the willys n the J saga

[dragrcr50]

well we had race number two this weekend and hooley was the eventual winner.    it hurtthe converter but still pulled it off.  

the willys drove like a caddilac. but had a lull after the 2  3  shift fuel or trans or?  gonna put a glide in it before the next race .  it runs right with the j et wise i think so its gonna be a fun yr.......stay tuned

[WZ JUNK]

Thanks for the pictures Sam.  I had been searching to see if anyone had posted pictures from Saturday.  Since I have not been able to see the car run, pictures are all I have.

I think everyone will get there car ready soon.  It takes a while to get all the bugs out.

John

[purplepickup]

You guys are having altogether too much fun );b(

[UGLY OLDS]

I wanna do it again SOOOOOO bad........      

Bob....

[enjenjo]

I wanna do it again SOOOOOO bad........      

Bob....

Why, did you do it bad the first time?

[UGLY OLDS]

I wanna do it again SOOOOOO bad........      

Bob....

Why, did you do it bad the first time?

Nope....It took me 5 full seasons to go from "moderately wealthy" to welfare....  

Then promised Mrs Ugly that there would be no more "Fun for One" cars built....That was 1976 & the beginning of "Street Rods" ........  


Bob...

[dragrcr50]

I wanna do it again SOOOOOO bad........      

Bob....

Why, did you do it bad the first time?

Nope....It took me 5 full seasons to go from "moderately wealthy" to welfare....  

Then promised Mrs Ugly that there would be no more "Fun for One" cars built....That was 1976 & the beginning of "Street Rods" ........  


Bob...

i did the same thing but street rods got a little to sedeimentry for me... could only set on my * for so long... so braket racing i went and did well , now the for fun only gassers is even beter , a couple of times a month and not killing the cars.  I like it. and i have two cars , trucks and trailers to go with and still cheaper than days gone by ...

[Hooley]

1 week later. The 974jr Henry J lost the tranny last sat. night. We took it out and to the tranny guy. Torque converter was OK  Only needs the tranny rebuilt. May be have it back the first of the week. Tranny guy said we broke it on the very first pass. I can't wate to see if it drops the ET in to the mid 10's. BACK TO THE GASSER WARS
  That gave me some time to work on the Bonneville Engine this weekend. Finished up the heads and tomorrow will set up the valve train.    

                                                 Hooley

[dragrcr50]

well the willys is getting a powerglide now,  it is in and need to install new shifter and have new shaft built , ill see the J at the valley on saturday next.............I too am looking for the mid tens with the glide,  eight mile shows it to be a 10.70 so far with a th400.......................stay tuned...

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Sounds good....... for both yu guys.

Bert got his first 2 hard passes on his Henry J ... the motor will buzz past 6k in each gear. The car ran a 13.3 at 100 mph, never missed a beat,  straight as an arrow down the track.

Not too bad for a warm 355 motor.. 60 foot times were at 1.8 , no trans brake at this point.  Bert is asking about a trans brake though.

he has a 331 motor near finished for the car..

main thing Bert keeps telling me is he is having FUN

[dragrcr50]

Sounds good....... for both yu guys.

Bert got his first 2 hard passes on his Henry J ... the motor will buzz past 6k in each gear. The car ran a 13.3 at 100 mph, never missed a beat,  straight as an arrow down the track.

Not too bad for a warm 355 motor.. 60 foot times were at 1.8 , no trans brake at this point.  Bert is asking about a trans brake though.

he has a 331 motor near finished for the car..

main thing Bert keeps telling me is he is having FUN

sounds about right, my chevy II ran 13.10 last week at 102 and it is a 336 with a glide , 4.88 gear with turbo heads and moderate solid camshaft  straight axle etc

[Hooley]

We got the tranny back last night and will put it in Thur evening. We will be loaded for bear. Sam did you get the Willis going OK? What is that date for the next GAssers Meet?
 I may go to Mo-Kan Sun to play. May be it will go alittle harder now.
                                           
                                                      Hooley

[dragrcr50]

We got the tranny back last night and will put it in Thur evening. We will be loaded for bear. Sam did you get the Willis going OK? What is that date for the next GAssers Meet?
 I may go to Mo-Kan Sun to play. May be it will go alittle harder now.
                                           
                                                      Hooley

hooley the next race is this sat night look on the okthunder.com website .. and yes I got the glide and brake in mine Im ready for a side by side withe the J..........sam

[Hooley]

Well I went to Nobel Sat. for the Gasser races. There was a good crowd on hand to watch. After the first time trial we were all crying how bad they were running. The J ran the same as it was before the tranny broke.
I lost the first round with a .003 diff. Bought back and went down in the second round. My appoentment had a .002 light and ran his dial. You can't beat those kinda numbers.
 When I left Sam was in the final with the one that took me out in the second round. We didn't get run each other YET.

                                        Hooley

[dragrcr50]

well after deciding to trailer it after the second time trial as it was never locking up i decided to just raise the shift point from 6500 to 7500 and it helped , i lucked out all the way to the final round and steve larue put me on the trailer too, i have raced him for years out here and he is one tuff opponent.  but i got the little check and went home proud.  next chance to race the J is june 28th  cnt wait,,,,,, gotta pull the converter this week again and have it tightened up... gotta love em ...