squirrel's 55 chevy

[TheSilverBuick]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

I'm too lazy to re-find your race post - but wasn't your reaction time .17something? trust me, I'm not a tree jockey, however perhaps the first place to start would be to copy Steve's Christmas tree and practice reaction times

Clock starts when the car moves. In theory you can sit with the green light on for minutes and still rip off a 10 second pass.

I learned this during Drag Week when I was told that Drag Week participants aren't known for their reaction times :P

[milner351]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

What engine RPM are you turning when you go through the traps?

Is there any room to move in the axle ratio department?

Lighter wheels / tires will certainly help on a multitude of levels - not only reducing the weight of the vehicle, but also the energy required to get those wheels rotating, or slow them down (improved braking as well).

I would hate to see you sacrifice the drivability of this badboy in an effort to reduce quarter mile times for occasional use.

I have to say a one piece 'glass tilt front end would be bitchen - not sure how much weight that would help you loose off the front end.

Is the battery up front or in the trunk?

Lightweight radiator certainly sounds like a good place to loose a few lbs too....

[squirrel]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

The battery is up front and will stay there. It has 3.25 gears in it now, which puts it around 5500 thru the lights with the 275/50 drag radials. I'm not going to change the gears.

I might look into glass fenders and hood, I don't think I want to go with a tilt front. And the radiator support that's in it now is something I threw together in a hurry, it's pretty heavy, I might redo that.

[squirrel]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

Not much going on with my car...I just keep driving it...

[Scott Liggett]

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Not much going on with my car...I just keep driving it...

That ole speedo of mine looks darn nice. Oh wait, my was a rusty pos.

[Huskinhano]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

Jim, what's up with the pictures? They're not showing up.

[squirrel]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

I scored a pair of almost new MT 275/50R15 drag radials today, I might have to go to the strip again sometime soon.

[Vegaman]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

Jim, what's up with the pictures? They're not showing up.

same here, just blank spaces ???

[squirrel]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

I guess I need to have a picture help poll...get everyone who can't see the pictures to tell me their IP address, then I can complain to my web page host about the DNS problem. They don't believe me that people can't see my web page.

[milner351]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

I can see the speedo - and I'm envious.

how cool of a car to put lotsa miles on - nice work!

Great score on the drag tires - can't wait to see burn out and launch pics! 8)

[squirrel]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

Probably look like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dlnMWod2gM

Chad filmed that

[GUI]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

You know, a lighter driver would help get it into the tens ;)

[squirrel]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

Or over the guardrail

[squirrel]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

now what?



(there's a picture, even if you cant' see it)

[Scott Liggett]

Re: squirrel's 55 chevy

Now what? What? Why did you take the trim off?