Event Coverage Official 2016 Meltdown Drags Thread - What are you doing to get ready?

It may make him fill like hes on a bad trip.

 

Those awesome H&M valve covers look like they belong there.

 

Thanks! I thought they belonged on there, also have the H&M air cleaner too... Jimbo

 

That looks so BADASS...! Looks like it be home or ripped from Mad Max...! Very Cool...
Send that T-Shirt weather North too...!
Jimbo...

 

Norb that looks good.

Scott the old man is going to teach you a lesson on performance.

 

Thanks Bob

She wasnt running very well last year, but should have the bugs out by July.
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Plan on giving the Powershifter a good run, (after Scott declared war on us ) may be more of a lesson on old age and treachery. lol

 

Hey Scott I hope u have your ford all sorted out for the meltdown. I know mine will be and we can send these all these chebbys back to the drawing board.

Jimbo I hope u are not just taking a lessons out of Sour Grapes book about polishing everything up rather than figuring out why that ol ford doesn't run as hard as it should. We might need some other fords to show these chebby guys up.

 

SAY HELLO TO MY LIL FRIEND from CLEVELAND that wants to show up to the Meltdown & show the fast way home...! He! He! He! He!

 

I have worked on a bunch of them.
In grandma cars.

 

James don't you mean 351M/400? I'm talking about the most outlawed motor in racing the 351C-4V...
TMeyer is pulling down 500 plus HP out of the 400 boat anchor motor... That's pretty respectable... I wouldn't mind finding one of the 400 motors or blocks with the small block bolt pattern for bellhousing! Believe it was one year either 71-73' otherwise it's the big block bolt pattern... But the 351C is a pipe dream at the moment, but it look right at home in the 55's engine bay...!
Jeff or Strokestang331, can I take pics of or get or stop by & get measurements of your 55's outriggers you made to mount cage hoop to? I'd like to try to get a hoop in car & couple down tubes to the back of car... On the front end, I had to find out what was F'D up on it... Worn R/F kin pin, Rod end worn out & they had the solid leaf spring bushings in the front eye of springs. I put new solid bushings in the rear eye of springs. Now it has solid anchor point! I figured F-it & had stuff all powder coated while it was apart, have a friend Rich that does it... I also got narrower rims for front, the old rims were too wide for tires & looked like hell... I got to get a front end alignment now... I pray the F-ing thing won't dart left & right when I get past 80 & at top end of track...
Jimbo...

 

Like this Grandma car...?

Or maybe this one:

 

It's gonna be nothin but shit n misery for the Chivvy & Slopar boys Jeff

We're gonna be loaded for bear Brother!

Scott

 

The only thing in gonna be seeing is your front bumper in my rear view mirror Norb.
Same goes for Salty and Mopar Bob.

Cassandra was nice enough to whip up some eye candy for my tail light panel for you fellas to admire while my car gets reeeeal small in the distance!lol!


Enjoy Boys!

Scott

 

If Big Jim gets a Cleveland built in time,there's gonna be a whole lot of brutal beatings administered by that ol Orange Ford.
There ain't much that's got anything for a Cleveland motor.

Scott

 

Scott, If I could only swing a Jimmy Huff Cleveland...! She'd do stunts & double stunts... Now that be fun! Oh boy would that be fun...!

 

Very Cool Scott

Its going to be a hole lot of fun finding out who is quicker, (might be a close one).

I like the Grandma standing next to the Mustang, the good thing about getting old is that the amount
of good looking girls keeps getting bigger.

The ones your age still look good (to you)

The younger ones look even better.

Norb

 

She was probably the daughter
I have done the port plates and the Yates stuff
Shit I was hoping you guys had been snopping around Ol Bobs dumpster (sure would like to see that)

 

I think we are going to be pretty much a photo finish every race unless one of us sleeps at the tree.

Speaking of sleeping at the tree:
Mopar Bob's Ninja-like reaction times were one of my major motivators to dial in a few extra rpm and hp when putting the new motor together

The extra hp will come in handy vs Jackson's top end charge on that blown sbc!

Scott

 

Jim may still be able to score some ex-pro stock high port plate stuff from Jimmy Huff if he asks reaaaal nice.

Scott

 

Jeff:
Jon Tomkins has fixed a few sore spots on that killer Falcon of his too.
He was a handful for the Chevy boys before,he'll be giving them fits now....

Scott

 

Man...if only you Ford and SLOW-par guys ran your cars like your keyboards....

 

We'll see,Brother....I think some of the Fords are going to be a force to be reckoned with.
I know Jeff's even scares ME,and we're on the same side!!!!
Jimbo may have something very angry up his sleeve,and Jon Tomkins is definitely not messing around.
He's like Jeckyll and Hyde that guy....Nicest guy on earth....Til you put him behind the wheel,then he's a frickin cold blooded killer.

Scott

 

When I run mine,I like to steer it AWAY from the tree...!

Scott

 

Too much too soon...?

 

Hey Scott jimmy huff has a bit to do with my sbc being so badass

 

Did I just hear the wind blow???

 

No but I hear crickets off in the distance somewhere....

 

Sorry fellas,I was a bit preoccupied out here.
On a snowboarding trip in Utah with some good friends,and we just got word that a buddy we've known for 20 yrs died of a heart attack 2 nights ago.Same age as me.
So although I normally don't drink,we got pretty rubbery in his honour tonight.

The shit-talking shall resume in the morning

Scott

 

Sorry to hear about your buddy Scott!

 

Is that what the directional is all about...to remind you which way is away from the tree???