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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #375 on: May 01, 2011, 07:40:33 AM »
 :-o That is one Bitchin,  8-)  lookin bitch of a ride sir!!!!  :cheers:
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #376 on: May 01, 2011, 09:04:43 AM »
Thanks Sparky! I just hope we can get it to run well.
 
If not, maybe I'll buy a gold chain, put it on a trailer, and hit the show circut! Lol!
 
 
I found an aluminum 12 port Jimmy 302 cylinder head yesterday, and an injection system for it- that might be fast and fun...... :evil:
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #377 on: May 01, 2011, 10:04:06 AM »
Man that thing looks like it's doing a buck 25 sittin' still 8-)
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #378 on: May 01, 2011, 10:42:55 AM »
What kind of head. Who cast it?
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #379 on: May 01, 2011, 10:54:34 AM »
Rich, it's a Fontana head.
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #380 on: May 01, 2011, 01:36:21 PM »
Whoa. You stepped up for the best. I'm proud of you. Not sure how it fits with the FlatCad but that's fine. I think it was '79 or so when Joe went 200 on pop, unblown in his '53 Stude with the Skinner head. That was some pounding ground.
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #381 on: May 01, 2011, 01:46:10 PM »
Rich,


You've followed the FlatCad stuff long before I decided to go to the salt. I wanted a fairly traditional build, and to find out what a FlatCad engine is capable of. I believe that I will find out the answer to that question.

After a LOT of research, though, I've come to this conclusion:

If I want to be a serious contender in the XXO class, I need to switch to  a Jimmy 302. I'd like to build a REAL contender, that could run in the coupe, and hopefully, someday, run in someones lakester.

....I think I better plan on working a LOT of overtime!

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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #382 on: May 01, 2011, 01:56:15 PM »
You may find your fenders are your friends...Open tires are the enemy..Don't be too hasty to remove them. Good luck..JD.

PS: Fontana/Skinner heads are a good thing to own............................................ :cheers:
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #383 on: May 01, 2011, 04:13:05 PM »
Jimmy, we'll have time to see- The licensing runs will dictate some of what we do.

This pic is what I'm shooting for....


...and a quick update- I just bit the bullet and made the deal on the Skinner head, with the injection system. Working overtime probably won't be a problem, as my wife is bound to be plenty hot! Staying away for a while might be good for my health! :evil:
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #384 on: May 06, 2011, 10:45:03 PM »
OK, just a quick teaser here:

Pete, one of my FlatCad teamates, approached me about a new build.

Look for the build thread after speed week.

All I can say is, Pete's car in the pic, fuel, blower, 12 port Skinner, and GMC 6! :evil:
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #385 on: May 08, 2011, 11:28:25 PM »
Now, back to our regularly schedulled Build!

It's BoredandStroked's Birthday, but he spent the day in the shop porting the FlatCad;


HAPPY BIRTHDAY DALE! :cheers:


From BoredandStroked:


The FlatCAD's intake ports can be ported to a much bigger size than a Flathead Ford, and we can easily run a 1.94 valve. With that said, I believe the intake is "port constricted", not valve constricted. The area that I really decided to work on was the area where the port turns. The stock port is really choked down in this area -- big Acura piece of guide boss and other crap in the way. Just a poor design for flow -- so let's "fix it"!

So - I let the cast iron fly . . . stopping to check progress with the sonic tester along the way.

Anyway - here is a stock FlatCAD intake port -- notice how constricted it is in the bottom area by the guide (where it makes the turn) . . . this to me is the most important area to work on:

This port isn't actually done yet - have more work on the manifold side and once we put larger valves in it, will go back and blend the bowls once again - but I'm happy where it has come . . . though it takes a LOT of time to port this sucker (bigger job than I thought).

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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #386 on: May 12, 2011, 05:08:48 PM »
Dale finished the oil pan rail design, and it should be water jetted by tomorrow. Then the rail is off to Doug Lee's in Miami, OK for the dry sump oil pan.

Rear end is going back in the car tonight. I decided I didn't like the gears available with the 4:86 pinion, so the car now has a 4:11

Body work is 90%, and the car is heading to the paint booth in 2 weeks.

I met with the lettering guy today, so we're on track there. Venolia is working on pistons, and Crower is about to ship the crank!! :-D
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

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http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #387 on: May 12, 2011, 08:08:16 PM »
I forgot to add that the heads are almost done...
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c

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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #388 on: May 12, 2011, 08:45:47 PM »
How much wall do you feel like you need to leave, when you sonic them?
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Re: XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build
« Reply #389 on: May 12, 2011, 08:57:45 PM »
Sparky, this first go around, we are leaving .125" to be safe.
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With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c
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