I have become a picture ***** lately. Figured I would share a pic of my daily ride. 2007 focus 5 speed i drive it every where i bought it new and already have 45k on it. I hauled my old trans in the back when i got my built trans from Dirty Dog. It has been a great little car.

 

most all of the failures on the 8.8 is spider gears from having to much back lash in the ring and pinion.

 

I got my fuel cell friday, the guy forgot to send the straps so they should be here monday or tuesday. It is a 10gallon i wanted a little bit bigger one but it was way too cheap to pass up.

 

10 gallon hu? you will run that dry in a couple hours!
And you weigh a LOT LOT less than me, so no wonder your right behind me on the 1/8th time

 

how much lighter will it be now with a "full tank" VS before?

 

looks like non foam filled. good luck with make it on the tracks past tech inspection

 

youve got a good build going on...but i have 4.10 and 28in slicks..you wont run outta gear..sry if i missed it r u a 4a or 5m...

 

I agree, I used to run a street '62 Chevy II, .040 over 350, Muncie close-ratio 4 speed, 4.56 10 bolt and 26" slicks in the 1/8th, crossed the line in 4th at about 5100 rpm's. I would think 4.10's w/28" slicks would be excellent for the quarter, but a little too high for the eighth.

 

It is a toy and isnt daily driven, it only comes out at night and on the weekends so 10gal should do. I am shooting for 4000 race weight.

 

I am going to pull the old tank out tomorrow and weigh it and compare empty vs empty. The cell dont weigh ****, it is really light! My big thing was it has a sump for a pickup so i only run a couple gallons and be fine at the track, and i have the weight where i need it most on the rear. With the cell, bottle, and intercooler tank at the back of the bed it should help a lot with traction. At least that is what i am shooting for.

 

wheelie bars in the plans???

 

Are you shifting into od in the 1/4? I have been told by countless people and Dirty Dog the one who did a kick *** job building it to never let it shift into od at wot. I dont know what my rpm is when i go through the lights, but i figured i would run out of gear in 3rd in the 1/4. I will look at some of my data logs and see what it is turning.

 

I am just shooting for a good times! I always said it would never have a cage because it is too clean of a truck to cut up. But at the same time if i cant do what i built it to do then it will get a cage. The local 1/8 isnt too bad about too much stuff but 7.39 i think and your done without a cage.

 

true, you can always lower the launch rpm to control lift

 

I really like the name of your project!!!!!!! I think it says everything that needs to be said.