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DerbyDude1X
Advanced Member
USA
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 Posted - Nov 02 2006 : 22:09:17
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hey guys i know this is TOTALLY cheating but are officals arnt the bright its bunch of them all ya know so is there anyway to sneak a locked frontend in maybe throwin some mud on the braces or painting them along with everthing so it would kinda camo it in or what i know there is plenty of ways to get height i just want to do somethin simple and to help my car alot more and my car is soon gonna be on its last leg so i need this i hit more with the clip than the bumper last time not good it got ugly  |
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oak9665
Average Member
USA
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Posted - Nov 02 2006 : 23:15:26
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| run a peice of allthread from the upper to the lower a arms suck it tight |
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stris141
IDDA VIP MEMBER
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Posted - Nov 03 2006 : 00:24:57
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Do they bounce the front end? If they do, no matter how you hide it, it'll show. Unless they are really stupid. LOL
Steve |
Old enough to know better. To young to care!
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DerbyDude1X
Advanced Member
USA
383 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2006 : 12:43:43
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| well steve they dont bounce it but when i pull in u can see the car hoppin ya know thats what im worried about and no they wont bounce the front just the back well thats just as stiff as if i had locked it has give the first 3 bounces then it locks itself one of the oldest tricks in the books about 10 shirts in those beast lol |
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derbyman137
IDDA VIP MEMBER
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2006 : 17:04:36
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| Drive slower through the infield so your nose dont bounce. |
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DemoCar82
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Shorty Thompson
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USA
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jackson01
Advanced Member
USA
58 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2006 : 18:10:46
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| its kinda hard to explain but jack the front end all the way up so the A arm is all the way against the frame then cut a little hole in the frame and slid a piece of rebar in it and cut it off flush then put a little tac weld on it, so that when you let the front end back down the spring doesnt compress all the way lets it sit high and stiff if its done right and still has a little bounce to it |
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DerbyDude1X
Advanced Member
USA
383 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2006 : 18:59:26
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| nice joey sounds very intresting and the tire pressure thingy jessie your the man u think of some stuff i tell ya what |
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DemoCar82
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USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2006 : 21:05:55
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Or... try this. In the upper A-arms you will see a little rubber tab... that tab bumpers against a little steel bracket welded off the side of the coil pockets on the frame. Cut the rubber tab out, then jack the front of the car up until the A-arm hits the little bracket. Drill a hole thru your A-arm and thru the bracket... then put a bolt thru it. Do it to both, make sure everything is sitting good, then take them back out when you load up for the show, go thru tech then put them back in when your in the pits.  |
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jackson01
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2006 : 21:28:24
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| good idea jesse i might try that myself lol.... |
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DemoCar82
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DerbyDude1X
Advanced Member
USA
383 Posts |
Posted - Nov 04 2006 : 10:38:45
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| good idea jess best on i heard yet all we did was cut a piece of plate and bolt it the bottom a arm and the frame at the brake calilper ill post some pics and show u ill take it threw tech without it but go back and put them in |
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Gfalls
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DerbyDude1X
Advanced Member
USA
383 Posts |
Posted - Nov 06 2006 : 11:36:25
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| gary im not cheatin as much as other guys around here do !!!! |
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derbyman137
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USA
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Posted - Nov 06 2006 : 16:18:27
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| It's not cheating. It's "Preventative maintenance engineering". |
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DemoCar82
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Gfalls
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DerbyDude1X
Advanced Member
USA
383 Posts |
Posted - Nov 06 2006 : 22:13:47
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| well gary they way i look at it is that its pretty dam hard too beat a loaded car man i just need alittle competive edge on them ya know im just gettin my car up it dont say i cant do it in the rules so i gotta do somethin |
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Gfalls
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Posted - Nov 07 2006 : 06:00:15
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im sure it says no locked suspension though greg. raising a front end can be done with springs lol. I like being the underdog though man, to each their own. I like going out there and not even having a chance in hell, but still making SOMEthing happen with my rusty pile.
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Max Destruction
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Posted - Nov 07 2006 : 11:11:14
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| Gary's plan of attack is to die in the middle of the track. You wouldn't believe how many good cars he takes out. They get hung on him left and right. If i didn't know better, i would guess he coats his car in super glue. Every thing stick to it. |
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DerbyDude1X
Advanced Member
USA
383 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2006 : 11:26:29
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| gary i do see what your sayin but this is alittle embarrising to say but i dont know how o swap the springs i know it sounds stupid but im just alittle scared that there gonna pop out and kill me i do know the basics really on how to do it just dont know exactly i would to see it done so i would know how to be on the safe side to raise it by lockin it only is two holes and a two bolts away like it takes 5 minutes each side |
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Gfalls
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Posted - Nov 07 2006 : 15:48:16
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a good trick to learn how to do springs....on Saturdays and Sundays, watch extreme 4X4 show, its on spike TV I think. they do coil replacements almost every show.
And of Course max is right. I do take quite a few cars out......myself usually, but its still a blast going out there and just going nose to nose with stuff. Just sucks when they pull away LOL
Gary |
If it runs and moves, Derby the damn thing
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Coolcat
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - Nov 08 2006 : 10:42:34
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Well I agree with Jesse on this subject-let out some that factory air out of the tires.....Even a cave man could do that....Or u could be like max and have a nice trophy representing the the stiffest front end a 74 chevy every had...!!!!!!!!!!!1   |
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Max Destruction
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Posted - Nov 08 2006 : 13:08:24
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| Those were "big block wagon" springs. I still don't know what their problem was. |
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Gfalls
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Max Destruction
Advanced Member
630 Posts |
Posted - Nov 20 2006 : 11:50:21
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| Grab life by the horns and tie them in a BOWTIE!! |
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the mailman
IDDA VIP MEMBER
USA
2108 Posts |
Posted - Nov 20 2006 : 14:23:37
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| the tire pressure thing really kills me.this year thelocal fair added a rule saying cars had to have atleast 3" of suspention bounce,maybe it was just me, but there were a lot of slack tires at inspection and alot of guy's had to add air once they got through. really don't see how the tech guy's didn't catch it. |
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h2orat
Advanced Member
USA
357 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2006 : 19:31:20
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if you think changin out springs is somethin try stretching them..boooyyy is that fun, but works well.
gary with the rules we run there are so many gray areas its not funny,just up to the judges the day of the derby.like adding spring lifts-you cant cuz the judges say they might fall out,but if welded in they still deny ya...just dont get it sometimes..
their talkin about a leafed, full weld demo at hemlock next yr,tuesday night.still not set on the rules but hopefully after the first of the yr ill know.then ill post..
is there still gonna be derby in dansville in the spring???need to finish off the 73 impala, i want my motor out of it. |
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Gfalls
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Posted - Dec 09 2006 : 20:08:30
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I thought ya DID finish off that damn impala bud! the LAST time ya ran dansville, then caledonia, and so on and so on with that thing lol......B ut yeah keep me posted about taht semi mod show, IM interested....i'll have to find something rusty though. Get ahold of me soon matt if ya still got my number, if not leave me a message here and I'll call ya.
Gary |
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h2orat
Advanced Member
USA
357 Posts |
Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 17:59:23
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gary i lost youre number.ya can email me at matcia211@frontiernet.net..ya the impala went to dansville won heat,then took most agressive in feature,then went to caladonia won craziest driver,then back to caladonia for last chance and won craziest again...dang just totaly cant kill it.....tryin but heck atleast i dont have to stip another car just bend back down..
as far as i know ya have to put leafs un der youre mod car but hopefully we'll find out soon.
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Gfalls
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derbyman137
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DemoCar82
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Coolcat
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Posted - Dec 12 2006 : 19:33:29
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| h2orat, any news on hemlock next year for the derby yet????????????? |
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Preblesmostwanted
Advanced Member
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - Dec 24 2006 : 21:35:04
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| guy i run with took the sway bar and made longer bolts that connect the sway bar to the a arm. it raised the car alot and it still bounced. he was at a no locking suspension show. had no problem |
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SNEAKING LOCKED FRONTENDS
