'66 Malibu N/SA

S/ST J718 · 05-09-2017, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Muller

I'll think I'll do okay once I get it sorted out, but that'll likely take a while.

I'm sure will not take that long as you have a great starting point, thanks for the thread was very cool watching your progress .

Dave Muller · 05-13-2017, 12:55 AM

Well, I had the Chevelle out to Wild Horse tonight, with mostly good results. I didn't get a good burnout on the first pass, blew off the tires on the launch and shut down at half track and cruised down the rest of the way. Inspecting the car after the run I didn't see any indication that the slicks were hitting anywhere, so I think I managed to get enough clearance.

I took a second pass and got a good burnout. I wasn't even trying to use the 2-step but it hooked and went arrow straight all the way down. I had thought I might shut down at half track again, but it was doing pretty well so I went on to 1000 feet, and then the stripe wasn't that far away, so in the end I ran it out all the way. Here's the result:

That's two tenths under the index on the first pass! Now admittedly I was 12 pounds light, but still... and that was at 1200 feet. No idea about the DA, I was focused on other things and never checked.

Now for the one negative, and why I was considering an early shutdown on that run. There's a significant vibration in the drive line from half track on. Doesn't feel like it's really trying to tear itself up but it's quite noticeable. It gets a little worse on the way down until 60 MPH or so.

My inclination under the circumstances is to go ahead and race it next weekend unless someone convinces me I'll hurt the car running it this way.

David Lee · 05-13-2017, 01:09 AM

Fantastic!!!

HP HUNTER · 05-13-2017, 07:53 AM

Excellent results!

RobbieRacer · 05-13-2017, 08:15 AM

Re balance the Slicks first, I had the same thing happen with new tires on my 67.
It sounds like you had a great first time out. Cool!

Greg Reimer 7376 · 05-13-2017, 09:12 AM

Great job! Balance the tires, see you in Fontana. Fontana's maybe a tenth quicker than WHP, maybe not. Sounds like your initial set up is pretty good to start with.

Dave Muller · 05-13-2017, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

Great job! Balance the tires, see you in Fontana. Fontana's maybe a tenth quicker than WHP, maybe not. Sounds like your initial set up is pretty good to start with.

I guess it's possible, though I did have them balanced when they were mounted. But it doesn't really feel like tires to me.

05-13-2017, 12:55 AM	#2
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 497 Likes: 162 Liked 223 Times in 73 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA Well, I had the Chevelle out to Wild Horse tonight, with mostly good results. I didn't get a good burnout on the first pass, blew off the tires on the launch and shut down at half track and cruised down the rest of the way. Inspecting the car after the run I didn't see any indication that the slicks were hitting anywhere, so I think I managed to get enough clearance. I took a second pass and got a good burnout. I wasn't even trying to use the 2-step but it hooked and went arrow straight all the way down. I had thought I might shut down at half track again, but it was doing pretty well so I went on to 1000 feet, and then the stripe wasn't that far away, so in the end I ran it out all the way. Here's the result: That's two tenths under the index on the first pass! Now admittedly I was 12 pounds light, but still... and that was at 1200 feet. No idea about the DA, I was focused on other things and never checked. Now for the one negative, and why I was considering an early shutdown on that run. There's a significant vibration in the drive line from half track on. Doesn't feel like it's really trying to tear itself up but it's quite noticeable. It gets a little worse on the way down until 60 MPH or so. My inclination under the circumstances is to go ahead and race it next weekend unless someone convinces me I'll hurt the car running it this way. Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-08-2017 at 05:30 PM.

05-13-2017, 01:09 AM	#3
David Lee VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,168 Likes: 487 Liked 346 Times in 126 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA Fantastic!!!

05-13-2017, 07:53 AM	#4
HP HUNTER Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Colorado Springs Colorado/Thousand Oaks Ca Posts: 656 Likes: 82 Liked 373 Times in 129 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA Excellent results!

05-13-2017, 08:15 AM	#5
RobbieRacer Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 320 Likes: 17 Liked 118 Times in 41 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA Re balance the Slicks first, I had the same thing happen with new tires on my 67. It sounds like you had a great first time out. Cool! __________________ U/SA 79 Mustang

05-13-2017, 09:12 AM	#6
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,137 Likes: 172 Liked 719 Times in 220 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA Great job! Balance the tires, see you in Fontana. Fontana's maybe a tenth quicker than WHP, maybe not. Sounds like your initial set up is pretty good to start with.