The Road to Drag Week 2016 - Old School Style

[jayb]

That FE powered car hauler really classes up your effort, I think.  Deja vu...

[cjshaker]

Doug, just a reminder, Take a spare fuel pump! I`m still screwing around with the Galaxie since Beaver Springs! Good luck.

It's sitting on the starter box, in the picture.
My list of spare parts:
Starter
Alternator
Regulator
Ignition Box (2)
Distributor
Pick-up (a double backup..lol)
Coil
Fuel Pump
Water Pump
Rockers
Rocker Shafts
Belts
Complete Center Section

[Stangman]

A long block and you can have a spare motor. Ha ha

[afret]

I don't know how picky the tech guys will be for Drag Week but one thing I notice in your photos is that you still have rubber fuel lines to the carbs.  NHRA tech only allows for 12" total of rubber fuel line.  I think your car probably has the rubber line going from where the metal fuel line ends where it enters the engine compartment to the fuel pump inlet so you probably are over the 12" limit with the two lines going to the carb. 

It probably wouldn't be too hard to switch the two lines going to the carbs to steel or nylon braided line.  The tech guys probably won't notice being dazzled by how clean your car is     but since you're trying to cover all the bases........

[cjshaker]

A long block and you can have a spare motor. Ha ha

According to the rules, you have to start and end with the same engine. But I don't recall seeing anything about changing them in between..lol

I don't know how picky the tech guys will be for Drag Week but one thing I notice in your photos is that you still have rubber fuel lines to the carbs.  NHRA tech only allows for 12" total of rubber fuel line.  I think your car probably has the rubber line going from where the metal fuel line ends where it enters the engine compartment to the fuel pump inlet so you probably are over the 12" limit with the two lines going to the carb. 

It probably wouldn't be too hard to switch the two lines going to the carbs to steel or nylon braided line.  The tech guys probably won't notice being dazzled by how clean your car is     but since you're trying to cover all the bases........

Hmmm, nice catch, Earl. I do have rubber from the fuel pump to the line, and each line going to each carb is 6". With the 2" at the tank, that gives me a total of 20". I'm hoping the tech guys won't make an issue of it, so for now, it'll stay the way it is. Maybe I'll make up a 'special' tape measure and offer it to them if they want to measure.  

[fastback 427]

Don't bother making up a special tape, I'll loan you the one I gave my wife.

[AlanCasida]

Hmmm, nice catch, Earl. I do have rubber from the fuel pump to the line, and each line going to each carb is 6". With the 2" at the tank, that gives me a total of 20". I'm hoping the tech guys won't make an issue of it, so for now, it'll stay the way it is. Maybe I'll make up a 'special' tape measure and offer it to them if they want to measure.
[/quote]

If it is anything like last year, all they were interested in on my car was if the horn, lights and turn signals worked. They didn't even have me open the hood! My guess is they saw I didn't have a roll bar/cage so they weren't going to spend a lot of time on me. Tech/registration Sunday is a very, very long day for the tech people. 

[cjshaker]

Don't bother making up a special tape, I'll loan you the one I gave my wife.

LMAO!! Now that's funny! I'll need one that's stable and doesn't fluctuate, Jaime

And Alan, that's good to know. Judging by the lines I've seen in the pictures, tech day does indeed look like a very long day!

[AlanCasida]

According to the rules, you have to start and end with the same engine. But I don't recall seeing anything about changing them in between..lol

I think that rule was implemented after 2014 when some guys torched their LS motor at Tulsa. They got on the phone, located another motor(salvage yard) in Tulsa, rented a uhaul truck and cherry picker and swapped motors there in pits. Not a fan at all of LS motors but that pretty ambitious of them.  

[cjshaker]

I managed to get my butt in gear and get this far on the trailer tonight. I was planning on using aluminum sheet, but I knew that would take too long, so I grabbed some 1/4" plywood and threw this together. Still need to make a flip down tailgate for it, add a couple of upper braces, primer and paint it, and I'm just going to use a nice tarp to cover it all. It only adds about 40lbs to the weight, and since all my tools will be in the car, the trailer is still pretty light. Should have it finished up tomorrow night.



And I think this speaks for itself  ...

[jayb]

"Do not break seal"??  More optimism, Doug?

[cjshaker]

Yes sir. Except for a couple more sets of plugs, my goal is to NOT have to open this box.

[My427stang]

Good luck Doug!

[mmason]

Are you planning on doing daily posts for drag week or one big one at the end? I hope things go well for you and you have some fun.

[Barry_R]

I'll be cheering for ya from the sidelines!
Good luck!