Month: June 2010

 Checked a few spark plugs, although I have changed so much the readings are almost worthless. My neighbor, Robert, cleaned under the rear of the car to get all the oil and tire debris from under the car. I also reset the wheelie bars, up 1/4″. That will let the front end come up a […]

The rear end is complete! Kevin “Outlaw” Gray installed the chunk and everything looks real good. Thanks Kevin! I watched and learned from Kevin and Alvin. Excellent teachers. Next time I will do it all myself.

I have been working on some other things while waiting on the gears. I installed a rear view mirror, at the insistence of Barbara. She has been after me for years to do that. It’s only for moving around in the pits. It will be useless on the track. Speaking of moving around in the […]

Oh well, at least I already have the correct gear set. Pyle Bros was very nice. They will restock the Pro Gear set I purchased.

While waiting, I cleaned out the rear end housing and changed the engine oil and filter. I re-engineered my air box for the carb intake. It is now a little more secure. I could see it moving around when going down the track Sunday.

 Pyle Bros. in Baytown, TX had a set of Motive Gear ring & pinion in stock. The set should be here tomorrow. I had a new set of Richmond Gear 4.30:1 regular gears that I had purchased for the other car, thinking that I was all ready for the switch.

The car has a Strange, nodular carrier with Moser, 35 spline axles. There were some leaks that I wanted to address also. They will be taken care of while I wait on the gears. The EGT on my two good runs Sunday was in the 1360 degree F range. This is higher than before. This […]

I got disqualified in round one! Totally my fault. After my opponent pre-staged, I turned on my top light and then backed out, without the permission of the starter. I would not have won anyway, I could not do a decent burnout. The car would not have left straight and I did not want to […]

I got disqualified in round one! Totally my fault. After my opponent pre-staged, I turned on my top light and then backed out, without the permission of the starter. I would not have won anyway, I could not do a decent burnout. The car would not have left straight and I did not want to […]

Clean, shine, buff, check things out one last time!