So Sunday is a no go?:mad:

Bummer dude..

Great Todd, send in some picks when there done. No water jet in my area but maybe I can cut them up my self.

Sunday is a no go. As soon as I get them both installed I'll snap some photos bigtyme.

The good news is, next race I'll have my Forgelines and R888's! I might as well upgrade all my end links out back because I will find every weak link and clearly the urethane bushing aren't going to hold up to my abuse. For a weekend cruiser yes, for some racing, not even close. Especially once I have my R compounds. Really wishing I would have went Quadralink right now. I'll have way more invested in this rear suspension with new links and a sway bar. It should be bullet proof however.

Found some photos from the Autocross 2 weeks ago. This was coming out of the longest straight so it was a very fast corner. Car looks pretty decent. Once I get the tires more evenly matched and R compounds I'll get some new photos. Have a feeling a rear bar is going on after the race rubber.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...03115b4984.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...9/IMG_7033.jpg
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http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...9/IMG_7035.jpg
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Love the action shots!! :thumbsup:

Where's the video? ;)

:D You must of missed the thread.

track day
 

Love it!!!

Thanks for the re-post! :D

Trying to keep of with 'The king of all media' Flash Gordon's epic saga I became a slacker on your auto-x debut. That's my lame excuse. :lol:

I agree Tony.
Car looks so sinister going around those cones!!:thumbsup:

Todd,

Looks like a nice big auto-x.

Did you like the layout?

Down the road, would you switch to an aluminum block?

It was a large track but a pretty touch layout with the slalom at the end getting progressively narrower. Of course I would prefer an aluminum block but that's 5k. Then I might as well go 540, mechanical cam, blah blah blah. The motor I have is so strong I won't mess with it unless absolutely neccesary. The race wheels and tires I have on order should make a huge difference by narrowing the stagger gap, lowering the rotating mass, and adding much more grip. The car really handles well on the road. That being my first autocross with street tires, I feel with my tweaks and becoming a better driver I can be very competitive with my big block. Keep in mind that I have aluminum heads, radiator, hinges, all my resorvoirs, battery in the trunk.etc. So it's like having a small block up there. In fact I am running small block springs with no coil bind. That being said if I do grenade the motor it will be hard not to go to an aluminum Dart block. My favorite is still a aluminum big block with a hogan intake. But that means atleast 10k and I have to much money in this car already. :rofl:

Tasty!

Nahhhh! :D

540..... I like it.

Still off the road waiting on some end links and a caliper. First batch was wrong. My last update included a residual valve to help with pad knock back I had during my first autocross. I've heard that it may not solve my issues. I hope it does, but I wanted to make sure it was the rear causing me issues. I also wanted to take some measurements with a dial indicator to find out just how much axle travel and bearing play I have.

LF .001 RF .001
LR .013 RR .010

I cinched down the rotor with lug nuts and divided the front measurment and used the whole rear measurment. I can definitely see with the added load of autocross how the rear end play could grow to at least double my measurments. I'm going to check specs on end play with moser.0 If my residual valve doesn't fix my problem, I'll be looking for some bearings that will give me less end play.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...1969/003-4.jpg

^^^^^^^^^^ blah blah blah! i wanna know what wheels you ended up ordering!lol

Tough ****

Ha,Ha!

Todd, did you get the shock plates made yet?

I sure did. They fit perfect. All business...1/4 inch plate with grade 8 bolts with nylon nuts.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...1969/005-2.jpg

Such a nice car Todd.
I'm with you. I'm not sure if I want to do the LSx engine or aluminum big block fuel injected. I was actually talking about that with Tony Rose last week and your car came up. Your car is pushing me towards the big block.
VERY NICE!:bow: :cheers:

So is that a flat square plate that you bolt on that offsets the shock mount inboard? Any pictures unassembled? My lower shock mount is pretty close as well.

Thanks tone...I would love to have fuel injection. One of these days.

Ed...it's just 1/4 plate with rounded corners cut out of a water jet machine. I even had him cut the bolt holes with the water jet. Cost me under $30. The rear end housing is 1/8 plate. I'm not sure if it will effect the handling or have any other adverse effects yet. I do know that the stock setup will not work well in a racing or high load enviroment so you many as well change now. I really think it's axle end play that causes the issue now that I'm up to my eyes in brake pad knock back. It' really the easiest way to do it without any bind or a different length shock. I noticed the new G Link has the shocks mounted more vertical so that did give me the idea. I tried a set of mustand g bar lower shock mounts and the angle is off. I didn't snap any pictures before I mounted them. It moves the shock mount in 2". You could fabricate a new bracket that didn't move it in quiet as much but you would need to use a double sheer mount with a sleeve. I really don't think I'll experience any changes in ride or handling.

Todd,

I know you're not ready to switch over to EFI but have you looked into this system?


http://www.retrotekspeed.com/products/powerjection-iii/

Cool, be nice to see how it handles with that plate on it. Should fix any rubbing issues. I'll have to put that on my todo list. Thanks Todd.

Ed...don't cut those rotors just yet.

I found my brake pad knock back problem. I have to say I'm a little dissapointed in Moser Engineering and Wilwood honestly. These guys are in bed together and their products should work together. I figured out that I have .020 clearance between by bearing retainer and bearing outside race. So the bearing and rotor are sliding back and forth .020 before any bearing flex. I'll add a shim behind the bearing and it will fix it. I am going to call Moser out on the carpet in the morning.

Won't handle my power...if I do it, it will be a hogan.

Todd,
Glad you got that figured out. And thanks for posting the solution for us.
I currently have the stock ten bolt in my 70 and was looking at stepping up to the unit you have. Maybe there will be a real "fix" from the manufacturer by the time I am ready for one.
Eric

I think it's important for us to share solutions with eachother. Building these bad mothers is one thing. Having the tenacity to make them perfect is another. It is truly a custom applicaton where a tweak here and there can make your next drive that much better. I can't wait to get this thing on the track with my new forgelines and a predictable brake. I am also speculating that my brake performance on the street will be better than ever. :yes:

Like you said in the vid a lot of us weren't aware of this problem. Good job.:thumbsup:

Have you ever considered a career with the Emergency Broadcast System? :unibrow:

Eat ****.:cheers:

And may you enjoy yours in liquid form! :lol:

:rofl:


Todd, they need to give you a show on Speed Channel. You might be more interesting than that Stacy David weirdo. :D

He wouldn't fit in in your neighborhood?! :wow:



:lol:

No he would not! I live in the Mission District where all the hipsters and the Mexicans live. :willy:


All jokes aside for once, I'm pretty impressed with your pursuit of absolute perfection with your car, Todd. Keep fighting the good fight.

When Todd's asleep and no one else is in this thread, do my lame comments really count as a thread hijack?

Ok, I'll be serious.

Always interesting, always impressive Todd. :thumbsup:

Good Vid Todd
 

Myself, Todd and Ron Deraad have been exchanging emails back and forth on this problem. All three of us have the same knock back problem. Me and Ron have 9 inches (must be genetics) and Todd has the 12. All have the big ford bearings.

I will be pulling mine apart this weekend.

After a pow wow with Matt over at Moser Engineering, I'm pointing my finger at Wilwood. As he stated, they haven't reinvented the wheel here. The big ford end and the bearing are ford parts. I think the retaining plate is the issue. He thought I should shim it on the outside so it would be the way it was intended and would maintain all my axle mesh. Payton, since your problem started after installing the Wilwood kit it just reinforces what moser said. Measure your end play this weekend and hopefully we will need the same shims. We'll get some made. He did say he would call his Wilwood rep and make it known. I'm calling them later if I have time.

with that retainer
 

being so thin. I am really leaning towards making a new one that is thicker and machine a little preload into it.

I really do not want to be in my office today so I may get out of here and go mess with it.