Fireball Outlaw Drag Radial Rebuild Thread
02-10-2010, 03:36 PM
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Jumped back on the cage today. Got all the bars for the driver-side floor upgrade fit and/or tacked in. I cut out and moved the seat support so it sat lower. Way I had it before my helmet was way too close to the funnycar cage 
Once I get it all 100% welded then I'll get the bottom side painted and do something with the floor
Once I get it all 100% welded then I'll get the bottom side painted and do something with the floor
02-10-2010, 10:22 PM
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One question. Why do you still have some of the stock floor and tunnel in there? I would think at this point it would be much easier to work in there with if completely gutted?
02-21-2010, 10:32 AM
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Whats that famous saying? Oh...gotta take two steps back to take one step forward...well thats what sums up my progress this weekend 
I was very unhappy with how the driver-side secondary diagonal (where it meets the hoop) came out due to how awkward it is to get a torch in there (really ugly weld). So I cut that sh%t out and redid it
Also started fitting in the new driver seat.
Also snapped a pic from under the car. With just a little bit more finish welding, the cage will be up to 25.2 spec. Still need to see what is needed to take to 25.3 (in the back)
I was very unhappy with how the driver-side secondary diagonal (where it meets the hoop) came out due to how awkward it is to get a torch in there (really ugly weld). So I cut that sh%t out and redid it
Also started fitting in the new driver seat.
Also snapped a pic from under the car. With just a little bit more finish welding, the cage will be up to 25.2 spec. Still need to see what is needed to take to 25.3 (in the back)
03-02-2010, 04:17 PM
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woohoo...thanks to Chris (veee8) for letting me borrow his 25.3 book. It appears that my back section is up to 25.3 spec...so once I finish up the few welds I have left, then the cage will be 25.3 
03-05-2010, 06:00 AM
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I've thought real hard about just changing back to an 88 and throwing a 275 on the back...but realized all this work would be all for nothing