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6667fan

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Try to clean these front runners or
« on: April 24, 2021, 05:05:40 PM »
just run them? Last time car was at track it was a real s’show. I don’t know what was going on with prep. Also, four boosted fart cans in a row could not make a pass without something blowing up and necessitating another wipe down.
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JB


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Re: Try to clean these front runners or
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2021, 05:35:49 PM »
Picture doesn’t seem to be working.
Kevin Rolph

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Re: Try to clean these front runners or
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2021, 09:03:26 PM »
Kevin,
is it showing now?
JB


67 Fairlane 500
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Tunnel Wedge, Survival EMC CNC heads, Lykins Custom Hydraulic Roller, Ram adjustable clutch, Jerico 4-spd, Strange third member with Detroit Locker, 35 spline axles, 4.86
10.68@125.71 1.56 60’

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Re: Try to clean these front runners or
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2021, 09:38:47 PM »
Yes, now it’s working. It’s possibly excess traction compound ( glue ) from the track prep, or maybe a combination of traction compound and old softened rubber from the possibility alcohol based cleaner used for the oil down cleanup. It will probably wear off driving around the pits, but you could probably carefully scrape some of the excess off. I wouldn’t be so aggressive that you take off any of the tire rubber.
Kevin Rolph

1967 Cougar Drag Car ( under constuction )
1966 7 litre Galaxie
1966 Country Squire 390
1966 Cyclone GT 390
1968 Torino GT 390
1972 Gran Torino wagon
1978 Lincoln Mk V

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Re: Try to clean these front runners or
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2021, 09:53:12 PM »
Drive them on the street for a couple miles and they'll clean up quick. Just stay out of gravel till they do, or they'll be stone chuckin'.
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Re: Try to clean these front runners or
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2021, 08:03:58 AM »
I wouldn`t worry about that at all. They look pretty new, and I would think that a couple of warm up drives down the return road would see that gunk go away.
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1974 F350 race car hauler 390 NP435 4 speed
1959 Ford Meteor 2 dr sedan. 428 Cobra Jet, 4 speed Toploader. 12.54@ 108 MPH