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WesternRed
AMC Addicted Joined: Aug/03/2010 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 5799 |
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Been a while since this side of the shed was empty: But that is probably jumping ahead a bit in the story. First up the old reliable Hitachi grinder finally died after years of abuse, so I had to buy a nice new one to rip some more paint off: Then after applying copious amounts of masking, it was time to spray down some primer: Mad panic Sunday morning bolting panels back on: Will need some more work on the gap at the rear of the door, door can't really go any further forward: Then it was off to the much anticipated Charger Club dyno day at Jeep Kraft: Live action version: This was the end result, pretty happy with the numbers although I think maybe a tad ambitious. Back to back runs, no changes in between unless the little man in the Holley EFI computer was twiddling knobs. Since I'm crossing the line just north of 180kmh, it does suggest that bigger diameter tires might help to bring the gearing down a bit. Edited by WesternRed - Dec/02/2019 at 1:14am |
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Craigie
AMC Nut Joined: Sep/06/2011 Location: Bris, Australia Status: Offline Points: 369 |
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284KW nice !!
Also like the job on that lower sill, very tidy . |
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Craigie.........
1968 Dodge Charger "Bullitt" tribute 1971 SC/360 Hornet 1973 "Levi" Gremlin |
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WesternRed
AMC Addicted Joined: Aug/03/2010 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 5799 |
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Has been suggested that those are horsepower figures, not kW, which I think is a bit more realistic.
Edited by WesternRed - Dec/02/2019 at 1:13am |
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PHAT69AMX
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/07/2007 Location: West Virginia Status: Offline Points: 5919 |
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If 'bench racing', 284 Kilowatts converts to 380 Horsepower at the tires, or at least as google says.
Seem to remember 11.74 sec ? best 1/4 time ? and fail to remember what your best MPH is. The bs formulas suggest 3,250 lbs 'optimum' numbers are 345 HP at tires and 11.72 secs at 111 mph Using 380 HP at tires & 3,250 lbs, formulas show 'optimum' 100% efficiency yields 11.39 secs at 115 mph Using 285 HP at tires & 3,250 lbs, formulas show 'optimum' 100% efficiency yields 12.42 secs at 104 mph
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WesternRed
AMC Addicted Joined: Aug/03/2010 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 5799 |
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Has been conformed that it is 284 HP at the wheels, was showing HP on the screen, but had kW on the printout, it would translate to something like 350 at the crank, which is consistent with weight x mph at the track. Anyway, back to the dreaded bodywork, was wondering what sort of crazy badges went in these holes above both tail lights that had been filled with bog: Then a light bulb went off in my head and I realized they were probably for some extra lights hat had been added to meet Aussie spec for rego. Anyway, nothing a bit more welding wouldn't fix followed by a quick test fit up: The inside was stripped of paint and some weld through primer added around the edges: Then more welding: Top and bottom were finished, still need to do the sides, but more pressing matters were at hand, so on the trailer it went and off to the Motorplex for Mopar Night. Managed a couple of mid 12's and a couple of high 11's, so all was good in the world, just glad to get it back on the track for a few runs.
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WesternRed
AMC Addicted Joined: Aug/03/2010 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 5799 |
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With the Christmas season, I've had 2 weeks off work so far and there has been some progress made, never seems like enough though. Finished welding in the rear panel, it was a lot of fun (not) plug welding the vertical seams from inside, then spent some time stripping the rest of the paint off it's bum. Seems there has been a few paint jobs in the past: Copious masking was applied, followed by some 2K epoxy primer: Will need to come back with some filler and smooth out the remaining imperfections. But that will be sometime in the distant future, for now it has been re-assembled and is ready for race duties, aka, Mustang v Camaro night on the 8th of Jan. In other news, I've swapped out the Aeroflow copy, for a genuine Bosch 044 pump after some fuel supply issues last time out, still noisy as heck, but hopefully that will sort it out. |
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RSX 401
AMC Addicted Joined: Oct/21/2010 Location: Southeast Texas Status: Offline Points: 689 |
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You're doing great. Now go show those Mustang and Camaro owners what AMC power is all about.......
Rick
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I'll follow these lines a little ways more,
Until I can find what I'm looking for. With the pedal to the metal, I'm gaining my speed. Riding down low in my AMC..... |
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