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    Using pinion angle from a stock 4 link doesnt...

    Using pinion angle from a stock 4 link doesnt work. You want the drive shaft almost straight under power. More pinion angle, will waste power, create drag and LOTS of heat. More the angle, the more...
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    Add cross till it pushes, then back it off some. ...

    Add cross till it pushes, then back it off some. Some use reverse stagger on street stock cars, bigger tire on left rear adds cross. You can add cross with out fiddling with the chassis by using a...
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    Try a 2" offset RR wheel. Pushing the RR out on...

    Try a 2" offset RR wheel. Pushing the RR out on a wet track makes it looser. As tuckin the RR in in the feature. Add a bit more stagger for the wet track heats. Grind the pads on the RF caliper. ...
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    Hey, the offset of the RR can tighten or loosen...

    Hey, the offset of the RR can tighten or loosen the car up. WHen the track is wet, pushing the right rear OUT can help, as pull IN the right rear when its dry slick or rubbered down. Pushing like...
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    Paint

    Take a can of white spray paint, spray a line from tread to wheel. It will show you what the tire is doing, and how much it is rolling over onto the side wall.
    Heats more air pressure, as the...
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    Good batteries

    How long will the batteries for the paint last? Looks good to me! I use the 30ft rule. IF, it looks good from 30 feet it should look good from the stands! I use house paint and a roller. It...
  7. Thread: Cross

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    Ride height

    If the left rear is higher than the right side it puts the upper bar at more of an angle than the right. With the angle on the upper being so much, when in body roll it can put MORE rear steer into...
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    pinion angle

    Metric chassis with stock trailing arms and stock location, pinion angle doesn't work the same as a bar or leaf car.
    Many drivers drill holes in the bushings. IF they are drilled into the bushing...
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    Pinion angle

    Metric chassis with stock trailing arms, do NOT work like a leaf or bar car. You want the pinion straight with the drive line under power. With too much angle you will only create a bind in the...
  10. IF you do not have a pyrometer... take a can of...

    IF you do not have a pyrometer... take a can of white spray paint, paint line across the tread. If the camber is way off you'll see it right quick.
    Sameway with the side of the tire. You'll see...
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    Vortec truck/van manifolds from the late 90's...

    Vortec truck/van manifolds from the late 90's they look very simular to the manifolds used on the 70's 350's.

    Check ebay it might have a picture of them and you can decide IF you want to use...
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    Good. Lots of chassis still around. Just have...

    Good. Lots of chassis still around. Just have to look harder is all. Hoard all the parts you find, then HIDE them well. Every friend you ever knew or know will be asking for this asking for...
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    Yeah, What Aaron said, Raceman17...!!~!!!

    Yeah, What Aaron said, Raceman17...!!~!!!
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    Hoosier A-40's The blue and yellow #12... ...

    Hoosier A-40's The blue and yellow #12... we're getting closer. We have won a few features, when he either breaks or roasts an engine. He's got some pretty BIG engines.

    Vintage racing bodies...
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    Pull in right rear wheel, push out left rear...

    Pull in right rear wheel, push out left rear wheel. Tricky part.... you can add stagger... How much? It's what the car needs and the radius of the turn. We push out the right front about 5/8's ...
  16. Left message on phone, if 1182 is still available...

    Left message on phone, if 1182 is still available please let me know. PM or return call .
    Building new short block.

    Thank-you
    Moldy/Phillip
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    If your ballast in the rear is high... move it...

    If your ballast in the rear is high... move it down about 6 inches.
    You can go down 25-50 pounds on RR spring.
    Put a 3-3 or lower right shock. OR put a 3-3 on both sides.
    3-5 RF shock ...
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    Dry slick. We move the RR in and push the left...

    Dry slick. We move the RR in and push the left rear out. We have also bumped the RF tire out. Backed off on the stagger. Went down on all tire pressures. With the chassis we have now we also put...
  19. Do the rules allow you to use the tubular uppers?...

    Do the rules allow you to use the tubular uppers? I have seen the Chrysler screw in ball joints to be stronger in the A frame construction than the bolt in style. They are welded to the threaded...
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    Drill and safety wire the govenor weights closed....

    Drill and safety wire the govenor weights closed. Use a zip tie to keep them closed. Weld them in place... anything to keep them from opening up. If they do open up the trans will think it is in a...
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    Find out how much shock travel you have. IF you...

    Find out how much shock travel you have. IF you have alot travel get a stiffer spring. Put ziptie on shock... simple deal really.
    Obviously won't work on rough track.
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    Bolt up a pair of empty wheels on axle. BOTH with...

    Bolt up a pair of empty wheels on axle. BOTH with same back spacing, mount the lowers on chassis. Make sure they are the correct length and of BOTH equal length.
    Measure the spring length from...
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    Ever think of checking out the isuzu 4 cylinder...

    Ever think of checking out the isuzu 4 cylinder rodeo's? 96's had 4:30's in them.

    Turbo 350 in 2nd and 4:30 gear is a 6:53 gear.
    Turbo 350 in 1st and 2:56 is a 6:40 gear.

    Just more to...
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    Try 1.3 break in rockers.. on the exhaust side. ...

    Try 1.3 break in rockers.. on the exhaust side. Just to muddle the mix... Just one of those things if it ain't broke why change it.
    .333x1.3=.433 adjust lash from there... bottom end- top end...
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    Check the part number. I use an aluminum ford...

    Check the part number. I use an aluminum ford pickup 1 inch bore master cylinder. Works for me.
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