Fairmont draggin' mont

[cylhead8]

a buddy filmed a different view with sound on this video.yes i missed second gear.
enjoy

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/K...ont_634901.htm

[Gerald Wiese]

I like the way you did that car........what a blast you must have!

[anthonydalrymple]

Nice! We'll forgive your missed shift issues..... for now anyway....

[gdniel]

Nice vid, looks like you're having fun.

[cylhead8]

man! you guys dont know how much fun it is in the way that it runs right now.Im really looking forward to getting the new parts installed.
It already acts like it wants to rip your head off when you leave if your not ready for the launch.
1.48 60 foot's are nothing to sneeze at according to everyone that i run into at the track,but im looking for 1.30's 60 foots when it returns.

my girlfriend was filming and listening to a group of guys betting against me in the stands.1 guy said" i guess ill be the odd man and take the ford for 10 bucks". HE GOT PAID!

i should have left some cash with her to bet for me.i told her she can keep what she wins.she likes that idea.

[cylhead8]

Originally Posted by Gerald Wiese

I like the way you did that car........what a blast you must have!

what did you like?

I would change the wheels overall with some steelie skinnies and 10's for the rear to make it look less hotrod.plainer the better.there is a member that has red steels and yanks em.thats a badass car!!!

[Gerald Wiese]

I like that its all business and simple........and yes, the steelies would be even better I think........I'm going that route with my boxcar.....I have one thats all polished up, now, I'm going the simple way.....(beater). Not saying yours is a beater......just very unassuming! I think it would be coo l with the steelies for sure.........check my album , I have some pics of my junk in there.

[azcheetos]

Originally Posted by cylhead8

a buddy filmed a different view with sound on this video.yes i missed second gear.
enjoy

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/K...ont_634901.htm

Forgive me if I'm wrong but did I hear a spool just before launch?

[82HATCH]

Awesome!

[Drop 330]

Nice car and video. Have you reinforced/welded your torque boxes? Stick cars are very hard on the upper torque box. Car leaves nice.

[AZFairmont]

Originally Posted by cylhead8

1.48 60 foot's are nothing to sneeze at according to everyone that i run into at the track,but im looking for 1.30's 60 foots when it returns.

1.48 is gettin it done! Mine was 60 footing in the 1.60-1.62 range when the 351W was in it, but now with the 408W I have a best of 1.448. Its still running on 275/60/15 MT drag radials, but I've added an anti-roll bar and subframes so it leaves really flat/straight, with a about a foot of air under the fronts.

Some day I may put the bottle on it and squeeze 125 out of the hole to see if I can rip off a 1.29 60' time

[cylhead8]

Originally Posted by Drop 330

Nice car and video. Have you reinforced/welded your torque boxes? Stick cars are very hard on the upper torque box. Car leaves nice.

wolfe lower torque box plates,all torque boxes fully welded,wolfe subframe connectors,hpmotorsports lower control arms,bbk uppers for now.wolfe antiroll bar,26x10x15 mickey thompson drag slicks(driven to the track).
306,forged pistons,750 holley DP,1.7 rr's by crane,stock stang cam.
all on a hitman kit from NX,200 SHOT. and a tremec 3550 trans w/ pro 5.0 shifter.4.10 gears,welded axle tubes,moser axles,aluminum driveshaft from an aerostar.


best of all,im rockin' the bench seat!!!!

[cylhead8]

Originally Posted by azcheetos

Forgive me if I'm wrong but did I hear a spool just before launch?

that is believe it or not a turbo'd escalade on 26's.it was slowwww.

[ncontt]

Originally Posted by cylhead8

aluminum driveshaft from an aerostar.

this been shortened? I have one as well and was thinking it needed to be shortened?

[cylhead8]

Originally Posted by ncontt

this been shortened? I have one as well and was thinking it needed to be shortened?

nope,no shortening. i took it and had new u joints and a flange and yoke from stang put on.that was it.bolted right on.the hardest part about finding them in the yards is finding one not bent,due to the forks on the lifts.

[ncontt]

I was thinking mine was too long by like 10 inches? :shrug: I guess I'll have to take another look. Thanks.

Brad

[Gerald Wiese]

I was wondering about your Aerostar driveshaft?..........which Aerostar did you liberate it from?...........the shortest wheelbase one?..........do you know the Hollander number for it?........I never realized there were a couple different lengths. Can you provide the center to center measurement?............Thanks!

[ncontt]

Originally Posted by Gerald Wiese

I was wondering about your Aerostar driveshaft?..........which Aerostar did you liberate it from?...........the shortest wheelbase one?..........do you know the Hollander number for it?........I never realized there were a couple different lengths. Can you provide the center to center measurement?............Thanks!

there must be more than one....I will run out there and measure mine and see what I get

**edit** 55 1/2 inches center to center of the joints

[Gerald Wiese]

I'm thinking that the length will have to be around...........49.5'' to 50'' to be the correct lenghth without shortening it. I'm going to check the wreckers and see what I can come up with.........I'll post the results.

[Gerald Wiese]

Ok......from what I gather..there are two aluminum driveshafts for a RWD 2WD
Aerobus.........one that is 42.75'' weld to weld......(who measures this way?) and one that is about 6'' longer........I have a shortened one on my bench that has not been done well(shortened) and vibrates like a MF!..
The Hollander # for the short one is...43103262A......the long one just subs a "B" for the "A".....
Now, I have measured the weld to the center of the cap on the u-joint and come up with 4" each end. This makes the center to center length around 50.750".......I'll go measure my car shaft and see if that lines up.

[Gerald Wiese]

...stock Fairmont shaft (302 C4 car) is around 51.250''........so this will work no prob. Difference between 7.5" and 8.8" is about .250" in length......(back of casting where cover locates to) to front of the drive flange........so this all good also. Happy Hunting!

[ncontt]

Gerald....awesome....thanks for that!!!

Brad

[Gerald Wiese]

I think I was a little hasty with my measurements......it seems there are a bunch of shafts and end lengths for the Aero shaft......the 43103262"a" is only 45.5 '' center to center........the wrecker I have been talking to has a bunch of the shafts for different models,so, I just asked them if they have one that falls into the 50'' to 51.250'' range........if they find one , I;ll ask them what Hollander # it is and get what model bus it came from..................what a pain in the ass!.....It may even come from a long wheelbase AWD bus........I'll post if they find one.

[ncontt]

Originally Posted by Gerald Wiese

I think I was a little hasty with my measurements......it seems there are a bunch of shafts and end lengths for the Aero shaft......the 43103262"a" is only 45.5 '' center to center........the wrecker I have been talking to has a bunch of the shafts for different models,so, I just asked them if they have one that falls into the 50'' to 51.250'' range........if they find one , I;ll ask them what Hollander # it is and get what model bus it came from..................what a pain in the ass!.....It may even come from a long wheelbase AWD bus........I'll post if they find one.

HAHAHA, cool. Thanks