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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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you know you could punch it to over 632 inches, with twin 91's
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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Yeah that would be NASTY.

My car is on the back burner again. Got to take care of some things before that build starts.

Keep up the good work Ty.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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back from body shop... finally






Brad Starks is one of the best body guys out there. he is extremely picky and talented especially with sheet metal and a english wheel... this was a piece of cake for him to fit the hood.
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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WOW thats big hood, how much can you see over that thing????

car looks nice
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 12:52 AM
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i agree...the hood is huge but the car looks good. very clean and sweet wheels too. nice build for sure!!!
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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i can see enough to get me by...lol... if i have to steer it very much i have problems any way... I will take the tunning process very slow... im not interrested in putting this long expensive project in the wall or on its roof...


it should be very aerodynamic though! it looks like it belongs on the salt flats doing 300mph
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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Looks great man!
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 08:51 AM
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That hood is beastly for sure. I'm sure that's got to be a bitch to see around/over, but the look is tough, and I'm sure the clearance has got to be great for under hood goodies

It's coming out very nice, can't wait to see the thing in action!
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 09:41 AM
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there isnt any seeing around it... just looking over it... i can see my carb very clearly... if i have a nitrous back fire i may **** my pants...
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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LOL. Yeah, you'll be able to see what's going on in there fo sho
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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Car looks REAL good!! I just read this whole thread from start to finish...funny how many times "3-4 more weeks" came up I know how these builds go, all to familiar with them. The joke around here with my running buddies is, if you are asked, "How much longer?" The answer is "2 weeks" REGARDLESS of what state the car is in.

That being said....how much longer before you hit the track?
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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Damn that hood looks mean. Any chance you could get some in-car shots? Looking good man.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ty_ty13
there isnt any seeing around it... just looking over it... i can see my carb very clearly... if i have a nitrous back fire i may **** my pants...
LOL...yes that would be a site
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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hoping for track time on the 7th... but we will see how things go ... yeah i've said about 4 more weeks about 35 times now...
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ty_ty13
hoping for track time on the 7th... but we will see how things go ... yeah i've said about 4 more weeks about 35 times now...

I feel ya! Well, keep us updated, I for one am curious to teh times you are gonna put up

I like the hood...always been a fan of big hoods, as long as they were cowl induction style, and NOT forward facing scoops. Forward facing has never sat well with me....

If I had a pic of my 4" cowl that extended back to my windshield, I would post it up, but never got one digitally. I guess I could take a pic of a pic, and post....


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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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i weighed it and scaled it.... it came out to 3254 with no ballast and looks like i'll have to add 45lbs to get it scaled out the way i want it...

now i have to adjust some bumpsteer and fix 1 wiring problem and should be ready to hit the track.... until i find the other problems

it has 46% on rear tires right now...
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ty_ty13
i weighed it and scaled it.... it came out to 3254 with no ballast and looks like i'll have to add 45lbs to get it scaled out the way i want it...

now i have to adjust some bumpsteer and fix 1 wiring problem and should be ready to hit the track.... until i find the other problems

it has 46% on rear tires right now...

No driver, right? I mean, I figure you weighed it with no one in it, so you could scale it, but thought I would ask anyways.
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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nope thats race weight
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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bump steer is fixed... took it out saturday... found some problems but running a 6.95 foot braking it to 2000 rpms and being on the brakes at about 500' out on motor was pretty productive i think.... found about 5 problems that i'll have to fix before this weekend....

looking for a 6.50 on motor this weekend hopefully i'll get to transbrake it this time...

gotta clean up and tune the carb
fix water leak
add relocation brackets
screw my wheels
get new tubes and tires
fix shifter solenoid

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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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Car looks really good. Congrats.

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