Slick’s 51 Dodge / Garage

[Slick_Yota]

Not really the Dodge or garage, but this will eventually free up space in the garage.

Replaced an old hydro pole retaining wall in the backyard behind the garage. Got an extra 12’ behind the garage now as well as The Great Wall of Dorland.

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[toys-n-yotas]

Quite the mighty wall you put in there! Looks like it should stand the test of time

[Slick_Yota]

It should, for what it cost! lol

Plugging away at planting vegetation around it now.

[Toy-Yota]

Looks great, nice to have the extra space that’s for sure! What did they do for a base?

[Slick_Yota]

A gravel, geogrid, then 1/4″ chip. Levelled, then laid blocks. every couple of layers They put in more geogrid after backfill. Took 2 weeks in total.

[Slick_Yota]

Got the old girl booked in for some giddy up!

Changing the 2:73 gears to 3:73 and adding a posi.

The day I took her to the shop, I found a puddle of diff fluid on the garage floor.
Good thing I was taking her in anyway. Weld cracked on the axle housing. They can fix it when they do the gears.

[toys-n-yotas]

That gear swap will really shake things up! Gonna be a real treat when spring comes around

[Slick_Yota]

No doubt! Can’t wait! I was hoping for some nice weather before locking her away, so I could light ‘er up… Might have to wait till spring though… She goes in Thursday.

[Slick_Yota]

Oooohhhh baby!!!!! Picked up the Dodge tonight. Holy Sh1t does she get up and dance now!

They cleaned up and welded up the broken weld on the rear axle housing and adjusted the timing a bit. Apparently my setting it by ear was only off by a couple of degrees.

Took her out for a little spin and lit ‘er up in front of my Mopar neighbour’s house! Can’t wait for spring! lol

[Slick_Yota]

Update on the track performance. Still running 16’s with the 3:73’s cause I blow the tires off at the light every time…. Hard not to dump the clutch and bury it. Have to ease off a bit, but it’s not in my nature. lol

[toys-n-yotas]

Haha how many sets of rear tires are you budgetting for this year?

[Slick_Yota]

Funny thing, I’ve been trying to burn off these GoodYear Tiger Paws, but they’re so damn hard! They still look good (aside from being all season tires on a Hot Rod for god sakes).
I’m sure once I upgrade to a softer summer tire, they’ll burn off much faster! lol

[toys-n-yotas]

You get the dodge out to the drag strip yet?

[Slick_Yota]

Had it out back in May, but got same ET’s because I kept spinning the tires off the light. That’ll be the only time this year. It’s developed a charging issue that I’m working on and it was sputtering a bit last time I had it out.

[Slick_Yota]

Found a bad ground and a blown fuse. Charging issue resolved. Now need to take it for a good rip to see how she performs!

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