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1slo5.0
04-10-2006, 09:08 PM
I picked up my car today. Headers look great. Harold did a great job repairing them. We busted ass on the car all day trying to get it ready for saturday. However, the more you get done on the list the more problems you find. Engine wouldn't turn over with key. Broken wire, fixed. Oil looks like **** and its fresh oil. Valve lash is way excessive. Timing pointer doesn't match up to balancer so I had to get out the marker. I still have to swap u-joints, mount slicks, fit slicks on car, set pinion angle, align front end (try to myself anyway) and lots of other stuff. I will be amazed if the car is ready to go saturday. I'm ready to sell it. I'm sick of cars and sick of working on cars.
Greg@GLD
04-10-2006, 09:11 PM
I dunno Darrell... the way you go, this sounds like an hour's worth of work... :beer:
I can relate to how you feel though. Sometimes I get sick of it too.
fivonut
04-10-2006, 09:21 PM
I'm ready to sell it. I'm sick of cars and sick of working on cars.
I don't know about you but I find working on my car one of the more relaxing things I do. Granted, gremlins get frustrating but I don't think I'd have it any other way. Picture yourself making passes to get through the tough stuff. Here's a teaser. :burnout: :burnout: :shifter: :shifter: :shifter: :shifter:
It wouldn't be fun any other way.
Mark302
04-10-2006, 10:27 PM
If you need some help to get it done. We might have some time near the end of the week. Let me know. You are why I want to go on sat. I am really anxious to see your car run!!!
JORGE
04-10-2006, 10:32 PM
ild love to see it run . am i hearring right a black possi member giving up?
smokin'Red35th
04-10-2006, 10:40 PM
i'll help ya darrell. bring your car on by and we'll get 'er done :thumbs_up
JORGE
04-10-2006, 10:42 PM
darrel i have a little pit bike you can ride
BlackLX
04-11-2006, 02:46 AM
Darrell, I'm sure you'll get it wrapped up in time. If not, I'm sure you will have it done shortly there after.
And hey, if Mark is willing to help out, that should only speed thins up some. Good luck, bud.
markstang
04-11-2006, 07:36 AM
Darrell I feel your pain, it's not easy going fast. I think the faster you go the less the parts bolt on. everything becomes custom & needs to be tweaked a little to make it work.
you change 1 thing & it will make you have to change 2 or 3 other things if not 4 or 5. I think thats why I feel like I build a new car every winter because of all the changes. I'm planing on taking a few days off this week so I can work on it for 4 days straight all day & night & try & make a few t&t passes, & then make the 1st race at US41 drag way on April 29th. :thud:
1slo5.0
04-11-2006, 01:54 PM
Worked on a few things today. I think I fixed my brake leak. I need to run new brake lines on the damn car eventually. I need to bleed the brakes. I mounted up the new slicks and boy do those W tires fill up that wheel well. The car sits so damn low that the subframes rub on the trailer when I load/unload the car. I still have a ton of work to do. The James gang called me today and offered their assistance so I'm going to try to change my schedule around this week so I can work on the car in the afternoon instead of 5am. If I can get the major stuff done, I can finish the little stuff at the track saturday.
JORGE
04-11-2006, 06:56 PM
good to hear . hope to see it run
trink408
04-11-2006, 10:14 PM
I sure hope you make it down Darrell, I really want to see that machine run!! :burnout:
Even though I'm not racing I can't wait to just hang out for once down there, should be a good time. :alc:
markstang
04-12-2006, 07:15 AM
yes Darrell you need to step up as the new member of the posse & represent on MMA day.
Bob has to work (it's also his B-day) on saturday now that he spent all his $ on a trailer. & I'm still trying to get my funny car slicks to fit & witing on back ordered parts...... :burnout:
trink408
04-12-2006, 07:45 AM
That really sucks Bob isn't going now......
I take it you are not going to show either Markstang????
markstang
04-12-2006, 09:18 AM
That really sucks Bob isn't going now......
I take it you are not going to show either Markstang????
no I don't think I'll be ready on saturday. I'm hoping for sunday, maybe make a few motor passes to see if everything is happy before I crack open the bottles.....
NitrousEdge
04-12-2006, 10:05 AM
bottles.....
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markstang
04-12-2006, 10:17 AM
yeah -8 nitrous feed line this year, I'm not screwing around with the sissy stuff anymore.
Eric you going on saturday? see what the new truck will run?
NitrousEdge
04-12-2006, 10:21 AM
Dang an -8!? 500 shot or what!?
Nope, gotta work.
I ended up not changing anything this year again, so I just need to make a few shake down passes before WFC.
markstang
04-12-2006, 10:52 AM
Dang an -8!? 500 shot or what!?
yeah 500 on the 1st stage. I haven't figured out what the 2nd stage tune will be yet.......
JK :thumbs_up my little sbf can't handle a 500 shot...... I figured out at the end of last year with my data acc system that if I ran a -8 line it will help with keeping things consistent.
BBATCO1
04-12-2006, 06:17 PM
My car is ready to go, but I have some obligations. My supid family thinks I should have a birthday party. I hate partys. I also have a side job to do. That cash is how I afford most of this crazyness....
1slo5.0
04-12-2006, 06:21 PM
yes Darrell you need to step up as the new member of the posse & represent on MMA day.
Bob has to work (it's also his B-day) on saturday now that he spent all his $ on a trailer. & I'm still trying to get my funny car slicks to fit & witing on back ordered parts...... :burnout:
What the hell is wrong with Bob? Work? Work is for sissy's.
1slo5.0
04-12-2006, 06:28 PM
I've been working on the car non stop for the past couple days. I still haven't found time to sleep between the car and work but I guess I can sleep all I want when I'm dead. I ran some fresh oil threw the engine and dumped it right away. Some how about 2 quarts of water ended up in the oil. The funny thing is I haven't put a cooling system in the car yet much less any water. The oil came out full of shavings from just spinning the motor over. That scares me. But the oil pressure is good with fresh oil. I'll have to pull it apart after this weekend and check the bearings. I also noticed when I was adjusting the valves today the most of the rockers were on wrong which broke all of the adjusting nuts. It never ends. I fired it up today and reved her a few times. My neighbors weren't as happy as I was.......
She is almost done. I will be there saturday as long as the black cloud doesn't come back.
BBATCO1
04-12-2006, 06:58 PM
I dont know haw many shavings you found, but there will always be a few. I find them, and I just looked everything over and the coating is not even worn.....
1slo5.0
04-12-2006, 07:12 PM
I dont know haw many shavings you found, but there will always be a few. I find them, and I just looked everything over and the coating is not even worn.....
I could see my reflection in the oil like I was looking in a mirror.......
BBATCO1
04-12-2006, 07:29 PM
Did yu cut open the filter? Thats the true story....
1slo5.0
04-12-2006, 09:02 PM
Did yu cut open the filter? Thats the true story....
The filter was all water, not many metal shavings at all.
where is the water coming from if you haven't filled the cooling system???
1slo5.0
04-13-2006, 01:04 AM
where is the water coming from if you haven't filled the cooling system???
That's what I'm trying to figure out!
fivonut
04-13-2006, 05:30 PM
You probably already know this but it can't hurt. It's standard practice to wash an engine after all the machine work is done. Most shops blow out all the passages pretty well after doing so but you should still do it again before assembling your engine. If someone else assembled it I'd guess they didn't do such a good job of blowing everything out.
1slo5.0
04-13-2006, 05:46 PM
You probably already know this but it can't hurt. It's standard practice to wash an engine after all the machine work is done. Most shops blow out all the passages pretty well after doing so but you should still do it again before assembling your engine. If someone else assembled it I'd guess they didn't do such a good job of blowing everything out.
It isn't freshly machined. It has about 25 passes on it already.
It is pretty much ready to go though. I need a radiator cap and I need to install the electric fan and put some screws in the interior and program the Digital 7. I tried aligning the front end in my garage and that didn't go over too well. Hopefully I'll get by saturday without destroying my front tires.
fivonut
04-13-2006, 05:47 PM
Sorry I was under the impression it was fresh.
1slo5.0
04-13-2006, 06:00 PM
Sorry I was under the impression it was fresh.
nope, I'm a low budget beotch.
1slo5.0
04-14-2006, 07:00 PM
Car is loaded on the trailer. Of course the day wouldn't be complete without some kind of issue. Water poured out of the water pump after the motor warmed up a bit. I'm hoping that I just need to tighten the plug in the pump but either way it can't be anything major. Its a brand new CSR pump. The alignment is still way off. The caster is so far off the wheel doesn't want to come back straight on its own. Hopefully I don't destroy the tires tomorrow. I'll see ya'll at the Grove tomorrow!
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