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« Reply #90 on: April 01, 2017, 19:55:08 pm » |
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Looks hard as nails! Great effort!
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« Reply #91 on: April 01, 2017, 20:19:28 pm » |
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Well done Danny, are you at Big Bang?
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« Reply #92 on: April 01, 2017, 21:31:17 pm » |
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Good work Danny, You must have put some hours in to get it done in such a short time.
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« Reply #93 on: April 01, 2017, 22:16:09 pm » |
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« Reply #94 on: April 01, 2017, 22:54:39 pm » |
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« Reply #95 on: May 29, 2017, 22:06:23 pm » |
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« Reply #96 on: May 30, 2017, 08:35:12 am » |
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« Reply #97 on: May 30, 2017, 09:04:35 am » |
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Nice numbers! Good to hear the car felt good too.
Hard work always pays off in the end.
Enjoy!
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« Reply #98 on: May 30, 2017, 10:05:44 am » |
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Looked like an easy pass too. Well done Danny. How was the champagne?
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« Reply #99 on: May 30, 2017, 15:13:07 pm » |
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« Reply #100 on: May 30, 2017, 17:42:09 pm » |
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I will see if i can get it back in stock for you sir |
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« Reply #101 on: May 30, 2017, 19:13:04 pm » |
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You made that look easy! good job I know how many hours you put in to get the car done.
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« Reply #102 on: July 11, 2017, 19:59:56 pm » |
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car ran well at cal look drags a small pb of 9.95@139.7mph but 60ft was only 1.48 so more to come if i can figure the launch out ..... fingers crossed it performs well at dragstalgia |
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« Reply #103 on: July 17, 2017, 19:33:20 pm » |
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good few passes racing lady marmelade at dragstalgia was real close racing until i couldn't get 3rd gear on last of the 3 runs we had so lady marmelade took the win  but i came home with a pb of 9.92@137mph so was a cracking event [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] |
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« Reply #105 on: July 17, 2017, 21:00:44 pm » |
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Wish I could've been there to see that!
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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body , but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy shit ... what a ride"
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« Reply #106 on: July 17, 2017, 21:43:14 pm » |
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nice job dude you see hard work pays of congratz |
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« Reply #107 on: July 17, 2017, 22:07:06 pm » |
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good few passes racing lady marmelade at dragstalgia was real close racing until i couldn't get 3rd gear on last of the 3 runs we had so lady marmelade took the win but i came home with a pb of 9.92@137mph so was a cracking event [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] You can change your signature again now |
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« Reply #108 on: July 23, 2017, 19:56:43 pm » |
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went to shakey today only got one run a sit shit a rocker stud on first pass .but ran 9.95 @129mph so not bad considering it went at top end .dyno time now.....
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« Reply #109 on: July 23, 2017, 20:21:58 pm » |
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went to shakey today only got one run a sit shit a rocker stud on first pass .but ran 9.95 @129mph so not bad considering it went at top end .dyno time now.....
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« Reply #110 on: July 23, 2017, 21:11:46 pm » |
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« Reply #111 on: July 29, 2017, 22:07:34 pm » |
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« Reply #112 on: August 08, 2017, 23:03:15 pm » |
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« Reply #113 on: September 24, 2017, 22:41:22 pm » |
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went to the nat finals this weekend ,i torched a he'd on the first pass testing out the new box .so I'm don't for the year. its been a good year getting used to the car and running some decent numbers even if the moons never lined up for a perfect pass . time to remove the bug motor and get onto fitting the turbo motor for next year .... |
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« Reply #115 on: January 28, 2018, 23:48:21 pm » |
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notch is coming along nicely still a while off being race ready but will be out this year ......
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« Reply #116 on: February 22, 2018, 04:23:37 am » |
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Dannyboy, that is a great picture. Something to aspire to!
Are you running 3" shorter axles on the notch? What wheel width and back spacing did you go with?
I'm build a pan based notch, 3" torsion raise, 1" trans, 3"/side torsion narrow. I finished all the metal work this weekend and I need to get some wheels under it.
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« Reply #117 on: February 22, 2018, 20:40:56 pm » |
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It is 5 inch narrow.
Well mine is anyway. But I’m swing axle ladder bar. 8 inch rims with 3.5 inch back space.
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« Reply #118 on: February 22, 2018, 20:54:37 pm » |
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Dannyboy, that is a great picture. Something to aspire to!
Are you running 3" shorter axles on the notch? What wheel width and back spacing did you go with?
I'm build a pan based notch, 3" torsion raise, 1" trans, 3"/side torsion narrow. I finished all the metal work this weekend and I need to get some wheels under it.
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« Reply #119 on: February 22, 2018, 21:22:45 pm » |
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Danny, your 5"/side? Is that how RLR builds all his chassis?
Stussyrich - thanks for the feedback.
I went home today at lunch to take a quick measurement of my Split which has a 3"/side torsion narrow. I've got 8.5" MTs on 7" bogarts with a 2.5" back spacing and about 1-3/4" clearance to the adjustable spring plate (obviously things you chassis car guys don't have to worry about!). I haven't mocked up a rear fender yet on my notchback to get an idea of where the wheel will sit in relationship to the fender lip, but I will tonight. I have Weld spindle mounts up front (magnums just like DannyBoy, but in black) and I wanted to match them with Weld rears. They have 15x8 in 3", 4" and 5" backspacing. I used an online wheel/tire calculator and the 3" back spacing puts me about .5" closer to the spring plate, but would still allow for clearance.
The 3" back spacing reduces my rear track width by 1" compared to my split window. Do you guys have any thoughts on reducing the rear track width? If you run narrowed 5"/side, with 3.5" backspacing, that pulls the wheel in 2.5" per side compared to where I'm at, total track width narrowed by 5". Your both really fast, so I assume I shouldn't be concerned with the 1"?
You both have badass cars, along with "Ragtop" aka Notchback Racing, and all have given me ideas for my build. My car is following the NHRA SS/VX rules, so "pan based", pie cut pan head, aluminum beam, 3x3 torsion housing, etc.
Thank you guys for the responses, Its nice to see a little life left in the lounge.
EDITED to correct the measurement between the MT 8.5 slick on 7" wheel with 2.5" back spacing.
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