Great times there Greg, I still find it hard to believe that the guy that owns the 69 Dart and the the guy that owns this are the same guy! You don't have an evil twin do you?

Rick

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12.70 @ 104.6

Well Maybe I do?!?!?


Greg

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I know which one is evil...

Lou

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Me too!, It is the one with the hole saw, right?

Rick

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2 Mopars come with Spark plug tubes. One is a world class, racing machine. The other is a 426 CI. boat anchor!

12.70 @ 104.6

Well After the Elk Creek Race I Camped out at Lou's Place Then Drove the rest of the way home Sunday Morning..

While at Lou's, I got a chance to Re- Weigh Ruster Post Diet and (DRUM ROLL PLEASE)

Here are the results..


I had Calculated each and every bit of Crap I cut off ruster to be 327.5 # Lighter than Last Year So Last year the car was 2575# - 327=2248#

Some times I did not weigh some of the stuff I added Like Air inkake, Grille covers etc....


So.. After the Biggest loser Challenge Slant six Version the Final Weigh in was: 2268#






And With 222#'s of Driver and All racing Gear: 2490#


So actual Weight Saving was 307#, 20 # off of my Calculations.


Also Stopped at this Old Steam Shovel 40 Miles south of The 'Burgh for some Fun shots with Rusty Valiant, Rusty Truck, and Rusty/ Graffiti Steam Shovel



















I also ran An 8.15 Eighth Mile at elk Creek which was really fast for ruster especially at 1000' + Higher altitude than normal... Any previous best 1/8 was 8.23 I heard some Rumors that the track was 60' Short of an 1/8 Mile which would make sense for the 8.15 at an altitude track??


Greg

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Cool pics! Nice progress with the diet, good job.

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Thanks Wayne...


I got the Cutoff Wheel and Holesaw out And I just took 11.5#'s off the Front of the Car, And will be Moving the Catch Can to the right side to Try to Balance some things up..


I need to Get Some weight off the Front and Alot off the Left Front.

It will be done..

Also Tring out some Different carbs soon and A Different Converter.




Pics will follow..OF COURSE!

Greg

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Greg, I was at A & A trans earlier this week chasing down a part for Rob. Rick was building a light weight 904. Billet aluminum drums for a weight savings of 13 pounds! I thought of you and Mark right off. But those 13 pounds didn't come cheaply! All the best,W.

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Billet aluminum drum is in the neighborhood of $600 plus installation. Then you factor in the increased maintenance because the front band eats the face of the drum....................

Then you can rollerize the trans while you're in there and altogether you will drop about a tenth of ET for only $1000 or so.

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Yep, Jenny Craig might be a whole lot cheaper. I can sure stand to lose 13 lbs.

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66 Lil' Red Piggie Valiant (Mater Crusher) - Thanks Zilla!!!!! 72 Demon (Number 1 Son's)

yep Wayne Its all in the works when Time and Budget allow..

I know More Frequent changes will result but I knew that with AL Drums..


Lotsa Rotating Mass Lost is good on a Low HP car.

Greg

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Now I am going the other way,Built a 101lbs passenger seat today,51lbs chunk of lead and two 10lb dumbell weights under the cushion,and 1 guzzi shock.Got my rear bumper at 100lbs.Friend has loaned me a fork lift wheel and tire that weighs 115lbs and will bee mounted between tank and hump over the axel.Had to raise rear,and will lower front after I 4 corner scale it next week and figure out where i will put the next 40lbs or so in it.I will bee 2710 to 2720,and think I can get the C gas record.Guzzi Mark

With all that weight on the rear axle it should certainly hook!

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Yea ,I definately spun on every pass in Eureka.I cooked the tires more than normal there and went down to 8lbs and still spun,car was a little wiggley over a 100mph.Think at Sacremento with the added weight I will run 12lbs in the rear tires.I normally run 10 at lower weight.Guzzi Mark

Sounds like fun. Mark, you'll have to switch to Alky next and set all those records too...

I am getting the cutting bug too. Chopped about 6 lbs out of Project V last night, and eyeing more dead wt...

Lou

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