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@@reyalPRON Preacher ran off with your old lady didnt he. Just know she's happy now. I can think and believe whatever I want. Only a Muppet would tell someone else what they should think or believe, you aren't special, and I'm no mate of yours.
@@budddove6480 and one more thing. a preacher ran off with my old lady? what are on about? take you medicine and take a breather from the internet. go touch grass
@reyalPRON it's a common phrase I've heard and follow and I'm not religious never drive/ride faster than ur guardian angel cause at the end of the accidents happen skill and experience just makes it less common
@@jamespain7479 what? you are not religious, but u speak of guardian angels? sir. make the choice. Clark saved that one, no intervention with a fictive creature created by human imagination...
@FastSS02 my guess is they painted the roof first then taped it off to paint the rest of the car... not the way I'd do it but doesn't make sense not to paint the roof too
Damn that is definitely an eye-opener, I've been sideways at 170 I can't imagine another hundred miles per hour on top of that would have been a code Brown moment that's for sure😂
Thank you for not editing that out. It was a good belly laugh and the world is way too serious about it anymore. Sometimes you just need to joke about us people who blind people with our calves. People with skullets need more love.
It’s been so long since Ive had the front windows up on my bonneville I don’t even know if the window motors are still any good (should probably check that lol)
On the subject of Cotton, I'll give a tip of the day. The factory Caprice cars typically had a 7.5 ring gear rearend like an S10, and police cars had a variant of the 8.5 ring gear rearend. I don't know if the wagons had the 8.5 because of the car weight, but that's not the subject of what I foresee as the next move. Cotton probably still has a 2.56 to 3.08 standard diff. That's easy. The trouble is that GM made a pinion gear that receives a pinion speed wheel, and a PSS that feeds the ABS. If the pinion speed sensor doesn't match a potential gear ratio change to possible 2.73 to 3.42, and the tone ring on the pinion isn't matched, and the ABS isn't disabled, the car will be a brake pedal applied scary ride thru a red light with no brakes because of ABS signal. On a similar subject, the diff carriers and gear sets are the same used ons10's or 8.5 full size rears if you eliminate the pinion speed sensor and disable the ABS by pulling it's fuse. I learned this the hard way by someone else's F'up, and it wasn't my car too. The car was a 93 Impala SS. To keep ABS, the ring and pinion set used to be available thru a GM dealer, and the exceptional folks at that time would have learned about the pinion tone ring to gear set match because the tone ring wasn't a part in the gearset that allowed for it to be installed. A GM or aftermarket gear set is not machined to allow for this quirk in standards. To sum it up, disable the ABS and put an aftermarket 31 or 35 spline 9 inch in it with whatever posi or locker that's desired. The money spent will override the money and headache to find someone in knowledge to find the parts for the specific gears that aren't covered in aftermarket. I can tell stories. Shew, learning memories..............
That problem is old. Every honda that runs on the 8 and 7 suffers from the same problem. The parachute will lift up the rear end , making it really light. Solution.... a deployable 4 or 6 inches rear lip at the rear spoiler with a electric piston. Once you deploy the parachute, that lip will go straight up, giving enough down force to keep them on the ground . Porsche has a system called PAA. Same thing.
We run special land speed chutes not drag chutes for these runs. The only reason the back end got upset was because the rear wing ripped off the car just after the 3/4 mark. It was fine at a similar speed in October but it just wasn't happy this time. That's the way it goes. We have already talked to the manufacturer and are working on a better design that will hold up to the speed and the downforce.
BIG Congratulations To Clark. Glad you are okay Sir. I bet that was a brown streak that wont come out. Nice street racing LOL BUSTED. Clark got you on a hole shot bad. I bet Alex Taylor is laughing her a$$ off lol
A new level of entertainment has been reached by SM. I think this is your best episode. Covered everything in detail and had some funny shit along the way. Congratulations Clark you big balled MOFO. And the 2 dudes at the end are fantastic. Well done 👍
I know the loss of a wing was a big factor, but I think that the hard opening of the parachute is also an issue. I've seen it in many other drag cars. I used to skydive. I don't do it anymore, but something that occurs to me when I watched these drag shoots come out is that some sliders that would delay the opening of the parachute just slightly might be a really good idea. Right up with the parachute the kind that I used the purpose of the slider is just to slow the opening and delay the opening of the parachute just a little bit so that it can open in a more organized way and the opening is less violent because if you're going from 120 miles an hour to 20 miles an hour in under a second it gets violen That loss of control is almost certainly because the parachute opened hard and it lifted the rear of the vehicle causing, you know, you didn't have loss of control back there. And now you're hauling on the back of the car with a fair amount of force and it's just wagging the back end around. A slider would slow that down so that it's not such a violent event.
I think the cnc bandsaw comment was from me. The context was yourbfirst video on cnc blocks where you were commenting about the recycling value of chips. The thought was if you order a larger block of aluminum you could increase the useful scrap vy sawing the material between the deck surface and corner and between the pan-rail and the edge of the block. Cnc bandsaw are relatively cheap but a horizontal mill and a slitting saw may be more precise. But I wouldn't change anything until you're 10 or more blocks into you're initial process.
That long door tool you unlock the wagon with was it called ( The Big Stiffy ) One of the best for unlocking door when you lock your keys in you car. That is the name it is funny. I love that white wagon!!!!
Thank you for sharing this and my god I’m glad everyone’s okay..!! I already know you guys are gonna be on top of everything!!!! You guys are amazing people and more importantly, I hope everyone else learns something from this to make their program(s) better and safer… Much love!
If you re-watch it, it isn't locked. The drivers door is open. The problem is the keys are in the ignition and the back latch is closed. They need the key to manually open the back glass. Or, they can jump the battery to use the electronic hatch release.
You the man Steve ! Fellow Michigander I love it ! My sisters husband needs to get with you . He is back to back NMCA nitrous pro champ. But he runs Musi engine . He is in Belleville . Be awesome to keep it in Michigan.
First car I ever had was an '85 Chevy Caprice Classic with a 4.3 v6 rear wheel drive. Loved that car but at that time I didn't know much into mechanical repair, wish I would have kept it.
That tool he used to open the hood of Cotton is used to unlock cars very fast. I have one myself i got when i worked for the Fire Department. They are great
Thank God Clark is ok. Turning the steering wheel that much at that speed, his tires must have scrubbed for hundreds of feet. The license plate on Cotton stands for new pillow! You’re making a lot of wagon fans!
Hey Steve, one of your fellow brethren’s from the wagon tribe will be gracing your shores in a few days. Picnic Media and his Aussie wagon CLIKBAIT will be traveling around a few burnout comps and riding along for sick summer. Hopefully you have time to check out his badass wagon and do some wagon content together. Great guys doing great things for the enjoyment of people around the world. We appreciate all you car about nuts sharing your journeys with us.
Most people dont understand the fact that those blocks of aluminum are actually what is called a billet. When the word billet is used thats referring to the block of material. The technical term for a "block" is a billet.
"The Caution" in effect, not like early videos, so I'm Back to learning & still watching twice, Clarky too valuable to lose, life skills saved the day.
ive never been converted into loving a car before but steve youve done it i love the wagons now ive always thought they looked cool but i actually want one now lol
I understand people’s thought proton saving material but also understand it taking more money to get that done. What if you did it yourself and saved that material for something else in the shop? Food for thought. Yes I just commented. I will forget what I want to say throughout the videos so if I have something to say it needs said at that point in the video. Love all of your content Steve. You teach me a lot through your videos. Thank you.
Steve, I watch a lot of milling videos and I see that too many machinists play it safe when it comes to IPM (Inches Per Minute) milling speeds etc., especially the older machinists! However, machinists in general are unwilling to increase machine speeds because they were told there are certain rules to follow. Todays new CNC machines and end mill tools can easily mill 1/4"+ of aluminum with each pass by increasing speeds of 500 IPM+. They could probably mill that excess material off those billet block decks of yours in a matter of minutes. They say that Harvi and KOR end mill tools are beasts for cutting anything. Your finished billet blocks are super nice! Any of your customers ever ask for anodized blocks and heads? Those would be cool!
The term I use is "fusterCluck" . Lol and man Cotton is sharp 👍 it's good people ask questions because because as Gene Winfield says "every days a School Day " or a good day to learn . God Bless and good video
