Dirttrack510 Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Lookin' good, nice build. You can sell me your American Racing mags now you've taken them off :) I probably would, but they'll be going on again at the end of summer. I don't wanna get my mags all oxidized again in the winter. Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I cruised all day at 70mph + on my way to visit family today & the car just purred the whole way 280 miles. Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Well, I did it again and drove this car almost 2,000 miles each way to go to the JCCS and had a great time. Here's a link to the photos... Enjoy http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/ac301/Dirttrack510/JCCS%202012/ Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Nice pics!!! . :cool: . did you get pulled over very much driving across the country?? . Is that stock rear camber? ... I like the stance 1 Quote Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 awsome :) ! Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 I didn't get pulled over at all. The rear is uncut D50 springs and the front is the VW rabbit strut inserts with coil overs set at their highest setting. Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 some of my favorite pics of the road trip 1 Quote Link to comment
Drakoe1 Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hey hey man you racing this weekend? Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 yeah, I'm racing this weekend as long as we don't get any rain. This will be my last racing weekend till next season. Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 awesome pictures! I love the tranny on top of the car! Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hahaha, my friend laurence gave me that 5 speed transmission while i was visiting in california. Quote Link to comment
Drakoe1 Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Awesome man! I finally have a weekend off, gonna try and make it over Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Ok guys... I gotta ask... How the hell do you guys get your cars to drive when you slam em'? My car had new rear U-Joints installed about 12,000 miles ago, so I decided to try putting the car back down low in the rear and as soon as I hit about 30mph the car started getting a BAD case of the shakes again, so I had to put the tall, stock length rear springs back in the car. I want to drop the rear, but it has to be driveable. Do you guys just drive em' with em' shaking to pieces or what? I've seen some of the cars on here like "RUBY" dragging the pumpkin, I can't get the car to drive with like 4 or 5 inches of "pumpkin" clearance. Is it just my car or what? HELP!!! I wanna be moar lower... :console: Quote Link to comment
hobbes_the_cat Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Maybe your half shafts are out of balance? I have run my car way low in the back without issues on old ujoints too. Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 The lowest I can drive any 510 is 3" at the front crossmember .... . any lower is just stupid I have driven under 30mph with the front X-member at 2.5", and the front rocker panel seam was at 4" off the ground, while the rear was only 3.5", on Phil's old cut springs, and it drove like crap .. It's is WAY more fun to drive 1" higher in the front/back with #225 coilovers ... . it's less than an inch between tolerable and un-driveable .... higher=more fun/safer Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Maybe your half shafts are out of balance? I have run my car way low in the back without issues on old ujoints too. Hmmmm.... I had the shafts rebuilt at a shop, I would of thought they would be balanced. I have no vibration when the car is set up with the shaft at a strait angle between the pumpkin and the hub.Heck, the car drove great without an issue all the way from St. Louis to Long Beach for the JCCS, two years in a row! I really just want the car to sit level front to back and not have the raked look anymore. The car drives good right now, I'm just tired of the ass end sitting higher than the front. :sick: Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 I think I'm gonna save my pennies and do the cv conversion on the rear of the car. Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I just got my new windshield, I can't wait to put it in. i'm so tired of looking through a cracked windscreen. Also... I need to install helicoils in two intake bolt holes, anyone know what size I need? Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Ok, since the race wagon is in the frame shop I decided to work on this car yesterday. It's been running really rough, so I rebuilt the carb. It's still running rough. It starts right up but it stalls out in gear. I'm thinking maybe the spark plugs? Points show wear, but aren't burnt through. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 try and get an ei dizzy to replace the points dizzy and change the sparkplugs Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Ok, i'll try plugs first. It sounds dumb, but I only run points, because I drive this car on road trips. I had a ei dizzy short out once and left me stranded. I keep extra points in the glove box and can change em in 10 minutes. Plus I have a stock pile of points. Hahaha... People keep giving em away. ;) Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 did you check fuses? as the old saying after checking the more expensive things and nothing is wrong with them it always ends up being the cheapest which tends to be the last thing people check ie: fuses Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Well I put some fresh NGK's in it today and shazam.... It's running as good as it always did. I still have a BAD stall out/hesitation when I floor it though. It's always had this problem. I'm sure it's a jetting issue, butt this is a used, very used weber 32/36 and i'm sure the original jets are loooonnng gone. If anyone happens to know what jets they are running in a stock L16 with a weber 32/36 that runs correctly... It would be awesome. Don't get me wrong, this car starts up and runs decent as long as I play with the gas pedal a little when I drive it. I've driven it to california and back twice now with it running as is, but I'd love to make it right. ;) Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I'm thinking about another wheel swap... Will 15x7 wheels fit ok with a +25 offset? Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Indy says they should fit, but I might need thin spacers. Quote Link to comment
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