Dumbo The Flying Elephant

Larry Hill · 04-14-2020, 08:26 AM

Update, yesterday was test drive day or so I thought. Add water, fuel, recheck trans fluid , pull car up to house shut it off and check for leaks. No hits ,no runs and no errors, I strap myself in hit the starter and nothing. Just another day at the office.

Larry Hill · 04-15-2020, 11:25 AM

Broken solenoid

Rod Greene · 04-16-2020, 08:09 AM

Great video on face book. Looks like it scared Chris

jmcarter · 04-16-2020, 08:46 AM

Can someone share the video? I can't find it on FB

Larry Hill · 04-17-2020, 08:11 AM

When I shift the car to high gear it seems to want to move right along. Those M W brakes work real well.

I drove 330 plus miles to have a set of shocks dynoed. Man are those things sensitive on adjustment. I think we now have a place to start from to sort the car out, I hope.

After we get the car back together, the real test will be figuring out what boards to make to load the car without damaging the plastic splitter.

denbreeden · 04-17-2020, 09:29 AM

I have two race ramps to go under the trailer door then I put a 1" X 6" board halfway down the ramp to clear mine.

Dennis Breeden

Larry Hill · 04-18-2020, 04:11 PM

Put the car on the lift after a little test drive just to check everything. Reinstall the shocks and changed the direction of the attachment bolts to make it easier to service. Had to shorten one 1/2'' x 20 NF bolt two threads or .100'' to get the type clearance I want. Rechecked differential gear oil it was low as expected, it was full. The missing oil went in the tubes to oil the wheel bearings.

Cut my hand on a long screw sticking out passed a RivNut, now they don't stick out anymore. I had one screw rubbing on a borrowed collector, it's fixed now.

I'm working on installing an air filter on the car. It always happens on the way to staging, I'm behind some one raising a cloud of dust, not their fault. So to make my engine last longer its going to have a filter for the air.

Glenn Briglio · 04-19-2020, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

When I shift the car to high gear it seems to want to move right along. Those M W brakes work real well.

I drove 330 plus miles to have a set of shocks dynoed. Man are those things sensitive on adjustment. I think we now have a place to start from to sort the car out, I hope.

After we get the car back together, the real test will be figuring out what boards to make to load the car without damaging the plastic splitter.

Who did your shocks?

Larry Hill · 04-19-2020, 09:28 AM

Santhuff Shocks with Gary Jennings getting them adjusted on the dyno to a starting point for on track testing.

04-14-2020, 08:26 AM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,594 Likes: 1,887 Liked 10,606 Times in 2,194 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Update, yesterday was test drive day or so I thought. Add water, fuel, recheck trans fluid , pull car up to house shut it off and check for leaks. No hits ,no runs and no errors, I strap myself in hit the starter and nothing. Just another day at the office. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

04-15-2020, 11:25 AM	#2
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,594 Likes: 1,887 Liked 10,606 Times in 2,194 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Broken solenoid __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

04-16-2020, 08:09 AM	#3
Rod Greene Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: TN Posts: 530 Likes: 413 Liked 241 Times in 81 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Great video on face book. Looks like it scared Chris __________________ Rod Greene Real men shift for them selves. Slowly working on TA Challenger for D,E/S and a 72 Challenger for SS/K, L as if I don't have enough other projects.

04-16-2020, 08:46 AM	#4
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,274 Likes: 2,312 Liked 3,100 Times in 955 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Can someone share the video? I can't find it on FB __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

04-17-2020, 08:11 AM	#5
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,594 Likes: 1,887 Liked 10,606 Times in 2,194 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant When I shift the car to high gear it seems to want to move right along. Those M W brakes work real well. I drove 330 plus miles to have a set of shocks dynoed. Man are those things sensitive on adjustment. I think we now have a place to start from to sort the car out, I hope. After we get the car back together, the real test will be figuring out what boards to make to load the car without damaging the plastic splitter. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 04-18-2020 at 12:22 PM.

04-17-2020, 09:29 AM	#6
denbreeden Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Plainville, IN Posts: 501 Likes: 147 Liked 61 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant I have two race ramps to go under the trailer door then I put a 1" X 6" board halfway down the ramp to clear mine. Dennis Breeden

04-18-2020, 04:11 PM	#7
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,594 Likes: 1,887 Liked 10,606 Times in 2,194 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Put the car on the lift after a little test drive just to check everything. Reinstall the shocks and changed the direction of the attachment bolts to make it easier to service. Had to shorten one 1/2'' x 20 NF bolt two threads or .100'' to get the type clearance I want. Rechecked differential gear oil it was low as expected, it was full. The missing oil went in the tubes to oil the wheel bearings. Cut my hand on a long screw sticking out passed a RivNut, now they don't stick out anymore. I had one screw rubbing on a borrowed collector, it's fixed now. I'm working on installing an air filter on the car. It always happens on the way to staging, I'm behind some one raising a cloud of dust, not their fault. So to make my engine last longer its going to have a filter for the air. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

04-19-2020, 09:28 AM	#9
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,594 Likes: 1,887 Liked 10,606 Times in 2,194 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Santhuff Shocks with Gary Jennings getting them adjusted on the dyno to a starting point for on track testing. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 04-20-2020 at 08:01 AM.