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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by racer-x, Sep 19, 2015.

  1. saltflats
    Joined: Aug 14, 2007
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    saltflats
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    from Missouri

    We will be getting to the track around 4:00 PM Wednesday.
     
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  2. Runnin shine
    Joined: Apr 12, 2013
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    Runnin shine
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    Is the overflow grey hose missing a clamp on the catch can?
    Good luck, have a great time.


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  3. It is. I will take care of that and a few other things at the track. Roger is showing up Friday so it will fire up on that day.

    Salty stop by for a beer or for some of Tonys shine.
     
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  4. 392
    Joined: Feb 27, 2007
    Posts: 1,206

    392
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    Good luck and cant wait to see a video or 2 Great looking ride and excellent work. Straight up Bad Ass.
     
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  5. enloe
    Joined: May 10, 2006
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    enloe
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    from east , tn.

    SEE YOU THERE:)
     
  6. Look forward to sesing you. Is your son coming? Leaving in a hr. Truck and trailer are washed. Trailer is loaded along with the Sig 227. Never leave home without it.
     
  7. bobwop
    Joined: Jan 13, 2008
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    bobwop
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    from Arley, AL

    put it on KILL...both the car and the Sig
     
  8. luckythirteenagogo
    Joined: Dec 28, 2012
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    from Selma, NC

    Good luck out and have some fun out there. God knows you've earned it. The car looks great, wish I could make it out there to see it run.

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  9. rawcjw19
    Joined: Oct 8, 2012
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    Good luck. Car turned out great


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  10. racer_dave
    Joined: Nov 16, 2012
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    I know right??? I take my racecars up to my kids schools and teach a math/science and racecars class. Its fun to do and I get to see the kids start to think about math differently. Learned a few things too- the term 'fireproof underwear' is universally funny, its neat when the high school geometry teacher goes 'huh, never would have thought of that' after I diagram the three link rear and the forces, and the school superintendent will jump 2.7 feet out of his chair when I fire up a 680hp open header modified outside his window :) 46741_n.jpg

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  11. DDDenny
    Joined: Feb 6, 2015
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    DDDenny
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    from oregon

    This impressionable high schooler was scarred for life after some of the local drag racers put on an approved exhibition in front of the school about 1971 or 1972, a fuel funny car tends to stick in ones mind at that age.
    Mostly burnouts and short blasts but enough to set the stage for never having a spare dollar for life, wasn't but two or three years and I had built my first drag car.
     
  12. woodbutcher
    Joined: Apr 25, 2012
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    :D Looking good Sir.Wishing you the best at BG.
    Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
    Leo
     
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  13. enloe
    Joined: May 10, 2006
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    from east , tn.

    Yes he will be with me. I will just be carrying a 22 magnum revolver with me. No place to put the Colt after I get there. I could carry it but it would pull my shorts down and nobody wants to see that.
     
  14. KoolKat-57
    Joined: Feb 22, 2010
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    KoolKat-57
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    from Dublin, OH

    "but it would pull my shorts down and nobody wants to see that. "
    Amen to that Enloe!
    Still dealing with the stomach problem 8 weeks and no definitive answer!
    Have fun and take plenty of pictures
    Racer X Will blow there minds!
    KK
     
  15. Thanks enloe. I see enough bare ass at work everyday I for sure don't want to see any when I'm on vacation. Made it safely just waiting for the gate to open at 7am.
     
  16. kabinenroller
    Joined: Jan 26, 2012
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    Go get’um Brian! Best of luck for the event. Bring pictures to lunch next time. (New venue-Buckets Pub on Lathrop & 21st.)
    Jim
     
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  17. catdad49
    Joined: Sep 25, 2005
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    racer, hope all goes well. Think it’s about time to Enjoy all the fruits of your labor!


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  18. Hope all goes well at BG. Looking forward to seeing you at Drag Week. Wishing you safe, clean and quick runs.


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  19. squirrel
    Joined: Sep 23, 2004
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    so you haven't fired it yet? this will be fun...hope it lights off first try!
     
  20. This weekend we are just tuning the car. It's a good idea to have a couple nitro guys around on the first start up. Roger aka radar lechtenburg and a few crew guys from the nitro dragster will be present on the start up. One guys job is to have his hand on the fuel shut off at all times it's running. Another guy will be getting exhaust temps. Another will be in the car working the Bruno brake and monitoring oil pressure. I will work the barrel valve and air bleed. I will also set the timing. The temp gun will be used on the zoomies. We will change out nozzles to get the temps all even. The nitro thing is cool but respect has to be given to it especially on the first fire ups. I might cackle the car Saturday if all goes well.
     
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  21. Runnin shine
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  22. We have a go pro. My son down loaded a ap to my phone. I can see on my phone exactly what the go pro is seeing. It helps in getting the correct angle.
     
  23. Johnboy34
    Joined: Jul 12, 2011
    Posts: 1,586

    Johnboy34
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    from Seattle,Wa

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  24. Best of luck to you !
     
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  25. luckythirteenagogo
    Joined: Dec 28, 2012
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    from Selma, NC

    Hell yeah, it's almost time to light those candles and make some noise!

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  26. We fired the car today on alcohol. We did it off the bottle. That way if anything goes wrong you just stop squirting fuel into the engine and it shut off. Simple. We verified the timing and oil pressure. The new missile pump was at 125lbs at idle. That may sound like alot but the dragster runs at 200. When we put it on the fuel pump it wouldn't pump fuel. This created a big mess. The new pump can't be rotated like the old one. We had to swap mag and pump positions do to the offset of the pump. They doth turn counter clockwise. This opened a big can of worms. The high low bracket needed to be removed. It was in the way. It will be repositioned next week. The passenger side oil cooler line is in the way of the mag cap screws. The lower mag support needs to be moved over now. We worked through it all in the heat. Its ready for nitro tomorrow.
     
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  27. mcmopar
    Joined: Nov 12, 2012
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    from Strum, wi

    Good luck on the fire up, hope to see a video on here of it.
    Tony
     
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  28. luckythirteenagogo
    Joined: Dec 28, 2012
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    luckythirteenagogo
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    from Selma, NC

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  29. Nitro fire up went fine. All good for the cackle deal. The engine was serviced.
     
  30. squirrel
    Joined: Sep 23, 2004
    Posts: 55,870

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    cool beans!
     
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