Hope there's a drag strip near the OppoMeet

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 07/28/2016 at 15:22 • Filed to: CLETUS-VETTE

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The Cletus Vette wants to RUN. I’m calling it runs a 14.1 with a proper driver and a 15.0 with me driving. Big mystery are the rear gears which I’m guessing are 3.90's but could be a 4.11 or the stock 3.55's.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:29

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Make this!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:29

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15.7, just guessing for fun.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:30

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I guarantee you it run tens

tromoly > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:31

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Great Lakes Dragaway in Wisconsin, Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Byron Dragway in Byron, that’s about it.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/28/2016 at 15:31

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Little by little. And the pop-ups are staying.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 07/28/2016 at 15:32

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Oh and it does wheelies

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:32

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But what’s wrong with it?

Urambo Tauro > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:34

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Gearing is easy to check. But don’t take the tag’s word for it. Instead, get the rear off the ground and put the transmission in neutral. Then it’s just a matter of counting driveshaft revolutions vs. tire revolutions

Takuro Spirit > tromoly 07/28/2016 at 15:37

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If it makes it to GLD maybe even I will come down

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Urambo Tauro 07/28/2016 at 15:38

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Yeah this thing is such a mutt I could almost guarantee it doesn’t have the stock unit in it any more.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/28/2016 at 15:38

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Nothing at all <3

shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:40

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Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, but you’ll have to come early for Friday night’s test and tune.

http://www.route66raceway.com/Tickets-and-Ev…

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > shop-teacher 07/28/2016 at 15:41

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Perfect.

Sweet Trav > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:44

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That’s quite optimistic as the 1970 Vette with a factory 454 ran 15's

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/revie…

Old cars are slow and cool, unless you dump a bunch of money in them... Ask me how I know.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:46

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Charlie and the Cletus-Vette need to meet at rallyX. They’re both perfect in every way.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/28/2016 at 15:47

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No rally for this one. I’d hate to scuff the paint

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:49

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Wimp. C3s are the perfect rally-vette.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:50

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Crap, if you go Friday I’ll miss it.

I am getting a late surprise anniversary/birthday present from my girlfriend that night that I’ve been waiting about 2 months for. Apparently it’s the best present ever, so I can’t miss out on that. Take video though!

Dave the car guy , still here > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:50

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If nothing has been changed the stock rear ratios for that vintage were these followed by the teeth counts. If you take the rear diff cover off, most of those years had the teeth counts for the set on the end of the pinion.

3.55r (32-9t), 3.36r (37-11t), 3.70r(37-10t), 3.08r(37-12t) and 4.11R (37-9t)

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:53

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Thinking about it now actually.... They might not be a terribly match on a drag strip at the moment. Charlie’s under 2000 lbs, has very sticky tires, and has a blacktop in it. You’ll always get me in the long run, but the launch won’t be as laughable as it was when I had a 220k mile 16V with a hole in the piston. I’d launch it at autox by attempting a burnout. I’d get juuuust the right amount of wheel spin to launch without going below the power band.

RallyWrench > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:55

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Dude

Urambo Tauro > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 15:58

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Does it have a working tachometer?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Urambo Tauro 07/28/2016 at 15:58

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You bet!

Urambo Tauro > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 16:02

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You might be able to get a ballpark guess from that, but turning the driveshaft manually is by far the most reliable method.

Rather than turning the wheels once and trying to figure out if the driveshaft rotated 3.55 or 3.70 times, you can get a much more accurate figure by turning the wheels 10 times to shift the decimal. If the driveshaft turns 35.5 times, boom- you’ve got 3.55s in there.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Urambo Tauro 07/28/2016 at 16:07

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Smart. I like it.

shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/28/2016 at 17:18

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If you come out early for the drag strip, I could possimaybe go there as well. Depends on my wife’s reaction.