The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 4: Burnouts for Distance

[thunderchicken]

I can tell you from experience it won't hold up. Maybe a little better behind that auto, but a couple clutch drops will wipe one out mighty quick. I wouldn't waste much money experimenting on it, I would sell it and use the money

Mine was fully welded and even a girdle cover, didn't make it a week.

Yep 7.5's let go faster than may pops on an overloaded truck

 

[thunderchicken]

If the Ford is anything like the GM 7.5 it has a well defined fuse. That fuse gets shorter as you find forward bite. When you get the chassis figured out and work towards a better 60' time that rear end will literally just let go. Not enough support to keep the ring and pinion in full contact under the brutality of a treated launch pad and the desire to go as fast as possible from a standing start. That is the well defined barriers that drag racing presents to the builder. The faster you go the bigger the hammer you are dropping on the drive line.
When you get it built and ready let us know. I want to start a pool on how many serious launches it will live through.....

Fox bodys are inherently easy to set up for drag racing. Lots and lots of info on how to tweak the rear suspension on them for this purpose. En

QFT. Let me know when the pool on that 7.5 starts...I want in. Like the Farmers insurance commercial, I've seen a thing or two. Especially on Mustangs

joy the journey.

 

[thunderchicken]

OK I may want this.

1st it has a T-400 behind a big block.....
2nd it has a 10 bolt diff.
3rd I could make this thing fly.

She aint bad looking at all. Other than those awful looking rear wheels/caps. Someone has definitely put in some time showing it some love. She could pretty dang fast, lot of potential there

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Love this. Bet it scoots too.

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[gregkl]

Love this. Bet it scoots too.

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Nice. But I'd like to ask him how much he weighs so I can see if the car would lose weight with me in it or gain weight.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Love this. Bet it scoots too.

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I have a buddy that has a black one, had just over 10k on it when I last seen it. It does move out pretty good.

 

[churchmouse]

Major parts infusion coming from Summit.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I have a buddy that has a black one, had just over 10k on it when I last seen it. It does move out pretty good.

Is it Coyote swapped?

 

[Jaybird1980]

Is it Coyote swapped?

No, all original. I didn't even realize that one was Coyote swapped at first.

 

[churchmouse]

No, all original. I didn't even realize that one was Coyote swapped at first.

Yeah it is a full on Yote piece.

 

[thunderchicken]

Yeah it is a full on Yote piece.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure she'll haul the mail just fine or scoot as someone else called it. Good looking car and plenty of HP to get the job done

 

[bobzilla]

My coilovers for the sundae cup cars are finally getting dropped off today. Been waiting since may 2.

 

[churchmouse]

I had several HVAC projects stack up on us so we are wading through them. Once done its back on the 64.
After a few FTF meetings with the body shop they have put the 64 back in rotation and are working on it slowly but surely.
Funny how reminding someone of impending health issues can motivate them.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Hoonigan truck is for sale.

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[d.kaufman]

Hoonigan truck is for sale.

Ken Block’s Custom 1977 Ford F-150 Hoonitruck Can Be Yours for $1.1 Million

Ford revived the GT for three reasons. Profit would be the most obvious, but as expected, the mid-engine supercar was also developed to win races and to ...

www.autoevolution.com

If I was rich, I'd buy it. Oh well, no hoonigan truck for me

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Hoonigan truck is for sale.

Ken Block’s Custom 1977 Ford F-150 Hoonitruck Can Be Yours for $1.1 Million

Ford revived the GT for three reasons. Profit would be the most obvious, but as expected, the mid-engine supercar was also developed to win races and to ...

www.autoevolution.com

I would %1,000 buy that if I could. How often do you get the chance to own a Hoonigan Gymkhana car!?

 

[churchmouse]

Hoonigan truck is for sale.

Ken Block’s Custom 1977 Ford F-150 Hoonitruck Can Be Yours for $1.1 Million

Ford revived the GT for three reasons. Profit would be the most obvious, but as expected, the mid-engine supercar was also developed to win races and to ...

www.autoevolution.com

Let’s see how this works out.

 

[thunderchicken]

Hoonigan truck is for sale.

Ken Block’s Custom 1977 Ford F-150 Hoonitruck Can Be Yours for $1.1 Million

Ford revived the GT for three reasons. Profit would be the most obvious, but as expected, the mid-engine supercar was also developed to win races and to ...

www.autoevolution.com

There's a lot there to try to absorb. Maybe if money was no object

 

[Jaybird1980]

There's a lot there to try to absorb. Maybe if money was no object

Oh yeah, it would definitely have to be a money is no object situation.

It would still be a BA ride, it'll be interesting to see who buys it

 

[IndyDave1776]

I'll happily let you guys know. I don't think I can sell it enough for the hassle that it would be worth dealing with the morons on FB. "Will this work on my Honda?" "Will you take half of what you're asking?" "I'll be there tonight (never shows up)."

Also.... I got a really dumb/good idea.
Compound turbos.
Why? Because my buddy doesn't think a 475 will spool on a bone stock 351. And if he's right, I'm just gonna build a compound turbo setup, basically identical to what's on my truck. Oh, and I also don't mind doing this because A - almost no one ever bothers, and B - I have the turbos to do it already.
It will spool before 3,000 for sure.

I have not encountered compound turbos in this context but I can tell you that they became the most hated feature on Caterpillar diesels, to the point that single turbo conversion kits and services became very commonplace.