Pucker!...now thats gonna be one car to watch leave the line I reckon....just don't use the brake till you got it dialed in a bit.....if you find your hitting the tyres too hard, move the bars Down 1 hole and mess with the shocks.....no predictions from me on this one 9.90's ..oops
sorry off topic a bit Paul
Les
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 13 7:28 pm
by Pete
I'll be gutted if it runs 9.90's........
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 13 7:28 pm
by charger01
Pete wrote:Aye, t'was t'hemi
Wheelie Bars are all installed and the front end suspension is now set up to give maximum roll rotation!!!!
Don't end up on your roof again Pete, once is enough
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 13 7:37 pm
by Les Szabo
Pete wrote:I'll be gutted if it runs 9.90's........
Always be conservative on ET's Pete, don't expect too much and you won't be dissapointed, from 10.60 to 9.90 is a big jump, bad tyres etc or not, ultimately its got mid 9's potential from what I know of it, maybe more? but thats with revving it well past 7000rpm to use all the power unless you've changed the cam. Its mph from before was 129, that will demonstrate its potential regardless of the ET, 129 is around 10.1...but its now lighter....Only my thoughts of course, maybe I should keep them to myself?...hope it does run 9.5 for you.
Les
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 13 11:02 am
by db
Hey, enough A-body chat, get yer own thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 13 12:02 pm
by Pete
Sulking ?
We will call you "Mr Flat Spot" in future....
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 13 12:20 pm
by Les Szabo
db wrote:Hey, enough A-body chat, get yer own thread
sorry mate, keep it on thread eh.
Les
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 13 1:32 pm
by db
arg
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 13 1:34 pm
by db
can't operate computers either bloody multi-posting stupid thing
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 13 9:37 am
by pete walton
db thaught you might like this video mate,,not many go the 4speed route,,,
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 13 9:59 am
by Pete
Great video, but written in cliches and some of it was in English
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 13 1:28 pm
by db
Ta, It's good to see more in-car footage.
There's such a lot I don't know about launch and shifting technique.
The guy in the 55 had his throttle foot to the floor but I thought the Camaro driver lifted at each shift.
I don't think I'll be launching quite that hard with a stock clutch, MT Sportsmans and a 180 mile drive home after
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 13 10:17 pm
by Les Szabo
It is a shame in a way that your not already Auto Paul with your current set up, as in most cases, its just a full Manual rebuild and a change from a street/strip to a Race Converter and off you go on those 12'0's or 11 sec runs.
4spds can make life difficult and be very hard on parts, and if your not brutal with it all, getting an ET that the car is capable of is hard, but not impossible.
If your happy just driving on the road and the odd trip down the track, leave well alone, there is a certain magic with a 4spd...as was with my '65 Stang and the brown '71.
Les
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 13 1:34 am
by db
That's exactly it Les, I love the feel of a 4-speed and I'm happy to sacrifice the advantage of an auto for that.
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 13 11:03 pm
by db
Axle update-
Having been horrified by the price of Green bearings (almost 90 quid the pair!) I investigated further and found the axle case had rust patches right where the O-rings sit!
I've cleaned them up carefully with Scotchbrite and although the O-rings don't look damaged I'll replace them.
The fluid was pretty contaminated and there was swarf on the magnetic drain plug, so it's all had a thorough clean out
9.90's 
..oops
