Hand Grenade

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Dec 13, 07 6:49 pm

Only seen it happen once in 30 years of being around drag racing. None of the local guys have ever used anything else but the stock drum in all those years, ignorance is bliss and all that. I have quite a few steel drums to fit for next season, we are all upping the power and I feel it's time to do it.

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Thu Dec 13, 07 8:07 pm

I was always nervous of the fact my 727 would let go, even with trans shield & flex plate shield. In fact I used to have my mates old lenco blanket covering the trans. Every time I used to hear noises some real, some in my head. Then I said to myself, enough is enough & went to a JW Glide

Did think of staying with a 727, but the price is too high, around $6,000 for a full on 727.... maybe cheaper in UK, but never enquired. Which is similar money for a 2nd hand lenco & bell housing, but then you got another $2,000 for a clutch. So Glide made more sense to me, plus my car is relatively light, so not such an issue for me.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Thu Dec 13, 07 8:28 pm

mopar_mark wrote:I was always nervous of the fact my 727 would let go, even with trans shield & flex plate shield. In fact I used to have my mates old lenco blanket covering the trans. Every time I used to hear noises some real, some in my head. Then I said to myself, enough is enough & went to a JW Glide

Did think of staying with a 727, but the price is too high, around $6,000 for a full on 727.... maybe cheaper in UK, but never enquired. Which is similar money for a 2nd hand lenco & bell housing, but then you got another $2,000 for a clutch. So Glide made more sense to me, plus my car is relatively light, so not such an issue for me.

and the thing is, people think its about the hp off the car its not, its about luck, and a lot the driver i reckon a seasoned racer has a lesser chance off a blowup than some clown bouncin and burnin out there 17 sec street car

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Thu Dec 13, 07 8:41 pm

Cannonball wrote:
mopar_mark wrote:I was always nervous of the fact my 727 would let go, even with trans shield & flex plate shield. In fact I used to have my mates old lenco blanket covering the trans. Every time I used to hear noises some real, some in my head. Then I said to myself, enough is enough & went to a JW Glide

Did think of staying with a 727, but the price is too high, around $6,000 for a full on 727.... maybe cheaper in UK, but never enquired. Which is similar money for a 2nd hand lenco & bell housing, but then you got another $2,000 for a clutch. So Glide made more sense to me, plus my car is relatively light, so not such an issue for me.

and the thing is, people think its about the hp off the car its not, its about luck, and a lot the driver i reckon a seasoned racer has a lesser chance off a blowup than some clown bouncin and burnin out there 17 sec street car

Especially a 1st gear burnout

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Thu Dec 13, 07 9:24 pm

it was the sudden jet off trans fluid julian and open hot headers, blow ups are very remote but can happen and yes the tunnel in a jensen is fibreglass

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Thu Dec 13, 07 9:25 pm

Hot transmisson oil and open headers

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Dec 14, 07 8:15 am

Can understand the importance of building a box for the power and safety aspect

What i cant understand is why this guy would build a car like that and NOT want to race it

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Fri Dec 14, 07 8:19 am

Blue wrote:Only seen it happen once in 30 years of being around drag racing. None of the local guys have ever used anything else but the stock drum in all those years, ignorance is bliss and all that. I have quite a few steel drums to fit for next season, we are all upping the power and I feel it's time to do it.

Blue, bet was that Marks car that went on the startline ?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Dec 14, 07 8:49 am

Steve Rawlings Roadrunner, Mark never broke any transmission parts. Steve was unhurt but he was lucky, there was a lot of bits of transmission inside the car, the trans blanket he had hanging on the garage wall would have helped......

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Dec 14, 07 9:24 am

Ant bits in that footwell reuseable Dunc what about the spring?

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Dec 14, 07 12:13 pm

Knightcharger wrote:Ant bits in that footwell reuseable Dunc what about the spring?

even that spring is a bit to bent to reuse bob,

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Dec 14, 07 2:16 pm

Blimey, just caught up on this thread and boy am I glad I did!

Steel drum for me then, no messing.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Fri Dec 14, 07 3:51 pm

Here's some box bits from the old MB

Mopar Muscle Association UK

Hand Grenade

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