New update for the solid rear - but these are MUST SEE videos!

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I know, I know I hate to post more of them here but you guys have to see these ones from this weekend!  The car has turned into an animal and gone WILD!  Again some of you helped me with getting into this stuff here so here are the fruits of the labor!  Here is the best run ever with the car!  10.08 with a 1.36 REAR WHEEL 60' times!  That converts to front wheels at 1.26sec!  Ungodly for a street car.  I don't think the mustang knew what it just saw.  The guy came up to me afterwards and after our conversation said.  "I think I should have bought a corvette!"  lol.  http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...t=1008run2.flvAnd then the next run which is even crazier yet.  http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...t=330ftRun.flvThe others at the track were dumbfounded.   Again thanks for you guys help here last year and again thanks for letting me share the fun.  Best Times with 434 Naturally Aspirated Vette60 - 1.261/8 -  6.37@ 107.25 MPH 1/4 - 10.08 & 134.9MPH1/4 - 9.60@144MPH
Reply:Yep...time for them wheelie bars before you hurt it !! Great looking run !!Anything worth doing is worth doing RIGHT
Reply:yeah, wheelie bars are a must now...nice car thou...are you planning on doing some mods now that you have the adiction?My Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:Originally Posted by elvergonyeah, wheelie bars are a must now...nice car thou...are you planning on doing some mods now that you have the adiction?
Reply:Time to update your sig.  Awesome job with the corvette.Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
Reply:Awesome..Looks like a non decaled Super Stocker.. Do you have a bar or a cage?No cage???Your gonna need one fast to run that quick.. I remember the crossmember episode... If so then please..Let's see it!Don't forget the Parachute..Mandatory on cars 150 M.P.H. or faster.....zap!Last edited by zapster; 10-30-2007 at 05:57 PM.I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Looks and runs great! I agree with either getting some bars or changing your instant center, etc. No wheel limiters on the front? You're moving for a N/A small block, GREAT job!John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterAwesome..Looks like a non decaled Super Stocker.. Do you have a bar or a cage?No cage???Your gonna need one fast to run that quick.. I remember the crossmember episode... If so then please..Let's see it!Don't forget the Parachute..Mandatory on cars 150 M.P.H. or faster.....zap!
Reply:Sounds like a good set-up...Imagine how fast and safer you would be with a cage..You will need one soon enough anyway if you want to race in on a regular basis..Food for thought..thats all..But impressive nonetheless... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterSounds like a good set-up...Imagine how fast and safer you would be with a cage..You will need one soon enough anyway if you want to race in on a regular basis..Food for thought..thats all..But impressive nonetheless... ...zap!
Reply:Make your measurements and find a chassis shop that will do the bending..Thats how we built the 'HossThey are out there so just find one in your area..'Jersey has quite a few.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:non-sense! why pay for someone else to bend tube when you can just beat it with a hammer into place? hehehehe. every fine-tuned machine needs some sort of good 'ol home-grown engineering... think BMW with Mud Boggers. hehehehe...in all reality tho... i'm not sure how safeit woudl be, but what i did for my exhaust is cut the pipe at an angle, rotate one half 180 degrees and re-weld. the angle that you cut will be half of the angle you will create by doing this. basic mitering... lik ei said, it may not work too well, but if you want a bullet=proof cage, just use some 2" solid bar stock. hehehehehe.later,Andy
Reply:Originally Posted by ski_dwn_itMost likely over the winter I will probably finish it off.  Bending the tubes is the only part that is a PITA.  The rest I can do myself.  Any suggestions for bending the tubes - in the way of tricks.Thanks
Reply:Northwestern PA.Best Times with 434 Naturally Aspirated Vette60 - 1.261/8 -  6.37@ 107.25 MPH 1/4 - 10.08 & 134.9MPH1/4 - 9.60@144MPH
Reply:Put some weight in the back n make it a wheelstander.....never seen a vette pull like that....geeeeeeez.  I saw this ol timer at a car show with a totally garage built 64 impala (stick welded EVERYTHING) he put a steel caster on the front crossmember to save his oilpan....says it worked like a charm.Miller blue star 2eLincoln 175