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Post by my23taltered on May 19, 2011 11:42:19 GMT -5
i have a preaty good idea who is going to be there but let me know please thanks jerry
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Post by dacoupe on May 19, 2011 14:39:43 GMT -5
Dacoupe & crew ;D
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Post by ms336h on May 19, 2011 15:52:22 GMT -5
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Post by nos1 on May 19, 2011 19:43:42 GMT -5
We will be there
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Post by galewelt on May 21, 2011 7:35:11 GMT -5
Can't make this one. Our youngest is graduating from H.S.
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Post by Ron Evans on May 22, 2011 17:05:50 GMT -5
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Post by lowlife on May 24, 2011 18:43:56 GMT -5
Sorry I didnt make it to Benton ,But I will be at Harrisburg. 5.99 class
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Post by Ron Evans on May 25, 2011 22:02:29 GMT -5
we're planning on it. stay tuned.....   so it seems the only thing I've gotten right this year is breaking my son's heart! the plan was to fire it Monday and finish the rest of the heap on Tuesday. the only thing i had left to do on the motor was install the rocker assembly and run the valves, no big deal, eh?! I've only done this for the past 50 years or so. wrong! seems that I've forgotten how to build motors for some reason. when i rolled it around to set #3, it locked up. kinda like a valve hitting a piston or contacting the head gasket, etc. at any rate it wasn't gonna work. mind ya the only difference was a different cam and some pushrods we replaced on the intake side. the cam's a non-issue, it's degreed correctly so the main focus became the pushrods. granted, they're about .040 longer but still shouldn't have been a problem. we've had an issue with the intake side galling even when i lube them between rounds, and since moving to the BAE heads it looked like the rocker wasn't properly aligned with the valve stem. bottom line is this......I'm not gonna put him in a hot rod that's not right any longer. we've always tried to make the show at any cost but that's a done deal now. frankly, i don't have the $$$$$$ just to toss it away with something i know isn't correct. i know Shawn's upset over this decision but it's the right course of action to take. it may be just changing the rocker stands to move the intake rocker into alignment with the valve. it might require new intake rockers.....the exhaust is just fine and never causes any problems. we're gonna make sure everything in the valve train geometry works the way it should. i'm pretty sure new or rebuilt pushrods are in order, and the ones we run from Manton are about $40 bucks a piece. Motry can adjust the length on ours, and we have some really long units that can be cut down when we find the right length. so, even thought all of us here want to be out there with all of you, it's not productive to try and run what we know is a really good combination with shit that's not right. we'll be back as soon as the parts and $$$$$$ come together. remember that this is very hard on Shawn.......he's always prided himself on making his commitments. hang in there with us.......we will be back! |
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Post by dacoupe on May 25, 2011 22:58:28 GMT -5
Ron as much as we want the car count and ya'll there i have to agree with you many times i've gone at all cost and ruined a lot of good pieces take your time do it as you can we'll still be here and you guys will always be welcome & appreciated.
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Post by my23taltered on May 26, 2011 9:16:32 GMT -5
yea what dave said
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Post by etchamp on May 28, 2011 21:54:50 GMT -5
Results??
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Post by my23taltered on May 28, 2011 22:00:16 GMT -5
dave wins again larry newingham runner up john mileham and gayle jenkins semis great job dave and thanks to all who came the track was happy said come back next year
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