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Did you dyno the engine? That car should haul the mail for sure.

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No dyno for now, it is an option for later. The plan is to make some shake down runs and see what we have then make that decision.

Judging by head flow and other parameters ET is expected 4.60 - 4.50 range 1/8 mile.

Another round of updates coming soon.

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fab fixture for the dash panel. When completed, the panel will support several switches, fire suppression cable, master cutoff switch, in addition the the K & R panel

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bump for an update.

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Tim, the progress slowed for a few week. I will have some updates soon.

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The fine fall weather has us back on task with Jeff's roadster.

It is our plan to stay on task to completion. The first track test outing will be March/April of 2017

We have a few photos of Jeff working the wiring.

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Great to see you back on the project! I heard from a VERY reliable source this week that the car may now have a name.....???

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The naming happened during conversation.

At the shop Jeff's uncle was checking out progress while Jeff was fretting over mounting a component.

Jeff said, "because of how small this car is we have to give lots of thought to everything we mount. It is like putting 10 pounds of car in a 5 pound sack."

Uncle said, " O, like Dolly Parton"

After a time of reflection, Jeff named the roadster "Dolly"

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Friday wiring work

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We are due an update with Jeff's roadster.

The last few weeks have shown huge strides in progress. One very large leap forward came from Jeff completing the EFI wiring.

Doing so required moving the roadster to Jeff's home so he could focus on it un-interrupted. It is a tedious job and the daily operations and distraction of the shop were bogging down the process.

I am very proud of his work, he did a great job and put the project back on fast track. [so to speak]

The shocks are a new Strange design with oil reservoir, they move nice and smooth.

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This weekend we will have a body and front cowl fitting session. Stand by for more progress info and photos.

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Looking at the pics of the shocks and they look awesome, but the springs look way too heavy. Also if you needed a spring compressor to fit them on the shock, I'm sure you have too much spring. My guess would be around an 80 lb rating, maybe less. CN

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Hack, I think you are correct.

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I have a set of QA1 12-095 springs new in the box if you want them I have no use for them.

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We had a body fitting, cowl fitting, and dash panel building morning. All still in rough draft form, yet, serious progress with "Dolly," Stay tuned for more updates soon.

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Our "Dolly" project continues to make good forward progress. We are closing in on the small items and checking them off the list.

We plan to fire the engine about two days before Christmas :)

Look closely and see small red laser dot. Those marks give the paint man a way to align the panels without being on the chassis.

And a 7" converter is, well, small. Note the more inboard blot pattern.

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YEA! Dolly has fired up!

She sounds great, we are very pleased and excited. A few minor knick knacks and adjustments and we are ready to track test.

Our focus now is finishing body and paint work. More updates soon.

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after hearing Dolly fire up I think the 327 in the Super 10 would make a good starter motor for Dolly.

She is going to be a bad girl.

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It seems reasonable that with the new year we have new lessons. And this is certainly true for Team Woodfin and especially for the senior member of the team.

The 2017 season marks landmark happenings for us. Jeff's roadster is nearing race ready and Saturday brought some serious computer lessons.

These photos show our computer programmer/tuner, Dave Deramus working his trade. Dave spent several hours with us designing and loading the basic program. With each test running Dolly sounded better and better.

Near the end of the testing session, Dolly would get on the 5000 RPM two step before Jeff could fully open the throttle.

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Computer programming Dolly

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I love this ! Very nice stuff here !

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Kenny,

Thanks for watching this thread. We're finalizing all systems now and hope to be in paint in a few weeks. The "to-do" list is still long, but we're nearing the end. There are a few test & tune sessions scheduled for February that I'd like to make.

Jeff Woodfin

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no screws, no nuts, no washers

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We had another productive work day, it was all hands on deck marking items off the get ready list.

You can see Joel laying out the paint design lines. When "Dolly" is finished the reaction will be "WOW"

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Wondering how it's going and what did you end up with on the rear springs? H

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Hack,

We are near, our plan is Texas Motorplex Feb 24th for first test outing. The paint may not be finished, some body parts mat be in primer, but we are testing.

And a 95# rear spring is just right.

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also, the 95# spring slips on by hand, no compressor needed.

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Great. Make sure your driver "sneaks" up on it, those things can be a handful.

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For hours I have pondered how to word this news, yet no method of the announcement seems adequate.

We are testing Saturday, Feb 25th at the Texas Motorplex!

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In for pics. Good luck, be safe and have fun!

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Dolly gets a dress

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Larry…Good Luck with the testing today. Dolly looks good with the new lipstick. MB

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:)

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A few small gremlins only allowed one 300 foot pass but even with that I can tell the car is an excellent piece. It carried the front tires about 2" high well past the 60' clock. Straight, smooth, easy :)

We will correct the glitches and be back out soon. I expect the next outing will show some good numbers.

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under the tower at Texas Motorplex, ready for the maiden voyage

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Sorry to hear you had a few bugs but overall it sounds like things went well. Congrats!

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Been to the track lately? Any updates?

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Hack,

We were out a few weeks ago testing. Our tune-up is getting closer and each tweak to the EFI system is making more power. As we added power, Dolly became a handful. She was launching to the left and skating down track. We loaded up after 4 runs and have made chassis adjustments in preparation for the next outing. We're scheduled to test again at the Texas Motorplex next weekend and will report back.

Jeff

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Jeff: Some things to consider. Make sure rear is square to engine centerline. Check circumference of rears and make sure pressure is equal. If you have a double wheelie bar, make sure it's not steering the car on launch. Adjust the rebound on rear shocks softer. If they are stiff and you go through any bumps, it will pull the rearend up off the track surface and you start to spin the tires. Hope this helps.

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The suspension adjustments made Dolly launch straight and stay planted to the track all the way down. The converter is too loose, so it has been sent off to be tightened.

Our next event is scheduled for June 10 and we are cautiously optimistic that the performance will significantly improve.