Slayer - IMy seat was in the J Stand Sunday. Where was your's?

David...... i set on the grass hill(family section)....it took us 12 hours to get there.

Got a new Knife i gotta try out.....sometime......:D

Hi all,


Anyone whom posts here with any frequency knows about the 66 nova station wagon my father, brother and I are working on( ask Darnold, he's seen the pictures). If any one is interested in how things are going, I had the engine dyno'ed last week and it made 676 Horsepower and 633 ft-lbs of torque! All with a steady 800rpm idle, easy starting, and( this is the part that no one believes) 92 octane gas! My dad and I are in the process now of doing the tin work, and the pieces are made for the back, up to the back doors, as well as the doors themselves and the dash.
Sorry for the self-indulgence guys, but I am so excited. All of the major work is being done by my dad, my brother and I, with the exception of the engine and transmission, which was done by a good friend of the family. Sure, you can buy one already done, but building your own and working your collective butt off to afford the vitals are what really make it worth it in the end-anyone who has built a race car knows what I mean. Just thought I'd share- sorry for the self-indulgence.


Does anyone else that posts here race 1:1 cars as well? What do you have? where do you run? My car will be a drag car, if you haven't figured it out. Wagons aren't the first choice for circle track, road, or rally racing.


Keep the shiny side up!
Dave S

Dave,
Sounds great!

To answer your question, I have a 93 LX that I ran in Street Outlaw type classes. I usually ran in the DOT tire/stock suspension classes. It had one plate, 352ci, C4 auto, full stock interior and ran 9.70's/6.20's with DOT tires. The last time I tried to run full slicks it stood up on the bumper and carried the wheels about 150'. Luckily I had the presence of mind to pedal the nitrous switch and it didn't quite hit the bumper. It woulda sucked to tear the bumper off of an original paint 30K mile car...

Well good luck with the rest of the draggin waggin!!

Comon guys, focus! 1/12 scale 1/12 scale 1/12 scale

12L3 Rear Pod
 

I am new to racing 12th scale. I will be running in the stock motor class. On carpet.

When you set the rear pod do you adjust the shock until the pod is level with the chassis? Or is it angled slightly up?

Put an associated #10 washer i think under the front of the T-bar and set it so it has just a little bit of droop, like .030

Does anyone know who makes the alloy servo mounting blocks for the 12L3? Also can you include a website link? Thanks in advance.

crc makes adjustable ones i think, and speedmerchant makes stationary ones

I have never owned a pan car before, but am considering a 12L3. Can someone make me a good list of "Must do" hopup's that I should consider? I am talking about axels, dif parts etc.

Roll Out for 11X2
 

need help in finding a suitable roll out or gear combination to use for D4 base 11X2 ... thanks in advance

trikster - niff tech diff, rear axel and hubs.

stik - what size track?

There you go DaveL- Get them to focus on our 12th scale passion.

Trikster- No hop ups needed other than possibly a thick t-bar (.075" vs. the stock think t-bar of .063"). Although when I ran the 6pak a year ago before going from CRC over to privately racing a Spashett 02 edition I used the RaceTech front strut brace ($10) to stiffen the front end. Beware though because they can be bent eventually. If you race on carpet (i'm assuming you get to use traction compound) you may want to use the older LC chassis plate due to its extra thickness if you can get one. Other than that check out the setups from pages past.

DaveS- Very glad to hear how your drag car is coming along, tell Pete I said hi please. As for me I plan on running my ZXtt in a solo event at Blackhawk and one Autocross event later this summer in Aug and early Sept. when the business situation gets better, so I guess I really should say that I hope and plan on doing it. I'm a road course man through and through I guess.

Stik- Gearing on an 11turn, as a guess I would go 27/100 (64pitch) with 1.85" rear tire diameter, maybe 28/100. That should put you into the powerband as I re-learned from the Norrca Carpet Nats a couple of months ago.

Dang....didnt get to try my Knife this weekend:mad:

How did everybody else do????

Dragon Slayer,

Petenis blew the cobwebs off of his LC between taxi rounds and turned some laps, albeit uncounted, but controller time is controller time. He said it was a lot better than before, and wanted to say thanks to Darnold for all of his insight and helpful hints. I haven't had a chance to even look at my 12L3, and the last time I ran it I only got one freakin' lap with it, but a 14.5 at TCHR from a standing start is not too shabby. But that was three weeks ago! A lot of the people whom are big hitters during the winter do the onroad gas thing in the summer, and everyone else that has one doesn't want to run modified. I have been kicking some kiester in sedan sportsman, and Petenis just resurrected his Schumacher SST '99 so we are both going to race taxi until 1/12 mod picks up again. I think it is a step backwards, and it will probably hurt my driving in the long run, but I am still on a quest to get back to where I was and surpass myself as far as driving goes. The best outing I have ever had was the NORRCA Nats this year, and Darnold can attest to how crappy my driving is. But still, if anyone told me a year ago that after two years of not racing, I would be in the top ten qualifiers in the NORRCA Nats( so what if there was an 11 car field-I out qualified one!) in mod 1/12 scale, which I had only been doing for about two months prior to that, I wouldn't have believed you! I was a sedan guy through and through, but when my brother started running 1/12 scale stock with a car that was older than my RS4 Pro- and winning- I decided to give it a try. Now I am hooked, and like 1/12 (mod or stock) way better than sedan.