1972 Dodge Colt

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I wished you happy birthday on Facebook, but I reckon it's your birthday here too. Happy birthday! lol
 
Just Send It said:
One of my buddy's just picked up one of Bob Mayerle's Rod Shop Colts. He's tearing it down over Labor Day weekend and we're inspecting the frame for integrity and marking which bars will need to be moved around.

Much more to come, but just wanted to share this with you guys. Pretty awesome piece of history. Very cool to work on.

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I tried to buy this car when I was looking for my Colt.
He wanted 60k then, it was out of my price range.
But what a great Colt!
What do you plan for it?
 
abdywgn said:
Glad to hear that Stan! Take tomorrow off and enjoy the day.
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No we are going on a trip with our friends from VA soon, CO, Utah, AZ so I have to get stuff done.
I am covering the inside walls in the shop with wood and paint, I want to get that done soon.
Then I can get back on the Colt.
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Hyper_pak said:
I tried to buy this car when I was looking for my Colt.
He wanted 60k then, it was out of my price range.
But what a great Colt!
What do you plan for it?
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I think the engine is still undecided, but the transmission will be a Liberty.

We got about 20lbs+ of rubber from the wheel wells. Just a ton of cleanup and inspecting the welds. This will be a slow project but its going to be awesome when it's done.

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Pretty common on metal buildings.
They roll it on before the put the metal sheeting on.
It's only an inch or so thick.
You can see it in this picture before I started in the interior walls.
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Quick post, I am still alive!
Just back from a 21 day South West trip with friends.
Panhandle, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and back to Texas.
I plan to run the Colt this coming weekend to get ready for the Tulsa race.
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Nice trip…!
When is the event in Tulsa ? I am moving there… The metroplex has turned into a zoo
 
Getting ready.
Adjusted valves from .018 to .016, might not see a difference.
Jam nut loose on pass ladder bar, fixed that.
One Koni is leaking oil, that can't be good.
Maybe that is why it went right on launch a little while ago.
I guess QA's will be on the need list this winter.
Added a clutch stop to firewall, going to work on getting that clutch tamer under control.
If all goes well I will be towing to Tulsa first of November for a race.
Here is a shop wall picture, the bottom wood is inset to allow for junk storage.
Mostly painted and ready for winter projects.
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Well that did not go as well as I hoped.
Clutch stop didn't work, so I need to fabricate a better design.
I think the tamer worked on first run, but data did not show any better 60 foot.
Second run was a bog, but 60 foot was the same.
So....... Tamer or Carbs?
I have been increasing tire pressure to get some tire spin.
I would have thought with the 3.09 first and 4.88 I would be there by now.
The track is well prepped, too good for my low horsepower car.
Valve adjustment seemed to kill a little HP, I was down a couple MPH.
Going back in and adding some extra clearance to see it it comes back.

After Tulsa, unless a Miracle Happens, I am going to put the 4 barrel back on to test.
November should be good down here to do some hits.
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Launching from the clutch pedal stop is critical to getting consistent results from the 'tamer!
I would embrace that dead hook, also get aggressive with launch rpm.

Assuming a 1.40 60' target and your gearing with 32" tires? If the clutch slips about .80sec during launch, that would draw the engine down to about 4600rpm @ lock-up. I would want to launch a couple thousand rpm higher than that if possible.

Grant
 
weedburner said:
Launching from the clutch pedal stop is critical to getting consistent results from the 'tamer!
I would embrace that dead hook, also get aggressive with launch rpm.

Assuming a 1.40 60' target and your gearing with 32" tires? If the clutch slips about .80sec during launch, that would draw the engine down to about 4600rpm @ lock-up. I would want to launch a couple thousand rpm higher than that if possible.

Grant
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I would kill for a 1.40!
Tires are 29.5, 93 inch diameter.
Yes I understand the stop is critical.
Just have to get a good design and fabricate one.
Thanks Grant
 
I don't know what your cam grind is, but mine is pretty big ([email protected]) and I've played around a good bit with valve adjustment. Mine runs best at .020/.020 for whatever that's worth. I can tell quite a difference from the tighter lash. I think I ran as tight as .008 and .010. Going to .020 really woke things up.
 
Rusty
Racer Brown STX-21
272/272 @ .050
.560/560 1.5 ratio rocker arm
106 Deg. Centerline
They call for .016 I and .018 E.
 
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