ryknot Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Fukn trick Eric!! Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 i would rock the hell out of that headder Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I have to wear cheaters for everything close, and when I am welding, if I really want to see what I am doing, I have to use flood lights, the 300-500 watt type, otherwise my welds look like crap, they hold and function, but look like crap, and if they look really bad, I just grind them off and weld it again. :rofl: I started having sight issues about 43, I am now 56, and it has not gotten better. :lol: Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Nice miller ya got those are nice! tig welding is great but most people just think they need to "TIG" everything! most exhaust work my tig never touches unless its stainless or bare steel. that "Aluminized" piping or galv piping MIG weld all day. just takes to much time sanding all that crap off then its just gonna rust it ya dont coat it or high temp paint it. very jealous of the bridgeport btw! Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Very sexy header indeed!!! Quote Link to comment
EricJB Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Thanks guys. I hope it works like it looks. My eyes are to the point where I cant see the seam I am welding. I wander off and miss the line. I'm just too stubborn to to know when I'm beat. Nice miller ya got those are nice! tig welding is great but most people just think they need to "TIG" everything! most exhaust work my tig never touches unless its stainless or bare steel. that "Aluminized" piping or galv piping MIG weld all day. just takes to much time sanding all that crap off then its just gonna rust it ya dont coat it or high temp paint it. very jealous of the bridgeport btw! Trust me, I do need to tig everything right now, just for the practice. One of the challenges with the header was welding the pipes so close to each other. My mig gun is pretty big. I dont know if I could have made it work. I scored the Bridgeport for $2500. And it's a single phase. Dont know how I got along without it. They are a PITA to move though. I leave mine sitting on 4x4's so I can get a pallet jack under it. Makes it a bit easier. Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 i kid you not, i went back to 0:09 and played it from there like 20 times... so what kind of time was that run? i can see 14. somethin... were you on a 4.88 or 4.37? Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Good stuff!! :thumbup: A new season is here, let the fun begin, it is now time to use what you worked so hard on. Quote Link to comment
EricJB Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Welcome to Ratsun Dave! That run was from last year. We took it out yesterday and had some issues. One being the starter, making it impossible to troubleshoot the others. But on one half pass it went 1.2 seconds faster in the 1/8 mile than it did on its best run in 2012. So when I get it sorted out, it's gonna fly. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I need to post up pics from the last 2 weeks of thrashing. Soon. Quote Link to comment
510T Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Eric- I love what you are dong with this truck and wanted to say thank you for sharing that clutch delay mod. I am almost done installing mine and can't wait to launch the 510 hard without the fear of breaking an axle. Good luck this season and have fun! Quote Link to comment
EricJB Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Finally got the intake valves the 2nd week in march. I spent the weekend grinding seats, valves, and flycutting the mating surface. Ready to assemble. Here it is together. I made linkage that eliminates the cable. Bulky but bulletproof. I also made a baffled breather tube and mounted it to the timing chain cover. And an old Mallory dual point with a pertronix ignitor. First real race is in 2 weeks. I've got some bugs to work out. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Is this a W53 closed chamber head? I thought you liked U67 heads. Quote Link to comment
EricJB Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I am a head hoarder. I have a bit of everything. I wanted to bump the compression up a bit so I went with the W53. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 We all have a few extras around, just in case. :rofl: Quote Link to comment
EricJB Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Last count, I have 9. Quote Link to comment
a2lowvw Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 good read and awesome build. love to see people improvise and build it themselves Quote Link to comment
DMC Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Awesome guy, you know how many of are 521s won't even do 90mph, and your doing it in less than 15 seconds. :thumbup: less than 14,,,,,, :ninja: Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 did he get it into the 13s? VIDS!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
DMC Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 13.98 race next weekend. vids to follow. old teaser 3 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 hell yeah!! cant wait! Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 hell yeah!! cant wait! X2 :) Quote Link to comment
DMC Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 13.87 1st round win! burnout box 3 Quote Link to comment
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