Tens Finally

[Polara Pat]

We've been poking and prodding our combo for a few years now trying to squeeze every ounce of power from our 413 based wedge to try to get our flying brick into the tens. It proved to be harder than we originally thought and our engine builder (Dan Dvorack) hates our nose high stance and various other period correct oddities about our AWB. Tough tittys Dan, we aint changing it. Apperently a new converter built for our combo was going to be the hot ticket, coupled with a crisp morning at a legendary quick track that literally sits at sea level (unadjusted). We squeeked a 10.98 @ 119mph last Sunday morning and couldn't be happier to stop describing our car as a low 11s machine. Now we can work on micro-tuning it but for now we're just out to have fun. Also made runner up in our class as well.

 

[383man]

Congrats on 10's in that very cool car ! Ron

 

[GetX'd]

Congrats on the awesome time and your car looks cool pulling the wheels off the ground!

 

[coloradodave]

Congrats! Now I can wear my Chupacabra T-shirt with pride...

 

[conv67bdere]

Congratulations . . . nice job . . .

OK . . . when are you going to be in the 9's ? ? ? ( there's ALWAYS that next goal . . . )

 

[bkleenfltx]

who said wagons arent COOL!! Congrats that just looks awesome an must be fun.

 

[Mike Gaines]

Congrats......10.98 with a 413....wow !!!!

 

[Budnicks]

Congrats on dipping into the 10's

good luck going even lower too

car looks great as always too

 

[MT_Mopar]

Was that the photo of the 10:98 run?

Are you spanking the **** out of an evil bowtie?

Congrats!

 

[bobtile]

That's awesome. I hope to be there with you in the fall.

 

[Polara Pat]

Congrats! Now I can wear my Chupacabra T-shirt with pride...

haha, thanks for putting up with our shame for so long Dave. You're the real hero here. :headbang:

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Thanks all, it's been fun getting to this point and of course we will do our best to dredge out every .001 at this point. But seriously, small cube BB, heavy car and '1965 traction aid technology. We're doing alright. I could use some advice on dealing with the wicked wheel whip when the front end finally come down. Damn!!! We added a steering shock but it doesn't do too much.

 

[Homstead]

Right on Pat! Its a long way to the nines but you can do it!

 

[Bobo]

I wear my chupacabra shirt also congrats !!!

 

[Roughbird72]

congrats

 

[Polara Pat]

Thanks again folks. Slightly deeper in the tens would be nice but nines are not too realistic with this motor and dropping a ton of weight off our rig. We're happy where we're at and just really want to get out and race it more. It also cracks people up that I sleep in the back when we camp at the track.