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I was at Moparfest and Herb was giving a seminar so I caught him before he went on the stage and told him I put this on my car, all he said was "why". He went on to tell me that when he first tested, it bent the right front spring leaf up 90 degrees. Changed the spring, next run bent it 90 again. They tried reinforcing it and all kinds of fixes but he hated it. I didn't have a chance to tell him, 'cause his wife was calling him to the stage, that I wasn't planning on dumping the clutch on an 800 HP Hemi!

RacerHog

Good Morning Y'all,

Dan sounds like your making some good head way on your project !!! Sounds like it's coming along nicely.. And That story cracks me up. I could just imagine the look on his face...

Not much going on around here today... We got rain the moved in last night, and scattered showers for most of the day... 65* and a slight breeze.. Guess i'll go check out the Daytona 500 today...

L8ER Y'all

Iowan

Dan , I had a friend that tried Caltracks whith SS springs and had simular results.

I was beginning to think the 500 had the makinggs of a figure eight race.

RacerHog

Daytona>>>> Kurt Bush.....

Iowan

In a Ford owned by Smoke. Wow

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I enjoyed the race.

My new guy is Bill's boy #24. My guys over the yeas have been David Pearson, Bill Elliot, then I went along with my son's choices of Mark, Rusty and Dale Jarrett

RacerHog

Good Morning.
Dan - I watched the last half of the race. I liked it also !!!! I dont have any favorites, That's because there are no Mopars in the hunt. But outside that Dale Jr. is my pick out of the young bloods.
Iowan - How about that !!!! I think they are off to a good start...

NHRA didnt do so bad... Leah, Hagen, Anderson,
One of our locals from SO-CAL lost in Super Stock. But was in the finals with his Duster.
I only have regular T.V. so i dont get to see much, Just what my buddys post and whats on some of the sights...

Looks like its going to be a cool Cloudy day here in SO-CAL with a chance of rain. Going to be about 65* most of the day.

Have a good one y'all..

Iowan

I was just glad to see a Ford team win and surprised that smoke owned it. It was a good race.

Bob what happened to your welder?
The mother board whent out on mine a few years ago and the place that repaired it tried there best to sell me a new one but I spent the money and had it repaired.

RacerHog

Not sure yet... Looks like I left the wire door open and the rats got in it and f'ed it up. A bunch of wire's are all malled up. I'll get it opened up in a few weeks and see what i can do to fix it... It's an old Linde wire feed unit. I might just move over to a millermatic 211. I'm really not doing any large jobs anymore.

RacerHog

I'm Starting to get a bad feeling that Anchor General Insurance is trying to Hide from me and my insurance guy.... Ummmmm...
Starting to get a little miffed....

Iowan

The count down is on until spring, I have plans to swap in the 8.8 in to the 64 Fairlane along with a complete Caltrack rear suspension, oh boy I can't wait.
I'm working on some big Mopar muscle power also!

RacerHog

Mr. Todd a few years ago....

RacerHog

Good Morning All you Mopar lovers....
Going to be a nice day here in SO-CAL.... 75* and clear as all get out !
Way to nice of a day to be working !!!! But... Got to pay the bills !!
Got ahold of the other guys insurance folks. Hope to hear back from them soon. Need to get this deal off my plate. Man if I worked liked this, I would starve to death... Sheeeeesh

RacerHog

Oooooooooo I want to know more....

Iowan

The thing about being retired is you have time but no fund's so it's back to the good old way of doing things. You build instead of buying, I love it. The 64 is something we have considered doing drag week with, the snotty little 289 will push it in the mid 11s, we'll see.

It's allso the the project we are talking about adding ten to fifteen lbs of boost and efi, like I said we'll see.

RacerHog

Iowan... Is that a 4 speed car ? Do you have a a tear drop hood on that babe...
I loved those little Fairlane Sports... Really nice little cars....

Just a little added history of my self.... One of my old High School Buddys had a 1965 Ford Falcon with a built 302 with a 4 speed. Had a 4.10 rear gear ratio. and a great sounding exhaust. Great fun car. My buddy "Allen" Worked for an old friend of mine, much later in years... "Allen" worked for Gale Banks back in the 90's, Work in sales for Gale.. I new gale when he was just a small time dude.. My other Buddy "Drew" work for Gale Banks also, "Drew" work with Gales right hand Cylinder Head Porter guy "Wally".. Wally was an amazing porter and when that guy got done with a set of heads... All you could say was WOW.. I Still Owen a Gale Banks prepped Small Block Chevy Motor, It needs a freshen up.

Anyway, At that time way back before Allen hopped up his Falcon. my sister had a 1964 Ford Falcon Wagon!! You know, the one with the back power window? the old 263 had gave up the ghost, So I put together a crazy little 289 H.O. 4-V headed motor at about 10.5.1 with a C-4... And man, I whooped his but with that wagon a few time!! Rite up till one night when he snuke up on me with a little 100 shot of NOS.. He got me good that night, Never seen it coming... I late stopped by his uncles house (A good old Ford Hot Rodder) and when I pulled up... He just chuckled at me... We just laughed and laughted... Good Times....

I have a few Fords in my time... Only a had full... But fun... Not sure I should show this... But this was a Low 11.XX 84 Ranger my brother-n-law and I threw together to tech our kids to race in...lol

Iowan

Nope
it's a c4 now ,2 door sedan, vintage burgandy and no T bolt stuff.

RacerHog

8.8L... Thats Just under 540C.I.? That should be a hoot of a ride !!!!!

Ouooop's... Sorry.. lol... My bad... You where talking the Diff.? I took it for liters... Sounds fun...

RacerHog

Good Morning Y'all
Going to be a great day here in SO-CAL.... 80*
Sure Wish I was at the March Meet...
http://www.famosoraceway.com/march-meet.htm

Well... Guess I'll just go out and work in the shop today... Got a Holley to Build for a customer... See Ya..

Iowan

80* wow

Iowan

In March ,let er rip!

RacerHog

Yaaaaa. Buddy... I am sure getting a boat load of stuff off my (Too Do) list...
Customers Holley is done... All put back on the little 1965 Mustang 302 V-8 with a C-3 Trans... Fine tunes and runs bitchen.... Hope I didnt hurt it with the "Smokie" one I did...

Now on the freshen up in the next couple years, they would like me to install some SVO heads... Wow...

RacerHog

Good Morning Y'all,

Cool and cloudy here in SO-CAL... 67* today.... A little rain moving in for Sunday, Not much but a little...

Headed out to look for a few thing for the house that I need t get done...

This is week number 2 down for my Scamp, after being hit. Still waiting on the other guys insurance to go look at my car.

Y'all have a great day...

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Morning. Cold here this weekend. Just ordered up these belts, so glad Shawn found these so we are not stuck searching for modern convertible built in shoulder belt. Pass it around, I think these will be great for all muscle cars.

http://allstarperformance.com/produc...LL98115&add=no

Iowan

Good day all, well the next week sounds great for getting rid of the snow. 50-60+ for the next seven days. Yahoo

It will be a good time to kleen out the driver and do an oil change, wash the Kubota and get some pictures and list on craigslist, sure looking forward to summer.

RacerHog

Good Deal Dan.....

I use a place close to me here in SO-CAL.... Good People also....

http://www.seatbeltsplus.com/univers...h44RoC9yzw_wcB

RacerHog

Sounds like a fine plan for the day !!!!

RacerHog

I am Now working on one of those Ryobi Gas Blowers... Looks like it needs a coil.... $12.00 part and you have to order it... Dang it !!!!

Iowan

Bob I've got a question for you, at work do you run into problems with guys putting e-10 or e15 in small engines? I don't know what you have in California if you have ethanol at all.
I worked for a construction co. rebuilding heavy equipment and it seamed every gas powered welder/generator, saw, etc. had to have the carb gone through once a year or more because I couldn't get the operators to use reg unleaded.
You ever run into that.?

RacerHog

Tom, For the most part the ethanol is a by product of the fuel out this way. Most all the California motors are set up for some type of E in large or small amounts.. But it's availability is wide spread out here for like E-85 and that type of fuel.. Like you we do notice allot of failure in carbs and fuel line's. If you let that stuff sit, It does funny things to the inner of components. You open it up and you find a white powder, and some times it will even eat away at the aluminium or pot metal and even make it fragile.
The guys you work with are more than likely just like our guys... Wont listen, but are quick to bitch about the equipment not working and always at the shop. Me and my guys give them hell over the maintenance on there part.
It's a little easier with premix and those seem to do a little better.
Our stuff comes in every 4 mouths or min. or 3 times a year for service, weather it gets used of not. this allows us to swap out the fuel into a gas caddy and replenish it with fresh fuel and run the unit for a little bit.

Ok. Now to help you with your problem. Not to sure how your guys mix the fuel? But my suggestion would be to get guys to use Marvel Mystery Oil or Sta-Bil in with the mix. Just a cap full with every 1 gal. of fuel will help a boat load with your problem. Thats just what we have found. And even though we might miss a service, if we have to open up the carb for cleaning, it's not all that bad on our side...

Try it in a couple of you problem children and see how it works for you?
I can full understand how frustrating it can be. We have 260 Peaces of equipment to maintained and i have only 2 full time mechanics and myself as a supervisor/mechanic/foreman/partsman/admin data/day to day operations for fueling and CNG/ Way to many darn hats to wear for what I get paid...lol
So doing the job twice or come backs really **** me off to no end, and if someone is making more work for me and my guys buy being self centered. They really get a Azz chewing and are more than happy to leave the shop..

Sorry for the long winded answer...

Great topic...

Just my 2 cent..
Keep us posted.