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Author:  Rick Covalt [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:31 am ]
Post subject:  Cool
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! :D You don't have an evil twin do you?

Rick
Author:  Greg Ondayko [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cool
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You don't have an evil twin do you?

Rick

Well Maybe I do?!?!? :twisted: :evil:


Greg
Author:  Dart270 [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:15 pm ]
Post subject: 
I know which one is evil...

Lou
Author:  Rick Covalt [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Me too!
Me too!, It is the one with the hole saw, right? :lol:

Rick
Author:  Greg Ondayko [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:18 am ]
Post subject:  Elk / Creek / Weigh In 7-25-11
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#
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And With 222#'s of Driver and All racing Gear: 2490#
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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 :-)

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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
Author:  wvenable [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:40 am ]
Post subject: 
Cool pics! Nice progress with the diet, good job.
Author:  Greg Ondayko [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:05 am ]
Post subject:  Cutoffs and Holesaws :-) 7-25-11
Quote:
Cool pics! Nice progress with the diet, good job.
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
Author:  wvenable [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:17 pm ]
Post subject: 
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.
Author:  slantzilla [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:28 pm ]
Post subject: 
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.................... :lol:

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. :D
Author:  wvenable [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:06 pm ]
Post subject: 
Yep, Jenny Craig might be a whole lot cheaper. I can sure stand to lose 13 lbs. :shock:
Author:  Greg Ondayko [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:28 pm ]
Post subject: 
Quote:
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.
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
Author:  madmax/6 [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:52 pm ]
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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
Author:  Joshie225 [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:05 pm ]
Post subject: 
With all that weight on the rear axle it should certainly hook!
Author:  madmax/6 [ Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:30 pm ]
Post subject: 
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
Author:  Dart270 [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:02 am ]
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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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