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The day the music died

Started by deathsled, July 25, 2021, 11:21:01 AM

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deathsled

Quote from: FL SAAC on July 26, 2021, 07:38:05 PM
Quote from: deathsled on July 26, 2021, 06:55:35 PM
Well there is some vibration at 60 plus mph. I had considered getting the driveshaft balanced.

Oh heck easy fix, keep it under 59 MPH
But how will I get up to 88 mph and go back to 1965 and buy a couple Cobras and R models and stash them away with zero miles until I travel back to present day and remove them from storage with good title to them?
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

FL SAAC

Well that's all Don has to say about that
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deathsled

What is it with musicians and planes? Oh, wait a minute...
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

FL SAAC

Quote from: deathsled on July 26, 2021, 10:08:13 PM
What is it with musicians and planes? Oh, wait a minute...

Hello baby, chantilly lace....woooops, boom !
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I am certainly not a Shelby Expert

deathsled

Broken flange where it connects to the header. I didn't stand a chance doing this one on my own. I have limits.
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

FL SAAC

Quote from: deathsled on July 27, 2021, 11:33:12 AM
Broken flange where it connects to the header. I didn't stand a chance doing this one on my own. I have limits.

Easy fix use gorilla glue

Just don't put any in your hair.....
Living RENT FREE in your minds

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Home of the "Amazing Hertz 3 + 1 Musketeers"

FL SAAC Simply the Best, much Better than ALL the Rest.

I have all UNGOLD cars

I am certainly not a Shelby Expert

deathsled

Quote from: FL SAAC on July 27, 2021, 11:44:24 AM
Quote from: deathsled on July 27, 2021, 11:33:12 AM
Broken flange where it connects to the header. I didn't stand a chance doing this one on my own. I have limits.

Easy fix use gorilla glue

Just don't put any in your hair.....
Solves most problems. Hair, no.
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

deathsled

Looks positively stupid with the orange rag protecting the body from rubbing.
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

66S285

Quote from: Side-Oilers on July 26, 2021, 04:07:25 PM
Quote from: 66S285 on July 26, 2021, 03:05:49 PM
Quote from: deathsled on July 25, 2021, 10:05:07 PM
The car has Klutt's close ratio Toploader racing transmission with the Richmond gears.  Maybe the tachometer is reading incorrectly?  The tires on the car are currently 215 60R 15 in the rear and 210 60R 15 in the front.  Suggestions?

I had a similar issue with the orginal tach; it shows much higher RPM for a given speed than I thought.  Put in an aftermarket tach and now with 3.50 at 70 mph runs arounds 3200 rpm.  the difference is most dramatic at lower rpm's.  above 4000 the tachs are similar

^^+1   

Richard:  Or is it your speedometer?   Or some of both?    Is your 4th gear a 1:1?



Yes 1 to 1. Speedo probably slow too. As we all know in the old days they could be at least 10 mph off.....officer


Yes 1:1
66S285

deathsled

Flange fixed with a full bead weld I believe is what they called it.  Should be good now for a while. There is a shortage of welders up here in Chicagoland apparently.
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

FL SAAC

Quote from: deathsled on July 27, 2021, 03:46:28 PM
Flange fixed with a full bead weld I believe is what they called it.  Should be good now for a while. There is a shortage of welders up here in Chicagoland apparently.

See you should have answered  those "extended warranty" calls......
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I am certainly not a Shelby Expert

66S285

Quote from: deathsled on July 27, 2021, 11:33:12 AM
Broken flange where it connects to the header. I didn't stand a chance doing this one on my own. I have limits.
Clint Eastwood. A man has to know his limits
66S285

deathsled

Quote from: 66S285 on July 27, 2021, 05:44:23 PM
Quote from: deathsled on July 27, 2021, 11:33:12 AM
Broken flange where it connects to the header. I didn't stand a chance doing this one on my own. I have limits.
Clint Eastwood. A man has to know his limits
Magnum Force.  Great series of movies with ol' Clint.
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

2112

Quote from: 68GT350roadracer on July 25, 2021, 05:03:58 PM
I always sang the song drove my Shelby to the Levee.

If they had driven a Ford to the Levee, they would have arrived before it had dried.

FL SAAC

Quote from: 2112 on July 28, 2021, 02:32:31 AM
Quote from: 68GT350roadracer on July 25, 2021, 05:03:58 PM
I always sang the song drove my Shelby to the Levee.

If they had driven a Ford to the Levee, they would have arrived before it had dried.

Pie anyone
Living RENT FREE in your minds

All Time Post Count King !

Home of the "Amazing Hertz 3 + 1 Musketeers"

FL SAAC Simply the Best, much Better than ALL the Rest.

I have all UNGOLD cars

I am certainly not a Shelby Expert