Great to hear Greg!!

Hamilton/N. Wilkesboro next month..?

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I have No dash Frame - That's about 10-20#'s - I removed that when I took the windshield out and went Lexan.

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That's The Plan. - We'll see if it holds together


Greg

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Good news, Greg! Gee, I wish I had listened to your car now. I have heard that noise several times and it distinct from rod knocking.

Interested to see the header results....

Lou

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Thanks lou,

I wanted to save the parts so once I suspected rod knocking I even winched it up onto the trailer - Better to Be safe and Save a few bucks and have it turn out this way..

I have already learned my lesson with the Dart - I fried a rod and crank after running it with a "noise" in the motor.


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Greg, not sure why but I couldn't keep converter bolts tight on mine either. Tried 2 different transmissions, 3 different converters, and 3 flexplates. Red Loctite wouldn't even hold.

Hope you have better luck.

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I might Just take the bolts to my competent machinist and Have them drilled for safety wire... Then I'll tie them together with the wire and locktite


Greg

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Stage 8 fasteners makes torque converter bolts that utilize aluminum tabs and snap rings to positively lock them.

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Another Good option.

Good to know and thanks for sharing, Seymour.


Greg

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Greg, My computer has been down a few days, so I didnt know about the good news till now. I have had converter bolts come loose a couple of times as well. Now Im always worried about them coming loose again even with locktight. Im glad Ruster is healthy.
Ron

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Yep Should be all good.

I should get 2 local test sessions here at home before going to Wilkesboro...


I wanted to try out the Hooker Super comps and I also have a set of 4.88's Built on the stand that Maybe Will lower my ET? Possibly these would be for my 1/8 Mile setup?

Wee shall See.


Greg

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This is an addictive thread. I must have missed it but, how many point cage do you have? Chrome Moly? Where do you get one?

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Thanks,

The Kit I got Was a competition Engineering Kit. It's Chromemoly - Needs to Be TIG/GTAW welded in and you can learn alot of Fabricitating skills if you wish to take the task on yourself.

I suggest to Get a Tubing Notcher (woodward Fab/ Summit Has Cheaper ones) And at least a Hot / Chop Saw.


Here is a Link to where it is on this thread..
http://slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php ... &start=720


The Kit has 2 Part Numbers: Links Below
The Hoop (which is Pretty Specific to your car / application) and the Strut Kit which is somewhat more universal and will take time and a lot of cutting / Sanding Grinding to fit up correctly.


http://www.summitracing.com/parts/cee-3158
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/cee-3100

IN OTHER RUSTER NEWS...

I got the 4.88 Gear Set in - The 8.75 Chunks weigh 60# each - the 4.56's weighed the same as the 4.88's

The Hooker headers were also .2 Slower in the quarter Mile as compared to the Mopar Performance 6 into ones.. so I took those back off as well.

I will report back on the 4.88's to see if anything is quicker with those.

Greg

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Thanks for the info Greg. I am surprised by the performance of the headers as well. I figured the Hookers would out do the Mopar ones. But it may depend on the combo??

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It's Possible that it's the Combo.

The Mopar Performance ones are a bit shorter in where the collector area comes together... in other words the Primary tubes are shorter on them.

The hooker and Cliffords have about 2" Longer Primary Rubes.

I might be interested in making an even shorter set and seeing if that helps.

Greg

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