Mark, if you need a gauge to set flowing pressure I have one you can borrow.

Fuel pressure is pretty critical with spray. Upping the pressure makes it fuel richer, lowering it makes it nitrous rich. I always ran 5.5 flowing.

Less than 4 makes it a torch.

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I watched "Road Warrior" w/ a HS buddy in WI last night. You are right in there with those Aussie wackos.

Has Michelle started to reconsider this whole marriage thing yet??

Lou

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Home of Slant6-powered fun machines since 1988

@ Mark.. More Rivets.. Possibly.. Maybe I can use them as Ballast in the Rear 1/2 of the car

@ Wayne... No Sir No White lab coats here Just Welding Jacket, Gloves and Face Shield for this Mad PhD.


@ Lou.. No She hasn't reconsidered yet, & if she did I havent heard about it.. Sometimes she does not like that I spend so much time with ruster though.. But She knows where to find me and I am not drunk or passed out.. If I am passed out it's prolly cause an engine block hit me in the head or something...

12-30-11


Lotsa lightening going on...
Not really.. A lot of work for a little lightening.. I cut / drilled the Right Side Upper and Lower hinges.. Lost 1.8# Ruster Should Be at 2214.7# Now..


Pics and Details:
Stock Upper RH Hinge:






Drilling a 3/4" and a 9/16" Hole



Weigh In - The Bowl Tare's @ .5#'s



Final Product:






Lower RH Hinge to start:







Setting Up In press for drilling..4 Holes.. One 9/16 - One 3/4 - 2@ 1/2"



Weigh In for Lower Hinge.. Over 1# Lost!



Final View of Lower Hinge:






Began Next Aero Treatment - Addition to Lower Front Airdam.. Need to Get some Piano Hinge For Attachment..It will not load on my trailer w/o Some adjustability..
More on this in the Next Post..

Notice I started out with a full Minivan Rear Bumper... Maybe a Honda odyssey rear bumper cover?

Greg

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You scare me,your getting as sick as Semoure and me,He is the worst,best.I was second.Your creeping into my second place area.Isnt doing this kind stuff more gratifying than anything else??? Is for me.Mark

No, the scary thing would be to get the three of you together at one time.
I can just see it now.......Thinking so hard that smoke would be comming out of your ears !!!!!

Greg, If you got a good woman(I know you do)(I do too)They may not know why we do what we do but always know where we are at !!
Like I tell Lynn, Keeps me out of bars and chaseing wild women !

Nice work Greg.

That hinge has a lot more to take off of it still! Use smaller bolts where applicable and aluminum bolts where non structural.

I got a 66 Coronet wagon down to 3300lbs with a Hemi and had more to go. It started at 4000 lbs with a RB.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAxRmoDgsdY
Chassis dyno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd6hFGzLJMc

So how much is 25 to 50 lbs worth ET wise. Is there a rule of thumb figure? Thanks, Wayne.

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I like to think of 10lbs being 1 HP.

My bogger started as a 5300lb truck......Im now at 2415. New heads and rear diff could have me at 2285lbs.

Less beer could have me at 150 again........I could use the 3/4hp

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Yeah....Im the one who destroyed this rare, vintage automobile.....

So how much is 25 to 50 lbs worth ET wise. Is there a rule of thumb figure? Thanks, Wayne.

I have heard .10/100lbs

Richard

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Richard, Same thing I was told,,

I've heard the same as well. As the car gets faster, the rule changes.

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11.02 @ 120.56
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAxRmoDgsdY
Chassis dyno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd6hFGzLJMc

For most of our cars, it's 0.1 sec per 60 lbs (~ 14-15 sec car of about 3000 lbs). Faster car and wt changes (3000 vs. 4000 lbs, for example) make the rule of thumb change, yes.

Lou

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Happy New Years' Eve!


I am in the process of building a "spltter" on the Lower of the front air dam.. It's about 3/4 done now.. I need to Fab up the "wing the goes on the RH Side similar to what I have on the Left.

Thanks Honda Odyssey Minivan Rear Bumper cover!


Pics:

Ruster With it's New "splitter" lower air Dam:















The New Splitter will be height adjustable from ~1.5" to ~4.5"





I still need to Fab up a wing for the Right side Like I have here for the left.















Shots of the Adjustment mechanism..
Simple small 1/4 Trunbuckle setup with a Piano Hinge segment attached to the splitter.











Happy New Year's Folks... My resolution is to make more aero parts.. and get ruster Lighter.. Hopefully I can stick to this plan all year


Greg

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Thought you needed just over 3 inches to not trip the beams???Am I thinking wrong?Would bee a bummer for me cause I went all year without beeing wrong or makeing 1 mistake.Hours away from beeing perfect.I did drill one hole a couple thousants off this year.HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.Mark

Greg,

It sure looks like that has to be pushing more air that with it off? Is it offset by the drag of air not getting hung up under the car? Just wondering.

Rick

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12.70 @ 104.6