Let people think the rally's look funky when the car is sitting still....
Nobody will be able to tell what the front wheels are when you're going 200 MPH.

 

I sure hope we get lots of video of this event....don't forget that!

 

 

I ran Continental road race slicks in the rear and R888's in the front. For the speeds you're looking to run, the tech officials won't like the R888's. I would recommend looking at either Hoosier R7's or the Continental's. NOTHING is going to hook your power for this event. I had 800rwhp with a 325 rear tire and was pedaling in 4th gear.

 

 

Thanks....no doubt I'm going to have fun! On drag radials I was pedaling up through 150 MPH or so....then it settled down. So anything I get will be worse than that...so I'll be counting on the last part of the run to get my foot in it.

JIM

 

Well.....I'm away on business today...but my wife called and the new wheels and new tires (yet another set!!) have arrived today. So being the great wife she is....she's already loaded them up in the pickup and taken them to the Goodyear store to be mounted and balanced, And they've already called me to double ck on what valve stems to install. Had to call wife to go pick up some metal/screw in type and drop off.

Now if they fit....I'll be in business!!

Now if the trans gears show up by tomorrow...I'll be able to reassemble the trans and put it back in.

Busy busy busy........


JIM

 

Cool!

Hope they fit!

Mike

 

The entire story becomes almost unbelievable at the point where your wife loaded up the wheels and tires in the pickup and dropped them off and then went to get valve stems? Where exactly did you luck upon this Lady? And does she have a sister?

 

[QUOTE=7t9l82;1594322633]The entire story becomes almost unbelievable at the point where your wife loaded up the wheels and tires in the pickup and dropped them off and then went to get valve stems? Where exactly did you luck upon this Lady? And does she have a sister?[/QUOTE]



Sounds like Jim hit the jackpot!

 

LOL.. I definitely did!

Update....picked up tires/wheels this afternoon when I got back in town. Came home to screw them on and see if they fit. Guess what? They shipped the rears with the wrong bolt pattern!! 114mm instead of 120mm. But hey...the fronts fit great!!

Luckily they were still there tonight when I called. They're going to get the right ones coming...and hopefully get them in time to mount up next week. Heck....at this point I can't even tell if they fit yet!

But the trans gears arrived from G-Force today...so I can hopefully get trans together!!

I need to be on the road first thing Friday morning to get there. No time to play...and I have to fly out on Sunday this weekend for work for a couple of days.

This is the hardest I've ever worked for 25 seconds of fun!

JIM

 

 

Today's update....

Have you ever tried to buy a "good" tool on a Saturday?? The snap rings in this GForce are some stout *****'s. I had forgotten that the last time I swapped some gears around in this thing my snap ring pliers really got a work out. They're Snap-On..but really not up to these dudes.

So after several stops at various parts stores and finding the best "heavy duty" set I could find...they broke on the 2nd ring. So back to find something better. Drove a long ways to Northern Tool...found some that were better...but they were still POS. I managed to use them, along with some lock ring pliers and a few screwdrivers...and a lot of language...to get it done. I will definitely be ordering some good ones before I have to swap it back to drag race mode in a few weeks.

Anyway...got the gears swapped around. This G-Force trans really is a neat piece.

Got it put back in a little while ago. A little too late for a test drive. Maybe tomorrow morning.

Now if I can get some wheels here......

Still a lot of little things to do....but I think I might pull this off.

More to come!

If you look at the fourth gearset from the left (4th gear) you can see the difference in the teeth count that make it O/D. The next to the bottom pic is O/D.

The old ratios were 3.49/2.39/1.77/1.43/1.00.
The new ones are 3.49/2.39/1.54/0.92/1.00

I'll just use 1-4th at the TX Mile. I changed 3rd gear ratios so it wouldn't be so big of a drop in 4th. Not the most efficient way to do it and weird....but it works!!



JIM

 

That Gforce reminds me of helping my buddy with his old E/MP Camaro with a Dough Nash 5 speed (I know Gforce uses similar trans case) That old Camaro had a 60 or 70lb flywheel in it and we chewed through Dana 60 R&Ps about every other event. You want good snap ring pliers? Got some vasoline handy? Cause they are German with forged tips....you can buy a set of 4 for around $80 or buy them by the individually for around $30 each. Hope the comming week goes smoothly for you and you have a great event at the mile.

Link:

 

Good luck Jim. Hopefully you have a great time. Looking forward to seeing more pics and reading about your adventures.

 

Road tested the trans...all good.

Here's a shot of the front wheels/tires...hopefully get some rears that with the right bolt pattern this week!

JIM

 

Looking good Jim!

Best of luck brother,

Joe

 

This is a great thread Jim, showing us whats required to do it right....looks like your just about ready!!

 

Alright....another update:

The wheel fiasco came together finally at 3:30PM this afternoon when the right ones finally arrived. And they fit!! My wife was waiting outside for the UPS guy while I was on conference calls. She grabbed them and took off to the Goodyear store to have the tires removed from the wrong wheels and installed on the correct one. She had called ahead and he said if she got there before 4Pm he could do it. She walked in at 3:58 and they were waiting for her.

The correct fasteners for the hardtop arrived today too...so got that secured. Double checked everything I could think of and took a little test drive and then loaded up tools and the car on the trailer. Heading out first thing in the morning...about a 5.5-6.0 hour drive.

Here's the latest look. For as many years as I've whined about "rubber band" tires....I gotta admit it's growing on me. Definitely different! Heck...I might as well stick the front swaybar back on and start Auto-X now!!

JIM

 

I was hoping to make the TX Mile and catch up with you there, but had to cancel due to out of state friends coming to Phoenix for a visit. However, my buddy from New Mexico will be there with his black, 2012 ZL1 Camaro that is Badass. Check it out if you see him, the owner is Steve. Good luck at the event.