RobsIron
Silent but Violent
- Joined
- Oct 9, 2003
It has happened to all of us right? One small repair leads to many long overdue upgrades.
Back on Dec 6th I'm out cruising with my TR and my buddy's '67 Chevelle. He's got a 502 with a 200-4r and a 3.42 rear. We played a little at a light and for the first time ever I had some bad tire shake.
3 days later there's a pool of gear oil at the passenger rear tire. I can fix that. Might as well throw in some 28 spline Moser axles. Pull the cover and notice a Gov-lock carrier. Geez. Hmmm..time for a Detriot TruTrac and 30 spline axles. Send the 28's back. Btw, anyone know how hard it is to find axle bearings and seals made in the USA? Anyway, got everything installed. While its on the lift I see my tires are getting a little dry. Time for all new rubber. I buy some 295 35 18 drag radials. They are a 1/4" narrower than my old 295's. WTF? No way I'm putting on skinnier tires. Massaged the fender lips a little and stuffed a set of 315 30's in there! Hell yeah..meatville! Way better. Went to a 275/35 on front. Up from a 265.
In the garage and see the set of Hurst Lightning Rods I bought about 8 years ago along with a GN console. Maybe I'll throw that in along with the set of black leather racing buckets I bought when I got the shifter. Get the buckets in and decide to go in a different direction on the shifter. I sell the Hurst for $550, the console for $125 and the B&M pro stick that's been in car for $125. $800 total and then spent $708 on a new Kilduff lightning rod shifter with pistol grips and a console. Different. I like.
Take it out for a test run to check for tire rubbage and test the shifter. Cruising along and the exhaust valve spring on #5 breaks. Buy a new set of 981's with more seat pressure and I get them all installed(the nylon rope trick in the cylinder is way better than the air compressor deal). Changed the oil using Royal Purple for the first time. Good stuff. Left a breather cap off and then ran over it. Time for new ones. My own custom design. Added some wicked 10mm plug wires too.
Weather is good here. Drove it today. The Sledgehammer has been revitalized. Time to really enjoy it now. Have only put 900 miles on it in 11 years.
I think it all turned out cool. Here's some not so good cell phone pics..
Back on Dec 6th I'm out cruising with my TR and my buddy's '67 Chevelle. He's got a 502 with a 200-4r and a 3.42 rear. We played a little at a light and for the first time ever I had some bad tire shake.
3 days later there's a pool of gear oil at the passenger rear tire. I can fix that. Might as well throw in some 28 spline Moser axles. Pull the cover and notice a Gov-lock carrier. Geez. Hmmm..time for a Detriot TruTrac and 30 spline axles. Send the 28's back. Btw, anyone know how hard it is to find axle bearings and seals made in the USA? Anyway, got everything installed. While its on the lift I see my tires are getting a little dry. Time for all new rubber. I buy some 295 35 18 drag radials. They are a 1/4" narrower than my old 295's. WTF? No way I'm putting on skinnier tires. Massaged the fender lips a little and stuffed a set of 315 30's in there! Hell yeah..meatville! Way better. Went to a 275/35 on front. Up from a 265.
In the garage and see the set of Hurst Lightning Rods I bought about 8 years ago along with a GN console. Maybe I'll throw that in along with the set of black leather racing buckets I bought when I got the shifter. Get the buckets in and decide to go in a different direction on the shifter. I sell the Hurst for $550, the console for $125 and the B&M pro stick that's been in car for $125. $800 total and then spent $708 on a new Kilduff lightning rod shifter with pistol grips and a console. Different. I like.
Take it out for a test run to check for tire rubbage and test the shifter. Cruising along and the exhaust valve spring on #5 breaks. Buy a new set of 981's with more seat pressure and I get them all installed(the nylon rope trick in the cylinder is way better than the air compressor deal). Changed the oil using Royal Purple for the first time. Good stuff. Left a breather cap off and then ran over it. Time for new ones. My own custom design. Added some wicked 10mm plug wires too.
Weather is good here. Drove it today. The Sledgehammer has been revitalized. Time to really enjoy it now. Have only put 900 miles on it in 11 years.
I think it all turned out cool. Here's some not so good cell phone pics..
