2015 SpeedMullet updates
02-01-2017, 05:47 AM
#662
Monday I was home all day with my daughter as her day car provider was out of town this past weekend. I was able to communicate very easily with Venom Racing Engines throughout the day and we hammered out a plan of attack. They found the shortblock was much more wore out than I was hoping for (but knew with the amount of time on the build it could very well be pretty worn). After a morning long brainstorm session via Facebook messenger, emails, and phone calls, the existing cylinder heads and intake were sold and the pistons/rods/crank will be replaced with a stock stroke Molnar Technologies crank and 6.125" rods, and Wiseco came on board to help us get a new set of 13:1 slugs. Thanks again to Steven at Cam Motion, the cylinder heads will be a set of worked over Dart Pro1 ls3's. Those cylinder heads flow 370 cfm out of the box. The cam and intake are secret squirrel stuff so I can't share that just yet, but it will be a low lash solid roller and T&D Shaft rockers will handle the valve action. We will also be making the move to E85. I realize that introduces it's own challenges, but we will improvise, adapt, and overcome.
My head is still spinning a little as I grasp what just happened, lol! Of course this needed to be communicated with C&S Specialties and Black Magic Clutches as both the carb and clutch builds are combo specific. Both of those companies gave a smile and a nod and will be making strides to get those components together as soon as the combo is 100% finalized.
In other news, my PST aluminum driveshaft should be here Thursday, and I'm hoping my new strange axles and spool will be here today.
My wife is now 37.5 weeks pregnant and is obviously miserable, but has been a real trooper. This pregnancy has been more challenging than the last. Everyone is healthy, but I can tell she's not having a good time overall. Progress on the car will likely slow as we transition from having 1 kid to 2 kids in the half. Additionally, I have some side work lined up that needs to be taken care of, as well as my honey-do list that seems to be getting longer rapidly.
My head is still spinning a little as I grasp what just happened, lol! Of course this needed to be communicated with C&S Specialties and Black Magic Clutches as both the carb and clutch builds are combo specific. Both of those companies gave a smile and a nod and will be making strides to get those components together as soon as the combo is 100% finalized.
In other news, my PST aluminum driveshaft should be here Thursday, and I'm hoping my new strange axles and spool will be here today.
My wife is now 37.5 weeks pregnant and is obviously miserable, but has been a real trooper. This pregnancy has been more challenging than the last. Everyone is healthy, but I can tell she's not having a good time overall. Progress on the car will likely slow as we transition from having 1 kid to 2 kids in the half. Additionally, I have some side work lined up that needs to be taken care of, as well as my honey-do list that seems to be getting longer rapidly.
02-01-2017, 09:25 PM
#668
don't get it twisted. the money doesn't just appear out of thin air. i'm running myself ragged to pay for my end of it, and am extremely humbled and thankful for the companies who have come on board with product and discount support.
02-04-2017, 11:51 PM
#669
Just got done reading this whole thread....took a few days. Great to see someone documenting stick shifted drag racing. Great fab/problem solving work and keep having fun! I am currently in the middle of LQ4 into an S10. Looking forward to reading about new combo come race season.
02-06-2017, 06:05 AM
#670
#makestickshiftdragracinggreatagain
I heard there was a football game on this weekend, but I was busy in the garage myself, lol! Most of what I was dealing with Saturday was daily driver boring stuff, and I spent a good bit of time working on a hat order for my Mullet Militia 3rd gen Camaro/Firebird car club.
On of the beautiful things about metal, is that when you screw up, you can go backwards, lol!
I decided making the tunnel removable wouldn't really benefit me. without some sort of sliding transmission crossmember/mount, it was just going to be a real pain to pull the trans from the top, and no matter how i played it, i couldn't get the trans into the car with the shifter attached going in from the bottom, so Plan B was to take shifter off for installation and removal. I'm actually pretty happy with the way this is turning out. Here's the cover I came up with for the shift rods.
Lots of controversy over this, lol. I mocked these up just to get a visual. They'll be a tuning/just-in-case aid and will be removed for some of the street car classes I have my eyes on. I think it's smart protection for my investment personally.
40 spline axles/spool from Strange showed up this week, as did the 3.5"x.120" aluminum driveshaft from PST. I believe the driveline is about as bullet proof as I can afford at this point
That's all for now. I'm going to try to swing by a Harbor Freight this week and grab a sheet metal brake so I can make the shifter box.
I heard there was a football game on this weekend, but I was busy in the garage myself, lol! Most of what I was dealing with Saturday was daily driver boring stuff, and I spent a good bit of time working on a hat order for my Mullet Militia 3rd gen Camaro/Firebird car club.
On of the beautiful things about metal, is that when you screw up, you can go backwards, lol!
I decided making the tunnel removable wouldn't really benefit me. without some sort of sliding transmission crossmember/mount, it was just going to be a real pain to pull the trans from the top, and no matter how i played it, i couldn't get the trans into the car with the shifter attached going in from the bottom, so Plan B was to take shifter off for installation and removal. I'm actually pretty happy with the way this is turning out. Here's the cover I came up with for the shift rods.
Lots of controversy over this, lol. I mocked these up just to get a visual. They'll be a tuning/just-in-case aid and will be removed for some of the street car classes I have my eyes on. I think it's smart protection for my investment personally.
40 spline axles/spool from Strange showed up this week, as did the 3.5"x.120" aluminum driveshaft from PST. I believe the driveline is about as bullet proof as I can afford at this point
That's all for now. I'm going to try to swing by a Harbor Freight this week and grab a sheet metal brake so I can make the shifter box.
02-06-2017, 12:47 PM
#672
i already owned the slip yoke, it came with the transmission. i sent it down to have it installed so they could balance the shaft as one unit. it was $410 for the shaft and 2 joints, assembled and balanced. i got 1 extra u-joint just in case since ya never know with drag week. total with the extra joint and freight was like $475. it was incredibly reasonable.
02-07-2017, 04:40 AM
#674
10 Second Club
Damn Matt....40's ?
I thought my 35's were big....LMAO
Only issue I have with a spool is on tight turns.(I try to avoid) I will also say to use extreme caution on any wet roads (including dew on painted lines and puddles )
I thought my 35's were big....LMAO
Only issue I have with a spool is on tight turns.(I try to avoid) I will also say to use extreme caution on any wet roads (including dew on painted lines and puddles )
Last edited by Doug G; 02-07-2017 at 04:45 AM.
02-07-2017, 04:59 PM
#677
no way would i run a locker or posi in a car with this sort of power potential, especially once that shocks the driveline as hard as a stick car. my luck it would break or open/close during a shift or something and poof, into the wall i'd go.
02-10-2017, 07:31 AM
#678
I was impressed the miller locker did so well in the 80 mustang. Was light but it still sucked to push the car while turning. The 89 has a spool. Think a replacement LSD for the 94 GT may not be a option since I am going forward with a potential 800 HP.
That was not a bad price for a DS that can take a beating. What is it made of? Need a 1" longer piece for the 94 before the dope goes on.
That was not a bad price for a DS that can take a beating. What is it made of? Need a 1" longer piece for the 94 before the dope goes on.