[HYPURR DBL NKL]

Congrats SLO, very good times. As others have said minimum mid-low 10 second ride once you get it sorted out. Looks great too.

Phil

 

[SLO55]

Congrats SLO, very good times. As others have said minimum mid-low 10 second ride once you get it sorted out. Looks great too.

Phil

Thanks, your car is the is the reason I had lower mine this past winter.. I love the way yours sits.. That small block you got is no joke.. Have you been to the track lately ?

 

[HYPURR DBL NKL]

Thanks, your car is the is the reason I had lower mine this past winter.. I love the way yours sits.. That small block you got is no joke.. Have you been to the track lately ?

I'm flattered, thanks for the compliment. Yours sits great, looks really good man. No haven't been this year yet, have upgrade stuff to do to her, but have a ton of others things to do first. Hopefully we can get out later in the year.

Phil

 

[SLO55]

Went to the scales today. car w/o me weighs 3180lbs.. 3400 with me in it..

 

[Lilracr]

Overall that isn't too bad, what have you "lightened" on the car?
I take it that it doe snot have AC or power steering? But it does have a BBC.

Any plans on lightweight parts in the future?

 

[SLO55]

Overall that isn't too bad, what have you "lightened" on the car?
I take it that it doe snot have AC or power steering? But it does have a BBC.

Any plans on lightweight parts in the future?

No heat or air,no wiper motor just the wipers and what they attach to. Rain -x :tu
No radio or power steering, factory manual box, I rebuilt, tubular upper a-arms heavy as factory. No inner fenders, No back seat.
Factory steel floor, quarters, doors, windows, fenders,facotry front bench seat, steel rear bumper and brackets. I made the trunk floor and sides with 18 gauge steel.

Aluminum radator, electric w/p, alu. heads. Fiberglass hood..There are lots of things I can still do to cut weight. I built it to the vision I had in my head.. Still have some tuning issues to fix before I go back to the track..

 

[Lilracr]

Sounds just like what my goals would be, more go than show.

You seem to be having fun building it how you want. That is what is important and to me, having fun and enjoying what you have created.

keep posting your updates, I enjoy checking out the home built combinations!

 

[Paul Red 55]

The Drag Radials are tricky and need really good track prep

The guys that race in the drag radial heads up class - have those cars dialed in with lots of tuning and they replace tires frequently

I had a set of 315 M/T drag radials on by 55 with ladders bars.
i switched to 11.5 or 10.5W hard wall slicks and the car got very consistent. I did not have the skill or time to make the radials work right.

my time slip is the right lane

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[SLO55]

The Drag Radials are tricky and need really good track prep

The guys that race in the drag radial heads up class - have those cars dialed in with lots of tuning and they replace tires frequently

I had a set of 315 M/T drag radials on by 55 with ladders bars.
i switched to 11.5 or 10.5W hard wall slicks and the car got very consistent. I did not have the skill or time to make the radials work right.

my time slip is the right lane

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You car is very nice, and fast.. Does it have a small block ? I think if seen posts about it on the Bullet.. On the time slip was that on slicks or radials ?

 

[Paul Red 55]

It is a SBC 421 with a turbo 400
I weighted 3384 with a 190 pound driver
It was all steel with a 10 point cage.
I was tried to get it to 6.50 for a local index class bought a new 1100 dominator and a new intake. Bought a new front clip and a glass hood But then discovered while shimming valve springs that I had two valve guides that were loose. So a year later we almost ready to get back to the track
Got the heads fixed and ported new shaft rockers installed the new intake and carb also did some rewiring and ditched the inner fender wells.
Relearned a lesson don't take too much stuff apart at one time.

 

[Paul Red 55]

Slicks

 

[SLO55]

It is a SBC 421 with a turbo 400
I weighted 3384 with a 190 pound driver
It was all steel with a 10 point cage.
I was tried to get it to 6.50 for a local index class bought a new 1100 dominator and a new intake. Bought a new front clip and a glass hood But then discovered while shimming valve springs that I had two valve guides that were loose. So a year later we almost ready to get back to the track
Got the heads fixed and ported new shaft rockers installed the new intake and carb also did some rewiring and ditched the inner fender wells.
Relearned a lesson don't take too much stuff apart at one time.

With the heads fixed and the other stuff you should be able to met your goal.. Keep us updated when you get to the track..You run NA ? I also found a issue with mine, that i have fixed, so I should in theory pickup some.. I'm not going back till the weather gets better..

 

[HYPURR DBL NKL]

Mines weighs in right at 3,200 exactly with me in it.

 

[SLO55]

Guess I need to put the car on a diet this winter...:sign0020: I was hoping it was going to be about 3100 with me, but I guess with the big block, 400 turbo and Dana that stuff adds up...

 

[Paul Red 55]

My car has a "California" one-piece frame, which I believe is a bit lighter than the two-piece frames.

I was surprised how much my bucket seats weighted. 70lbs each they were "A" body GM seats mid sixties.

Sold them for $750.00 !! - but the aluminum seats I put in were a fraction of the weigh

exhaust system 3" exhaust with a cross pipe exited in front of the rear tire - 50 to 60 lbs too

here is a good link to trifive weights

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=520312