Today's The Day!!!! 04-09!!!

[Phil Reed]

IT'S HERE!!! OUR NATIONAL HOLIDAY!!! :clap :cheers :cheers

It's 5:15 AM and I'm off to go back to the swap meet. Looks like I'm the only one on this early this morning!!!! :dunno

TAG................YOU'RE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl :rofl

SEE YOU THIS EVENING!!!!!!!!

[RPO587]

Just checkin' in. I too, have a busy day planned but will be back on from 3:48-4:09.
See y'all then!

[bobs409]

I'll be on tonight, too many things to do today. This weather is absolutely BEAUTIFUL lately. :)

Bob

[64ss409]

It is not very light out yet, but looks like it is going to be a cloudy, very windy day here.
Ron

[JimKwiatkowski]

I'm all set for the big day :) Went to breakfast with the wife,I got my Lottery # (409,348 & 1957) and now I'm drinking my Bloody Mary as I'm writing this post :cheers .I'll be on line all day,I have to install a Mirror on the right side of the 57 and start up the 409 at 4:09 PM :D

[tripowerguy]

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood and the Bluebirds are singing. See you guys at 3:48 pm cdst. :cheers Roy

[wrench]

Thanks Bob for this great site, the camaraderie, help and FUN! :clap :cheers

I'm gonna celebrate by buying a new tire for my pickup truck (it was damaged by a co-worker on the company lot) out of my own pocket. :takethat

Then I'm gonna veg out....... have a cold few :beerbang :D

:cool:

[JimKwiatkowski]

Harley,say's were ready to Rock & Roll and say's to start up that Bad Boy 09 now,why wait till 4:09PM :dunno

[Tony Salins]

We have been busy this morning ... the mechine shop called and wanted to show us the progress on the dragster motor. We have two complete seasons on it and thought it was time to freshen-her-up! We can pick it up Wednesday or Thursday of this coming week! It's a beautiful day here, great news from the shop and its the hoilday......all is right with the world. :D :D We will stay logged on but need to work some in the garage see all of you at 3:48. :rofl :rofl :rofl

[JimKwiatkowski]

Tony,what cubic inch is your 409 and what kind of goodies do you have?
I'ts going to be fun for all the members to watch you run at Norwalk :D

[walkerheaders]

ok guy's here i am at 4:09 on 04-09-05 making my 409th post and i've got the 409 car shined up for the first cruise of the year. happy holiday, see ya later, bob

[JimKwiatkowski]

I cranked the 409 at 4:09pm and it started in 10 seconds :D Oil Pressure was 75 lbs and I let the 09 run for 1 min,the new Flowmaster Exhaust was quiet,for the trip to Norwalk,also my Pete Jackson Gear Drive has a nice whine to it :D

[JimKwiatkowski]

Bob, you almost made it,you posted at 4:10,sombody's clock was off or you were asleep at the wheel :doh

[jester]

I made it . Where is everyone? Do I get any credit for making the 490th post? I'm so confused. :rofl

[Dond409]

I too fired up my 409, The wife thinks i'm nuts. She didn't understand the importantance of today. I had to explain it to her. Oh well I'm here. Where is everybody else?

[Garbageman]

The Garbageman is here. It just went past 4:09 PM. I was busy ready everyones posts and missed... by that much. :doh
I just got back from Woodburn Dragstrip where I took the '62 for it's first run of the year. What a great day. The car was perfect and it ran it's best time ever, 13.039 at 105.26 mph. It didn't bog today at all just ran fast and straight. Man I love that car.
:D
409's rule. :beerbang

I hope everybody is having a great day.
Paul

[Bungy]

I'm here!! :cheers

[Phil Reed]

Man.....it doesn't get much better than today!!!!

We had the swap meet here in KC..........bought a nice set of 62-64 SS bucket seats, 3 posi's, ..a small block dual 4 setup.....noticed the carb linkage looked familiar as I walked by.......yep, a 3361-S and a 3804-S SETTING ON AN OFFENHAUSER SMALL BLOCK INTAKE!!!! a set of 62-63 327 valve covers (yuck)...and a 1961 348 GE engine...mostly complete!!!! :clap :clap The GE engine in 1961 was a 250HP shortblock with #1147 H/Perf heads and the #776 aluminum intake!!!!!!!!!! That is the same intake as the 61 409!!!!!!!! BIG SCORE on that one!!!! It was rated as 305HP and was available with the Powerglide transmission.

Then my wife called me at the swap meet......we have to take her Harley over right away to Topeka, KS to leave it off for service so it can be ready next weekend. DAMN.......now I am FORCED to ride over and back to bring her home so I put about 150 miles on the Harley this afternoon!!! The bad luck just continues!! :rofl :rofl

And now I get to spend this evening with the 348-409 forum......damn the luck!!!! :dunno :doh

Oh JimK.......I did stop and get lottery tickets too. 4 Kansas Pick 3 and 2 "very special" Powerball!!!! It's only 19 million tonight but I THINK I could manage with that extra income. If I win the Powerball.......I'll host the next convention and it WILL BE FREE FOR EVERYONE :bow :bow :bow

That's it for now...............

Any ideas ???? JimK.........what was your question????????

[Tony Salins]

Tony,what cubic inch is your 409 and what kind of goodies do you have?
I'ts going to be fun for all the members to watch you run at Norwalk :D

Jim,
Our block is a 1964 425hp .030 over, only because it needed the clean up. We have raced it going on 3 seasons. The first season we ran it with stock rods, GM .030 over pistons, GM Z-11 solid lifter cam,583 heads, 400 hp single 4 barrel intake, an old 800cfm Holley spread bore carb, home made ex-street rod headers and an old Mallory dual point distributor. The heads just had a fresh valve job and we put screw-in rocker studs and roller rockers. Best time 10.03 131 mph.

The second season the only things that we changed were an MSD distributor and a Quick Fuel Carburetor 750 cfm. We ran a 9.87 first run after the changes and backed it up with a 9.90 next run. Our second season best 9.81!

This year we have made three more changes 1)New JE custom pistons, 2) Eagle BBC rods and new headers. Each new rod and piston assembly is a little over 100 grams lighter than stock. The main reason for the change is for motor longevity but it should perform better. :brow :brow One last change we've bought new Hoosiers. We will be racing either next weekend or the following weekend. We are looking forward to this season. (Especially Norwalk).

[fourspeed409]

It was a beautifull day here too. I was stuck working on the house today getting ready for my wedding in July. I didn,t get to do any car work. :(
Shane

[Phil Reed]

Bob said in an earlier post that spiders got our total so high on that fatefull Dec. night.






WHERE ARE ALL THE SPIDERS TONIGHT??????????????? :rofl :rofl

[Phil Reed]

Are we all going to get invitations to your wedding???? :rofl :rofl

We could all camp out in your back yard after the wedding!!!!

[jester]

I not only fired the old girl up, I actually got to test out the power steering and disc brakes that I installed over the winter. The guy that lives next door to me now has two new black strips in front of his house . They start at his driveway and at mine
Life is good. :cheers

[Rockfish39]

:cuss Just couldn't make it happen with two young boys and grass up to high heaven ... Kept doing choirs until about 8:00pm that evening...After that, the last thing I wanted to do is go upstairs to fire up the computer...

Was thinking about yous guys though...

Hope that counted!

Rock :cool: