I am behind due to house projects that went nuffing futs so I am really going to roll on getting the car ready.
To start last year I spun the car on my backup run at 200ish mph.
There are a few factors that I can say attributed to the spin but they all lead to the outcome of the tea cup ride at Disneyland.
Lucky for me the only damage from the spin was a crack in the body seam where the nose meets the body and a starter that spun backwards at 60,000rpm and detonated.
We have already replaced the starter ($60 on ebay....lucky find).
We have also decided that we want to add more weight forward and were told NOT to come back to the salt with the 14" tires with the blower motor.
Thankfully when I originally built the car I made sure that if it was ever needed to install larger tires they could go without too much work or altering the lines. Sure this is going to be a pain but I feel it will be better in the long run to install the same M&H 22" tires we currently run on the rears on the front.
Here are a few pics of the progress as of June 3:
After cutting a good bit of sheet the tire almost fits. Clearly I need some more clearance but doesnt look like its going to radically change the bodys lines.
Here is a shot over looking level down the hood. The tire has about 1/2" below the wheel pants. This is what the previous tires had. While provisions will have to be made to cover the tops of the tires it wont require a front end rebuild (this year).
Also....
Using a narrowed early chevy drop tube axle-spindles-hubs up front. New wheels are on the way but cant proceed pressing the 5/8" studs in the hubs until I know how thick the mounting face is on the new wheels (and dont know how much to narrow until I get things assembled to measure track width.
~JH