Chevelle updates

[VintageMusclecar]

I've lost confidence in it at this point, going to step up to a better unit (Autometer) and be done with it.

[Dicky]

Eric, please do not race below the sanctioning times
W/O a roll bar that meets requirements. Because others are getting
away with it is not a reason!!!

Dicky

[VintageMusclecar]

Just had the Chevelle weighed at the local grain elevator--scales are accurate within 20 lbs. With me in it and ~1/2 tank of fuel, 3960 lbs.

Yep. It's a tank.

[EZ Nova]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Just had the Chevelle weighed at the local grain elevator--scales are accurate within 20 lbs. With me in it and ~1/2 tank of fuel, 3960 lbs.

Yep. It's a tank. </div></div>

3960!!!! Are you serious?? DAMN you a &quot;portly&quot; guys Eric. I know a few guys that RUN 67 Chevelle's, John Wilson Red '67 was 3615 and &quot;Crazy Dave's '67 is 3508. John's was pump gas and OEM oval port heads and motor from VortecPro Mark Jones. Crazy's '67 was a Struab tech pump gas hyd roller with were auto trans too?

My '61 Pontiac with 409 and 4 speed was only 3780, me 218 and a half tank of gas. Man that car is your is heavy!!!!!!!

[olredalert]

----Red Alert was 3980 with my 200lbs in the drivers seat and about 5 gallons of 110 octane aboard......Bill S

[markjohnson]

Heavy, manual transmission cars are the most destructive force known to mankind!

[VintageMusclecar]

(Also posted on Facebook, please forgive the redundancy, don't know if anyone here reads my posts there or not)

I decided to replace the faulty Sunpro tach in the Chevelle with an Autometer unit...actually, TWO Autometer units--a conventional 5&quot; 8000 rpm monster tach (#3980) AND a combination mini tach &amp; programmable shift light (#5350).

Why 2 tachs? Several reasons;

The 3980 for general purposes--easy to read at a glance. The 5350 will be used mainly as a shift light--it can be programmed for up to 5 separate shift points including a launch rpm light. Aside from the separate shift lights, the most appealing feature of the 3980 is that it can play back up to 90 seconds of engine rpm when hooked to a conventional tach.

I ordered them in and got them on the 25th, and installed them on the 26th. The instructions were followed to the letter.

The 3980 works perfectly.

The 5350...not so much. It wouldn't go into tach mode to read rpm.

I called Autometer tech, and after verifying the wiring was hooked up correctly, the tech instructed me to return the unit to Autometer for repairs.

So I'm back to &quot;hurry up and wait&quot; mode. I'm looking forward to another track outing once I get the light back in the car.

More eventually.

[VintageMusclecar]

Two updates to post:

1) The tach issue has been resolved, I'll try to post more details tomorrow or Saturday.

2) I've purchased a trailer hitch system for my Suburban so I'll be able to tow the car myself instead of having to rely on someone else. The parts should be in tomorrow or Monday, so hopefully by next week I'll get everything installed an operational.

I don't have my own trailer (yet), but a close friend has a new 18' 10K lb open trailer which he's going to let me use whenever I need (as long as he isn't using it at the time of course).

[VintageMusclecar]

The Suburban is now equipped with a class 4 Curt trailer hitch along with a shiny new rear bumper to replace the rusted out original.

A trailer brake and harness will be installed shortly, and since I have access to a trailer now, with any luck the Chevelle will be back to the track before the end of the month.










More soon--I hope.

[Donnie]

Eric,
cant go wrong with this controller https://www.southwestwheel.com/store...sha-prodigy-p2
and you can get a plug and play harness.