Well the engine will be done and dyno'd in about 2 weeks......Tonight I removed the rear brakes from the 14-bolt. Tomorrow I will be welding up my rear solid suspension, removing old engine (NEW but going to different project), and removing entire body. Like I said before......"when it gets warmer out, it will all happen in short order". I will post pics of solid rear suspension tomorrow.....

Follow this post cause it will have new pics very often.....

I plan to unleash FRANKENSTEIN in Mitchell NE on June 21st...Hope to see DIGGER460 and FROSTBITE there. Maybe even YES DEERE....

Laters,

A...........
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http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33855369


(HAPPY AM I)!!!!

A......

Diesel, you do realize you competition is a Ford, so you don't have a prayer of beating him. LOL Oh well just keep telling yourself that 2nd ain't so bad.....


Alan

He's also lost a fuel dispute........can you say CHEATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How did he get to keep his points then and when was this?

BTW, the engine sounds healthy. But... Where are the pictures of the truck?

Alan

Sounds Good Diesel...........But like Alan says, WE WANT PICTURES !!!!

SLEDDOG IS NASTY, we made the PVTPA mod rules just so he can stay the heck out lol.

I believe you meant SLEDDAWG.

yeah sorry, btw the previous post i had was implying he has a mean truck nothing offensive

What does PVTPA stand for?

Actually Sleddog (near me) does have a pretty mean dog on the chain.

Platte Valley Tractor Pullers, based eastern-mid nebraska

This is the story I got....(Not a fact, just what I heard)


They had a no printed fuel rules in 2007. In 2006 they had rules that were not enforced due to no testing.........When he started winning, He did not divulge his brand. THEN, the board the next year came up with an approved list of fuels.

- Sunoco Purple
- C12
- Track Tech (TT-111)

Was he caught cheating???? NO

Is the fuel rule now more specific???? YES

Are they gonna test, and enforce it???? HOPEFULLY

Is Team FRANKENSTEIN gonna whip him in 2008 DEFINITELY!!!!!


PICTURES OF TRUCK FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT.....(NOT TOO MUCH DONE, YET).


A.........

Ran out of money for shaft rockers....but these should do fine for now....

A......

Any suggestions as to where to put the next rear support? between the upright and forward brace, or behind axle to frame?

Any other suggestions welcomed.....

P.S. its 2 1/2" X 1/4" heavy stuff.


A.......

I'd put a brace foward from rear , and one back like a V and one from back lower side of axle rearward closest to end of frame, or under were your hitch will be supported . The front traction bars should be bolted to brackets that are welded to frame and rear and def, made longer similar to pos. I used all 1 1/2 x 1 1/2, 3/16 wall. nice and light.

the engine looks great may i ask why didnt you go with h-beam rods? lookin great and stomp that ford (had to say guys good ole chevy pride)

Those are oliver Billet rods.....stronger than any h-beam on the market......just ask anyone on here. Most h-beams I-ve seen are scat or Cat, or eagle, or some other wanna be item. will they run good in your engine? for the most part, yup.......Are they in the same class as an oliver rod?

NOPE!!!!!!!

A....

ok thats good to know

Hey Adrian

Where are those progress pictures you've been promising?

Alan

I'm waiting on my clutch to do anything with the engine.......I bought an ignition and start retard from Dan.....I'm still welding on the rear suspension.......and have yet to do driveline loops, and paint.

Not much to take a pic of....But I will, as they come. Now for the long weekend, I should get a lot done.

A...........

Yep, Adrian has it right. I was a first-year board member when this fuel dispute came up. After the board worked together, we came up with a specific list of fuels for the pro-stock class. I think it worked well after it was implemented. Is it going to be enforced? Absolutely. For too many years, rules were selectively enforced. The board finally realized that and started educating then enforcing when it came to rules. No more exceptions. We did have a fuel check in the pro-stock class come under fire, and it did show something in the fuel. However, the chain of custody of the sample was broken and it wasn't in a sealed container so we performed another check. That sample came back clean. This dispute caused a rift in our association and the start of another association in Colorado, but I think there is room for both of us. We run in totally different circles.

And, to comment on another item I've noticed posted here -- street stock events at our sanctioned pulls are left up to the promoter. About four years ago, when we noticed a wide discrepancy in the way the events were handled, our group sat down and attempted to write some suggested rules/classes, etc. We now give that to the promoters as a strong suggestion. However, they are not obligated to run those rules (but most now do). I think its helped the street stock. However, now we've noticed fewer and fewer groups adding street stock. When we ask, we get a myriad of responses. Believe me (and I've co-promoted pulls, too), street stock can make or break a pull.

We'd love to see more of you at our events. My brother has a smaller version of the CTTPA sled (he was at Julesburg) and the truck pulling events he attends are growing each year. Frostbite, love to see you at Mitchell (we were there at Julesburg - my 7 year old and 10 year old pulled their International C's during the tractor part of the event).

If you have any questions about the events, just let me know. I'd be glad to help. My e-mail is glen@cttpapull.com, phone 308-262-5545. /s/Glen

Yeah I will be in mitchell for the street event. Yeah I rember seeing you, and your kids. You had the jegs hat on right? I was a little disappointed in the turnout of that pull.

Yep, that was me. I was disappointed as well. The kids love to pull those old tractors so I guess it wasn't an entire waste. They will be pulling in Gering on June 14 at the antique tractor pull. Then, they should be helping tow tractors at the CTTPA pull in Mitchell on June 21.

Glad to see you on here Glen.....

I hope I was factual enough, and didn't offend anyone? I try to be as honest as possible with my posts because the guys on this site are A-PLUS and have helped a lot!!! I have no problem divulging my truck specs, since my competition has the same rules....

See you in Mitchell...

A.......


P.S. Could you add My truck name (FRANKENSTEIN) to the members portion of the website?? Thanks.

Rear susp pic...and a mock up of the CLAWS!!!!!!!!!






Any advice on rim back spacing??? Front can overlap rear 1 inch over center...


A........

Adrian,
Sure thing... we are going to do an update a little later this week. By the way, I just wanted to let you know that the Colorado State Fair has moved up the start time for our classes to 1 p.m. on September 1.

See you in Mitchell... Glen

Thanks for the update Glen.....I wanted to put the truck in the local Labor Day Parade that day, but will have to play it by ear. I Definitely would rather miss the parade than the pull!!!

I graduated In Pueblo, and will have to get a massive campaign going to get attendance up...

See you in Mitchell.

A........

Clutch should arrive tomorrow!!!!!




A........

here's the story if anyone is interested.

at brighton 2006 we had a 2 day pull, and at that time i had a flat bed trailer and my truck had gotten second place the first night.

after the second night, i got 1st and was protested for my fuel. There had been some controversy regarding my truck being accessible to everyone that night before and the timing was .... well, let's say...... questionable. The sample was taken and passed around to at least 5....... YES 5 people, two of which had trucks in the class that i had won. This was obviously a questionable test and I was not happy. The test came back with a chemical called pyrilidine in it and after talking to the chemist in California that preformed the test, it was stated to me that one of the people that had possession of my sample had called them with some advice as how to complete the report... sounds fishy to me...... after dong more research, that chemical was leached out of the plastic bottle that the sample had been in.

my take on the situation....... somebody can't stand to lose, and will do anything and everything to prevent that.... uhm..... that'll make you think, won't it

IF YOU CAN'T PULL WITH THE SLED DAWG..... BUY YOUR OWN SLED.

feel free to call me anytime if you would like to discuss this in more detail... 308-249-1885

there's much more to pulling then more power, and firewalling the throttle

Hey Sean,

I find it admirable that you came to the site to state your case! I agree that once you are on top, everyone wants a shot at the title! The story surrounding your situation definitely implicates you in a BAD way, So stepping up and clearing the air on your part is great...

However, There's a new CHEVY in town...and although I'm new to the sport, and won't have all the bugs out of the truck for a few pulls...I plan on being VERY competative!!! I'm not shooting for the points race, due to the distance of some of the pulls. I will however, be taking advantage of the new organization (NSPA) in order to get more hooks close to home. I do it for the addiction to HORSEPOWER!

You definitely have an advantage on me, since I am so open with my project on this site, and on my web page...But we all have the same rules, and if we both max them out, then the chess match is on...

Look forward to pulling against you in some friendly COMPETITION....

Adrian Flores
Team FRANKENSTEIN Motorsports
http://www.myspace.com/chevypullin
719 859-3898 Cell
719 846-2369 Home

Yo Adrian, Lookin' Good !!

More to come...

A............

I don't know if you noticed, but your motor is in backwards. The distributor should be in the front.


Well at least on a real motor it's in the front........

LOL

OK A.... remember to run that gray wire to ground and make sure you have the orange wire on the + side of the coil.



Dan

his distributer might be wrong, but at least the dog is cool.

LOL

Alan i see you are cracking down on these bowtie guy's, there is nothing like a real power plant. LOL [IMG][/IMG]

How come the start/retard control box?

Well...

My timing is locked out at 38 degrees. And I'm at 14.5 : 1 compression!

Even a high torque starter would wear out fast...

A......

Yea but: Aren't there some little round things that come in the MSD dist. so you can set your initial at say 10 degrees(for starting) and put in a 20 degree advance ...then that will give you 30 total. I wished I could remember what they were called but there are 3 of them red, blue and black. And they are for different total timing. Thats what I am using. I could be wrong.

Maybe in the 7 series stuff......But the 6AL has modules for rev limitation only...

If I'm wrong somebody please correct me.

A........

No no in the distributer. They are called advance stop bushings. I found my MSD dist. instructions. And there are different Bushings for different advances. I'm sure the retard box will work and maybe better. I've never seen one before. I sure hope those bushings work cause thats what I am using.

Oh I see....Hope it works well for you. This is the dist recommended by my builder, and I bought the ign stuff from Dan for a good deal...


A.......

The meat and potatoes of the weight bar are done....Just need to make it prettier..

A.......

I like how you put bar bell weights in the middle for easily moveable weight. I may have to look at that for mine until I get a new weight bar made next year.

Alan

couldn`t you mount the weight bar flat with the removable weight's on the back side? that way most of your weight would be closer to your 60" or what ever your rule is.

Well, being pressed for time and all....This is what I came up with.

Things can change if necessary after a pull or two....


A..........

Looks a little better with BIG RUBBERS!!!!





Just need driveline loops, fuel cell, and misc. little stuff... will work on paint and body as I have spare time.

A.......

Well my Daddy always said get it to pull good first before worring about making it look pretty.




Dan

July 5th is basically my test and tune day. I will learn all kinds of stuff on the new engine, suspension, weight bar, and tires. I could care less about paint and body for right now. If I learned anything from this forum, it will probably set and pull pretty good. Of course, there are always fine tuning adjustments... LOL



A..........

Those rims look awfully familiar.. I take it you decided to call Marsh Racing wheels?

Alan

10-4 on that good buddy...

I just fabbed up a Custon Deluxe alternator bracket to clear the elec water pump. Working on the drive line loops as we speak....

Pics to follow...

A..........

Working on the front now...


A.........