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By Larry Short - 7 Years Ago
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I had a great time at the Meltdowns. A lot of Y-Block guys there. I ran my Lyndwood Dragster (first time it was down the track in almost 55 years. Had started it but never tried to drive it, Vic told me to try in out in the grass, did and the clutch worked great! Made 4 passes, first pass high 14s, second high 13s, third 13.04 @ 112, fourth 13.03 @ 110. It should run low 12s high 11s once we do some testing. It has a 1956 Lincoln with 4:50 gears and is Direct drive . It came off the line slow because of the Direct drive and we were running injectors very rich . I've been smiling for a week, that's the first time ever took a dragster down the track. I tried to get the two guys below to drive for me but one was to short to reach the Pedals, and the other guy was too smart to drive it .
Larry Short
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By charliemccraney - 7 Years Ago
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Awesome. I hope you bring it to the shootout one year.
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By Ted - 7 Years Ago
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It’s great to see another Y powered machine up and running. Good job in getting that dragster back together again. Looks good and has to be fun to drive. Royce looks at home in the drivers seat.
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By MoonShadow - 7 Years Ago
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Big question is any runs yet?
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By Larry Short - 7 Years Ago
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Ted, doesn't Vic remind you of Batman's sidekick Robin with those glasses on ? We sure had fun that weekend . I'll bet Royce and Vic are hoping I get a reverse put in it, they did a lot of pushing and pulling me back in the pits so I could go down and race. As soon as I get it down loaded I'll post a video we took from the rollbar going down the track. Larry
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By Vic Correnti - 7 Years Ago
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What amazed me was how well it started and ran for the first time out. At least you didn't miss a shift all weekend.
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By Larry Short - 7 Years Ago
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Maybe I should put a direct drive in my 56, I seem to miss a few gears in it now and then ! I was lucky to have a friend who had ran a late model Hilborn and helped tune mine ( I had the barrel valve in backwards ) and Vic talked to other dragster drivers on how to slip the clutch to get it to leave better. Jim and other Y Blockers all stopped by to talk and give a hand. Larry
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By MoonShadow - 7 Years Ago
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A old B&M or drag strip modified powerglide would be interesting there too.
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By pegleg - 7 Years Ago
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I want to know how they got him in there, let alone out. Grease, Wd40?
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By Larry Short - 7 Years Ago
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So what your saying is the reason I have a butterfly wheel instead of a round one is the round one would rub on my belly? I have a lot of respect for Ted, Royce and all the other guys that run those kind of cars . The first time I got in it and put the belts on I had to get back out and take a deep breath . I felt a little claustrophobic . But like any good racer once a motor fired all I could think of was dumping the clutch and pressing the gas. Larry
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By Larry Short - 7 Years Ago
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This is Jim giving me a hand in the staging lanes.
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By Larry Short - 7 Years Ago
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By Larry Short - 7 Years Ago
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Royce making a pass !
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By mongo - 7 Years Ago
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HA HA , good going , I use to drive dragsters in the early 70's , direct drive with a slipper clutch . Here is a picture of my current ford 4 cyl. dragster , it uses a cobra jet head , I don't think anyone here mind.
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By Ted - 7 Years Ago
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Thanks to all for sharing the pictures. Non-mainstream stuff is always great.
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By pegleg - 7 Years Ago
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Dave,
Very neat. How did you do it?
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By Larry Short - 7 Years Ago
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https://youtu.be/6vIJE47cDDc
This is a video of one pass at Meltdown Drags. Hope you enjoy it, and don't laugh to hard at me ! Larry
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By MoonShadow - 7 Years Ago
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1. The run looked decent and straight
2. Its a long road trip back to the pits.
3. You need a horn for those pit monkeys that aren't paying any attention to the cars.
4. It looked like a complete ball. I'd love to make the meltdown someday.
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By Larry Short - 7 Years Ago
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It was a ball, how many 70-year-old guys can say they took a 1959 dragster down the track for the first time in almost 60 years .
Vic, Royce, Jim, Tom and my daughter helped out a lot all weekend. We're doing some fine-tuning on it right now, leaning the main Jet, installing a high-speed lean out , fixing the steering and some other little tricks to make it go faster. Should be able to go low 12s High 11s next time out.
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By MoonShadow - 7 Years Ago
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As a 74 year old car nut I can certainly identify with that.
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By Lord Gaga - 7 Years Ago
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Ahhhh...That's not a Lincoln engine!
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By mongo - 7 Years Ago
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Hi Ted,
I used a merc cruiser aluminum block , thats 1/2 a 460 ford , and has a scruby bellhousing bolt pattern , got a powerglide on that one . My project is a 48 anglia steel body with a small block ford , It's running
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