Drag
Racing at C.M.C.
1972 Ford F100
This is the 1972 Ford F-100 tube
chassis racecar we just built. It was painted in February and on
Saturday March 20th the graphics and artwork were done by Spiderman out
of Portland Oregon. This truck has a 557" big block Ford with 1050 horsepower,
a Powerglide and a Ford 9" with 4:30s and a spool. This one is called "Iron
Gladiator". We built it for the Pro Class. It's heavy
(3700#) so we are expecting 9.60s, around 140 mph. The truck is finished. Look for it at a Northwest track in early 2010, probably
the 27th of March.
Our home track is Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn Oregon. Hope to see you there.
Visit them at
www.woodburndragstrip.com
Spiderman out of
Portland Oregon did the custom graphics and original artwork on the
"Iron Gladiator". He did a fine job and I highly recommend him. Give him
a call at 503-956-2013
The all
steel tilt hood makes the motor easier to service between rounds.
Everything for this truck was built here in our shops, with the
exception of the custom headers we had made down in Woodburn.
Here we've got the truck up on
a set of Longacre wheel scales and Steve is setting the 4-corner weight
distribution aspect. The truck weighs 3,700 with my oversize ass in it.
Rich is in the seat because he weighs about the same as I do. 53%
of the weight is on the front tires, 47% on the rear tires. Pretty good
for a pickup. To achieve this we set the engine back 10 inches and moved
it up 8 inches.
We've got the truck's
wiring completed. The ignition box is an MSD 7AL-3 CD unit. We also utilized
a Dedenbear RTD-7 delay box for those timely departures. It controls the
Power-Glide's trans-brake and allows those consistent 5,500 rpm launches.
Update, March 20th-
We made thunder today!! The 1050
horsepower 557 cubic inch Ford
fired up on the first try. We are in the process of breaking in the
motor, making short, part throttle passes. It feels NASTY!!! We should have it ready to go
to Woodburn on the 27th of March.
Update: March 28th-
The 1050 horsepower 557 cubic inch
Ford pushed the 3,700 pound 1972 Ford F-100 to 9.54 @ 140.5 mph This
pickup is NASTY!!!
Smokin' up the Hoosier 32 x 13.5 drag slicks. Long, smoke filled burn-outs
were our trademark for the day.
The truck launches straight, wheels in
the air. Our 60 foot times are in the high 1.40s, the 1/8 mile is 6.12 @ 113.88 and
the 1/4 mile is 9.54 @ 140 mph. I went red on this pass by 0.002 sec.
but this was a "Test & Tune" pass so it didn't matter. Most of the rest
of my passes were around 0.085 green. Pretty good for an old raisin like me.
Things don't always go perfect!!
Here we are all sideways off the
starting line at Woodburn Dragstrip on March 27th. Despite being so far
crossed up we still ran 10.70 at 133 mph!
This truck launches HARD!! The two
pictures above were taken by Mr. George Adams, the official Woodburn track photographer. We are a
huge fan of his work. We highly recommend a visit to his website:
http://www.nwdragracing.com
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1967
Dodge Coronet
This is the "Rodent Killer"
standing on the back tires. She's built
to hunt them nasty Chevys. It is a dedicated racecar built from a 1967
Dodge Coronet 440. The car was modified into a racecar in 1980s and
campaigned until 1994. It was put away until 2009 when it was released for sale.
We bought it and extensively updated it. It has a radical 440"
wedge, a 727 auto and a Dana 60 with 4:56 gears and a spool. This 3,500
pound Pro runs 11.20s at 120mph.
Update, February 20, 2010-
We extensively modified this car
over the winter months. We've installed new valve springs, spark plugs,
plug wires, distributer cap and rotor. We re-jetted the carburetor. We
rewired the whole car and put on larger fuel lines. Then we installed a
4500 rpm stall converter in front of a new, highly modified 727
TorqueFlite with a transbrake. To help it hook we installed CalTracs
bars on the Dana 60. I'm thinking she'll hook on dirt now. We're hoping
to get into the high 10s.
Here we are heating up the
Hoosiers on a cold night in February. We spun through the 100 foot mark
and still ran 11.50 at 118 miles per hour. The car runs much better than
it did in 2009 but it was 43 degrees out so traction was a big problem
for everybody.
Update, March 20th-
Here is the "Rodent Killer"
carrying the front tires at Woodburn Dragstrip on March 14th. The car
launched hard after installing a set of CalTracs and a trans-brake
equipped 727 with a 4500 rpm stall converter. Our sixty foot times are
now down to 1.53 from 1.78 last year. We ran several passes at 11.00,
121 mph. Unfortunately, on our last pass of the day the car overheated
badly and cracked both heads, ruining them.
Update, May 14th-
We fixing the car
right now and should have it back at the track in a week or so.
Oooohrah!!!!
Update, May 21st-
We got the car fixed and will be
back at the track with it Saturday the 22nd of May.
Update, May 23rd-
We ran both Saturday and Sunday,
but the race got rained out on Sunday. Here is a picture of Sunday's
best run before the rains came.
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We ran 11.39 @116mph. The car carries both front tires when it
launches.
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