! I'm not on the list!

 

Cool ride Wrenchbender, got a great look to it.

 

Rick

Dont get caught off guard

He wont share the actual ( S.S. Gestapo Axis powers Tri 5 Chevy owners)

War Criminal list

Norb

 

Thanks ray I just need your upholstery guy to sew up a red metal flake seat cover lol your truck is lookin good

 

thank you for all the kind words !!

 

Tony, nice you loaned that gal some of your work clothes. Sharing is caring.

 

I feel for you guys, my wife battled the Big C, back in the 90's. and the good Lord saw her through it. Your on my prayer list too.

 

Tricky Steve-

Great video of Cheryl...attitude is the key to getting through anything. I will never forget the first time I met you guys and the happiness that Cheryl spread as she ran that truck down the track over and over again. You guys are great people and our thoughts are with you.

Jeff

 

Steve prayers to you and your princess. Cancer sucks. The dyno offer is cool of you, I have been trying to gather the rest of my parts and get mine running enough to bring it down. So far it hasnt went well I finally have it running kind of.

 

Merek Chertkow - Finally finished it and took it down the taxi way to make sure everything worked. did not make a run yet. Still things to do. Watch my video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMSQ5s0uSv8&feature=youtu.bev=VMSQ5s0uSv8&feature=youtu.be Thanks for everyone's help. See you in July!

 

Great to see you've got the dragster up and running, looks fantastic.
Great video too.

 

Too many bad things happen to nicest people, making that video was a brave thing to do.
Wishing Cheryl a speedy recovery.

 

Tricky Steve you are in are prayers. Met Princes Cheryl a couple of years ago at the Meltdown she has an aurora about her you can't help but be happy.

 

Is this you or Westerdale?

 

That's him Kip

 

This pretty much describes my feelings right about now.....

Scott

 

Is that why there are flames in the trunk Scott? What were you up to?

 

He truly has one "HOT CAR"

 

Now Scotts going to have to change his pic he's going to put on his car

 

Haha!

There was some hack-job,half assed repair done 30 years ago with fiberglass,and when I cut into it back there while splitting the inner wheelhousing to widen it a couple inches to center up the tire better,I got a little itchy and pissed off....lol

So I scored it with the zip wheel on the grinder to help it come out in manageable sized chunks,then lit it on fire with a propane torch to soften it,so I could lift it all out with a putty knife.

Looks pretty crazy in the pictures,huh..?

Should have the passenger side wrapped up tomorrow,and start on the driver's side Sunday night

Hope to have all that nastiness behind me soon.

Still need to add trunk mount battery and cutoff switch,new alternator,finish up the motor,change back to stock seats,run new fuel line,plumb and wire line lock,rebuild transmission,fab shifter linkage,build new rear end,paint hood,rebuild carbs,and learn to drive.

All before July,while working nights....lol

Scott

 

It doesn't sound like much if you say it real fast

 

Scott its a same you are so far away I could come up and lend you a hand.
I am only truly happy when I am working on cars.

 

Scott-

Maybe I will come up and help you for a few days...

I would hate for you to miss your own funeral!

 

Jeff

Scott must be on the Official list then?

 

Funeral?

Barmitzfah maybe,funeral....not so much.


Scott