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Post by onehardhitter0129 on Aug 10, 2014 21:46:59 GMT -5
Haven't seen a thread on here for little things that could save your bacon so I thought I would start one. Please add to it because I'm sure there are lots that other people have never thought of and newbies would like to learn. Here is a few: Silicone on top of my dizzy cap to keep plugging wires on Duck tape the radiator hose Back up hand throttle Solder my wires Duck tape u joints Electric fan What are u using for ur hand throttle
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Post by STROMI 121 on Aug 10, 2014 21:56:30 GMT -5
Haven't seen a thread on here for little things that could save your bacon so I thought I would start one. Please add to it because I'm sure there are lots that other people have never thought of and newbies would like to learn. Here is a few: Silicone on top of my dizzy cap to keep plugging wires on Duck tape the radiator hose Back up hand throttle Solder my wires Duck tape u joints Electric fan What are u using for ur hand throttle I use old hood release cables. I velcro the handle to the dash bar and hope I never need it. I have needed it once. I dont use the sleeve, just the wire and handle. JMO
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Post by justforfun1973 on Aug 10, 2014 22:17:25 GMT -5
I have a boot lace in my car right now. For a hand throttle.
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Post by leadfoot455 on Aug 10, 2014 22:46:51 GMT -5
I just run a piece of cable or wire run to the cab where I can reach it.
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Post by SDderbyman47 on Aug 11, 2014 0:01:34 GMT -5
Hood release cable works good used it on a couple haven't needed it luckily
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Post by wreckage on Aug 11, 2014 1:32:53 GMT -5
If your running two batteries make sure if your buddy is hooking them up he knows what he's doing.
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Post by SDderbyman47 on Aug 11, 2014 1:51:04 GMT -5
That is the reason I do everything on my cars myself pretty much. I don't trust anyone else to do it that way if I screw it up I can only be mad at me.
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Post by justforfun1973 on Aug 11, 2014 9:01:19 GMT -5
That is the reason I do everything on my cars myself pretty much. I don't trust anyone else to do it that way if I screw it up I can only be mad at me. ^ x2
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Post by wreckage on Aug 11, 2014 15:28:23 GMT -5
Yeah I learned that the hard way I got the car reworked just in time for consi. Promotor was nice enough to let me run it.
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Post by cody17x on Aug 13, 2014 13:21:17 GMT -5
If running a brake booster, replace and silicone the vacuum valve. Had one crumble one night due to dry rot, got 3rd because of it. Heard a few guys talk about them popping out of the booster also. HUGE vacuum leak!
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Post by cody17x on Aug 13, 2014 13:32:19 GMT -5
Oh, have a fire extinguisher or water handy when cutting or welding....sucks to have to pour out all your beer trying to extinguish a fire....lol
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Post by 88motorsports on Aug 30, 2014 16:13:15 GMT -5
I like to wire my trunk floor to the frame at the back in 3 spots case ur body mounts rip out or if u can't run t rod also I like to wire the bottom of my fender around my crash box an bolt extra throttle cable for sure also if I run inner fenders I like to wire them keeps from pulling into ur tires I will also flange them to also some water wetter an slick 50 couldn't hurt
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Post by 88motorsports on Aug 30, 2014 16:15:02 GMT -5
Also wire ur brake booster lid down so thT don't pop out an make sure u zip tie ur disb cap down had one pop right off b4 really sucks
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Post by 383 Sonoma on Aug 30, 2014 19:13:48 GMT -5
my biggest pet peeve is charging the battery.... i don't run a big industrial battery...i always charge it for an hour or so the day of the show... and don't worry about it... but i do run a wilson 1 wire alternator... with a 500 cold cranking amp side post oreilly battery lol... but my engines rarely die too
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Post by boom61 on Sept 1, 2014 22:14:02 GMT -5
just curious.... why side post??
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