Alright drag race guys

[john@thepier]

nitrfn that thing is bad to the bone. Please more specs on it, suspension, drive line + more pictures etc.

[nitrofn]

The motor is a 422 sbc all luniti 671 blower 850 carbs running 2% over with a 400 tranny! The rear ia a home built rear housing with 457 strange gears and axles and brakes and ladder bars had all the parts dip in nickel. I back-half the frame box the rest of the frame and made the front crossmember but bought the upper and lower arms from JW street rods. set the fire wall 1-1/2" back Cut all the drip molding off made wheel tubs that was computer bent. Have a coven carbon dash 10 point cage, ididit stearing, ron frances wireing, fuel cell in bed 33-18.5 mickeys 15x14 torque thrust rims msd ignition Be cool rad

[Ackattack]

My drag truck is under construction....I'll be putting in the engine/tranny and everything else. It might make it to the track in 2010.

Oh, and I raced my 72 GMC with leaf springs.....wheel hopped liked an SOB and broke the rear u-joint......so I'm not even racing it.

In the mean time I'm "forced" to race my corvette. I'm going to do a little more weight reduction (remove air pump, lighter battery, and remove pass. seat) and tuning. The race weight should be <3000 lbs . I'm trying to get into the 11s with the stock cam (basically just exhaust and intake mods)

[Wasted Income]

71Rat, that motor in that truck looks like a diamond in the rough I like it!

I'm hoping to go high 12s with a 150 or 200 shot on my 5.3L Vortec. If not, I'll just keep spraying more an more until I get there, or until something pops. 5.3 shortblocks are cheap and a dime a dozen

[john@thepier]

nitrofn; I've moved you up to to hero statis. That truck is going to be awsome, I don't think I'd want to line up against you. It could end up as the fastest 67-72 of all time. Thanks for sharing. JOHN

[71Rat]

wasted income: thanks for the comment, its a 454 bored and stroked... makes 650hp and around 680lbs.... should be a fun ride.... its nothing to what others on this board have though, i just love seeing what others come up with!!!

[Wasted Income]

Originally Posted by 71Rat

wasted income: thanks for the comment, its a 454 bored and stroked... makes 650hp and around 680lbs.... should be a fun ride.... its nothing to what others on this board have though, i just love seeing what others come up with!!!

No problem man. That's a cool lookin truck with an angry mill.

[PA-IndianRider]

Originally Posted by 71Dragtruck

Starting to get the itch, haven't seen many drag truck related threads come up for awhile. So let's hear what everyones up to, new changes, setups, videos, anything to do with drag racing or high performance trucks.

I have parts piling up waiting for spring to come.

Nice thread... thought I'd find & "hook-up" with the bad boy "drag racers" on this forum eventually. It's been "SPRING-LIKE" weather here in Pittsburgh, PA for the past couple of days which really got me antsy for Spring to get here.

I also have a PILE of PARTS that I am collecting on a regular basis. For all you "warm-weather states" that's what we do here in the Winter.

I just started putting my hot rod/'60's gasser-look truck 2gether last Fall. Got it ('70 shorty stepside) off my nephew who started fixing it up to be a "cruiser" and has already got the suspension dropped 3" in the front & 5" in the rear and has the undercarrige cleaned up and installed new brake, lines, etc.

At first I was just going to continue his project as planned.... then all it took was ONE TRIP to the drag strip (Pittsburgh Raceway Park) and my "drag racing juices started flowing again BIG-TIME. Check out the avatar pic.... it's a truck I saw at the strip that weekend and I haven't been the same since....HA!!!

Plans so far.... pulling out the 305ci engine that's in the truck now & replacing it with a 350-4 bolt..... 383 stroker kit..... roller cam, lifters & rockers... Performer RPM Air-Gap, etc, etc.

I got a break and was able to buy a one piece fiberglass front end & rear suspension kit. I also have fiberglass rear fenders and plan to gut the interior and install a full cage and continue to lighten up the truck anyway I can without taking away it's ability to be "street-driven" to the local shows & cruises ocassionally.

Still trying to decide what to do with the front suspension to get the "gasser stance" .... still kicking around the possibility of a "straight front axle" or a "trick" coil over that would give me the option to raise the front end up or down when need be. So???????????? Lots of time yet!!!!!

I would also LOVE to find a "FIBERGLASS BUMPER" ....

For some reason the US BODY WORKS "fiberglass front end with cowl induction" does NOT have a roll pan so the area from fender to fender is open and needing either a bumper or ROLL PAN. Either way I'm NOT going to use a steel bumper for sure.

As I am writing this the wind is howling and it's pouring down rain ....cold weather & snow are on the way. Winter will be back in a few HOURS!!!!

So still plenty of time for parts chasing, swap meets and of course "Day Dreaming" about my hot rod C10 gasser. LATER....

[69trk]

I pulled a 1.6 60ft. with trailering arms and coilsprings with kyb shocks and hardly no weight savings other than ac stuff. I'm also looking to save weight, like fiberglass chrome plated bumpers. 431 big block 684hp.

[djracer]

the company that made my glass stuff I think is out of business. You might want to try to check on this, I would think that someone would have bought their molds. It was Creative Glassworks in Oneita, Tn If you find out they are around I wouldn't mind a glass front bumper my self and I know there are companies that can chrome glass.

[ChevLoRay]

Originally Posted by nitrofn

In the paint booth.

Lookin' at the paint combo, and I realize it's preparatory, made me think of a Cop-themed race truck....emblem, blue lights behind the windshield.....you know the drill.

For those who may be interested, Central Arkansas has not had a drag strip in many years. In Benton, the old airport has about 3700-ft that is about to become a new drag strip. The plan is for Friday night/Saturday racing. It will be exciting to see this come to fruition.

[Simonstrucker]

What about us body sorce they do glass

[tx71smallblock]

Nitrofn, i would love to see more pics of that truck!!

[Pont406]

You guys have some fast trucks. Where do you mount a NOS bottle? Some pics whould be cool. I might do 100-150 shot on mine.

[djracer]

here is where mine is

[PA-IndianRider]

Originally Posted by Simonstrucker

What about us body sorce they do glass

In another post somewhere one this forum I made mention of my experiences with US BODY WORKS..... being I had purchased some fenders from them recently I thought they would be able to help me find parts for the one piece front end I recently purchased from another member of this website.

NO GO!!! They will not sell "anything" other than what is purchased initally through them..... NO installations instructions, no brackets, cowl induction plate, roll pan.....nada!!!! Gotta buy the whole thing!!! STUPID. So much for customer service.

Needless to say I am not very happy. Guess I'll just have to make the brackets, etc..... their products are really nice and the fiberglass frontend I have is quality work but standing behind and servicing their products should also be a priority for them (customer service).

[djracer]

I think Ed at mothertruckers is a dealer for them he may be able to help!

[nitrofn]

Back from painter

[fast_dev]

some pics of my truck, 406 small block, iron heads, solid cam, muncie 4 speed and truck 12 bolt. all throttle no bottle. through the mufflers on et streets. best pass 11.91 @112. Dev.

[djracer]

both of those are sweet!

[PA-IndianRider]

Originally Posted by nitrofn

Back from painter

WoW...wOw.... Love EVERYTHING you've done to your C10... great stance, MORE than great motor.... maxed out suspension for "every-need" right down to a great RED paint job.

It seems like forever until I'll have the time & money to get ours going. Counting the days until the weather breaks so I can get going on the "roof chop" and setting in the roll cage. We have so may ideas for this project that the list seems endless as it"s going to take to get it done... HA!!

BTW Nitro... is that a '40 Chevy couple in the background of one of those pics of yours????

[Jim_PA]

Originally Posted by fast_dev

some pics of my truck, 406 small block, iron heads, solid cam, muncie 4 speed and truck 12 bolt. all throttle no bottle. through the mufflers on et streets. best pass 11.91 @112. Dev.

Nice!!!
what's all done to the muncie?

[nitrofn]

Originally Posted by PA-IndianRider

WoW...wOw.... Love EVERYTHING you've done to your C10... great stance, MORE than great motor.... maxed out suspension for "every-need" right down to a great RED paint job.

It seems like forever until I'll have the time & money to get ours going. Counting the days until the weather breaks so I can get going on the "roof chop" and setting in the roll cage. We have so may ideas for this project that the list seems endless as it"s going to take to get it done... HA!!

BTW Nitro... is that a '40 Chevy couple in the background of one of those pics of yours????

That other car is a 37 dodge. Thanks for the kind words on the truck hope to get it started next week. Been tharshing on it to long

[PA-IndianRider]

Originally Posted by nitrofn

That other car is a 37 dodge. ........ Been tharshing on it to long

'37 Dodge...another project? Roof line similar to my '40 Chevy. Wish I had it (& many others) back today.

Projects, no matter how great the plans or how great finished project do have a way of "dragging on". Sometimes it's like "what am I doing this for anyway"?????? It happens to us often..... especially this time of year in the north east.... "cabin fever" caused by too much Winter weather. Is it Spring yet??

Let us know how the "fire up goes".... the truck looks like I could hear it from HERE!!!!

[fast_dev]

what's all done to the muncie......... currently its destroyed, lol. lasted a few years but eventually i had destruction. all in one pass i broke the trans (front bearing retainer ripped out, broke an ear on the case, ruined the input gear and cluster gear) and the rear end. it broke the ring gear, and twisted the housing where the tubes go into the center section and broke the perch. time for some improvements. can't complain too much though it took a few years of abuse to do it. Dev.