The Rodding Roundtable
Motorhead Message Central => Rodder's Roundtable => Topic started by: Crosley.In.AZ on November 07, 2009, 01:14:37 PM
our very own Glen was filmed for Pass Time show at the Vegas Strip.
this show is where guests make a guess the ET of the car.
His A sedan sounds darn good
video:
http://www.vimeo.com/7465135
get in the 9's yet? :shock:
That looks like a fun ride! Mean looking car, too.
VERY nice car and a nice set of videos. I especially liked the one shot from the inside of the car at Mokan. The little 7K rpm blurp on the dyno was cool too. Looks like lots of fun.
I've always been impressed with Glen's cars and bikes. He certainly isn't one to do a half assed job.
Nice, any idea when it'll air? That's a fun show to watch and that A will be killer to see.
Quote from: "Danimal"Nice, any idea when it'll air? That's a fun show to watch and that A will be killer to see.
The show should air in late January or early February. I will post on here when I have an exact date.
Thanks for the kind words. I am not a drag racer or a performance guy. This car has put a new challenge into the mix.
I have made some mistakes but learned from them and corrected them.
The filming was very cool, the NHRA was there that weekend so when we arrived on Tuesday they were still there testing and tuning. I thought it would be the perfect track to pull off a 9.99, but I was quickly educated that the car would run slower in Vegas vs. Phoenix due to the altitude. It still ran a 10.18 with a 1.37 60 ft. The new motor has thrown my suspension all out of whack and I have not found the right settings yet as you can see it bucks pretty bad off the line.
3-4 weeks ago it ran a 10.03 at 132mph on a 99 degree day.
Still, not speeds and ET's to sneeze at. When you get the rear sorted out those 60 foot times oughta fall a bit and yer 9.99 will drop in yer lap. Nice work Glen.
Charlie
I think Glen would like the car to run a 9 second time, once.
the problem is with a 9.99 time slip , there comes many additional safety items that are required on most sanctioned tracks.
Quote from: "Crosley"I think Glen would like the car to run a 9 second time, once.
the problem is with a 9.99 time slip , there comes many additional safety items that are required on most sanctioned tracks.
what's lacking?
Quote from: "tomslik"Quote from: "Crosley"I think Glen would like the car to run a 9 second time, once.
the problem is with a 9.99 time slip , there comes many additional safety items that are required on most sanctioned tracks.
what's lacking?
Roll bar , gas tank location may be wrong, engine needs a diaper to contain oil if a failure occurs. :shock:
there may be more, Glen mentioned a few things he was told and I forget them
Yes, my roll cage does not follow the rules of the NHRA. I never intended to run this fast so I just made the car safe and didnt pay attention to the technicalities. I have all of the SFI stuff, diaper, balancer, etc.
besides the chassis certification, I also need to run X amount of passes in one day with another license holder signing off on that.....I havent even hit it once.
The game plan is to put the 505 CI motor in a 62-64 Nova, and then put my 396 back in the Model A.
Quote from: "tomslik"get in the 9's yet? :shock:
Glen ran a 9.96 today
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "tomslik"get in the 9's yet? :shock:
Glen ran a 9.96 today
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Congratulations Glenn...
I wish I could've run you at Mokan but I stopped the "Rocket Sled" project after I realised that I would need a completely different chassis that would pass NHRA Rules.
The next car will be a test bed for my Olds engines and I hope that I can get that good of performance out of my car as you have!
Quote from: "Glen"Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "tomslik"get in the 9's yet? :shock:
Glen ran a 9.96 today
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Looks like you got it to hook. :)
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "tomslik"get in the 9's yet? :shock:
Glen ran a 9.96 today
SWEET!!!
did the track have issues with that? ;)
The track didnt say anything but the last pass of the day the car launched and carried the wheels to the center line.....I backed out of it, but it was ugly....the tech guy was shaking his head at me when I drove thru the pits. I was done for the day so I was already headed to the trailer.
When I watched the in car camera later the starters were messing with mops and spraying the line when I was doing my burnout....something must have been on the track.
(http://hotrodsbyglen.net/wheelie.jpg)
Glen , as I recall you have the long torque arm support for the rear differential.
That may not be the best setup for the power you putting down now?
You may at one point stand the car up in the air