Dumbo The Flying Elephant

[Lyn Smith]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

Zero drag is the is the key. Someone once said that Al Provoast could push his Oldsmobile wagon the entire length of ths staging lanes by himself. Ceramic wheel bearings?

Al used posi units instead of spools in his big heavy Oldsmobiles.

[Frank Castros]

Interesting. Was it a 12 bolt? I'm all about these speed secrets.
Thanks Lyn.

[Larry Hill]

Upper sensor mount very little install and or service room. I might have to go to thinned hex head screw to increase serviceability. What can go wrong will go wrong. I had to call the reinforcements to help me get Dumbo wired, thank you Bob Toy.

[Larry Hill]

Ordered parts from Bowling Green Ky and Washington state the same day. The parts from Washington arrived yesterday by the US Post Office the stuff from BG should be here today. ????

[Larry Hill]

Update. The part that was supposed to be shipped from BG was shipped from west Texas it got here yesterday in the nick of time. UPS and USPS both did a good job. We have to get some more V Net cords.

Uncle Al told me long time ago how to get a race car to go fast: Roll the driver side window down about an inch and start filling the car with 100 dollar bills. You keep doing that until when one go in one falls out. After one falls out you know it will Fly. Those old World Champs just know stuff!

[Larry Hill]

I believe the upper shock sensor mount is finally finished. I can remove and reinstall the sensor without having to remove upper shock mount. The hex head screws gave me more room than the Allen head screws did. The first obstruction is real close.

[Larry Hill]

I know it has taken me forever to get this part of the build to where I like it. When we are finished I will post some pictures. Back to work.
The good part is having Bob Toy as a sounding board and let him do some brain storming on a process or plan of attack.

[goinbroke2]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Uncle Al told me long time ago how to get a race car to go fast: Roll the driver side window down about an inch and start filling the car with 100 dollar bills. You keep doing that until when one go in one falls out. After one falls out you know it will Fly. Those old World Champs just know stuff!

Maybe that's my problem, I'm using Canadian $100's which are only about $36 US.....

Might be a stupid question, but, why do you have sensors on the shocks? Obviously to see where they are, but is it so the computer can tell how quick the front end is rising? Or bouncing?
Sometimes I realize I'm not even in the same ballpark as you guys.

[Larry Hill]

With me getting on in age my body has a difficult time trying to absorb what?s going on in the 1.2x seconds it take to travel 60 feet. A lot of times it will slip the tires about 3 feet out. Just trying to get my physics problem to go a little quicker.

I think I have a solution to the exchange rate. Your car will absolutely fly up North and will slow down approximately 64 percent when you cross the border. That should make dialing easier.