Going racing this Saturday

[BoostedDrummer]

Have a good time! Pun intended.

[A.J.]

Not so much. A half hour before I was suppose to meet friends to eat before we go. I'm east of the track and the storm was heading east to west.




I'm done until after monsoon season which will be September. I'm tired of loading up my s**t just to unload it without racing. The last THREE times I've tried to race my van it's rained. It doesn't rain ALL WEEK until Saturday. The track is about an hour and twenty minutes away. The first time I actually made it there and then it started raining. At least it starts now before I hit the road.

A.J.

[Vigo]

Well that's irritating. Sorry to hear.

[DodgeZdad]

I was rained out 7 times from racing, in a middle of a drought, 4 or 5 years ago.

[2.216VTurbo]

Good to know you've figured out a solution to any drought AZ might have, just load up the van to go racing

[Vigo]

^ LOL

Sheeeeeit, start driving that thing to south texas please.

[RoadWarrior222]

Don't go one foot further north though, the speedweek folks will be hyper annoyed if you rain/wet out the salt.

[turbovanman²]

Oh boo hoo, it rains here all the time, and speak of the devil, its raining now,

[turbovanman²]

I was doing the SRT-4 swap but my Ostrich wouldn't work with my van. Since I was going to have to do SO much adjusting, I wasn't going to pull over and burn a chip every time I had to make a small adjustment so I lost interest. When I put on the TU cast header, 2 piece intake, and super 60 turbo the Ostrich problem went away. I can't explain it so don't ask, I'm just going to roll with it. So now that I know it works I can move forward with my SRT-4 build. I just have to put the transmission together.

A.J.

You might need to get the booster chip do dad, I had the same problem, put one of those in, Moates makes them, problem solved.

Awesome, It sounds like it is similar to my setup. I want to swap my G-head for a Swirl and throw on the 2-Piece intake I just got for $50. I want to see the change on the intake, and make tuning easier with the swirl.
Also i have been the most consistent with my Drag radials, but i do have a phantom grip in my van.

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I think you'll love the swirl head over the g-head and watch out, I had a PG, doing a burnout, felt something weird, turned off the track and it felt weird, made noise, then I heard it, crap, took it apart and saw this.

[A.J.]

^ LOL

Sheeeeeit, start driving that thing to south texas please.

That won't work. I have to load it up on my tow dolly and load up all my gear in my truck for it to rain. The two previous weeks when I took my 5.9 Dakota, because I drove it to the track, there was no rain. Especially now I just bought a four-post lift. It blocks my tow dolly so now it's takes even longer to load up. I have wheels that I attach to it so I can roll it where I want it. I took pictures but I forgot my camera at work.

Wow, Simon breaking stuff. That never happens.

A.J.

[Vigo]

Wait what are you rolling? The lift?

[turbovanman²]

Wow, Simon breaking stuff. That never happens.

A.J.

I know, WTF?

[A.J.]

Wait what are you rolling? The lift?

Yes. I forgot my camera again.

A.J.

[A.J.]

Wait what are you rolling? The lift?

I remembered my camera today.

My new four post lift in the way blocking my tow dolly (with the wheels attached ready to move).


My new four post lift rolled out of the way to access my tow dolly.


A.J.

[turbovanman²]

HUH? isn't the hoist supposed to be bolted to the floor?

[A.J.]

HUH? isn't the hoist supposed to be bolted to the floor?

I guess if your wrestling the car while it's on the lift I'm sure you could knock it over. I bought it for inspections, oil changes, and eventually put it in the back to park a car on top and one underneath.

A.J.

[Vigo]

I never did understand how some of those 4 posts are supposed to be moveable. They dont SEEM to have enough structural connection between the pillars to be able to pick anything up without being bolted down, or they'd splay out and collapse. But i guess that doesnt happen. Silly brain playing it safe.

[A.J.]

I'll try to remember to take some pictures of inside the columns. Once you see it you'll understand the way they lock together.

A.J.

[turbovanman²]

I guess if your wrestling the car while it's on the lift I'm sure you could knock it over. I bought it for inspections, oil changes, and eventually put it in the back to park a car on top and one underneath.

A.J.

Brave man, lol.

I never did understand how some of those 4 posts are supposed to be moveable. They dont SEEM to have enough structural connection between the pillars to be able to pick anything up without being bolted down, or they'd splay out and collapse. But i guess that doesnt happen. Silly brain playing it safe.

Ditto, scares me not having a hoist bolted down. Is it designed to me moveable?

[A.J.]

Is it designed to me moveable?

Yes. There are a few out there that are marketed as movable.

Inside the column, top view. Thick metal slabs slotted into the column.


Inside the column, bottom view. Thick metal slabs slotted into the column.



A.J.