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bigjimzlll · 08-04-2002, 06:36 PM

took the new motor out for a 1/4 mile pass( its all broke in) Ran great, went through the traps(painted finish line) with the speed-o pegged..then smoke..tons of it..I cranked on the breaks and shut it down...one of the tranny coolant lines layed on the header, and pumped quarts of tranny fluid all over my new clean engine ..all i had for tools was a pocket knife ...I had an old spark plug to plug one line and i found a 1/2 inch bolt for the other..and used a dime as a screwdriver...lol..made it home safe and sound

SWINGSAX68 · 08-04-2002, 08:43 PM

Keep tools all the time....that's almost written in the scriptures!!!!!

**68SWB4x4** · 08-04-2002, 09:34 PM

**** that is scary! glad you got it home though

low 84 · 08-05-2002, 12:04 AM

did you get far enough down the track to get any times like 60 ft.?

bigjimzlll · 08-05-2002, 12:16 AM

its migshift strip at a friends farm...just for match races and tuning and stuff,,no electronics...i had the 100mph speedo pegged and then some at the end of the 1/4..it felt like a 14 second pass, maybe a hair quicker... 0-60mph with a stop watch is 4.8 seconds.. iwas at 5300 at the end of the 1/4

Blue68 · 08-05-2002, 06:53 PM

I pull mine out of the house into the garage for ALL first time events with the engine. You never know about the line, pump, gasket, etc.

So far I've only needed one when I didn't have it. Go figure. Left the oil filler cap off a overhead cam engine. I was actually able to blow the fire out....about 5 times. Wrecked the vacuum lines though.

08-04-2002, 06:36 PM	#1
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	scarry moment took the new motor out for a 1/4 mile pass( its all broke in) Ran great, went through the traps(painted finish line) with the speed-o pegged..then smoke..tons of it..I cranked on the breaks and shut it down...one of the tranny coolant lines layed on the header, and pumped quarts of tranny fluid all over my new clean engine ..all i had for tools was a pocket knife ...I had an old spark plug to plug one line and i found a 1/2 inch bolt for the other..and used a dime as a screwdriver...lol..made it home safe and sound __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

08-04-2002, 08:43 PM	#2
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	Wow a DIME!!!! Keep tools all the time....that's almost written in the scriptures!!!!! __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788

08-04-2002, 09:34 PM	#3
68SWB4x4 Strongman Garage Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 10,241	**** that is scary! glad you got it home though __________________ Kalle 68 GMC Suburban 1500 4x4 SOLD 69 Pontiac Lemans 99 Silverado 4.8 5 speed ECSB [ Facebook Instagram Subscribe on YOUTUBE

08-05-2002, 12:04 AM	#4
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	did you get far enough down the track to get any times like 60 ft.? __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

08-05-2002, 12:16 AM	#5
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	its migshift strip at a friends farm...just for match races and tuning and stuff,,no electronics...i had the 100mph speedo pegged and then some at the end of the 1/4..it felt like a 14 second pass, maybe a hair quicker... 0-60mph with a stop watch is 4.8 seconds.. iwas at 5300 at the end of the 1/4 __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

08-05-2002, 06:53 PM	#6
Blue68 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Frisco, Tx, USA Posts: 606	Fire extinguisher anyone? I pull mine out of the house into the garage for ALL first time events with the engine. You never know about the line, pump, gasket, etc. So far I've only needed one when I didn't have it. Go figure. Left the oil filler cap off a overhead cam engine. I was actually able to blow the fire out....about 5 times. Wrecked the vacuum lines though. __________________ http://home.comcast.net/~r.landrum/w...tos.html-.html '68 C-10 LWB, '98 Z-71 350 w/accessories (Serpentine), Edelbrock Performer, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm) carb, GM HEI, CompCam Extreme 4x4 roller cam, Thorley Headers, Carter Electric Fuel Pump, Vintage Air, 700r4, 3.73, disc brakes and power steering upgrades.



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