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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Build Diaries => Topic started by: LonH on July 19, 2010, 01:44:55 PM
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This is the start of a long build. I plan on progressing from the street classes on up until I have a dedicated race truck.
I bought my GMC 8 years ago. I have gone from completely stock, lowered, air bagged, back to static lowering. Since I sent all of the control arms, and spring hangers to the scrap yard, I bought a rolling frame, which it turns out had a 12 bolt rear end geared at 3.08.
The plan for now is to refresh my 350, hook it to a turbo 350 and have fun learning the ropes of LSR. Eventually I want to move up to a Cadillac 500 with turbos, and more speed. My insprirations are the blue C-10 I saw on a Bonneville DVD and the Phoenix diesel truck.
My daily driver is a 90 Silverado, which I want to run as well, though it always be a street truck.
When I lower a truck by flipping the axle, I dont buy the BellTech axle flip kits. I use Moroso axle perches. The advantage for is it's cheaper to lower my truck.
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I haven't run Bonneville yet, but it seems like a truck makes sense. All kinds of room under the hood for a powerful engine, most of the weight already up front, easy to work on and modify, etc. Good luck, hope to see you when i get there.
-Chad-
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Chad, your correct on the engine compartment but your forgetting about the aero department. :-D
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Or the ballast part in a pickup truck.
DW
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That's why i'm here: to learn everything i can before i make my first run. :cheers:
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No progress yet. I have been working on getting the clutch in the 90 bled. I ended up having somebody else work on it.
Trucks arent known for their areo advantage, but that's what makes it a challenge.