Re: Pinks All Out & Akron Don

[Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>]

Memory ain't what it used to be but I recall that you might have sold it.  That 
confirms that.

MT drag slick, not ET Streets. 1.6 - 1.55 - that's really very good from what 
I've read for 12 flat. I'm thinking 1.65 in my 3800# tank.  Did weld the plate 
to the floor.  Was bending if there and needed it just to save the car body.  
Have one of those screw type adjustable snubbers but the rubber is one step 
short of steel in hardness or seems that way.  Not too happy with it on the 
street.

I will be at Norwalk Friday morning through Sunday for the CC.

 
Akron Don Gallimore



----- Original Message ----
> From: Donnie Schanz Jr <dcs426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 4:26:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Pinks All Out & Akron Don
> 
> 
> My 65 is leaving for England very soon. I have been holding it for a guy  until 
>he sold a 67 Dodge. He just called me and told me it sold to a guy in  Ireland. 
>I now own the 64 since my father had a stroke. It just got a brand new  engine 
>in it a few weeks ago.
> As for your snubber, I welded a plate on the  floor of my 64 where the snubber 
>hits so it hits flat. I also put a bigger piece  of rubber on the top of it off 
>of a bumper car.( Remember my father ran an  amusement park) It works really 
>good. Bill Toe runs my homemade snubbers on both  of his Mopar Madness racecars, 
>although I thik that the springs that George put  on the cars is doing most of 
>the work now. What tires are you running? I run the  MT ET Streets on my Grand 
>National. My buddy runs them on his 12 flat GN and can  hit 1.60-1.55 60' all 
>day. Your tire pressure is about right 16-20 for most  guys. I guess tune, tune 
>tune. Maybe I will make Chrysler Classic this year,  dont know. I am a high 
>school football coach now.
> 
> Take  care,
> Donnie
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Gallimore"  <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent:  Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Pinks All Out & Akron  Don
> 
> 
> > 
> > Hi, Don.
> > 
> > You still working on  yours or did you get rid of it?
> > 
> > Anyway, 60' was 1.70  to1.73.  29.5 by 9" tires at 16 psi (per my 
>questionable
> > 0-20 psi  pencil gauge which will be retired with a good unit before the 
next
> >  race).
> > 
> > Fine tuning is the answer.  The suspension looks  contrary to what I 
expected
> > given the lift at staging and that is what  bothers me.  Hmm - wonder if the
> > pinion snubber is actually not  hitting the floor?  Time for a system to 
>check
> > that  movement.
> > 
> > 
> > Akron Don Gallimore
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Donnie Schanz Jr  <dcs426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>  To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>  Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 2:44:47 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Pinks All Out  & Akron Don
> >> 
> >> 
> >> What is your 60' time Don?  It looked like it should be about 1.7-1.6's. 
>What
> >> tires are you  running? What psi in them? If your hooking good enough to 
>pull the
> >>  front tire, running 12's, it should be a little adjustment away from a 12 
>flat  I
> >> would think. I have always loved your car.
> >> 
> >> Donnie
> >> 
> >> ----- Original  Message -----  From: "Donald Gallimore" 
><dongallimore@xxxxxxx>
> >> To:  <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>  Sent:  Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:23 PM
> >> Subject: Pinks All Out  & Akron  Don
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Ran Pinks All Out at  Summit Raceway Park (Norwalk) last weekend.  This is 
>my
> >> final  qualifying run on Rich's arm drop. Guy in the other lane was  a  
>little
> >> wired as he jumped the drop. Made us both back up and restage  so  that 
they
> >> could restart the R/T clocks. I beat him off the  line by .300 and  then 
out
> >> ET'd
> >> him by a mere .012  seconds. My run was a best ever 12.265 @  109.94. 60 
>foot
> >  at
> >> 1.70. Very happy with my performance. Here's my   run:
> >> 
> >>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1dq0ZqmxQE
> >> 
> >> After  looking at  the run, I appreciate any comments and suggestions on  
>where
> >> to
> >> go to get that  last .25 seconds so I can  have a sub 12 second street car.  
>No
> >> NOS!
> >> 
> >> 
> >> One thing I find intreging is that they tell you to  set  the pinion snubber 
>at
> >> 1/2 inch off the floor for an  automatic but this thing  obviously in 
>preloaded
> >> before it  leaves the line. I'm hold the RPMs at 1500  on the line. Also,
> >  notice
> >> the two different rises on the back of the car on  the  two staging 
>attempts.
> >> 
> >> Thanks.
> >> 
> >>  Akron Don Gallimore
> >> 
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