Project "Payback"

[tones2SS]

Originally Posted by awr68

Love the action shots!!

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

[fleetus macmullitz]

Todd,

Looks like a nice big auto-x.

Did you like the layout?

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

[Vegas69]

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.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

My favorite is still a aluminum big block with a hogan intake.

Tasty!

Originally Posted by Vegas69

... I have to much money in this car already.

Nahhhh!

[Flash68]

540..... I like it.

[Vegas69]

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.

[skatinjay27]

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

[Vegas69]

Tough ****

[Spiffav8]

Ha,Ha!

[bigtyme1]

Todd, did you get the shock plates made yet?