View Full Version : Fun with wagons...
Steve1968LS2
02-14-2011, 08:31 PM
Hey Yancy.. thanks for letting us borrow the new wagon.. we promise to go easy on it :smoke:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/nec3k3-1.jpg
Before testing is done.. let the transformation into cruiser begin.. I think it managed .54g on the skidpad.. lol
Will be covered in Chevy High Performance and our Chevelle special issues.
Project Bootlegger Express
mc84_zz4
02-14-2011, 08:32 PM
^^ Awesome friggin picture there!!
"We promise to go easy on it"... lol
Steven
02-14-2011, 09:08 PM
looks like the front wheel is about to fall off. If more people could see their cars in a tight turn, they would upgrade the suspensions.
Larry Callahan
02-14-2011, 09:11 PM
I would like to see the wheel on the other side. I'll bet it's rolling under pretty far.
CarlC
02-14-2011, 09:15 PM
I would like to see the wheel on the other side. I'll bet it's rolling under pretty far.
The trim ring will hold her on the road.
79-TA
02-14-2011, 10:51 PM
That's a crazy perspective on the front wheel, almost as if there was caster in the wrong direction.
Tony_SS
02-15-2011, 04:49 AM
Lol I love it.. Thats about what mine feels like..
oestek
02-15-2011, 07:33 AM
That is a cool shot!
The Stickman
02-15-2011, 07:46 AM
Very cool indeed.
trapin
02-15-2011, 09:34 AM
Good Lord...you guys are going to throw the earth's rotation off axis with that thing.
NOT A TA
02-15-2011, 09:53 AM
Dig the dice in action!
Nessumsar
02-15-2011, 09:57 AM
Dig the dice in action!
Beat me to it. Look at that thing!
DriverzInc
02-15-2011, 09:58 AM
That driver rear tire looks like its ready to pick up off the ground!
wiedemab
02-15-2011, 10:19 AM
F=ma
at .54 G's this thing is probably generating nearly the same force as some cars pulling close to 1G.
The slogan for the Wagon should be: F=ma
What it lacks in Acceleration, it makes up for in Mass! A Force to be reckoned with!
Or calculate the Force generated now and then again after lightening and adding a bunch of performance parts, figure up the difference: Call it "Delta Force"
OK - I've gotta get a life.
Damn True
02-15-2011, 10:27 AM
^^^ Math humor ^^^
zbugger
02-15-2011, 10:42 AM
F=ma
at .54 G's this thing is probably generating nearly the same force as some cars pulling close to 1G.
The slogan for the Wagon should be: F=ma
What it lacks in Acceleration, it makes up for in Mass! A Force to be reckoned with!
Or calculate the Force generated now and then again after lightening and adding a bunch of performance parts, figure up the difference: Call it "Delta Force"
OK - I've gotta get a life.
Nerd....
monza
02-15-2011, 11:18 AM
Good Lord...you guys are going to throw the earth's rotation off axis with that thing.
LOL great action shot for sure!
CarlC
02-15-2011, 04:45 PM
"Delta Force"
That wagon is the only thing that can beat a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Nessumsar
02-15-2011, 04:54 PM
That wagon is the only thing that can beat a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Actually, if Chuck were to roundhouse the wagon, the universe would implode. I'll have to check the math, but I think thats correct.
BonzoHansen
02-15-2011, 05:14 PM
The trim ring will hold her on the road.
I read all of this thread. This quote wins.
CarlC
02-15-2011, 05:57 PM
I don't know Jon. An implosion due to the incredibly dense mass of Chucks foot creating a black hole when it hits the wagon, or the Immovable Object (wagon) meets the Unstoppable Force (Chuck), hence creating a universe-ending explosion.
Either way we're all dead.
Steve1968LS2
02-15-2011, 06:23 PM
Actually, if Chuck were to roundhouse the wagon, the universe would implode. I'll have to check the math, but I think thats correct.
Or at the very least a small black hole would form...
The trim ring will hold her on the road.
I read all of this thread. This quote wins.
AGREED!!! I laughed harder at that than any of the others
MonzaRacer
02-16-2011, 07:53 AM
Hey the door handles are anti tipping devices! dont worry about the scratch marks!
sik68
02-16-2011, 10:30 AM
A-Body in motion tends to stay in motion.
buickfunnycar.com
02-16-2011, 10:33 AM
Somebody please tint those windows...at least it'd be styling while scrubbing off the tread,lol.
YancyJohns
02-16-2011, 01:17 PM
This year at RTTC2, I will be giving roller coaster rides for gas money....hehe
6'9"Witha69
02-16-2011, 02:30 PM
This thread is full of win. Chuck Noriis humor. Math Humor. And Carl with his trim ring quote.
Damn True
02-16-2011, 02:34 PM
A-Body in motion tends to stay in motion.
^^^^ Newtonian Physics Humor ^^^^
Kenova
02-16-2011, 06:35 PM
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/02/nec3k3-1.jpg
DAMN!! That looks like Crass and Bernie are behind the wheel!
Ken
formula
02-16-2011, 07:53 PM
Thread of the week? I vote thread of the week.
gearheads78
02-16-2011, 08:15 PM
DAMN!! That looks like Crass and Bernie are behind the wheel!
Ken
Someone good with photoshop should make that happen
Steve1968LS2
02-17-2011, 08:09 AM
Glad you guys are enjoying the pic.. I will try to get a head on shot posted tonight.
So the build plan appears to be:
Swap in Currie 9" rear.. it's a new type that lets you run 12/10-bolt type brakes.. this way if you already have brakes and want to move to a 9" you don't have to re-buy them. We will also narrow it up a bit to get a deeper dish in the back.
Evod/Curtis Speed wheels.. convinced Yancy to move away from the typical three-piece wheels and go more of a "classic" route. Shaun Dove is milling up a set of 18/19 wheels that will have a Magnum 500 look to them.
Global West bolt on suspension.. Nothing crazy, just tighten up the handling and get the wagon a LOT lower. Again, the idea is to build a cruiser that's perfect for stuff like the Hot Rod Power Tour Long Haul and such.
New drivetrain.. GMPP system using a stock LS3, 4L60e, and all the goodies.. Oh, and AC
Still trying to decide on gauges.. the idiot lights just won't do. Also need an inexpensive EFI fuel tank.
Scott Parkhurst
02-17-2011, 09:04 AM
Just don't make it faster than mine...
ed1le
02-17-2011, 09:07 AM
damn!! That looks like crass and bernie are behind the wheel!
Ken
lmao!
Derek69SS
02-17-2011, 09:54 AM
That picture is painful to look at.
Your shutter speed must have been set to a whole minute to create the "illusion of speed" for that car, with those tires, on stock suspension...
I don't quite believe the .54G reading either, unless you compensated for body-roll by mounting the accelerometer at a 15deg angle.
DartorDemon
02-17-2011, 03:28 PM
A-Body in motion tends to stay in motion.
WIN!
lol
Chevy Kid
02-18-2011, 04:05 PM
I like the angle of the fuzzy dice!
tommycomfort
02-18-2011, 06:13 PM
Good laughs! Wagons rock!
Tom
Steve1968LS2
07-19-2011, 04:54 PM
Just an update.. we "fixed" the wagon with some parts from Global West (coilover system) Penske (single adjust 7500 shocks) and Wilwood...
A little less drama now:
Much flatter in the turns:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/07/2ylmivr-1.jpg
And prettier when parked.. love the EVOD retro-styled wheels (18 front and 19 rear)
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/07/1e07sk-1.jpg
tazzz25906112
07-19-2011, 05:12 PM
Cool ride guys,,,, even cooler with a full load of Tennessee high test ;-) LOL....
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