Very nice video action, Craig. That obscure non-LS Ford engine sounds quite happy having the snot revved out of it in your non-1969 non-Camaro Falcon. I'll hope to see this thing in action once again in the next couple of months.:lol:

Thanks guys. I’m basically tickled pink. Motor pulls 8k, runs on 91 octane and the 285 RE-71Rs stick like crazy. Now it’s up to me to step up my game.

Were you on the rev limiter coming thru the finish?

And I bet you love the new small tire rule for SM right? :D

Yes and yes. I hit the limiter crossing the line both laps. It is set at 7900. The new tire rule was why I got 285s and didn’t jump to 335s and flares.

Craig,

Would like to hear what work you had to do to fit the 285's. To fit the 285's did you mini tub the inner fender? What width wheels are you running? With all the measuring I have done I believe I can fit 275 with a 9.5 wide wheel with the stock wheel opening/inner fender. The wheels I want to run, Trans Am Engineering have a number of options for back spacing which has me wondering if I might be able to squeeze in a 285.

If you go back to about page 3 in my thread you can see the mini-tub. No way, no how would they fit without a mini-tub or flares. No way would a 275 fit either. I had to push the lips out another 1/2" and notch the back area of the frame another 3/8" to get the 285's to barely fit in the rear and they rub pretty bad articulating in and out of my driveway.

The front "fit" pretty well with my short spindles and the MOD1 control arms. I had to limit the steering angle a bit to keep the tire from rubbing the shock and I pulled another 3/4" out of the front fenders. The lips are rolled pulled flattened and pulled. I managed to put a small wrinkle in them this time.

Wheels are very difficult to remove in the rear and require removing the push rods to allow for more droop. (this was a problem with the 255's as well, I use to remove a shackle bolt). I am seriously considering cutting the lips off front and rear and doing some small flares. I was going to go big (with 335's) but I really like how it looks tucking some tire and I am competitive in Street Machine now so big flares will have to weight.

Wheels are 10.5" wide.

Thanks

I so respect and appreciate the honesty in this post, Craig. More people, at least those who actually do their own work, need to read this post, as it clearly and specifically shows what it takes to add functionality with big tires. Granted, people probably don't realize how ridiculously high your standards are, but hey, making non-standard **** work is hard.

I gave up on "tucking tire" a long time ago . . .

Been working on some flares.

Wow!