Ladder Bar Disaster

[GTX JOHN]

It has a 9 Inch Ford. I will check housing for rotation but pinion angle looks
pretty good by eye.

I will get it on the rack this coming weekend and check everyone's suggestions and sage advice.

Tires only 20 Runs / Two years old but we will replace those too ( Thanks to DeFranks for your
used set ).

Yep.............. We just bought it off a Class Racer Ad a few week ago.

I am truly thankful for all the help.

I am just glad he left on the petal....... not transbrake - Never seen a
car get out of shape that darn fast ( At least since I broke an axle
and hit the tree in my truck ). I praise our God my boy did not get hurt
on the first squirt as it surprise him quite a bit.

Thanks,
John Sr.


PS: Remember when you buy a TurnKey Race Car that does NOT
mean it is safe to put it into gear after you turn the key! I do not
think this TurKey Race Car has gone to the track straight with the
pieces currently on it!
Anything you buy......... Go through it front to back before taking it to the track
no matter what you were told by anybody!

[Wade Mahaffey]

Any news on the launch problem

[Spyphish]

Originally Posted by Wade Mahaffey

Any news on the launch problem

Car sat for years, needed new tires. Think the Irvings' have it going their way now. Glad somebody will be running it on a regular basis.

[GTX JOHN]

We bought new 14/32 Goodyears......Matt on Goodyear Trailer
looked up tires by mold # and the were 5 plus years olds instead of
20 run / 2 year old like we thought. and sidewalls were shot (tubeless
and maybe setting low a while)
The 14.5 tires from the DeFranks rubbed badly on fenders ( Rear End
offset an inch or a bit more to passenger side).
The car spent a day on our scales getting weight and preload squared
away after some very sage advise from Phil Mandella.
Someone had really fouled up all adjustments they could get to.........
but all pieces looked good.

We have one of those street Outlaw deals at Midnight
on Fridays sometimes and Jr took car out to test it again.
Air was good for Vegas this time of year but virtually no track
prep....... and those guys like it that way I guess.

First Pass left at Idle on footbrake. 10.02 @ 133.6 MPH 1.46 060 Scared
2nd Pass 3000 on Brake 9.97 @ 133.3 MPH 1.43 060 Headwind
3 rd Pass 3400 on brake 9.96 @ 133.2 MPH 1.41 060 Headwind
Overheated and it lost circulation (180 in Lights) third pass.
He was very cautious on passes as car still make a move to right about 20 ft. out!

Passes on Facebook.......Jon Derek Irving
If anyone has time to check out and give us some feedback!

Nice shot of Jr. Flying in Dragster this week (Summit Nats. Vegas) on 9 inch radials @ 3600 Lbs.
That car built by Jr. and our Buddies pretty much from scratch in our back garage and that one works.