What is everyone's winter plans???

Looks good.  Its amazing what a good wing will do for one.[/quote]  

 thanks Russ! I haven't made that many passes in this car after the chassis swap but its got faster. I've found with this body style I'm running its fine up to 125-130mph. After that it gets ugly fast at the end of the track. I'm not really a fan of big wings, especially if it dont need it, but I didn't know what else to try. I guess i put it off so long because I would have to build it myself but its worth every hour i worked on it!  the factory boss piece i put on front probably helped with air under the car also.

cool40 wrote:Looks good.  Its amazing what a good wing will do for one.

 

 thanks Russ! I haven't made that many passes in this car after the chassis swap but its got faster. I've found with this body style I'm running its fine up to 125-130mph. After that it gets ugly fast at the end of the track. I'm not really a fan of big wings, especially if it dont need it, but I didn't know what else to try. I guess i put it off so long because I would have to build it myself but its worth every hour i worked on it!  the factory boss piece i put on front probably helped with air under the car also.[/quote]

You did good work. I was involved with the early day pro mod stuff and the BIG wings back then, but that is why they went to them. A couple big end crashes loosing control on the the top end.

finished my F350

Good looking truck Jim!

Nice, Jim Can I have it?

Lee, I used a factory type chin spoiler on my car, too...but the car is SO LOW to the ground I needed 20 ft. ramps or a helicopter to set the car on a trailer. Chin spoiler is in the garage until it becomes necessary.

Nice looking spoiler, I had the same problem going over 135 until my son built the spoiler on my car. That's in the 1/4 not the 1/8. WOW
I like that truck too. I have one like it but not a dually. Just turned 400,000 miles, but the odometer stayed at 300,000 miles.

maverick wrote:Lee, I used a factory type chin spoiler on my car, too...but the car is SO LOW to the ground I needed 20 ft. ramps or a helicopter to set the car on a trailer.   Chin spoiler is in the garage until it becomes necessary.

this one is less than 4" off the ground. I had to put a hole in the frontend for a tow hook so I can winch it in the trailer. Lol

Lee, nice job on the wing looks at home on there

Jim, ol truck looks sharp

gmsmkr wrote:Lee, nice job on the wing looks at home on there

Jim, ol truck looks sharp

thanks! When are we all gona get together at Huntsville dragway? I bet Blake and Red would show up too.

The truck looks great Jim it's a long way from the door in the shop picking colors.

Lee the wing is very cool, looks too good to paint, but I understand it has match the program...Have you placed a Go-Pro on the front of the car to see how much the front end settles, or if the Boss spoiler flexes?

FalconEh wrote:The truck looks great Jim it's a long way from the door in the shop picking colors.

Lee the wing is very cool, looks too good to paint, but I understand it has match the program...Have you placed a Go-Pro on the front of the car to see how much the front end settles, or if the Boss spoiler flexes?

no I don't have a go-pro to try,lol. I'm sure it does a lot of moving around because its mounted to a flimsy glass frontend.

cool40 wrote:

gmsmkr wrote:Lee, nice job on the wing looks at home on there

Jim, ol truck looks sharp

thanks! When are we all gona get together at Huntsville dragway? I bet Blake and Red would show up too.

very soon we need to pic a day we all got time and not pushed on jobs and what not

Thank guys I have been trying to get it painted since the 1st of the year between my wife's sister passing in Jan., rain and bad weather, and work I finally got it. I am going to replace the driver side door it is a aftermarket door it don't seal right and has to much road noise plus some reason it looks lighter than the rest of the truck. I have decided to just replace it since it needs repainted anyhow the guy I bought it from going to trade my another ford door for it. Here is how it was when I bought the truck last Sept. I have about $5500 in it now I have put a 4'' exhaust and 3'' down pipe, ecm and idm, cold air filter system, 2 new batteries, $1100 in the body and paint with the new grill and all new lights on the outside.

Here is a pic of it when I brought it home

69F100 wrote:finished my F350

Nice truck

Nice job on both projects, jim and lee.
BTW, Lee have you weighed your spoiler-decklid setup? I still have my stock lid. You may have inspired me to use it.. Thanks.
Regards.
Al

72mav wrote:Nice job on both projects, jim and lee.
BTW, Lee have you weighed your spoiler-decklid setup? I still have my stock lid. You may have inspired me to use it.. Thanks.
Regards.
Al

I haven't weighed it but it didn't add much to it. Its very worth its weight! I never figured it would help that much.

cool40 wrote:

72mav wrote:Nice job on both projects, jim and lee.
BTW, Lee have you weighed your spoiler-decklid setup? I still have my stock lid. You may have inspired me to use it.. Thanks.
Regards.
Al

I haven't weighed it but it didn't add much to it. Its very worth its weight!  I never figured it would help that much.

That should weight shouldn't be a issue. Hell, I like em with a little weight in the ass... Shouldn't hurt being on the back axle.

Cut my stock reinforcement panel out today. That alone was almost 10 pounds. I didn't weigh it, but it felt like almost ten.

Sold the DD yesterday, will move forward with the 632 C head build now....

richter69 wrote:Sold the DD yesterday, will move forward with the 632 C head build now....

Beware of the Fabio.............

It will be going in Dave and Billys 65 coupe and stay a local car, in fact i will tune it for um whe they are ready to get it out....

Philip will be receiving my C castings next week, Ill get the ball rollin pretty quick but I need to update the car some as well so it may be down for a little while... I hate that, but w the 65 to sort out and Jims 580" fairmont going together we will still be ginving everyone fits around here... Ill get the glide in the 81 and bitch slap some folks around with it again here real soon...

richter69 wrote:It will be going in Dave and Billys 65 coupe and stay a local car, in fact i will tune it for um whe they are ready to get it out....

Philip will be receiving my C castings next week, Ill get the ball rollin pretty quick but I need to update the car some as well so it may be down for a little while... I hate that, but w the 65 to sort out and Jims 580" fairmont going together we will still be ginving everyone fits around here... Ill get the glide in the 81 and bitch slap some folks around with it again here real soon...

Do you still have the old Mustang you bought for your daughter?

Now its black!

Looks good Lee. Chute looks a little far out......