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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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as for your harness if you spend some time on lengthing and shortening the harness it can look nice and factory. i have about 8 hours into makeing my nice
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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i thought about..it maybe somethin i do later on..i still have alot to do..but its driveable now..thats the main thing i wanted to just drive somethin else besides this 1972 ford pick up with a 240 straight six..wont even spin the on wet pavement powerstalling it..
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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got pics of the fire damange to the engine?
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 01:46 PM
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ill try and get some tonight
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
hell i aint racin that piece of **** till next year..i bought the rear end for it last year..has only three races on and stripped out the drive flanges twice..its a floater rear end..has double splined axles..the drive flange is a splined flange that drive the hubs..i raced it last saturday and with 2 ****** laps to go it stripped out..just pisses me the F*^% off..ok done with the rantin on that
Aluminium or steel?
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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aluminum..im first gonna try and buy some steel ones..maybe i can finish a race with those
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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I'm not suprised you are striping aluminum flages on a dirt car like yours, it really streses them. Also, check you rearend for toe and too much camber unless you have ball shaped axels you can't harly have any of either.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Quik
as for your harness if you spend some time on lengthing and shortening the harness it can look nice and factory. i have about 8 hours into makeing my nice



why do you have 8 hours in a harness
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by kbracing96
I'm not suprised you are striping aluminum flages on a dirt car like yours, it really streses them. Also, check you rearend for toe and too much camber unless you have ball shaped axels you can't harly have any of either.
the guy that used to build dennis setzers nascar trucks for morgan dollar racing built the rear end and it is out of square..the axles are not centered..
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by litreddevil
why do you have 8 hours in a harness
im sure it wouldnt take 20 mins to cut each wire and resplice it and make it longer, and hide everything out of the way
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