Dumbo The Flying Elephant

FED 387 · 07-29-2025, 04:03 PM

try to Stay cool and be safe--- don't do anything stupid--- drink lots of water----if you sweat a lot take salt tablets too---FED 387

Larry Hill · 07-30-2025, 08:16 AM

Back after it today. Good start to the day I found my scale notes. When I started we weighed the car with me in it with all my stuff on and recorded all the numbers at each wheel. I then started adding weights in the seat and floor to mimic me in the seat and duplicate the scale weights. That comes a little later we still have ton of wires to connect.

Larry Hill · 08-05-2025, 08:36 AM

Connecting the wires is easy, it is supporting them and keeping them off of the headers is the challenging part. We are getting there making brackets and such.

Larry Hill · 08-05-2025, 06:12 PM

My hands and lower arms looks like I have been fighting with cats and losing. Hope to be at BG next week to race and test.

Frank B. · 08-07-2025, 02:07 PM

Are you still running FS or did you convert Dumbo to regular stock class?

Larry Hill · 08-08-2025, 08:32 AM

FS/D I am way to deep in to it to change now but I have the 6.1 DP that came with the car and a replacement 09 street engine and a 15 6.4 street engine just in case.

I had to get more tie raps and band aids. I am about to believe that no matter how many times you route and re route sensor wires it is never what you are satisfied with.
I am hopeful that I can get the car on the scales this weekend.

Frank Castros · 08-09-2025, 08:57 AM

Dumbo is obviously not a joy to work on.

Cglrcng · 08-18-2025, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

My hands and lower arms looks like I have been fighting with cats and losing. Hope to be at BG next week to race and test.

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Thank me later. It is fast and efficient.

Steve Grady · 08-18-2025, 02:40 PM

Hope we get to see you make some runs this weekend at Beech Bend.

Larry Hill · 08-18-2025, 07:48 PM

Bad news. For some reason I have misplaced my AW-32 adapter for the regulator for the nitrogen cylinder. Shocks get around 125 psi of nitrogen to make them work. I order two of them and should be here next week. We are going to miss D3 Pts race at BG. No way we can be ready by Thursday test and tune.
And so it goes

07-29-2025, 04:03 PM	#1
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,425 Likes: 550 Liked 334 Times in 181 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant try to Stay cool and be safe--- don't do anything stupid--- drink lots of water----if you sweat a lot take salt tablets too---FED 387

07-30-2025, 08:16 AM	#2
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,967 Liked 10,902 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Back after it today. Good start to the day I found my scale notes. When I started we weighed the car with me in it with all my stuff on and recorded all the numbers at each wheel. I then started adding weights in the seat and floor to mimic me in the seat and duplicate the scale weights. That comes a little later we still have ton of wires to connect. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

08-05-2025, 08:36 AM	#3
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,967 Liked 10,902 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Connecting the wires is easy, it is supporting them and keeping them off of the headers is the challenging part. We are getting there making brackets and such. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

08-05-2025, 06:12 PM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,967 Liked 10,902 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant My hands and lower arms looks like I have been fighting with cats and losing. Hope to be at BG next week to race and test. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

08-07-2025, 02:07 PM	#5
Frank B. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 141 Likes: 0 Liked 51 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Are you still running FS or did you convert Dumbo to regular stock class?

08-08-2025, 08:32 AM	#6
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,967 Liked 10,902 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant FS/D I am way to deep in to it to change now but I have the 6.1 DP that came with the car and a replacement 09 street engine and a 15 6.4 street engine just in case. I had to get more tie raps and band aids. I am about to believe that no matter how many times you route and re route sensor wires it is never what you are satisfied with. I am hopeful that I can get the car on the scales this weekend. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

08-09-2025, 08:57 AM	#7
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 3,005 Likes: 2,676 Liked 2,755 Times in 975 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Dumbo is obviously not a joy to work on.

08-18-2025, 02:40 PM	#9
Steve Grady Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 83 Likes: 105 Liked 137 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Hope we get to see you make some runs this weekend at Beech Bend. __________________ Div 3 Sales, Service and Tech for many manufacturers

08-18-2025, 07:48 PM	#10
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,967 Liked 10,902 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Bad news. For some reason I have misplaced my AW-32 adapter for the regulator for the nitrogen cylinder. Shocks get around 125 psi of nitrogen to make them work. I order two of them and should be here next week. We are going to miss D3 Pts race at BG. No way we can be ready by Thursday test and tune. And so it goes __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817