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The simple answer that a lot of wives understand (It is out of style)

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Back to feeling better. I have a laundry list of things to do. Getting spares for inventory and have them when I need them. Getting intake?s ready to test back to back.

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It was good today to find those odd hard to find parts in some bar stock today. Got a few visits planed with some folks that know what they speak of. Maybe some of the information will be retained. Sometimes I forget why I came into the room.

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For our HS team basketball is over. In Ky we have one champion in basketball
I have a few visits planed this week and more parts are arriving. The spark plugs that were made in Ukraine are now a product of Germany.
And I feel good!

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Got to visit Blackbird Performance and PMR a lot of stuff was going on in the shop. I did not take any pictures. Geoff wife took some pictures and sent them to me with permission to post them. I will see if I can get them posted.
Time to go to work.

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Shocks are back, rear shocks are next. We are still waiting on some sensors. Installing a SD 300 Race Pack and new alternator. Doctor visits and basketball are slowing progress.

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Researched a draggy front wheel. A part I made was to weak and it deformed reducing clearance to interference. The only damaged done was to my pride. New part from Summit arrived today. New dealer parts will be here Thursday.

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Ordered my shock sensors yesterday. The folks at the Holley, RacePak helpline were very patient and helpful. They answered all of my questions: the length of this, the diameter of this, the mounting hole size, and so forth.
Thanks Tyler

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I have one wheel that turns the way I think it should. I will finish the second on today. The best part of the last two weeks is my stamina has started to improve. Being inactive for several days took its toll on what I could do and how long I could do it.
I only have three more NCAA men games to watch to see who the new Champ is. This will be the 62nd finals I have watched going all the way back to Chicago Loyola OT win in 1963.

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I went to the Loyola v. Cincinnati game!!! Fantastic game . --FED 387

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Zero drag is the is the key. Someone once said that Al Provoast could push his Oldsmobile wagon the entire length of ths staging lanes by himself. Ceramic wheel bearings?

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Well after trying to get the other wheel to spin freely, I gave up and went a different direction. Working on sensor mounts. Not to exciting stuff.

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Making tapered spaces for shock sensor mounting that will allow the spherical ball mount more degrees of movement before it binds and breaks off. Largest screw that fits the ball ID is a number 10-32 NF about .187 ?
Only a few more to make and a few spares. Upper front shock mounts are finished. Spring time Honey Do list is caught up but never finished.

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When will Dumbo hit the track this year ?

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Al used posi units instead of spools in his big heavy Oldsmobiles.

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Interesting. Was it a 12 bolt? I'm all about these speed secrets.
Thanks Lyn.

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Upper sensor mount very little install and or service room. I might have to go to thinned hex head screw to increase serviceability. What can go wrong will go wrong. I had to call the reinforcements to help me get Dumbo wired, thank you Bob Toy.

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Ordered parts from Bowling Green Ky and Washington state the same day. The parts from Washington arrived yesterday by the US Post Office the stuff from BG should be here today. ????

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Update. The part that was supposed to be shipped from BG was shipped from west Texas it got here yesterday in the nick of time. UPS and USPS both did a good job. We have to get some more V Net cords.

Uncle Al told me long time ago how to get a race car to go fast: Roll the driver side window down about an inch and start filling the car with 100 dollar bills. You keep doing that until when one go in one falls out. After one falls out you know it will Fly. Those old World Champs just know stuff!

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I believe the upper shock sensor mount is finally finished. I can remove and reinstall the sensor without having to remove upper shock mount. The hex head screws gave me more room than the Allen head screws did. The first obstruction is real close.

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I know it has taken me forever to get this part of the build to where I like it. When we are finished I will post some pictures. Back to work.
The good part is having Bob Toy as a sounding board and let him do some brain storming on a process or plan of attack.

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The stuff pictured is the parts that we used. There is a bunch of stuff we did not like or did not work.

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Wow...so that's what milling is supposed to produce, lol. Excellent work, very professional looking.

Someday I aspire to have stuff come off my mill like that!

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Maybe that's my problem, I'm using Canadian $100's which are only about $36 US.....

Might be a stupid question, but, why do you have sensors on the shocks? Obviously to see where they are, but is it so the computer can tell how quick the front end is rising? Or bouncing?
Sometimes I realize I'm not even in the same ballpark as you guys.

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With me getting on in age my body has a difficult time trying to absorb what?s going on in the 1.2x seconds it take to travel 60 feet. A lot of times it will slip the tires about 3 feet out. Just trying to get my physics problem to go a little quicker.

I think I have a solution to the exchange rate. Your car will absolutely fly up North and will slow down approximately 64 percent when you cross the border. That should make dialing easier.

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Ah, more data reference points makes it easier to find an issue. Got it, thank you!

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In Holley school Tom emphasized being sensor poor and data rich!

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Just about have the rear shock sensors mounted. The rear of the car is more user friendly. Goal for this weekend is to mount two O2 modules. And get to watch my granddaughter play basketball this weekend.

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I am 75 and still ordering new tools to make the car better. I am so glad that the desire to do the best job I can with my ability has not faded.

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Testing pics for dad. http://https://share.icloud.com/phot...lSIS3J4HbgXemg

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A jumper cable to use early or late cam sensor.

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Drained the Dana 60 lube and inspected the 14 year old gears. Very smooth with zero tight spots. It looks good enough to go another 100K miles

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We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It much easer to see through the hole in my wallet.

Thanks to the Holley school information we now have the proper tools to crimp connections. The cost was a little high but the quality of the crimp is well worth it, thanks Tom. I am still having to find a few parts in bar stock.

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Bob Toy is almost finished, I should be able to drop the drive train in this week. Getting all the wires out of harms way will be a challenge. We are ready to smell some smoke. The time consuming part will be getting the weight correct at each wheel while observing ride height. And then its test, test, test. Indy is fast approaching.

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A dunce cap for me I ordered the incorrect alternator and will have to redo the bracket if I can not find the correct alternator. A stupid old man trick!

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It was easier to order the correct type alternator than to fabricate a new mounting bracket. The new alternator is more than double the output of the old one. The wire from the battery to the alternator had to be enlarged a few sizes to carry the amp load. I hope the increased output may affect performance in a positive way due to higher voltage available at the injectors.
The more I learn the more I realize what I don?t know.

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Sometimes I pat myself on the back to soon. The newly fab bracket got installed, checked for clearance and service access, installed and adjusted sensor only to realize I forgot to paint it. Today I will fix that.

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Just a week of disappointment nothing went according to plan. All the parts orders arrived as promised, that's good. Everything is on hold until we get some things ironed out. Everyone is healthy. Later.

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I was Abel to get back in the saddle yesterday afternoon and it felt great, just me and my little piece of aluminum. I am still trying to get the new alternator mount and line up with the new pulley. We are installing a larger pulley to keep alternator RPM within recommended guidelines. I never had that problem with the pink Cuda. Changing from a Bosch to a Power Master Denso style alternator should be easier than it has become. Two different shaft sizes.
Racing Rule # 1 It is a Chevy world!
Pulled the valve covers, looked at the plugs. Plugs looked great. Checked the lash and the worst one was out .002. Most but not all had the same feel on the feeler gage. Brad Rounds at T and D make some really good rocker arms they adjust easily and stay put.
Back to work.

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You're having my week/month/year....lol