you won't freakin believe this!!

[BARRACUDA340S]

I went out to the garage to put the street tires back on. I went to look things over and the center section was pointing upward :shock: So I checked the U bolt's and they were tight but the perch wasn't sitting flat? So I looked a little closer and my buddy said the perches were bent. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Sure enough they resemble a half circle now. It also bent my cal-trac bottom hanger's where the U bolts tighten down. I couldn't believe it. I tightened and TQ's the U bolt's before I left so I know they were tight. Now the rear's gotta come out and I have to weld new perches on. I need to find some stronger one's.


It get's better!

I went to put the street tires on and the lug's wouldn't go in for some reason. After fighting it for a few minutes I took the wheel off and checked the stud's. Yep,, I bent all of them on both sides. These were 1/2" studs. What a mess! I am done for the year!! and done racing. I was one run away from disaster. ops:

I'm gonna get the paint fixed and put her on block's till spring.

Sum Bich got some power though :thumrigh:

 

[GotDart]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:


:worthles:

 

[AdamR]

Brett I have a nice mild 340 that wont break your car apart like that. Wanna trade ?

 

[HemiDave]

Wow! Good catch! :shock: That could have been a disaster! :shaking:

Dave

 

[EvilScamp]

WOW! :shock: That's some sick HP there! :twisted:
:worthles:

 

[abodyjoe]

i guess that thing really hooked....

 

[BARRACUDA340S]

I will get pics for you guy's tues. I should have done it today :roll: :roll:

I'll call Scotty and see if he got the video I sent him. It launches hard.

 

[GotDart]

Maybe it's time to ditch the leaf spring setup and go to a 4-link with coilovers. :scratch: That would make a nice winter project for you.

 

[chad72duster]

are you going to contact Moser hard to believe that id bent the perches. Didnt they come from Moser on that Dana or did you have to add the perches?

 

[GotDart]

Yup and some 32X14" slicks

Okay, who edited my post? :munky2:

 

[Guitar Jones]

Barracuda340S, first of all I'm mesmerized by your avatar. I can't even think straight now, what the heck happened around here? Jebus, I need a cold shower now.

Whew, ok down to biddness. You need to brace the perches with the CalTracs on high horsepower applications. 1/4" thick steel plate used to box in the rear section of the perch should do you fine. I'm also considering, as you may want to, 5/8" wheel studs.

Now about that avatar, where did you get it?

 

[AdamR]

Theres alot of new avatars around now.

 

[Guitar Jones]

I see that but I can't stop looking at that one.

 

[AdamR]

I kinda like Hemiaves.

 

[Guitar Jones]

I've seen that one before on another forum.

 

[HawaiiDuster]

Damn :shock: :shock: :shock: You're gonna have to reinforce everything with the power you're putting out.

 

[onehellofadart]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Thats some awesome power.