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Finally made it to the track after I can't remember how long and after the 3rd pass I noticed the rear looked funky but not funky enough that I didn't make another pass...After the 4th pass it looked funky enough that I didn't want to race again. It made it home with no problems but I did some damage...

This is how far the rear shifted.


The actual damage.



Here you can see the box tacked to the frame (under the lines)...YES, it should be flush with the top and left side of the frame!! lol


I'm thinking about doing the WILD RIDES S-Box...that should keep things in order for a while!

well that sucks Mike, I remember when you did them, what ? 3years or more ago, BTW, it's lookin pretty dirty under there, lol.

noricehere wrote:well that sucks Mike, I remember when you did them, what ? 3years or more ago...

I never did the uppers! I only did the lowers and that was longer than 3 years ago!!! Now that I think about it, they didn't even have a kit to fix the uppers when I did the lowers! ha. lol

noricehere wrote:BTW, it's lookin pretty dirty under there, lol.

It's a STREET car dude! C'mon! That's what it should look like!

OK Mike, I'll give you the street car thing, lol. Been behind you too many times too not be one, haha.

Anything else going in besides that, the car hooked good for what it had, things may tighten up a bit and possibly hurt your hook. That gear banging did some damage.

noricehere wrote:OK Mike, I'll give you the street car thing, lol. Been behind you too many times too not be one, haha.

Anything else going in besides that, the car hooked good for what it had, things may tighten up a bit and possibly hurt your hook. That gear banging did some damage.

Car definitely hooked awesome in the past! This is the first time out with drag radials and they take some getting used too...plus have to get used to driving again as I haven't been to the track in forever. The first 2 runs spun (2.2 60) then it hooked and bogged (2.0 60) on the next 2...that's when I did the damage. If I had a couple more runs I'm sure I could have gotten some 1.8 60's but didn't want to take a chance. No gear bangin' lately as I've been suckin' bad! lol

Since the rear will most likely have to come out to fix this I think I might swap in some 3.73's to replace the 3.55's as it needs a bit more gear on motor. I think it will still be good when sprayin' too. We'll see. Wish I had a lift in my garage! lol

How's you car? Anything new?

Yea....DOH is right. It's a good thing you realized this and stopped racing that day....you could've did alot more damage...
car must be making some good power.....
good luck with the repairs bud

TC

A 1.80 60 FT. STICK SHIFT STREET CAR DID THAT???? EITHER SOME ONE IS TELLING TALL TALES OR THAT PART NEEDS A SERIOUS UP DATE!

adamsvega wrote:A 1.80 60 FT. STICK SHIFT STREET CAR DID THAT???? EITHER SOME ONE IS TELLING TALL TALES OR THAT PART NEEDS A SERIOUS UP DATE!

LOL...Na 8+ years of 1.57 60ft low 11 sec nitrous launches and power shifting did that!!!



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n20capri wrote:Finally made it to the track after I can't remember how long and after the 3rd pass I noticed the rear looked funky but not funky enough that I didn't make another pass...After the 4th pass it looked funky enough that I didn't want to race again. It made it home with no problems but I did some damage...

This is how far the rear shifted.


The actual damage.



Here you can see the box tacked to the frame (under the lines)...YES, it should be flush with the top and left side of the frame!! lol


I'm thinking about doing the WILD RIDES S-Box...that should keep things in order for a while!

DEF. GO WITH THE S BOX AKA "THE BATTLE BOX"
DID IT WITH MY CAR BUILD 3 YEARS AGO.
WHEN YOU GO TO INSTALL IT,... USE THE BOLTS AND ALSO WELD IT IN.
GOOD LUCK

was it getting any wheel hop? Looks like one spot weld let go, then it started to tear.

rednotch wrote:was it getting any wheel hop? Looks like one spot weld let go, then it started to tear.

I've never had ANY problems with the rear or hooking. No wheel hop nothing. Car owes me nothing...she's always treated me well!!!

Dude, 8 years, man it's been a long time, lol. No tall tales Adam, Mike can drop a clutch and have it work on the street, It launches, lol. Mike, nothing, car is sitting in the garage under a cover since gDR more or less started, hasn't been imspected in over 4 years, DOH.

small block notch wrote:

n20capri wrote:Finally made it to the track after I can't remember how long and after the 3rd pass I noticed the rear looked funky but not funky enough that I didn't make another pass...After the 4th pass it looked funky enough that I didn't want to race again. It made it home with no problems but I did some damage...

This is how far the rear shifted.


The actual damage.



Here you can see the box tacked to the frame (under the lines)...YES, it should be flush with the top and left side of the frame!! lol


I'm thinking about doing the WILD RIDES S-Box...that should keep things in order for a while!

DEF. GO WITH THE S BOX AKA "THE BATTLE BOX"
DID IT WITH MY CAR BUILD 3 YEARS AGO.
WHEN YOU GO TO INSTALL IT,... USE THE BOLTS AND ALSO WELD IT IN.
GOOD LUCK

I ordered it tonight! Was it hard to install? How long did it take? Did you take the whole rear out when you did yours? Any other install tips or tricks?

(sorry for all the questions)
Thanks

noricehere wrote:Dude, 8 years, man it's been a long time, lol. No tall tales Adam, Mike can drop a clutch and have it work on the street, It launches, lol. Mike, nothing, car is sitting in the garage under a cover since gDR more or less started, hasn't been imspected in over 4 years, DOH.

Get that b!tch back out Mark! lol

I HAD IT INSTALLED AS MY CAR WAS GOING TOGETHER.
WAS CHEAPER THAT WAY WHILE IT WAS ALL APART.
I KNOW IT TOOK THEM ALMOST 2 DAYS TO COMPLETE.
CALL GENE @WILD RIDES IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
ALL I CAN TELL YA IS I HAVE ABOUT 270 PASSES ON THE CAR AND THERE
IS NO SIGN OF WEAR.
GOOD LUCK

I know the feeling Mike! Mine were ripped apart when i got to Orlando! Mine was worse than that and the tire caught the quarter and pulled it in! We fixed it friday nite, worked on the car till 4 am and still made first round of drag radial thanks from some help from a few friends! Joe (J&E) came over and looked at it and helped us use ratchet straps to help pull them back in place, then i bolted them close to where they were supposed to go with the UPR kit. What a long nite!

wazslow wrote:I know the feeling Mike! Mine were ripped apart when i got to Orlando! Mine was worse than that and the tire caught the quarter and pulled it in! We fixed it friday nite, worked on the car till 4 am and still made first round of drag radial thanks from some help from a few friends! Joe (J&E) came over and looked at it and helped us use ratchet straps to help pull them back in place, then i bolted them close to where they were supposed to go with the UPR kit. What a long nite!

That's nuts glad it worked out. What are you going to do to fix them for good? I should get my s-box tomorrow but finding someone to install it seems to be the issue now...

n20capri wrote:

wazslow wrote:I know the feeling Mike! Mine were ripped apart when i got to Orlando! Mine was worse than that and the tire caught the quarter and pulled it in! We fixed it friday nite, worked on the car till 4 am and still made first round of drag radial thanks from some help from a few friends! Joe (J&E) came over and looked at it and helped us use ratchet straps to help pull them back in place, then i bolted them close to where they were supposed to go with the UPR kit. What a long nite!

That's nuts glad it worked out. What are you going to do to fix them for good? I should get my s-box tomorrow but finding someone to install it seems to be the issue now...

They are now back in place and welded up along with the UPR kit, i think it will be alright. 1.32 60's in a 3570lb car will do some damage i guess! Mine were stock before all of this happend. My lower's were all plated up, and ive never had an issue with the uppers until then.

Call Spence at Rhodes -
http://www.rhodescustomauto.com/
or
Call Charlie at Booze Bros -
http://www.boozebrothersracing.com/

Either shop should be able to help you out with your torgue boxes.