More Legends of Drag Racing

[Rich Biebel]

The hydro we used in our sedan delivery was a Vitar. Was pretty heavy and I recall used a thin paper gasket and a lot of bolts on the torus cover to flywheel connection. I usually made my partner do that job. It was really his car in the first place so I could use that excuse...LOL On at least one occasion he missed with the gasket and we had a mess of ATF all over the floor. I think it was something like 11 quarts in one of those tankers.

We adjusted the pressure regulator at the race track many times. Adding or removing a shim made a big difference on the gear change. Too much pressure and the little 283 would bog down on the 1-2 shift or maybe it was the 2-3, I can't recall that detail....too little and it slid...... I used spark plug washers and a big wrench.....Was a nasty job at places like Atco in the sand......but then so was R&R' ing the driveshaft at every race....we had no towing hubs....

Work is slow....can you tell....LOL