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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Build Diaries => Topic started by: DLRA#363 on May 06, 2013, 07:32:48 AM
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Time to begin the build diary for my Lakester Project.
I am currently the DLRA Chief Timer and have been involved with the setting up and running of our Speed Week at Lake Gairdner here in Oz for a number of years now.
A passionate early Hemi devotee, I have for some time been planning and gathering parts and developing resources for this project.
Setting out on the shop floor.
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Up onto a jig for the build.
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Lots of photos taken to work out a design
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Put the measurements (and concept) into the CAD program
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And away we go with the construction.
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Interesting design... Is that 2 x 3 box for the main frame?
What wall thickness and tubing diameter are you using? I
look forward to seeing this build!
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More progress
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Interesting design... Is that 2 x 3 box for the main frame?
What wall thickness and tubing diameter are you using? I
look forward to seeing this build!
Main frame box is 2 x 4 x ¼ with the rear section 2 x 4 x 3/16 and tubing is 42mm OD x 3.2mm
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Very cool. What class will you be running? Nothing like a Hemi for an instant cool factor :mrgreen:
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Yep neat car, and those early hemi's have been very cool for almost 60' year's now.
Boy does that date us grey hairs, wow where did it go
Looking forward to watching your build and seeing your complete racer
Don
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Very cool. What class will you be running? Nothing like a Hemi for an instant cool factor :mrgreen:
I have a 301 (Poly block) for D/FL and also a strong 331 for C/GL plus an assortment of Desoto and Dodge Hemis that have potential in E class.
Currently the records here in OZ are open for C & D/FL and C/GL is 178.882 MPH. :lol: :lol:
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I have a 301 (Poly block) for D/FL and also a strong 331 for C/GL plus an assortment of Desoto and Dodge Hemis that have potential in E class.
Currently the records here in OZ are open for C & D/FL and C/GL is 178.882 MPH. :lol: :lol:
Cookie
I'de run E/GL for a soft record
G
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Onto the front axle assembly yesterday.
Material is 2" diameter x ¼" wall chrome moly.
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Initial caster set up is around 25° but can be adjusted up to 30° or back down to 20°. Any comments on this as I have been reading lots of suggestions and builds that vary this set up.
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Will be running 4 wheel brakes on the car.
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From the pics, it also looks like you will be running rear suspension
Or is that just for adjustable ride height?
G
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I put a lot of miles on an early Hemi 1/4 of a mile at a time. That was in the good old days when I could still afford to run a 1/4 mile at a time.
I ran the motors @ 404 C.I. at 200MPH as the speed went up from there it started get to be a challenge to keep the bock together. It was either go to aluminum block or hang up the spurs, the spurs went onto the peg on the wall.
Rouse
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I have a 301 (Poly block) for D/FL and also a strong 331 for C/GL plus an assortment of Desoto and Dodge Hemis that have potential in E class.
Currently the records here in OZ are open for C & D/FL and C/GL is 178.882 MPH. :lol: :lol:
Cookie
I'de run E/GL for a soft record
G
Grumm, you crack me up. :roll: Wayno
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Every man & his dog have a different opinion on caster but you can't go wrong with what you have.
Looking pretty tidy there Mate!
Sid.
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Hi Rouse
Had two friends that worked the Milodon nite shift welding up those main cap girdles, as he sold a bunch of them for keeping the crank in the block.
You also needed a knoched pan to match the gasket rails.
Don
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My thoughts on running /FL on alcohol?
Seems like a lot of guys run them filled
or half filled and just cool the heads.
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Hi Rouse
Had two friends that worked the Milodon nite shift welding up those main cap girdles, as he sold a bunch of them for keeping the crank in the block.
You also needed a knoched pan to match the gasket rails.
Don
Those folks at Milodon had a lot of good stuff for the old early hemi's. I ran a girdle early on and later they had 4 bolt main kits that we went with. Made the pan a lot simpler, but with the heavy clutches we ran, it didn't help much for the rear main. I not sure how many time I pulled the pan and found the rear main cap spit in half. Never hurt the bearing or crank (?), don't ask me why so we'd find another rear main cap and bolt it in.
In the early sixties Papa Jack Roberts in his old dodge "Green Machine", along with Jim Short and Karol Miller in their Fords, Left out of Angleton, Texas and drove to Bonneville (1,830 Miles), raced their cars and drove
back home. Papa Jack ran as fast as 156+ on the salt with his daily driver, early Hemi in the old Green Machine.
Rouse
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From the pics, it also looks like you will be running rear suspension
Or is that just for adjustable ride height?
G
Colonel,
Plan is to run suspension on the rear with the option of installing set length struts in place of the coil overs if desired.
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Work on the front suspension is progressing well. I have decided to settle on around 23° caster angle to start with.
Still waiting on the Strange Eng. 20:1 Stiletto steering rack.
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Only have to fit the Panhard bar to the rear end (tomorrow's job).
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I looked at that first picture and thought "neat" then I realised it was the front end
Watts link on the front. Clever
We are running 30° caster on the front.
My drive this year didn't get far enough for me to say how good it is
However, Goggles assures me it's so stable that all it needs is a side window to fat arm out of when its doing 200
G
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Great workmanship on what you have done so far. What is your thinking on the body shape?
Rex
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Hi Bullet
After seeing your neat front axle Watts Link i would think you would make one of those for the rear end too?
With your frame rails so close together arn't you concerned about the rear moving back and forth using such a short panard bar, where a watt link would keep her dead on center all the time.
Very nice build!!
Don
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Punching the figures into the CAD program show a somewhat significant minimal reduction in directional stability by using the pan-hard bar set up in the rear end Vs the watts set up the front end.
Suspension travel should be in the vicinity of 1½" maximum vertical and whilst the front end is considered critical.
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[/quote]Punching the figures into the CAD program show a somewhat significant minimal reduction
??significant or minimal??
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Question for you. Are you planning on putting some kind of aluminum spacer between the manifold and the injector so it can sit up and out of the body to allow it to breath or are you planning on running some kind of ductwork down to it?
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Hi Bullet
Why would you wan't the rear to move at all, since you are building your car from scratch why not put in the best locating set up you can?
Don
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Hi Bullet
Why would you wan't the rear to move at all, since you are building your car from scratch why not put in the best locating set up you can?
Don
SOLD - Watts linkage going in. :-) :-) :-) Watch this space :roll: :roll:
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Good choice, movement in the rear actually steers the car more than movement in the front... don't ask me how I know but we fixed that issue in 2001 and the car has not taken off on its own since. Panhard is gone, triangulated the 4 link.
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Sounds good glad i helped in your set up
Don
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The Wilwood brake pedal assembly arrived this week and the decision was made to stretch the car by 250mm (10 inches) :?
Best time to do this is now so the changes are underway. :lol: :lol:
From this:
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To this:
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Enough extra room now to carry a passenger. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
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if you think you need to stretch it 10 inches you better stretch it 20... you only want to do that once.
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I am happy with the extra 10" stainless. :-) :-) Can easily fit my vintage 8 track player and under dash aircon units in now. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I bet 3 years from now you may wonder about the 20"---at the very least now PLAAN how you may stretch the eng. bay if you need to.
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Hi Rouse
Just lookiing at your early hemi engine have you talked to the guys at ' Hot Heads ' as the bought the alum heads package from my friend Jerry Brady who built the heads in the 80's, they were for the 353-392 and Donaven 417 blocks.
At the time a lot of the nhra Alky dragsters ran them but now enough to make worth while to keep build them, and before the street rods deal took off
Just might give you some extra hp in your neat racer
Don
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Hi Rouse
Just lookiing at your early hemi engine have you talked to the guys at ' Hot Heads ' as the bought the alum heads package from my friend Jerry Brady who built the heads in the 80's, they were for the 353-392 and Donaven 417 blocks.
At the time a lot of the nhra Alky dragsters ran them but now enough to make worth while to keep build them, and before the street rods deal took off
Just might give you some extra hp in your neat racer
Don
No, since I was no longer running the early engine, I didn't have any need. The fact that there are still folks out there running them is fascinating, to say the least.
The ones we ran was a -92 over .060 with -54 heads. The engine made better power with the 54 heads, but we had to run 1/2" spacers for the manifold to fit.
Rouse
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What kind of engine will you be running now in the new car?
Don
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CHANGES TO REAR END
Have now set up the Watts linkage to the front of the Q.C.
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Decided to junk the Wide 5 rear hubs and go back to G.N. floaters as this makes it practical to swap tire and wheel combos with other racers in our LSR group.
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Also started to mock up the front suspension.
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Is it just me, or do you have one heck of a lot of scrub radius set up in your front end?
Rouse
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Very nice & tidy looking rear watt's linkage.
Don
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Is it just me, or do you have one heck of a lot of scrub radius set up in your front end?
Rouse
Hi Rouse,
Whilst the camera angle makes the scrub radius look greater, the hub/wheel combo shown gives a + 3.3" which will not work for us.
The positive side is that the wheels are only on loan for set up and we plan to go up to 28" tires with negative offset rims to get as close to zero SR as possible.
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Hey Cookie
Are you going to Bonneville Speedweek this year?
G
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I usually don't stick my nose where it don't belong, but there are times when I see things that just forces me to ask.
Kinda like seeing a friend on a bridge railing tied to a Bungee cord, I can't help but ask if he's sure that's what he wants to do. If he says yes, I just ask if I can watch. :-D
That SR would probably work good on a racing go-kart though.
Rouse
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Hey Cookie
Are you going to Bonneville Speedweek this year?
G
Had it on the agenda for this year Grumm but the decision to go with the lakester for 2014 has absorbed all available time & $$$ :-P :-P :-P
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I usually don't stick my nose where it don't belong, but there are times when I see things that just forces me to ask.
Kinda like seeing a friend on a bridge railing tied to a Bungee cord, I can't help but ask if he's sure that's what he wants to do. If he says yes, I just ask if I can watch. :-D
That SR would probably work good on a racing go-kart though.
Rouse
The main reason for posting my build on this forum is to get feed back from you guys "who have been there and done it".
All criticism (& hopefully help) is greatly appreciated. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Been a while since my last posting but have still been working towards being ready for shakedown runs in 2014.
Sorted out the front end as far as getting the scrub radius down to near zero and will be running 16" ZR rated tires for the testing and (hopefully) up to the 200MPH mark.
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Running brakes both ends as we plan to run on mile and kilometer tracks as well as the salt.
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It looks great and you've put in a lot of work since you last posted. Nicely done man. :cheers:
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I agree with Mike, looks real good. I'm already stealing front end ideas for my next project. Bring it to The Mile. :cheers:
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I agree with Mike, looks real good. I'm already stealing front end ideas for my next project. Bring it to The Mile. :cheers:
That would be a long trip Capt. Check out their home. Could be fun though!
I'll second the thoughts on the nice work. We're looking forward to pictures of the rest of the car.
Pete
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I agree with Mike, looks real good. I'm already stealing front end ideas for my next project. Bring it to The Mile. :cheers:
That would be a long trip Capt. Check out their home. Could be fun though!
I'll second the thoughts on the nice work. We're looking forward to pictures of the rest of the car.
Pete
Ooops, yep long expensive trip :-o
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Ooops, yep long expensive trip :-o
Yep
And as I keep telling people
It's a long drive
It's real hard to Diesel between Hawaii and California
G
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Been a while between posting but I have viewed and reviewed a few things on the car in the past few months.
Worked out the seat mounting brackets.
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Re hashed the rear part of the car chassis.
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Those pics were worth the wait. Beautiful project :cheers:
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Still progressing with a view to debut in 2015.
Fire System Plumbing:
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Instruments etc:
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Nice car. You're doing a great job.
I love it. Thanks for the pics.
I never checked before and now I see you're down under. :-D :oops: :cheers: :cheers:
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Keep picking away at it. Lookjng good.
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Been a while but we are progressing towards being on the salt in March 2015.
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That looks great.
:cheers: :cheers:
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Secondary fire bottle system installed with automatic dispensing nozzles above fuel tank area and also in drivers compartment.
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Have the racer on 4 wheels now to check out the suspension etc and will go back up on the jig again soon. :-) :-)
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Awesome is all I have right now. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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:cheers: :cheers:
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Very nice. It does resemble a bullet!
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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Sorry guys that it has been so long since my last post but the decision not to have the car ready for this year's DLRA Speedweek was made well before the event.
We had so many things to complete and as you well know "The best laid plans of Mice & Men" well and truly kicked in before the end of last year.
We also had some issues with the engine on the initial start up which resulted in minor crank damage and this has now been sorted out.
Had an opportunity to do a few runs in Michael Brixton's record holding C/BFCU Ford Ute but unfortunately engine damage on the first shake down run put paid to that!!
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Came home with some revised thinking on the rear end set up and have subsequently decided to change the back axle over to solid mounting which has enabled me to narrow the back end of the car considerably.
Back halved the car.
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And made up new frame rails from 100x50x4.0mm RHS.
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Very pleased with the end result!
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:-D Ahhhh the mid build correction :roll: ---most of Special Construction guys can relate---just keep it coming, and keep posting---we love it---we look forward to your first runs
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That's a lot better choice on the rear axle from what you had. You also might want to take another look at your steering setup, lotsa bump steer action to be had there.
Sid.
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I don't see any bump steer problems, rack is mounted to front axle, axle goes up and down with suspension rack goes along for the ride, no changing steering angles. Maybe I have missed something but it looks right to me.
Rex
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I thought the rack was mounted to the axle at first too but now looking at it again it looks to be frame mounted. Can the builder clarify?
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Look at the way the steering cross shaft is mounted and guided the steering will only work if the rack to mounted to the axle.
Rex
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Well, it sure looks like the blue tube the rack is mounted on is welded to the side frame rails. Perhaps that is for building and set up and will be cut later to float with the axle? I had a similar rack mounted to the frame tube system on my streamliner and it did cause bump steer problems. Don't most dragsters mount the rack and pinion steering on the axle?
The construction of this vehicle is beautiful! :cheers: Details do matter, hope the bump steering is zero :-)
Keep the pics coming so we can help when possible...
Matt Guzzetta
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Thanks for the positive comments guys, they are much appreciated. :lol:
Along with the changes to the rear end of the car I have started to revise the front suspension set up and one of the items to be redone is the steering geometry.
I have some photos somewhere of the steering rack mount on Seth Hammond's lakester and would appreciate any help in this area.
Cheers for now,
Tony
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Great attention to detail as always.
Thanks for sharing the pics Tony. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Awesome build. :wink:
Mike.
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I'm not that keen on the steering rack setup
All the bumps are on the road in and the lake is very smooth, however
I would move it back some, so there was less angle on the steering arms
And have you run it past Bob?
G
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I've been in liners & Lakesters for 27 years now & here's my opinion Tony.
From the start of your build you seemed to be over influenced by oval track stuff but mostly it doesn't translate to LSR.
Firstly your front hub setup will make it tough to get the scrub radius down to zero or at least minimal & that is a must for the salt.
Secondly it looks like you have a Sweet rack which is a dragster item & the ratio is too fast.
Thats the two least desirable things in an LSR front end & will likely result in driver over-input & now you're chasing it around & risking a spin.
Keeping it simple with a tie rod-drag link-steering box setup is really hard to beat plus you can do multi position arms on the box & the hubs to set up the ratio you like. I personally like about a 40-1 ratio on a long car to have the right feel going straight. It doesn't give you much in the way of turning radius but there's a whole desert out there & that's what we have trailers for. Keeping the tie rod & drag link in the shadow of the axle won't create extra drag.
While we're talking steering, correct Ackerman is very desirable here.
I totally get you here Mate, you're a creative person that likes to fabricate & you do nice work but it's worth not over complicating what should really be a simple vehicle. People have built super trick "whistles & bell's" cars for the salt that have done well but it's just not necessary.
Sid.
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Tony;
You can use a "steering quickener" connected backwards between the rack and steering wheel to slow the ratio. These are small gearboxes with ratios of around 2:1 or so. Speedway Motors is one source.
I'll disagree with Sid- Ackerman is only important for large steering angles, such as turning into parking spots, etc. At small angles, Ackerman does nothing at all. Bump steer is your main concern.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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Neil,
Great minds often think alike :wink: :wink:
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I decided this was the way to go and fitted it a month or so back.
Cheers for now,
Tony
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Sid sings a sweet song that many should listen to.
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Continuing with the back end of the racer and have made up the chute anchors and push bar mounting etc.
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Setting up the chute tubes next.
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Chute tubes mounted with hi-speed 8 foot chute in the lower tube.
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With the high speed on the bottom you will need to tie back the low speed tow line so you don't get a double deploy or a tangle situation.
If you make a notch in the side of each tube to capture the line, (one left one right) that will allow you to deploy either at any time.
Joe tends to recommend chutes that are a little on the big side for LSR & that 8ft high speed will probably hit you like a truck so you might need to choke down the shroud lines to soften the hit. A couple of loops of electrical tape about two feet out from the canopy works well, it holds it together enough to soften the hit then the blossom will will pop it off.
As chutes pick up salt they grow in volume so have some removable spacers in the tubes so you can adjust for that.
Sid.
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Many thanks Sid for your constructive comments. :-)
What are your thoughts about the length of the tether line for the small chute?
The great thing about land speed racing is the wealth of knowledge gained from experience that is shared around.
Whilst it will most likely take a few years to get up to speeds where we need to use the hi-speed chute, I intend to test it when the car is first run next February/March.
Cheers
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I have my 1st on a 60' and my second on 45'---both of mine are 6' diameter chutes
I have a larger cross form for El M--- as a secondary
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With the high speed being an 8 footer you might like the feel of that as your only chute unless you need to get out of there in a hurry because it's on fire or you $hit in your fire suit or something. You'll know what you like once you unload them a few times.
Length is relevant to speed, the faster the deployment speed the longer the tow line needs to be so it lessens the deflection angle.
I would think you'd be ok with a 30ft tow line on the high speed but if you don't already have one you might want to start out with a 40 so as your speed starts leaving 200 behind you don't start upsetting the car. It's cheaper to buy one that's a little long & then grow into it than have to replace one that's too short. It's just like pants when you were a kid. :-D
About a 10ft length difference between high & low is good up to about 300 ish but you might need more to get the low speed shroud lines to be clear of the low speed canopy. In other words you don't want shroud lines beside shroud lines, that is inviting a tangle. There is a "but in the case of " with that statement but it doesn't apply here.
How big is your low speed monster? You might need to get some eyeball retainers for that baby. :-o
Sid.
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I have my 1st on a 60' and my second on 45'
He has a lot shorter distance from the tow point to the rear axle so he can get away with less.
Sid.
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Thanks for the input Guys,
Whilst we only have the requisite to deploy the chute on our 175MPH licence pass I intend to us mine on the lower speed passes to check out my deployment system. :-)
I currently have 4 chutes (all Deist) to work with and am not sure about how to determine the actual size of each one!!
All of the chutes were purchased second hand and 2 are new and unused.
All are cross form with 4 tether lines each.
My question is how to measure the actual chute canopy for size to determine if it is a 7,10, or 12 foot chute??
Is this canopy area?? or measurement to the canopy extremities?
Area is a simple calculation and I already have recommendations from Joe Hansen as to what car weight vs chute area will apply.
Sorry if I appear somewhat dumb on this matter but when I was drag racing over 45 years ago we either stopped or crapped ourselves :-P :-P
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Might try just weighing them, should be a noticeable difference in weight from small to the largest if you just want to know which is bigger and which is smallest.
A call to the manufacture might tip you off to a way of telling using product numbers or some other characteristic.
Do they have a visible product id or serial number on them?
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Thanks Hotrod, I have been able to find the serial numbers on 3 of the chutes and will send a request to Deist for clarification.
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With the high speed being an 8 footer you might like the feel of that as your only chute unless you need to get out of there in a hurry because it's on fire or you $hit in your fire suit or something. You'll know what you like once you unload them a few times.
Length is relevant to speed, the faster the deployment speed the longer the tow line needs to be so it lessens the deflection angle.
I would think you'd be ok with a 30ft tow line on the high speed but if you don't already have one you might want to start out with a 40 so as your speed starts leaving 200 behind you don't start upsetting the car. It's cheaper to buy one that's a little long & then grow into it than have to replace one that's too short. It's just like pants when you were a kid. :-D
About a 10ft length difference between high & low is good up to about 300 ish but you might need more to get the low speed shroud lines to be clear of the low speed canopy. In other words you don't want shroud lines beside shroud lines, that is inviting a tangle. There is a "but in the case of " with that statement but it doesn't apply here.
How big is your low speed monster? You might need to get some eyeball retainers for that baby. :-o
Sid.
Sid,
The low speed chute is a 14ft cross form with a 30 ft tow line.
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The 30' tow line is really the minimum but should be fine with the short leverage distance you have between the attach point & the rear axle.
How are you measuring the 14ft?
Do the cross form panels taper down to a single shroud line point or are they squared off with two or three shroud lines per panel?
What size is your high speed chute?
How long is your high speed tow line?
Sid.
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Sid,
The cross form panels taper to a single shroud line point and measure 7' along the main seam from the center where the bridle line attaches to the point of the panel so this would make it a 14 foot chute. This one has a serial number written in marker pen on it followed by the number 14 which adds up.
I also have another Deist cross form that measures out to be 18' tip to tip and it is of a heavier type of material with the center square section being double layer! It has a 18' foot tow line (from the Loop to the Confluence Point) then 4 single Shroud Lines each measuring 15'.
The high speed chute measures 2' 6" from panel tip to tip with a center square that is 12". Currently it only has a 16 foot long tow line but I can get that extended when the time comes to need it.
The distance from my chute anchor point to the center of the rear axle is 32" and the wheelbase of the car is 145".
Cheers for now.
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Ok, so we know we're talking the same language here, no pun intended Mate. :-D
Just so you know ahead of time, the tapered panel Deist's are probably going to spin. That shouldn't be a big deal to you on a rundown from 200 to 250 ish, on a 3 to 400 car they will close up without a spinner mount.
You have two low speed options in a 14 & an 18, my suggestion would be to start with the 14 & see how "you" like it. If you want more hit, go up to the 18.
With an 18' tow line & 15' shroud lines you have 33' to the canopy, that'll work. Now your high speed tow line needs to be longer than that to prevent tangle.
The high speed you have sounds like an odd little critter, 30" to single shroud lines with a 12" center panel.
When you deploy a low speed on top of a high speed, the low speed will kill the air to the high speed & it will stop flying. It tends to beat the $hit out of the high speed getting dragged on the salt so if you don't need to use both, don't. You're only required to have more than one chute beyond 300 & even then you can run it down on one unless you need to get it stopped in a hurry.
Hope this all helps.
Sid.
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More progress with the car over the past few months with the rear end mounted with 2 optional positions to give 1" variation in ride height.
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Fitted removable members to facilitate engine removal etc.
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EGT Probe for each cylinder!
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I was reminded by our tech people that the tall breathers on the engine would be an issue should we fall upside down and dump the engine oil onto the salt so a new breather system was machined up to take the vent line to the rear of the car and down below the camshaft center line.
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The mill bed came in handy when setting up the new diff center gear set :-) :-)
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:cheers: yep'ers
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Fuel Cell compartment going together.
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Is there a strap or something across the top to retain the cell? Nice build!
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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Is there a strap or something across the top to retain the cell? Nice build!
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
There will be 2 stainless straps securing the tank in place Neil.
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:cheers: yep'ers
I think that was Sparky's drooling noise over your sanitary fabrication! :-D
Sid.
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Thanks Sid, Some more shots of the fuel cell compartment.
I don't plan to fully enclose it but impede any engine fire from direct impact on the RCI fuel cell.
Front plate and base are .125" steel and the side plates from marine grade ally (the same thickness).
I will in addition to the required fire bottles have an extra 10lb auto activated unit with the head positioned just in front of the fuel cell area.
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Looking good. :cheers:
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Cooling circuit now sorted.
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Fire bottles installed with an additional 10 Lb auto bottle for the engine area.
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For some reason these latest pictures didn't come through even though all you've posted in the past have been just fine. All I see are those little red x's. Is it possible they were too large? :? :? :?
Pete
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Peter Jack...They show up on my computer.
Bill
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They show up on mine now too!!!! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
This project just continues to look nicer and nicer. Well done!!!
Pete
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It;s looking good Cookey
G
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Happy New Year to my fellow Land Speed Racers.
Been keeping at it with the target date for our DLRA 2016 Speed Week event getting very close now.
The buck has been made up for the nose of the car and will be initially molded in glass fiber then probably carbon composite.
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With the bottom of the car being flat an alloy plate support section has been fabricated to bolt onto the main chassis.
The nose section will be fixed to this with Dzus fasteners.
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Primary chute release will be actuated with a button on the steering wheel with the mandatory manual back up.
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Using a boot popper solenoid to do the job :cheers:
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Awesome update and the quality is top notch.
I hope 2016 brings you much success. The car is unbelievable. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Using some Innovate Motorsports gear to log the run data for the car and also stuff from Spud Miller at Fuel Injection Enterprises to enable control of the engine revs etc.
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Therefore we need to add a crank trigger set up (to a 60 year old engine!!!) to do this.
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Looks like your body shape plan is for a flat bottom car, was that your intent when you did your first design? I ask because you made a lot of effort to make the bottom of the chassis round.
Really great work,can't wait to see the finished car!!!
Rex
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Hi Rex,
Your'e right the rounded bottom of the car was my original concept and a lot or work went into it to follow along the Belly Tank theme.
Reading about and looking at other salt and high speed circuit racers I changed my mind and figure 'Oh well weight is our friend' so a few pounds extra wont hurt! :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Well we are now down to the final welding of the main chassis with a few body mounting tabs etc to go on.
About 5 weeks to go before the car's debut at our DLRA 2016 Speedweek.
Have run the engine on alcohol and am pleased with our initial set up.
All has now been dismantled and I am happy with being able to do this without extra assistance.
Once the chassis has the main welding done I will add the necessary Dzus Fastener tabs as required and then shoot some etch primer onto it.
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Fantastic. :cheers:
I'm happy for you and I can't wait to see the Bullet on rubber.
Go you good thing. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Wow, early hemi and a torqueflite. You'll have to let me know how the torqueflite does. I'm going to be running one in my project with a Polyspherical. I've been concerned with it sucking up too much power.
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Ben, you must be excited now!!!!. :cheers:
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Looking good Mate! Show time is coming up in a hurry now & you're probably going to be running it down to the wire.
This is Hot Rodding. :-P
Sid.
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Wow, early hemi and a torqueflite. You'll have to let me know how the torqueflite does. I'm going to be running one in my project with a Polyspherical. I've been concerned with it sucking up too much power.
Hi Ben,
My block is a '55 331 Poly and my plan is to eventually run the 727 Torqueflite direct driven (no converter).
I have made up all of the parts required for this but will run the converter set up to sort the car out first.
Will keep you posted on my progress with the transmission conversion.
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Looking good Mate! Show time is coming up in a hurry now & you're probably going to be running it down to the wire.
This is Hot Rodding. :-P
Sid.
Thanks Sid, Bob Ellis is on my hammer to get it done!!
:cheers:
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Wow, early hemi and a torqueflite. You'll have to let me know how the torqueflite does. I'm going to be running one in my project with a Polyspherical. I've been concerned with it sucking up too much power.
Hi Ben,
My block is a '55 331 Poly and my plan is to eventually run the 727 Torqueflite direct driven (no converter).
I have made up all of the parts required for this but will run the converter set up to sort the car out first.
Will keep you posted on my progress with the transmission conversion.
Well, since it's a small block, you could use one of the later torqueflites with a lockup converter. Torque converter lock up on those iterations of the 727 is handled hydraulicly not electrically so there isn't much of a penalty in complexity for going with one. These were put into rams with the magnum v8 in the 90's. I'm seriously considering one for my setup but then I have to adapt the push button shifter to it... because, who wants to give up push button!
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Looking good Mate! Show time is coming up in a hurry now & you're probably going to be running it down to the wire.
This is Hot Rodding. :-P
Sid.
Thanks Sid, Bob Ellis is on my hammer to get it done!!
:cheers:
He might need to head south early & pitch in!
Sid.
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Well it's less than 2 weeks to go to Speed Week 2016 down here and I have my arse hanging out getting the car ready but am confident of being there with some body panels on it!!!
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FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a race car. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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VERY nice!
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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Excellent work!!!! :-D :-D :-D :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Pete
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Really nice build.
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WOW! You're really cookin down there Mate! It's people like you that give me inspiration to ramp up my own efforts. Your arse might be in a sling by the time you get to the salt, "butt" what an injury! 8-) Is that some 4X up the pipes?
Sid.
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Is that some 4X up the pipes?
Sid.
Sure is Sid. I mostly drink my beer from bottles but their inside diameter wont go over the pipes :lol:
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I never did understand why Castlemain 4X came out of Brizzy. Coopers was my choice when I live in Oz but it started turning me into a fat guy. :roll: Moving to the US might have saved me.
There's a lot of people up here wishing we had the salt that you have, me included. I was an early DLRA member before Gairdner was active & moved up here for Bonneville. Now I might be on the wrong end of the world again. :-(
Sid.
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Havent checked in on this in a while, that's a bitchin looking piece. Congrats
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I never did understand why Castlemain 4X came out of Brizzy. Coopers was my choice when I live in Oz but it started turning me into a fat guy. :roll: Moving to the US might have saved me.
There's a lot of people up here wishing we had the salt that you have, me included. I was an early DLRA member before Gairdner was active & moved up here for Bonneville. Now I might be on the wrong end of the world again. :-(
Sid.
Sid, I live in South Australia and my local is Coopers Pale.
Les Davenport is coming across to scope out the lake next weekend and check out our event and if he likes what he will see, the plan is to ship the big streamliner out here for 2017 and beyond. :-)
They see this as their best shot at the 500+ wheel driven record.
Best you start packing up and get down here to help Bob Ellis herd his flock :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Nothing is smoother than a Coopers! :-D
I'm in the same class, AA/BFS & I'm trying to work out how I can be there in 17 but I have really shallow pockets. Might have to sell a kidney or some other useful organ, they're gunna take them for free eventually! Now....could I go 500 with one eye? :?
This lakester is obviously not your first rodeo so to speak, where did you hone your skills?
Sid.
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This lakester is obviously not your first rodeo so to speak, where did you hone your skills?
Sid.
Engineering trade background & work as a self employed Project Engineer (on the verge of retirement).
Love the early Hemi engines and my own street rod is a '28 Chrysler with a 331 + 727 & Frankland QC.
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Have built a few high end street rods for others but can't be stuffed doing any these days.
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A black street rod in Australia's heat takes dedication. If you were in Castlemain back in 82 for the 50th Anniversary you might remember my hammered black 32 5-window hiboy. There was a feature article done with Ray Charlton's roadster back then too. I road tripped it from Sydney while all the other pussies put their stuff on the train.
I still have a couple of little hemi's in the shed here, a 276 Desoto & a 270 Super Red Ram. I sold off the 54 & 92 stuff.
Sid.
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"Got this close Chief"
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When you work toward the ultimate goal, many things seem to slip under the radar.
I made the call a week out from our 2016 event that we were 90% ready to go.
What a load of crap!!!
Ran the engine on alcohol and all was sweet.
Things like servicing and handling the car on the salt were way left of field!!
Next year we will ROCK!
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You already ROCK!!!! :cheers:
What an awesome build. You inspire me and probably hundreds of others.
I liked this build from day one and I wasn't wrong. :wink:
That's a winner.
Mike.
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That is a really nice piece of work. Well done. Next year will be awesome! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
I hope after you ran the engine on alcohol you purged the fuel system with gasoline. Many of us who have run alcohol have found out the hard way that if alcohol is left in the system it reacts with some of the parts to form a white grunge that all has to be removed before the engine can be run again. :| :| :|
Pete
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Yup, Pete Alcohol chows stuff. :cheers:
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That sucks Mate, I'm sure I wasn't the only one waiting to hear how it went. Infrastructure is a big part of the package with LSR & not just the logistics of getting all your $hit there. A small consolation at this point in time, but the car looks really good.
Sid.
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Been some time since posting but the work has continued steadily.
Spent a few days with Les Davenport who flew out here to check out our salt and also look into the logistics of bringing the big streamliner out here to have a crack at the magic 500 MPH barrier. Could be some very exciting times ahead for land speed racing downunder :-) :-)
I have set up a dual quad induction in order to sort out the engine & drive line on gasoline and this will also be used should we decide to run normally aspirated.
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Now that I am happy with the engine and transmission a new Enderle Bug Catcher has been installed as the other hat was a copy that did not have a good butterfly set up.
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Smaller nozzles (6AS) for gas have been purchased and running an new 80A pump with a pump sizer set up should work hopefully!
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"Sid, I live in South Australia and my local is Coopers Pale.
Les Davenport is coming across to scope out the lake next weekend and check out our event and if he likes what he will see, the plan is to ship the big streamliner out here for 2017 and beyond. :-)
They see this as their best shot at the 500+ wheel driven record."
Back in 1995 when five US teams came to Lake Gairdner, SCTA/BNI officials were present. At a drivers meeting, SCTA officials notified us that any record speeds would not be recognized by SCTA because Gairdner was at or near sea level. Unless SCTA has changed their collective mind over the past 20+ years, FIA may be the only sanctioning body besides DLRA, to recognize the achievement.
John
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John, I think for Marlo and crew it is about getting there, not whose record it is, time is not on their side.... first is first, fastest is fastest whenever and wherever it happens.
:cheers:
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John, I think for Marlo and crew it is about getting there, not whose record it is, time is not on their side.... first is first, fastest is fastest whenever and wherever it happens.
:cheers:
Rob, for all that effort, if a record is set, it would be nice to have official recognition for same. FIA will come to the event if requested and fees paid and will record the record. I only brought it up because if there was some de facto thought that SCTA will recognize a record at Gairdner, they may not.
John
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Target 550 is the name and also the Target of this car . If they run in Australia and run 500mph ,record or not , they will still be the first over 500mph .
Fortunately for me i will be there . paul .
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Long time no posts but lots of work has been completed. Entry now in for our DLRA 2017 Speed Week !
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Some more pic's:
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Some additional plating around the cockpit.
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Looking great. Awesome job mate. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Looking great. Awesome job mate. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Yep Cookie
What he said
G
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Yeah it does look good, the last year was time well spent. Show us some shots with the skins on?
What are you doing to seal the body skin at the fire wall location to prevent liquid or fire getting to the driver?
Sid.
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That car looks to be well thought out. Some pre-build planning is evident.
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Excellent job, well done.
Skip Pipes
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Latest Update.
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More
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Just a brief distraction.
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BTW this is what I started with!
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My Baby has now been on the road for a number of years now! Love the early Hemi engines, especially when they are in an early Chrysler!
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What a nice piece of work. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
I now know why the metalwork around the windshield of the Bullet is so nice!
Pete
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Nice aluminum metalwork!
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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That's almost too nice to take out & get dirty! 8-)
What's the scoop on the side? It's gunna get some salt off the front wheel.
Sid.
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That's almost too nice to take out & get dirty! 8-)
What's the scoop on the side? It's gunna get some salt off the front wheel.
Sid.
Hi Sid,
The intake scoop is for the trans oil cooler. There is one on the other side for the engine oil.
Will have to see how we go and hope the salt is very firm & hard.
30 Days to go!!!! DLRA SpeedWeek 2017
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Color for part of the car.
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It's a shame to cover up all that nice ally work with paint but that orange pearl is gunna look really good on the salt. Running it down to the wire but at least you're close to the salt. :-)
Sid.
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Hi Sid,
I took on board your comments regarding the potential migration of fluids & or fire between body panels at the firewall area and have duly made the following modifications to the car.
Have welded in a transition piece of 2.0mm X 10mm wide stainless steel where the side panels between the front and the engine compartment of the car.
Also have extended the side (under panel) sections adjacent to the driver's area by 200 mm (8").
This effectively means that the potential hazard from behind the firewall of the car has to migrate firstly, out past the rear side panel and then out to the extremities of the car, and then return back towards the center of the car and progress under the driver's side panel for another 200mm (8") forward and then get to me.
I will post some close up photos of this work soon.
Meanwhile, here is where we we at a couple of weeks out from racing.
(There is a lot of panel work in paint at present mate!!
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Onya Mate, ya can't be too safe. I've been in fire twice & it's worse than a bad divorce.
Car's lookin real good, has a kinda early jet fighter-ish look to it. Way cool!! :cheers: :cheers:
Sid.
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Neat build Cooky, looking forward to chatting with ya soon,
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Cooky, that's a fighter jet and I'm hoping it will perform like one.
Awesome skills!!!. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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I just heard that Gene Winfield is giving a metel finishing seminar in the little town of Belfry, Montana on August 19-20. It's only about 50 miles away, but wouldn't you know it we will probably be in transit from Speed Week that weekend. Damn, I'd love to go even if I am too old to learn anything new.
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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No problems, Doug. Just make sure you blow up the motor early in the week so you can go home in time for the presentation.
I'm surprised you didn't think of that. :roll:
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It happens more often than I'd like. I think they are only taking 36 people so it might be full by that time anyway. Trying to get the Montana Dodge Boys to see if they can arrange another one that does not have a conflicting date.
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Doug, sign up for the class, then ask SSS to help you with the motor at the races... you will be done in plenty of time :-D
:cheers:
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Stainless, Now that is funny!
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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When we were at Lake Gairdner just a couple of days ago with our cars, we lined up next to #363 several times. Really nice looking build that went well also.
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Great to see our American friends out here and I am personally humbled by their compliments.
We had a great time and did not hurt any parts and came away with the D/FL record to boot!!
Pretty good for a scratch built car & engine combo that has seen no dyno time even if I say so myself!!
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Stainles, I'd be careful if I were you. Keep talking about me like that and you're likely to find the toilets near your pit don't seem to get cleaned so often. . . :roll:
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363... Great White Dyno time is the most valuable... Congrats on your record :cheers: :cheers:
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Awesome achievement. I told you it looked like a winner. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Great Accomplishment on the new record. Excellent work produces excellent results.
Skip Pipes
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Yeah I agree, a well planned & executed car got you that record, good one Mate!
Sid.
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Where did I miss it -- what was the new record?
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Congratulations! Nice looking car, too. :cheers:
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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It looked great and sounded great, apart from the one time on the start line when it woudn't quite run
G
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Where did I miss it -- what was the new record?
Read reply #177.
That will be a DLRA record. Good on ya! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Pete
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It looked great and sounded great, apart from the one time on the start line when it woudn't quite run
G
When we pushed back and opened up, there was rag jammed in the air intake Grumm!!
Crew were very apologetic to say the least !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah those old Hemi's don't run on the smell of an oily rag! :-D
Sid.
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Al E. is building a new 297 with a 354 block with a 3" stroke---wants to see if he can get it to swallow a little more Nitro than the 3 5/8 bore Windsor block could
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"Read reply #177.
That will be a DLRA record."
I knew it was the DRLA, but I'm still lost. Is 177 the speed? Or what?
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As the ubiquitous Mr. Back states Reply number 177 gives no speed. :-P Wayno
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It looked great and sounded great, apart from the one time on the start line when it woudn't quite run
G
When we pushed back and opened up, there was rag jammed in the air intake Grumm!!
Crew were very apologetic to say the least !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops
Yep a DLRA record. Woppa, our records guy will have the records up in about a week
G
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Hey Cookey, what was the cool-suit you were wearing?
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Hey Cookey, what was the cool-suit you were wearing?
http://www.goodvibesracing.com/DeistSafetyKoolVest.htm
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Many thanks to my crew for their help and putting up with me this year.
We will get some dyno time on the car and run the hat injection for 2018.
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Left to Right= Steven "Smurf" Vorwerk, Yours Truly, Steve Baum & Rich Bushell.
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Good looking ride Mate. You must have glad wrapped that baby to keep it that clean on the trip. :-)
Sid.
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Good looking ride Mate. You must have glad wrapped that baby to keep it that clean on the trip. :-)
Sid.
In fact Sid, we had planned to wrap the car but only put an extended car cover over it and we had to take it back off the lake and spent around an hour cleaning the red dust out of it!!
Great thing once we cleaned it up the car had no salt build up during the 8 passes we made during the event. (Except for puddling around after the rain on the Thursday afternoon) :-D :-D
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She's a beaut!!!!!.
Well done guys. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Engine tear down and so far all looking "Sweet As".
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Long time no posting guys, and I am totally to blame !! (beats ones self about the head), but as soon as I have sorted out a new photo hosting site we will rapidly get all up to speed as to our exploits over the past year.
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Upgrades to the rear of the car.
https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-ds2xLG2/0/9e35408f/X2/20171229_102714-X2.jpg
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Taking a bit getting into how this new photo posting thingy goes, but we have had a great Speed Week this year running the car on alcohol.
Every step we made in the tune up meant an improvement and we ran 7 full passes in total, 4 over 200 MPH and one when the car sat on just over 200 between the 4 and 5 mile clocks. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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Good to see you didn't hurt anything but it looks like you need to either read plugs (old school) or get an egt gauge, that's so fat it was probably washing the rings out & fueling the oil.
Sid.
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:-D :-D :-D