Nova stocker project. - Page 22

HandOverFist · 07-01-2020, 07:14 PM

Go gettum Alan...

Alan Nyhus · 07-11-2020, 06:30 AM

Trent Gusso @ Dakota Speed Lab worked his magic on the control arms. Thanks, Trent!

Alan Nyhus · 09-25-2020, 08:19 AM

The AFCO double adjustable front shock update was worth doing. Thanks to the guys at AFCO for working with me on the valving for my application.

Smoothing things out (up) and controlling it better (down) really helped....worth a couple hundredths.

-Al

Alan Nyhus · 09-25-2020, 08:30 AM

We hit two important goals this season.

With the G/SA index being 12.00 (uncorrected), any run in the 10's would both get the car in the '1 Second Under Club' as well as being it's first pass in the 10's. We were close earlier this season at Earlville, Iowa, running 11.04. At Pierre, S.D. it went 11.155 on the altitude corrected 11.15 index.

After the front end tweaks and more digging for whatever crumbs we could find, it responded some more. Again at Earlville over Labor Day, it went 10.955 on Q1, 10.947 on Q2 and two 10.96's in eliminations.

killintime6968 · 09-27-2020, 11:39 PM

Happy to see you got it flying . I got mine out to two races in the last month after a 2 year hiatus with health issues. Had nothing but trans issues that had started back in 18. I had rebuilt the trans but never got to test it till now. Same problem was there in mid August. Went through the trans again and could not see anything really wrong other than some slightly marred teeth on the sliders. Went to last race of the year for us and problem was still there. Made for a long tow home. Sitting at work Monday night I suddenly realized what the problem was. I put the shift levers on incorrectly. Made 1st gear actually 2nd and so on. So I was actually trying to downshift on launch and third was forth. What a @@ I am. Oh well , now time to get ready for next season with a new trans and clutch. Sorry for ramblin on.

gmonde · 10-01-2020, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus

The AFCO double adjustable front shock update was worth doing. Thanks to the guys at AFCO for working with me on the valving for my application.

Smoothing things out (up) and controlling it better (down) really helped....worth a couple hundredths.

-Al

Al,,,can you give your contact at afco?I have the same set and I am maxed out on adjustment for compression dampening, it's still bouncing
Thanks gmonde

Ed Carpenter · 10-01-2020, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmonde

Al,,,can you give your contact at afco?I have the same set and I am maxed out on adjustment for compression dampening, it's still bouncing
Thanks gmonde

I always talked to Eric at AFCO

Dyno · 10-11-2020, 01:55 PM

Randy at FastShocks can fix that for you.

gmonde · 10-11-2020, 06:59 PM

i had called both places ,,sorry parts are no longer available and afco will sell me new shocks , i guess these are like software programs ,, these go unsupported no mater how much you spend ,, i will take them apart and do what needs to be done,, thanks for you suggestion's
gmonde

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 10-11-2020, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmonde

i had called both places ,,sorry parts are no longer available and afco will sell me new shocks , i guess these are like software programs ,, these go unsupported no mater how much you spend ,, i will take them apart and do what needs to be done,, thanks for you suggestion's
gmonde

just got my afco back from randy and they fixed mine....

07-01-2020, 07:14 PM	#211
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. Go gettum Alan... __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

07-11-2020, 06:30 AM	#212
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. Trent Gusso @ Dakota Speed Lab worked his magic on the control arms. Thanks, Trent! __________________ "That'll never work....."

09-25-2020, 08:19 AM	#213
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. The AFCO double adjustable front shock update was worth doing. Thanks to the guys at AFCO for working with me on the valving for my application. Smoothing things out (up) and controlling it better (down) really helped....worth a couple hundredths. -Al __________________ "That'll never work....." Last edited by Alan Nyhus; 09-25-2020 at 09:31 AM.

09-25-2020, 08:30 AM	#214
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. We hit two important goals this season. With the G/SA index being 12.00 (uncorrected), any run in the 10's would both get the car in the '1 Second Under Club' as well as being it's first pass in the 10's. We were close earlier this season at Earlville, Iowa, running 11.04. At Pierre, S.D. it went 11.155 on the altitude corrected 11.15 index. After the front end tweaks and more digging for whatever crumbs we could find, it responded some more. Again at Earlville over Labor Day, it went 10.955 on Q1, 10.947 on Q2 and two 10.96's in eliminations. __________________ "That'll never work....." Last edited by Alan Nyhus; 09-25-2020 at 09:32 AM.

09-27-2020, 11:39 PM	#215
killintime6968 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Whitecourt,Alberta,Canada Posts: 236 Likes: 4,665 Liked 91 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. Happy to see you got it flying . I got mine out to two races in the last month after a 2 year hiatus with health issues. Had nothing but trans issues that had started back in 18. I had rebuilt the trans but never got to test it till now. Same problem was there in mid August. Went through the trans again and could not see anything really wrong other than some slightly marred teeth on the sliders. Went to last race of the year for us and problem was still there. Made for a long tow home. Sitting at work Monday night I suddenly realized what the problem was. I put the shift levers on incorrectly. Made 1st gear actually 2nd and so on. So I was actually trying to downshift on launch and third was forth. What a @@ I am. Oh well , now time to get ready for next season with a new trans and clutch. Sorry for ramblin on. __________________ Bruce Cameron 68 Nova 396 E/S 68 Camaro SS/? ex Checkmate Modified

10-11-2020, 01:55 PM	#218
Dyno Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 919 Likes: 1,143 Liked 693 Times in 205 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. Randy at FastShocks can fix that for you.

10-11-2020, 06:59 PM	#219
gmonde Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 615 Likes: 56 Liked 165 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Nova stocker project. i had called both places ,,sorry parts are no longer available and afco will sell me new shocks , i guess these are like software programs ,, these go unsupported no mater how much you spend ,, i will take them apart and do what needs to be done,, thanks for you suggestion's gmonde

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